Cisco-Linksys WAP54G Wireless-G Access Point by Linksys
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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys WAP54G Wireless-G Access Point
Digital camera Review: Certainly wasn't magical ... but it does work
Summary: 3 Stars
I upgraded from an old 802.11b wap11 which I bought about 6 years ago. Considering this is NEW technology, it didn't do much more than my 6 year old wap11. I thought the upgrade from b to g was going to be mind blowing. The only thing that was mind blowing was my waste of time to determine why there wasn't as much gain as I thought there would be. The connection says FULL, 54m ... however it doesn't SEEM faster. (perception versus reality).Digital camera Review: Decent product marred by bad documentation
Summary: 3 Stars
The unit performs well with my Mac iBook, even WPA security works as advertised and without connection drops. The range is reasonable, I'll be trying out a better antenna soon.
Note: WPA security does not work when the unit is configured for wireless repeating. This is an issue with the WPA standard, it does not allow for that.
The documentation is as good as worthless for setting these things up. The troubleshooting section is actually a glossary, and is useless for getting things to work. Linksys can learn a lot from Apple in this respect, their configuration utility just works, and the documentation is actually useful. Apple's gear is about three times the price of Linksys', however.
If you're a gearhead you can get this thing to work (hint: the default IP address is 192.168.1.245/24, empty userid password 'admin'). Otherwise keep looking.
Digital camera Review: Deceptive Box Text
Summary: 1 Stars
The box says it can act as a repeater with your existing network, however it is only compatable with other linksys routers and access points, a completely unnessecary restriction if you know anything about wireless networks. They use standard frequencies and languages, the only reason it would only work with certain routers is that linksys specifically wrote the firmware that way to force you to buy more of their products.
This wouldn't suck so much if it said so ANYWHERE on the box, but it doesn't say it until you've installed the device and connect to configure it, then you get a small warning at the bottom of the menu that it will only work with their other products.
Digital camera Review: Definitely worth buying if you like speed!
Summary: 5 Stars
Fantastic - this worked right out of the box with very little setup time required. It is backwards compatible so we are able to use it with every wireless card in our home (even the older ones). But the wireless-G cards scream with speed compared to the older cards. Definitely worth buying.Digital camera Review: Do not buy this product
Summary: 1 Stars
Performance is spotty. Sometimes the broadcast is ok. Other times it fades in and out making work with it impossible. Sometimes unplugging and re-plugging will solve the problem, other times it won't.
Stay away from it.