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Bought this product to be able to move data faster to my server. My machine next to it has a WN311B in one of the PCI slots and runs at a constant of 85mps or better (70% signal too).Will simply get another WN311B PCI adapter for that machine or some 2.4GHZ n-draft bridge.Conclusion: Not worth the hassle of running a second frequency network. Wanted to replace on old access point with this kit and see what it can do.Where my WNR3500 (2.4 GHZ, n) (very happy with it) gives me a rough 70-80% signal strength from EXACT the same location in my office.
What I do not understand is why this product has less range than it's 2.4 GHZ counterparts. I tinkered with settings and positioning for a few hours and gave up. No issues in setup at all.
This product gave me 20-30% and dropped throughput to 13mps (with all the jitters). It is clearly stated on the box that this should be better. I was going to run a 5 GHZ in parallel to my 2.4 GHZ (n) network for gaming and moving data.
The access point I wanted to replace is running at 54mps (WGPS606, print server and access point) at the moment. Shipping it back.
You will absolutely be happy with the speed of this unit. I have it going through two walls and into an enclosed entertainment center and it is still fast as heck. I can easily stream HD videos with DTS audio to my PS3 using PS3 Media Server a free program.
Connection established now, but for only about 5 minutes at a time then drop. So I figured why not jump to N while I am redoing everything. I have about 200 feet from one building to another. Get this: I can sit under the tree with my laptop and connect easily to the ISP's modem/AP no drops at all, but the "bridge" continually drops about every 10 minutes, and sometimes it stays down for several minutes.
However the ISP changed the modem/AP to a newer box, that does not support 802.11b which is what my Cantenna uses(yea it is a little old). Ok so I want to setup a wireless bridge. I decided to move the bridge outside the building, a little better, but still not a solid connection. I am still messing with them so I may get it working. I purchased the whole kit Netgear WNHDEB111-100NAS with 2 APs.
About 3 days (countless hours) later, I have the "AP" unit on the top of the shelf above the ISP's modem and the "Bridge" bungee corded to a tree about 100 feet from it, and a 100+ foot cat5 cable run into the second building. Currently my suggestion is to save your money/time and build a cantenna using a usb 802.11g adapter and use an old laptop for the bridge, if you have a similar situation to mine. I used my home made "Cantenna", and an old laptop as a gateway using xp and setup a bridge manually with fixed ips, worked great. No idea why. Hooked them up and they took a very long time to connect.
I ended up using the switches on the back to set the unit by the ISP Modem to "AP" and the remote one to "bridge". There is no way to see the signal strength or anything so it is like flying in the dark. I think that is what I will do in a few days when I am totally frustrated with these two units.
Streaming video from my desktop in another room to my PS3 and big screen TV via Windows Media Player sharing worked most of the time with wireless G router, but, some videos would jerk and hang. Since I have installed this wireless N WPS, all is as smooth as silk. And, installation was so easy any moran could do it.
A great product - works extremely well. I get 100% connection strength from my two access points joining my PC to my XBOX.
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