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Summary: Use 2 of these to connect to neighbors.
Review: My neighbor and I created a network together. I put this in my window facing his house and he puts one in his window and we get to have our home networks connected to each other. Now we can share files quicker, play games against each other, and stream videos from each others' collections. The setup is easy, you barely have to mess with these once setup and they just keep working.
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Summary: Read the fine print in the manual before you buy
Review: The 900AP+ promises 5 different operating modes on the cover - true - but only under several restrictions: 1. It works as a client, repeater, bridge, multipoint connection only with certain DLINK products... the newer ones like 614+. It did not work with my older DLINK DWL 713P router. Customer service claims it is not supported. 2. Make sure you download the latest firmware... some older versions of this product / firmware do not support repeater functionality. 3. This product, I guess, was designed more as an access point - all other modes seem to be an after thought. Do no expect much help from the manual or from DLINK tech support if your primary reason to purchase this product is to try other functionalities. 4. It works fine if you only want to use it as an access point on a wireless network with newer DLINK products. Otherwise, just stay away from it. I returned my product, and am still trying to figure out which one would serve as a better replacement. I wish DLINK would be more upfront about the limitations of its products - that would save vendors like Amazon.com from the hassle of handling returns.
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Summary: Easy to configure, harder to get good reception
Review: The Good: Can get up to 95% of a wired connection speed under the right circumstances, web interface, flexible configurations The Bad: Skimpy documentation, very sensitive to placement under some circumstances, confusing to choose right setup options I am using this access point on a Mac network. I got it because of the 22mbps throughput available with other similar D-Link products which I also purchased. It is in the challenging position of pushing a broadband cable internet connection to a house across the street (please don't mention this to AT&T!). The box is small, setup is pretty easy via direct connection and Internet Explorer, the interface screen is HTML-based. We chose wireless client, and set it near a window which is almost direct line of sight about 200 ft. from my office. Once we figured out what to do, we got up to 3800Mbps throughput, which was tons better than the dialup.
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Summary: Read the manual before purchasing.
Review: The manual tells you what the datasheet doesn't tell you such as that the product does NOT work as anything other than an AP unless you use it with other D-Link products. The datasheet says it supports five modes with a warning that the repeating mode works only with some of their products. The truth is other modes like bridging or wireless client also require D-Link products on the other end. Basically, this product cannot behave like a standard 802.11b client device. The execuse they use in the manual is wireless client is not a part of 801.11b standard, which does not make sense to me because then what on earth their 802.11b NIC implements. If you are looking for a cheap ethernet-to-wireless bridge, rethink before buying this one. I give it three stars because it does a fine job as an AP.
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Summary: Easy Setup and Very Fast Speeds (with new firmware).
Review: The newest firmware enabled this to run at the already fast 22Mbps throughput with 4X enabled. I have gotten speeds in the 9 to 10 Mbps range at about 50feet away and the signal is going through one wall. If I get much further than that I can still get 6 to 7 Mbps and thats for another 50feet or so. My home is fairly large and I am able to get 2 to 3 Mbps in the furthest depths of my home. This is all when coupled with the D-Link DWL-650+ because it needs the latest firmware as well to take advantage of the 4X speeds. The setup was very easy. I pretty much just followed the quick install guides that came with the products and I was up and running in minutes. They also come with setup wizards that basically guide you through the product setup. The bottom line is that it is fast, easy to use/setup and I am pleased with my purchase decision.
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Summary: Poor documentation, difficult setup
Review: This access point has the worst setup instructions I have ever seen in its class. I am a computer professional with a very good knowledge of networking and TCP/IP. It took me over 2 hours to complete the setup of this unit as a client which is one of the advertised modes. The documentation on how to set it up as a client is non existent. In fact the site claims it will not support anything other than DLINK products which is not true since I now have it working with my Linksys Access Point. I'm not sure how reliable it is. I'm using it as a client to connect XBOX Live to my router in the basement. While I can get XBOX Live to work, I have had a few dropped sessions. I'm not sure if the DLINK connection is to blame yet, but I suspect it is. Maybe I will have to wire my home for CAT5 since Microsoft does not officially support Wireless networks. *sigh*
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Summary: Lots of choices with what to use this as ...
Review: This can be used as many things, but I like it as a plain ol' Access Point. 22Mbps plus 4x speeds, plus great range, plus signal strength control, plus 256-bit WEP, plus MAC filtering, equals a great stand alone AP. I plug this into my 4 port router and access it with my DWL-650+ from D-Link and get fast 22Mbps speeds with a generous roaming range. Setup and general configuration/use is super easy.
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Summary: Great Performer as Access Point, but makes a poor client.
Review: This D-Link product works great as an access point, fairly well in bridging mode, and OK as a (fixed) client. I bought two of these for the bridging feature. I am linking two small LANs in different houses about 300 yards apart. It works quite well! I do get some lost packets over the bridge probably because it can't quite keep up with the full speed of the Ethernet or maybe I'm getting occasional interference from somewhere. However, unlike almost all other wireless clients (which this claims to be in "client" mode) there is no way to measure signal strength or even get any feedback on what speed you are getting, it either works or it doesn't. Of course you wouldn't need this feature at all in an access point, but as a bridge, or as a client (the other modes it supports) It would be fairly useful. It also does not have any network discovery features (as a client), indeed you must provide the MAC address of the inteded Access point to use this as a client, I guess this fits the design as the product is made to be fixed, but the whole idea of wireless is flexibility, which this design isn't. It never claimed to have these discovery or signal strength features, but these are almost standard for other devices that claim to be clients. I think they designed a great access point, and then threw on the client feature as an afterthougt. As an access point it performs very well... up to twice as fast as most other wireless gear. The set-up really isn't as hard as the other reviews state. If you have windows 2000 or XP you don't need to reboot after setting your computer to to be on the same subnet to configure the device, which is pretty trivial and clearly explained... at least for someone who would be trying to do *any* sort of networking.
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Summary: Good AP
Review: This has proven to be a very good AP for me. I have an old plaster walled house and am have 3 clients attaching to this system. After I had this configured to use a static IP on my existing network, I have had no issues whatsoever. I have a very strong signal through 90% of my house. Also, what made me go with this particular AP was the fact that it has the capability of using an external antena.
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Summary: Up and running in 5 minutes
Review: This is a good product to buy if you already have a broadband internet connection and router in place. I have a Linksys and did not want to risk breaking something that was working. Some people have complained that you need to change the TCP/IP settings of a computer especially to enable access to the settings of the access point. I found it much easier to change the LAN IP address of the router to 192.168.0.1 (from the Linksys default of 192.168.1.1). That way the fixed IP address of the Dlink Access Point is compatible with DHCP addresses served up by the Linksys router. I did this before the Dlink Access Point arrived in the mail and was thus able simply plug in the DWL900AP+ and have it work right away without setting anything up. Later on I wanted to enable WEP encryption, so that took a few more minutes. But overall, with a little planning this was a very smooth install. For some reason these boxes are hard to find in the distribution channel as of 9/26/2002. I don't know why this would be since they seem to be good products. Range seems as good as I need for a 3000 sq ft house and I always get an "excellent" signal strength indication from the client task bar icon. The only reason for dropping one star from the review was that I had to upgrade the firmware from version 1.0 to 2.1 due to reliability problems loading particular web pages. Hopefully this will improve as older units clear out of the distribution channel. --crazzell
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