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WRLS N ACCESS POINT WDUAL BAND Wireless
Featured Cisco-Linksys WAP610N Wireless-N Access Point with Dual-Band
- Add 802.11n Wi-Fi to an existing network
- Supports 802.11n, 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11b devices
- Switchable between 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio bands
- Supports push-button WPA2 encryption
- Easy-to-use setup wizard
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Do not buy this item (WAP610N),
I purchased a couple of these WAP610N access points for clients based on Linksys/Cisco reputation. I made the mistake of not checking the Linksys support forums first. Big Mistake.
This product with current firmware (as of 01/12/2011) simply does not work as advertised. There are many documented problems with connectivity, rebooting under load, inability to pass DHCP packets properly, and static IP addressing in the 10.x.x.x range to allow me to provide a positive recommendation for this product. Cisco and Linksys should be ashamed to have released such a buggy product. Calling them on the phone is a complete waste of time, and posting in their on-line support forums (along with the other unfortunate WAP610N owners) is also futile, because Cisco/Linksys will not even acknowledge the issues (but they are quick to edit your forum postings if you say something that they do not like).
Consequently I have no other options but to return the WAP610N units for refunds and to make others aware of the potential problem with this device. The most current firmware for this device was released about 9 months ago in March of 2010.
Linksys – I’ve learned my lesson. No more Linksys or Cisco gear for my business or for my clients. Thank you.
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|Nice unit for the money.,
This new WAP from Cisco / Linksys is smaller and easier to install than previous models, and is a great price for a dual band B/G/N WAP.
The range seems pretty good too, but we’ve noticed that there can be a huge difference with signal reception, depending on the quality of internal wireless antennae in certain laptops and netbooks.
e.g. At one of our customers’ home: Her new PC netbook and laptop had ‘Good’ reception (3 out of 5 bars), while my Apple MacBookPro had ‘Excellent’ reception from the same location. The WAP was broadcasting plenty of signal.
Her two computers just couldn’t receive all the signal, because of poor internal wireless antennae. So if you buy this product, and the range seems weak, don’t assume it’s the WAP.
Also, make sure you select ‘Wireless-N Only’ mode, if ALL your computers have newer 802.11n cards.
This will speed up your connection.
If you don’t have N cards, then leave the setting in ‘Mixed’ mode, otherwise your B and G cards won’t receive any signal.
Hope this helps.
Integrity Electronics USA
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|Excellent product,
I have a complicated network. In addition our space can only be covered with two access points. It was very easy to configure two of these units so that they work in sync so that when you switch from one access point to the other, the switch is seamless and transparent to the user.
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