Product Description

RANGEMAX WIRELESS ACCESS POINT 108 MBPS UK

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5095 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: NetGear
• Model: WPN802
• Released on: 2005-10-18
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 1.10 pounds

Features

• Extends your Ethernet network with high-speed wi
• RangeMax Smart MIMO (Multi-In Multi Out) technol
• Fully compatible with Wi-Fi certified 802.11b 80
• Security through WPA-PSK MAC address authenticat
• SmartWizard Installation Assistant

Manufacturer's Description
Now, everyone in your network has the freedom to work wherever they wish, without worrying about system interference or dropouts - with NETGEAR's RangeMax Wireless Access Point! Add this device to your Ethernet network, and you'll have reliable, high-speed wireless access that's up to 10 times the coverage of standard 802.11g technology. RangeMax Wireless Access Point navigates through possible signal interference (at speeds up to 108 Mbps), turning your former "dead zones" into hot spots! Fully compatible with your existing 802.11g and 802.11b systems and devices, NETGEAR's RangeMax Wireless Access Point is the ideal complement to your growing network.RangeMax is an advanced Smart MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology that uses seven internal antennas. RangeMax constantly surveys your home environment for physical barriers and interference and adjusts the wireless signal to compensate for these performance blockers. For example, if you carry your laptop from the family room to the bedroom, RangeMax automatically senses the change and selects from over 100 possible antenna configurations to deliver you the fastest, clearest connection! Everyone will enjoy consistently high-speed connections, everywhere in your home or business - no drop-outs, and no dead spots.Using your RangeMax Wireless Access Point couldn't be simpler: just plug it into your existing router. That's it! NETGEAR Smart Wizard configuration assistant provides simple-to-understand prompts to guide you through the setup. Once it's up and running, every member of your network will enjoy data transfer speeds of up to 108 Mbps - and, wireless coverage of up to 500,000 square feet when used with a NETGEAR RangeMax wireless client! And you don't need to throw away your old wireless devices; RangeMax is 100% compatible with your existing 802.11b/g products and will boost their range and speed by up to 50%There's no need to worry about unauthorized use of your network. Your RangeMax Wireless Access Point offers the safety 64-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) technology with 128-bit encryption, as well as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Pre-Shared Key technology, and Wireless MAC address authentication.

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Customer Reviews

Netgear WPN802 Access Point as wireless range extender
Looking to extend you're wireless coverage at home? I was running a Netgear wireless DG834PN Rangemax MIMO-G router in a 3 storey victorian house. Coverage was good on the ground floor but pretty weak on the top floor (about 1 bar out of 5 but occasionally zero). Looked into options: bigger antena (aparently pretty useless); run ethernet cable to an access point on the top floor; Netgear Powerline range extender (but was unsure about wiring/circuits at home); and using TWO access points. We went for the last option and now have 4 out of 5 reception on the top floor, into the garden and down the street!

The first access point is connected to the router by a short ethernet cable. Access point 2 is plugged into the mains on the first floor, and connects by wirless to access point 1. And that's it.

Would probably take an hour to set up if you knew exactly what you were doing - a few tips would have saved me hours.

The router, AP1 and AP2 all need to be configured individually via an ethernet cable connectd to your computer. During the set up of each bear in mind the following...

1. The router had a default to channel 11, the APs to channel 6, double-check these are the same channel on all
2. Security works with WEP (I used 64 bit) with configuration set to "open system" ("automatic" and "shared key" options didn't work)
3. The computer, router, AP1 and AP2 all need the same name in the network box ('NETGEAR' 'Home' or whatever it's called).
3. The computer, router, AP1 and AP2 each need a diferent address (ie the last 3 digits of the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx number) I don't think it matters what the numbers are as long as they are diferent and less than 255. I had the laptop as ...XXX.210 and AP1 as ...xxx.230 (as per instructions) and AP2 as ...xxx.231 the router was ...xxx.1
4. The router and AP1 should be enabled as an 'access point', but AP2 also needs to be set to allow 'repeating' (a check box, via a link low down on the page)
5. I was told you needed two APs but tried setting it up with one in the hope of saving some cash - couldn't make it work.
6. Once they are all configured do take care when booting up. Boot up the router first then when that's settled connect the ethernet cable to AP1 and start up that, only when that's running should you turn on AP2.

Good luck

Great product - not the easiest to set up securely
This is without doubt one of the best products of it's kind on the market. performance is excellent.
It wasn't difficult to install and get working; I had my network up and running in a matter of minutes. I have been using a wired Netgear router for some time now, so have faith in the brand, but wanted to add wireless access.
The instructions guided me through the initial set up quite straight forward, but making the system completely secure proved a little more difficult. Got there in the end, but took some working out.
I consider my knowledge of computers etc. no more than average, so be prepared if you have little or no knowledge of networking, get some help.
Just to reiterate though; an excellent product.

Highly Satisfied
Bought this to add wireless functionality to my DG834 ethernet conected ADSL router when my daughter got a wireless Toshiba netbook, it works well with my Toshiba laptop too, using the factory installed adapters. Very good signal strength in all parts of a large bungalow full of brick walls. Set up pretty straightforward. I'm no IT expert but I think a little knowledge of what you are trying to do helps, though the on-disk manual is reasonably clear.
Altogether very pleased with this bit of kit.