Home :: Computers :: Components :: Networking :: Wireless Networks  

Broadband Access
Telephony
Wired Networks
Wireless Networks

D-Link AirPlus DWL-810+ 2.4 GHz Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge

D-Link AirPlus DWL-810+ 2.4 GHz Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge

List Price:
Your Price: $62.99
Product Info Reviews

<< 1 2 3 >>

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent Product!
Review: I currently use this product with D-Link's Airplus wireless router (DI-614+) to allow my gaming consoles to go online wirelessly. I also have 2 PCs connected to the router with ethernet cables.

Needless to say, after taking about a minute to update the bridge's firmware (to 1.3), I was online in seconds. It truly is plug and play ready!

The unit is small, portable (for those wireless LAN partys), and works like a charm. My bridge is about 80 feet away from my router and I get no loss in reception, even with cell phones and cordless phones on simultaneously!

My only concerns are that the Power and Act lights are a little too bright and may distract some players who may be placing the bridge by their TVs; and if you don't own a D-Link router, the firmware updating process will take a few more mintues because you will have to set up a static IP for your router. The update is required to use the bridge with Xbox Live.

Otherwise I have to hand it to D-Link for creating an excellent product for those people who want to go online wirelessly with their gaming consoles, but don't want to drag a huge ethernet cable from one room to another.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bridges Multiple Devices Just Fine.
Review: I don't know what other people have problems with, but I can plug this into a 5-port switch and it connects everything on that switch to the network wirelessly.

I have my xbox and my PS2 hooked up to a switch with the 810+ plugged into it and I can play online with the xbox or ps2 without switching wires around and everything works fine.

Setup was real easy, and it needs zero maintinence afterwards.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One tough little Wireless Bridge!!
Review: I have this hooked up to a switch in my basement and it recieves signal from my DWL-800AP+ which repeats the signal of my DI-614+ and everything works great.

I can play with my PS2, or Xbox online and everything works great. Xbox live works great with no lags on my half, and setup was super easy.

Setting this up was almost easier than any other networking product I've ever setup. All I had to do was plug it into the switch, and access the web interface via Internet Explorer with a computer that is hooked up to the switch. Then I changed the SSID, the mode, and WEP. After that I've never touched it.

Works great and never had problems. Highly recommended. A++

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gets My PS2 Online
Review: I have this hooked up to my PS2 and I can play Everquest all day long eventhough my PS2 is downstairs and my wireless router and cable modem is upstairs. Overall this has been easy to use and hasn't given me any problems.

Once it has been configured correctly I've been able to just plug it into anything (PS2, another PC, any Ethernet enabled device) and it connects right away with no prblems.

Speeds are fast and range is good. I like it and think it is a good investment for connectivity.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Powerful Small Bridge that Actually Works!
Review: I tried a different brand of wireless bridge and it didn't work from out of the box, so I returned it, I wont mention the name though because it could have been just a plain dead unit and all companies are guilty of having a couple bad apples.

So I went out and bought this D-Link bridge right away and I have to say it works great. The smartest thing to do is to plug it into your wired network with the ethernet cable and access the admin pages through a web browser. After that upgrade the firmware and set it up so it will communicate with your wireless network, (ie. SSID, WEP key, channel, etc.). After configuring it you can unplug it from the router and plug it into your PS2/XBox/Tivo/whatever has an ethernet port you want connected to your network. It is as easy as that.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fast Throughput - Simple Setup - Easy Implementation
Review: I was able to set this up to convert my Desktop PC into a Wireless conenction in about 5 minutes. Just plug it into your Ethernet card in the PC and type in the IP in internet explorer. Then the configuration screen pops up and you configure it to connect to your wireless network (WEP, SSID, channel, and that's it.). After that you are connected wirelessly to your network and it's just like you are wired except no wires to trip over.

Sometimes I will connect it to my XBOX so I can play online, but I rarely do that anymore since I don't have much time for my XBOX anymore. :( Configuring it for the XBOX takes no effort at all, it's just a matter of physically plugging it into the XBOX and thats it, since it is already setup.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Worked Like a Dream
Review: It was kind of hazy at first but when I figure out to change the subnet it worked as expected. I hooked it up to my PS2 and was gaming in minutes. I've even used it for my MP3 music network.
My only problem( And the reason I didn't give it the 5th star) is the problems I had with the range in my house. I've got an old house with lots of walls between my wireless router and where I wanted my access point to go. I'm using a Trendnet TEW-311BRP wireless router. When I put the access point in the basement I could not get a reliable signal. I've had other wireless devices( ie a laptop) down there and they work fine. To make the 810+ work I needed to buy a booster antenna. It was $20. But still cheaper then switching to G or spending $60 on an range extended( Which I did but returned)

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Bridges ONLY one device, not a LAN...
Review: Most people won't care, but while this device works great to connect a single pc or laptop, you can't plug it into a hub/switch and bridge a whole lan segment. Pick the slightly more expensive linksys WET11 to do that!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Connects my Game Consoles Wirelessly
Review: My entertainment center has this wireless adapter hooked up to a switch and my PS2 and XBOX are hooked into that switch. It was easy to setup and works excellently from downstairs while my DI-614+ is upstairs. No lag, easy connections, and zero maintinence.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Works Nicely with XBOX
Review: Network hardware advertisements are chock full of plug and play claims. In most cases things come up automatically only in a perfect network. And any time you are trying to integrate a Playstation 2 into a mixed Mac and PC wireless network you are far from perfect.

After one struggle with the game connector created by the company that made all of the other non-Mac parts of my network, I was completely sure that my PS-2 was never going to see my cable connection in a million years. That one didn't do what it said it would do, took inordinate amounts of setup time and still didn't work right.

Sheer stubbornness convinced me to try an ethernet bridge as a second effort. I selected this D-link model, brought it up and, despite happily winking lights, refused to talk to anything - no matter what I plugged it into. Fearing I was facing the same insurmountable difficulty I relented, and read the manual.

Well, duh!! in about 10 minutes I discovered that the 810+ was using 192.168.0.30 as an address, and my subnet was set up for 192.168.1.x as the subnet. Using my portable, I disabled DHCP, changed the subnet and linked it directly to the 810+. Much to my surprise and delight, there was the administration screen, and I promptly changed the 810+'s subnet. I returned the portable to DHCP, reset the network (and detached the 810+, and there it was, live on the line.

The 810+ may be a bit cheaply made for it's price, but the simple fact is that I did get it to work with only a moderate amount of effort. It has a good management console built right in, a straightforward manual on CD and, above all, it does the job.


<< 1 2 3 >>

© 2004, ReviewFocus or its affiliates