Rating: 
Summary: Good Distance, nice web interface
Review: Great product. I set this up for a customer in his house. He had a downstairs den that was like half a story lower than the rest of the house. Where is computers were, the signal wouldn't even go twenty feet. Moved the AP to the next room on top of the frig. and suddenly access was available inside the whole house. I could walk around listening to radio on the web without disturbance. (This is using the pcmia .11a card in turbo mode). The problem was in his computer room he had some aluminum file folders that were blocking the signal.
Pros: Great web interface and distance.
Cons: Passphrase in WEP not as easy as linksys. I've heard D-link only works with D-link. No uplink ports on the switch. Not for networking amateur.
Rating:
Summary: Good Distance, nice web interface
Review: Great product. I set this up for a customer in his house. He had a downstairs den that was like half a story lower than the rest of the house. Where is computers were, the signal wouldn't even go twenty feet. Moved the AP to the next room on top of the frig. and suddenly access was available inside the whole house. I could walk around listening to radio on the web without disturbance. (This is using the pcmia .11a card in turbo mode). The problem was in his computer room he had some aluminum file folders that were blocking the signal.
Pros: Great web interface and distance.
Cons: Passphrase in WEP not as easy as linksys. I've heard D-link only works with D-link. No uplink ports on the switch. Not for networking amateur.
Rating: 
Summary: Worthless range
Review: I bought my DWL-5000AP after reading nothing but positive reviews. Boy was I in surprise! The problems were endless and after 4 short days, I sent it and the DWL-A650 PC-card back for a refund.The access point has no ethernet ports on the back but I knew that before I bought it. That still [stinks] though. Their is no printed documentation and the PDF documentation skims over all topics- there are no tutorials or examples. I tried but couldn't get WEP to work. In fact, I hosed myself bad enough that I had to use the included serial cable and hyperterminal to go in through the command-line on the access point and clear out the WEP settings. The device had problem with the DHCP on my linksys BEFSR411. Basically, the PC-card only successfully got a DHCP address 1 out of 10 tries so I ended up using a static address. The access point runs very hot. But the kicker- the reason I had to return it...the range. I live in small apartment and was unable to maintain a connection across rooms. Worse yet- if I did lose my connection, it never was able to regain a connection without me rebooting my laptop. Even if I set the laptop right next to the AP, it could never reestablish a connection. Anyways, I know 802.11b is rated for longer range but I had no idea that 802.11a would be this bad.
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Summary: Range Monster
Review: I have read the other reviews about the 5000AP. For those who say the range is poor they are doing something wrong. I have tried two other Access Points from other manufacturers and could not get the range the 5000AP gives me (one was a 802.11a and one a 802.11b). I have a 3500 Square Foot 25 year old Ranch that was built with thick walls. It reaches end to end with a 36% to 50% signal strength using a Proxim Harmony PCcard. The Bios is lacking some major features (DHCP is missing what were they thinking...) but for me range was most important and this is the best I found.
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Summary: Quick Setup and Fast Fast Fast!
Review: I have used a friend of mine's 802.11b wireless network and noticed the speeds were close to wired networks as far as internet browsing was concerned. This 5ghz band is blowing all of that out of the water. I am wondering if the only reason this hasn't caught on as much as 802.11b is because of the price difference. As far as the signal strength/range goes I haven't had any problems. Maybe there is some kind of interference in other peoples homes, but I get a solid connection anywhere in my home. Even in the bathroom. I am just looking forward to getting more computers in my home to better utilize this bandwidth.
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Summary: Fairly Simple Install and Great Speeds for Wireless
Review: I mainly wanted to get some 802.11a hardware because I've heard and read great things about the speed. I went with D-Link because I have had only good experiences with their products and this time was no different. I bought a laptop card to go with this router and shortly after bought a PCI card for my desktop. I don't want to run cables through the walls, which is also a major consideration for this purchase. My experience with installing Access Points is fairly non-existent but after setting up this one I felt like a pro. The instructions are fairly short and straight to the point. The range I am getting with this AP is good and I don't think I could ask for more. It provides my house with constant coverage everywhere I go. I am in a one-story home but the length of the place is bigger than most homes. I even get good coverage outside in some places, but that's not what I bought it for. I am impressed with this 802.11a wireless access point and would recommend this to anyone looking for some faster wireless solutions.
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Summary: Cool product, poor implementation
Review: I read all the reviews and couldn't wait for my access point to arrive. I consider myself a fairly techie person but I haven't dabbled in networking much. It took 5 hours and 2 phone calls to D-Link tech support to get this setup. The quick install directions are horrible. They leave out many important steps, such as setting up the DNS server names. There are errors (you need a crossover cable, not straight through to communicate with the wireless point directly). The manual isn't much better. But, I figured that once set up, who cares how long it took as long as the product works.
Here's where I had problems ... I could walk around my house and enjoy a very fast connection. Fifteen minutes to an hour later, the connection would drop. I could place my laptop next to the wireless access point and it couldn't get a signal. I called D-Link again. The tech service guy finally came back with an answer: .11a doesn't work well through walls. They suggested that I call the sales department to find a more suitable D-Link product. That didn't seem to explain my problem or anything that I read about .11a, so I shipped mine back yesterday. I'm going to give the NetGear .11b equipment a try. I know it won't be as fast or as cool. I'm just shooting for a reliable connection right now.
Rating:
Summary: Cool product, poor implementation
Review: I read all the reviews and couldn't wait for my access point to arrive. I consider myself a fairly techie person but I haven't dabbled in networking much. It took 5 hours and 2 phone calls to D-Link tech support to get this setup. The quick install directions are horrible. They leave out many important steps, such as setting up the DNS server names. There are errors (you need a crossover cable, not straight through to communicate with the wireless point directly). The manual isn't much better. But, I figured that once set up, who cares how long it took as long as the product works.
Here's where I had problems ... I could walk around my house and enjoy a very fast connection. Fifteen minutes to an hour later, the connection would drop. I could place my laptop next to the wireless access point and it couldn't get a signal. I called D-Link again. The tech service guy finally came back with an answer: .11a doesn't work well through walls. They suggested that I call the sales department to find a more suitable D-Link product. That didn't seem to explain my problem or anything that I read about .11a, so I shipped mine back yesterday. I'm going to give the NetGear .11b equipment a try. I know it won't be as fast or as cool. I'm just shooting for a reliable connection right now.
Rating:
Summary: A True Wireless Wonder - Easy and Secure as can be.
Review: I will start off by saying this was fairly easy to setup and configure. I am also impressed with the range I am able to get. I was a little worried because people were saying they weren't getting "good" range with their AP, but I know I didn't need it to go far, just in my home. My home is a 2 bedroom 1 story but I do have a backyard. Surprisingly enough the signal is broadcasted well through out my house and even my backyard. When I am on my laptop I can roam every square inch of my property and even some outside of my neighbors house. But I know I am secure because I get to choose the security settings. I can see who is connected to the AP and use WEP encryption to ensure nobody can gain access to my network even if they are within range. Happily Surprised.
Rating:
Summary: excellent, works as advertised
Review: Not much else to say. Set one up in my office and one in my house. No problems with range, it's on the main floor and I get fast connections three rooms over and one floor down or three rooms over one floor up. No problems setting it up. It also worked out of the box with a Netgear 802.11a adapter I have in another machine.
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