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The Wireless-G WBP54G Bridge for Phone Adapters put IP Phone almost anywhere in the building, without the cost and hassle of running network cables. The Wireless-G WBP54G Bridge for Phone Adapters was specially designed to convert IP Phone into a wireless device, so it can connect to network without an Ethernet cable. Main FeaturesManufacturer: LinksysManufacturer Part Number: WBP54GManufacturer Website Address: www.linksys.comProduct Model: WBP54GProduct Type: Wireless BridgeWi-Fi Standard: IEEE 802.11b/gISM Band: YesISM Maximum Frequency: 2.4 GHzNumber of Antennas: 1Antenna Gain: 1 dBiAntenna Type: Helix AntennaWireless Transmission Speed: 54 MbpsNumber of Ports: 1Fast Ethernet Port: YesInput Voltage: 5 V DCPower Source: AC AdapterWeight: 2.54 ozStandard Warranty: 3 Year Limited
December 31st, 2010 on 8:54 am
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I bought two of these for low cost wireless adapters to avoid running Ethernet cables for a directv box and a new blue ray player that needed Internet connections. It wasn’t apparent that the wireless bridges do not include power supplies. After I recieved the Cisco units I had to go on Ebay to find power supplies for them after figuring out that standard D-Link power supplies would work. Once I got the power supplies, both the wireless bridges worked fine to connect the DTV box and DVD player to the Internet.
January 1st, 2011 on 12:27 am
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I use this device with my laser printer. I obtained a spare Linksys power supply from ebay, and it works perfectly to connect the printer to my wireless network. It’s an absolute bargain compared to most wireless bridges.
January 1st, 2011 on 12:41 pm
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This product works amazing with my ACN IRIS 3000 video phone. Video quality is top notch and VOIP is clear as can be. I highly recommend this product for any VOIP service or ACN’s IRIS 3000 Video Phone.
I suggest setting this up on a Windows XP computer as it DOES NOT work on Vista or Windows 7, other than that, it’s extremely easy to setup.
January 2nd, 2011 on 12:36 pm
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This item works great. Makes voip service over wireless so much easier without having to run new wires for networking.
January 3rd, 2011 on 2:20 am
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I was extremely hesitant in getting this because I worried that voice lag would be created by the semi-complicated setup we have.
To give some background:
We have 3 cordless phones around our house that talk to a central base station that is plugged into a wall jack. Elsewhere in the house, we have Linksys PAP2 device (Vonage Service) that one end plugs into the wall (backfeeding to the phone base station), and the other half was plugged into our home router.
For those Visual People:
Cordless Phone > Phone Base Station > House Wiring > PAP2 > Router > Cable Modem > Vonage
My concern was that by inserting a Wireless Bridge between the PAP2 and the Router (which is now on the other side of the house), that a delay would be created, or the signal would occasionally just drop.
I am happy to say that I completely over thought the complications of it.
When the device came, I followed the setup wizard on the CD (didn’t bother with the picture book type printed instructions) and had the bridge configured in about 15 minutes. I then moved the PAP2 and Bridge to where I needed them, and plugged it in…and like magic, everything worked great. We’ve had no lag, no problems, and most importantly, no signal drops.
While wired is still the most reliable method to make sure your VoiP phone device talks to your network consistently, I would definitely recommend this device to anyone who has to take the wireless route.
January 3rd, 2011 on 10:12 am
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I went from a wired network to a wireless and my Vonage units did not work. For a short time, I bridged via a wired router on on computer but I could not shut it off or I would loose my phone service. When I installed the WBP54G the problem was solved. Flawless. Note that it must be used with a Linksys modem.
Vonage was no help. Believe Linksys.
January 4th, 2011 on 12:16 pm
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Need to operate a Sipura (now Linksys) ATA VOIP device wirelessly? This is the device for you. For example, you are in a hotel room that only offers a wireless internet connection. You wouldn’t be able to use your Sipura ATA because there is no wired ethernet connection.
The Linksys WBP54G will allow you to unwire your Sipura VOIP ATA device’s ethernet connection. The WBP54G acts as a wireless bridge for a Sipura device. No power brick needed, it shares power from the Sipura ATA’s DC adapter.
After reading the Quick Installation, I figured I could get by without any WBP54G setup procedure whatsoever. YMMV. I’m not using any wireless secutity on my router (Linksys WRT54GL). There’s no other open router within range. I just plugged in the WBP54G and it worked immediately. Voice quality is just as good as wired ethernet.
The device is small, about the size of a pack of cigarettes. Since no additional parts are needed, it travels easily.
January 6th, 2011 on 3:05 am
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My bridge between my DSL and my cable internet died so I ordered this device just to see. It works perfectly fine as a normal bridge between my DSL access point and my cable LAN. I used an ordinary 5 volt AC adapter, ran the CD and had it up and running literally within a couple of minutes. It’s a great little device and not just for phones. Too bad it doesn’t have a screw plug for an external antenna but it works great and takes up much less room than a “normal” network bridge.
January 6th, 2011 on 9:14 am
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I knew from reading the reviews that an XP machine would be needed to configure. I thought a virtual XP machine in Win 7 would get the job done. Wrong. Had to boot into XP native.
One other foible. It connects to my Upstairs SSID without issue (WPA2), SO LONG AS MAC FILTERING IS TURNED OFF. Call me paranoid. But I like adding MAC filter on top if WPA / WEP. This bridge cannot cope (it seems). In any case I got mainly to connect my Ethernet enabled electric smoker to my LAN (this will enable test messages regarding meat temperature) so I guess I can disable MAC filtering on those summer weekends when I fire it up.
I tested this evening on an old XP machine in the kitchen. Connected fine – and did not interrupt the kids Wii streaming via Netflix. Although when the unit was in my office in close proximity to the SSID I told it to connect to, it did manage to lock up the router – and knock Netflix off the air. Should not be an issue in it’s final placement.
January 6th, 2011 on 11:55 pm
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This actually will work with any VoIP phone that has the same power plug. I’m using it with a grandstream budgetone.