ASUS WL-330gE_M Wireless Bridge Kit
by Asus
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Manufacturer: AsusModel: WL-330GE_M
Color: Black
Product features:
- Plug-and-play ? Just connect one adapter to your home network and the other to your Player to achieve a strong, secure connection instantly. There is no configuration necessary.
- Hassle-free - No complicated wireless set up and no passwords, just a secure connection between your Player and the Internet.
- Fast and Reliable - The Wireless Kit provides a more consistent connection than a standard wireless Ethernet adapter, comparable to a regular Ethernet cable.
- Movie-viewing Freedom - You can connect your Player in any room in your house, no matter where the Internet connection enters your home. No long Ethernet cables are needed which means you have less clutter to deal with.
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Digital camera reviews of ASUS WL-330gE_M Wireless Bridge Kit
Digital camera Review: Bad set up; good device after setup
Summary: 3 Stars
The Asus wireless bridge arrives with no setup guide or instructions; the theory is that it is fully plug-and-play with no instructions needed. What you will find in the shipping box are: two device boxes, marked simply 1 and 2; two ethernet cables; one power adapter to plug into the electric supply and one of the two boxes (both boxes appear identical except for their numbers); and one USB power cord to plug into a USB port on a computer, Blue-ray player or other device to be connected to the wireless network. That's it. Good luck. I didn't find a setup guide on the Asus web site, but it might have been there somewhere.
I assumed that box no. 1 should be connected to the cable modem or router (using one of the two ethernet cables) and to the power adaptor. I did see three blue lights come on (power, ethernet, wireless) which looked promising. I went to my Blue-ray player (an Oppo BDP-83) and used the other ethernet cable for box no. 2. No lights; no good wireless connection. So I tried the USB power connector. For some reason, this didn't work at this time, but later I learned that this was the correct step.
I read customer reviews here and on another vendor's site for the Asus. On the Asus site I found diddly squat. Someone (incorrectly) said that the power adaptor needs to be on the receiving box (no. 2). So I moved my power adaptor from no. 1 (which now lost all its nice blue lights) to no. 2 (which now got the blue lights). Testing the connection on my Oppo showed no connection. So I did some troubleshooting by moving the ethernet connection over from box no. 2 to my laptop computer, which couldn't get an internet connection either.
So, fortunately, I went to Oppo's own website. It did have the Asus setup guide, which is very, very simple: The power adaptor goes with box no. 1, which is connected to the electric source and (by ethernet) to your router or modem. The USB power cord is connected from a USB port on the back of the Oppo into box no. 2. The second ethernet connection goes between box no. 2 and an ethernet connection on the Oppo. Presto. Done. The connection works. Both box no. 1 and box no. 2 have pretty blue lights (three each).
Asus' failure to provide this simple setup guide in the shipping box is inexcusable. What should have taken less than five minutes took me a couple of hours of fooling around. Once you get it up and running, it works simply and great. So: 1 star for setup. 5 stars for performance (and being simple little boxes that won't clutter up your system or work area). Average: 3 stars.
Summary of ASUS WL-330gE_M Wireless Bridge Kit
ASUS WL-330gE_M Wireless Bridge Kit; Plug-and-play ? Just connect one adapter to your home network and the other to your Player to achieve a strong, secure connection instantly. There is no configuration necessary.Access Points
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