Linksys WAP11 Wireless-B Network Access Point

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Summary: AP ok, repeater function stinks
Review: If all you need is a wireless access point, the WAP11 works great. I bought a second one because there were still some dead areas in our old plaster walled house and I saw that Linksys was touting the "repeater" function. The WAP11 has the ability to take a signal from another WAP11 and extend it. All you need is a power plug, i.e. it doesn't have to be plugged into the router (you plug it into the router initially for set-up). So, I had one WAP11 plugged into the router and the other plugged into a power outlet in the living room. The repeater function does "work", that is, I now had a good signal in the previous dead zones. The problem is that the actual throughput or speed of the data was comparable to a 56kbs modem and the access points constantly have to be reset (at least once-a-day). I called Linksys tech support, who had initially told me it would only be slightly slower and probably not noticable, and a different tech said: "yeah, that's a problem we know about and there is currently no soulution." He then tried to give me some crap about a "possible" firmware upgrade. The second access point is being returned and I am now a D-link customer.

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Summary: Limited life expectancy
Review: This is the second WAP11 I have owned. I love their out of the box connectivity. it only took me ten minutes to get going wirelessly. the speeds are definitly compareable to wired LAN speeds. the only thing I don't like is their tendancy to DIE!! their life expectancy is 1 1/2 years of full time use. by that I mean in a normal house where you leave it plugged in all the time and use it when ever you want. IF you buy this product don't expect to get more than a year and a half out of it and you will go away satisfied that you got your moneys worth. Im thinking of upgrading to the 54G network now that my WAP11 is dead, but Im not sure if Ill use a Linksys product to do it with.



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Summary: Wow thats it? Soooooo easy!
Review: What can i say, it took me less then 1 minute to get my current network wireless!

My brother recently purchased an apple powerbook with built in wifi. So I decided to get a wireless access point for my place. As soon as i unpacked the unit, plugged it into the power supply, connected the ethernet cable from my current home network and that was it. I asked my brother if he could see the wireless network and connect to it and he was able to. I didnt have to change any of the setting, worked right out of the box!

Ofcourse I wanted my network to be secure, so after around 5 minutes of playing around I was able to totally secure my wireless network so that only my brother would be able to log on. That way I wont have neighbours trying to snoop through my network.

Excellent product seriously, I have been a netgear fan for a long time but decided to go with Linksys since it was cheaper and i am really glad i did.

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Summary: Dead after 1 1/2 year
Review: Linksys WAP11 worked flawlessly for about 6 month, then it started to drop communication about every couple of days, then it just gradually gotten worse. Before it went completely dead on me, it was dropping communication with my PC about 1 minute after I reset the Access Point. All I could say is that I am not pleased with Linksys products since it is my second Linksys product that went out of commission shortly after the 1 year warranty. I am not sure if I'll buy another Linksys product, but I really like the fact that WRT54G has lots of third party support to add features to the factory build firmware. Naah...I won't give Linksys another chance.

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Summary: Not a bad little WAP
Review: I'm a network engineer for a Fortune 500 company. I design, configure, and install 2.4 GHz wireless networks for a living. Since I can't bring the Cisco 2100's home with me, I thought I'd go with a Linksys (now a division of Cisco) WAP11. For me, this product was a breeze to set up and configure. The setup disk wouldn't run on my laptop running Win2k, but ran fine on my home PC running XP Pro. The product description told of a USB port for easy configuration. Perhaps that port is present on newer or different models, but mine has no USB port, which is a bummer because that's how I wanted to configure it. Also, when configuring it over HTTP, which was my only choice, the IP Address had to be static. I couldn't access it when it was set to DHCP. Overall, though, I was clipping right along wirelessly in my home within a half hour of opening the box. The WAP11 doesn't have all of the features I'm used to at work, but it's a great home product and I think, by following the inclosed step by step instructions, it shouldn't take a networking novice to have it up and running in no time.

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Summary: Don't Expect Tech Support
Review: I have had this WAP for a few weeks now and only know that the setup is very easy and well documented. As far as knowing how well this item performs, I have no idea. After setting up I tried to attach to my wired LAN through the WAP11. Although the Linksys Wireless CompactFlash Card WFC12 and Linksys Wireless-B Notebook Adapter WPC11 that I purchased with the WAP11 have communications with the WAP11, they can not get to the Internet through the Access Point. My day job is in the computer industry and I pretty much know what I'm doing. I have checked and rechecked all my settings to no avail. If this doesn't solve my problem it usually means that something has been overlooked in the information provided. My next step is to try technical support. Linksys' off-shore tech support seem more interested in getting away from me and will tell me anything to do so. Because of the accents, every sentance has to be repeated several times. It is a very unpleasant experience. The information I have received from them has always been incorrect. I have never had any of my email requests responded to. At this point it looks like I will be returning these 3 Linksys items. They are no use if I can't get them working. I purchased these Linksys products because of my previous good experiences with Linksys. But it looks like their takeover by Cisco Systems has changed their approach to customer and technical support. As with so many other companies, cutting corners by taking support off-shore is costing their customers dearly and will in the end be felt by their penny-pinchers.