D-Link DAP1522 Xtreme 4-Port GigaBit Selectable Dual Band Draft 802.11n N Duo Wireless Bridge/Access Point

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  Gee
  May 8th, 2008 on 9:24 am

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  I have a D-link Xtreme Gigabit router connected with this device and the speed is blazing.

  I bought the linksys game adapter that only has one ethernet port, but I found this product on D-link’s website. I returned the Linksys adapter immediately. It’s only available online right now, but this product is a must have if you have multiple devices that require internet access. The price is only around $100, has 4 ethernet ports, and it’s uses 802.11n. The linksys adapter has 1 port and it cost $99. The Xbox 360 wireless adapter is $99 and it uses 802.11g. It’s a no brainer! I have a Xbox 360, Directv HD-DVR, and my new Samsung 52in 6 series connected to this bridge. I’m about to add a Slingbox. Best wireless product of the year!
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  Rosenhaus
  May 25th, 2008 on 12:39 pm

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  I already have a wired router (D-Link DGL-4100 Broadband Gaming Router, 4-Port Gigabit Switch), so I bought the DAP-1522 to add Draft-N wireless connectivity to my existing wired network, through its ability to act as an access point. It is small, light, and has no projecting antennas, so you can put it just about anywhere. The built-in browser-based wizards made setting up the network easy – I chose to go with the 5 GHz band to avoid interference from our cordless phone and microwave oven, and to limit the network to draft-N devices only – and the results are really impressive. We carried a laptop all over the house, including upstairs in a two-story house, and it got the maximum signal strength everywhere. Internet access seems to be every bit as fast as over a wired connection, as I would have expected since draft-N connections are supposed to be quite a bit faster than the internet connection itself (via cable modem). Highly recommended!
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  Steve
  June 9th, 2008 on 7:25 am

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  I’ve configured the DAP-1522 as a wireless bridge to a DIR-655 (2.5Ghz). I’ve got a PS3 and a Satellite DVR connected to two of the four ethernet ports on the DAP-1522. I have configured the 1522 to use WPA2 security as well.

  Setup was a little tricky, but it was my fault not the fault of the 1522. If you choose to manually configure the 1522 be sure you follow the directions and connect the 1522 to your computer and with your computer configured to use a static IP address in the 192.168.0/24 subnet. I mistakenly had my computer still trying to use DHCP when connecting to the bridge and it took me a little while to figure out what was wrong. My computer couldn’t get an IP address and so Windows kept assigning an address from a different subnet, so I was not able to establish a connection to the DAP-1522′s default 192.168.0.50 IP address.

  The 1522 works as expected. Performance is very good with a max of 162Mbps through 3 drywall walls (approx 40 ft) to my entertainment center as displayed on the DIR-655 console. I haven’t run any local network bandwidth tests to verify the throughput yet, but I can easily stream HD content without blocking between a PS3 and a wired media server. Previously I was using the PS3′s internal 802.11g network interface, and HD media was not viewable as it overwhelmed the 11g link.

  I did notice that the orientation of the DIR-655 and the DAP-1522 did make a difference in the reported signal strength and data rate as seen from the DIR-655 console. So after you’ve gotten things to work, don’t forget to run some experiments to determine the best position for the devices to get the best performance possible.
  
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  Mark
  September 9th, 2008 on 3:38 pm

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  Bridge works as advertised. Great speed as it is able to utilize the 802.11n signal from my Belkin router. I currently have my desktop and a server connected to it. Initial setup and instructions were a little confusing though. Novice computer users who don’t know how to change their IP settings might get frustrated. I, myself, am pretty knowledgeable with computers, and even I found the instructions not as straight-forward as I would have liked. For whatever reason I was trying to change the settings on my router to access the bridge setup page, but I over-thought it and you can just as easily access the page by connecting the bridge to your computer and changing the local static IP address settings on your system (to 192.168.0.xx). Once I got everything setup, no further maintenance is required. I was amazed at the difference in speeds compared to 802.11b/g. Never going back there.
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  Tarun Chachra
  December 31st, 2008 on 4:34 pm

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  HI all. Happy New Year.
  
  Everything these days has an ethernet port and not necessarily is wireless. The solution is here….this bridge paired with an D-Link DIR-655 router is the best answer, in my opinion.

  I had apple base stations and ditched them for the DIR-655 and the DAP-1522. See my review for the DIR-655.

  The DAP is very easy to pair with the DIR and works flawlessly. I have 4 devices plugged in to the ethernet ports on the back….a xbox360, a ps3, a blu-ray player, and a dish-network box. I have done some speed tests and I am impressed…I am getting well over 150mbps locally. The DAP is 1 floor and about a total of 100 feet away from the router. NO ISSUES.

  I wont go into too many details on setup…but I do recommend a firmware update on this right out of the box…as I would with any new hardware. If you buy the router…update that also…first things first.

  Great product, great pricing.

  My only issue….bright led lights…but there are ways to overcome that problem with tape, etc….

  Check it out….its the same price as a wireless adapter for the xbox 360…but you get 3 extra ports.

  GREAT GREAT GREAT!.
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  J. Christiansen
  January 9th, 2009 on 10:08 am

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  My goal was to allow a networked printer access to the LAN via a wireless link. I could have purchased a wireless print server, but instead choose the wireless bridge route as its more flexible, can support other devices, and about the same price as the print servers.

  Surprisingly, there aren’t many wireless bridges out there in the consumer space. This one is fast, supports all the latest standards.

  Setup was easy. I actually used the wizard, which is rare for me. I had it working within 5 mins. I connected it to my dlink dgl-4500 with WPA2 key with absolutely no problems.

  IMPORTANT: The docs direct you to purchase a dlink bridge for the corresponding WLAN link, but this is not neeeded. I am not sure if it can connect to another brand of wireless AP/router in bridge mode (as I have only tried against DLINK), but I would suspect it can.

  Another great DLINK network component. I am a big fan of their products.
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  I Buy Everything it Seems
  April 8th, 2009 on 1:12 am

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  Just received this product – using it as a bridge. It took a little longer that I thought it would for initial boot up so don’t worry if that happens to you. I used WPS and it automatically went to the lower band. (I have a D-link dual band N router as well (DVR-825.) WPS did connect quickly – but I had to go in manually and change it to the higher (5 ghz) band. This really didn’t take much time at all. I think I spent a total of 10 min setting this up. 5+ min of waiting until it did its first complete boot up and the rest just with WPS and manual setup. It installed quickly and no issues.

  On a very positive note, I noticed the 5ghz band to have about the same strength as the 2.4 ghz band. The bridge is in a room about 75-100 feet away through 3 drywalls – both bands were at about 60%. Now that might not sound great, but typically the 5ghz band is much lower than the 2.4. I am extremely happy with the results I have seen. I am using this connected to my slingbox so heavy media use. I tested it out and it was a great picture. I really like the feature that I can hook 4 devices into this. I haven’t tested this feature out yet, but I am looking forward to it.

  All in all, this product works well with my D-link router and it was very quick to setup. It is my opinion that if you are looking for a good router and bridge that work very well together, even in the higher 5 ghz band, then this is the best ones to get. Almost shocked at how easy this bridge was to setup.
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  Roopesh Sheth
  May 24th, 2009 on 1:40 pm

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  I’m a pretty advanced user/admin. I still love it when things are simple, work easily, and are reliable.

  I have a somewhat complex home network, with a WRT54G running Tomato as my main router, and 802.11g access point. Then I have an Airport Extreme Base Station broadcasting 802.11n 5GHz (previously 2.4GHz, more on that later) throughout the house.

  I had a WRT300N running dd-wrt serving as a bridge between the Airport Extreme Base Station and a remote Mac Mini, XBox 360, and PS3 that need a wired connection. The WRT300N can only support 2.4GHz and 5GHz is consistently faster. I stream HD video to the Mac Mini and XBox 360, so a high-speed connection is important.

  I wanted to upgrade the 802.11n network to 5GHz, so I started looking for a bridge device. I looked at the Linksys WET610N and WGA600N. Neither got good reviews, and seemed to require special configurations.

  I tried an Airport Express 802.11n. It maxed out at 3-4MB/s transfer, which is going to cause some stuttering on HD video streaming with 5.1 audio.

  Then I came across the DAP-1522. I had my doubts, as my previous experiences with D-Link were over 10 years ago, and not very good. But I figured there’s litte risk, so I gave it a try.

  WOW. First of all, setup was easy. As I said earlier, I’m an advanced user, so I always opt for manual configuration. D-Link gives the instructions in the book to do manual setup, and they worked like a charm (set your IP to 192.168.0.x (where “x” is not 50) and browse to 192.168.0.50). I had it joined to my network, setup in bridge mode (a physical switch, making it super easy), and running in 2 minutes. The longest part was the device reboot!

  Now I get 7-10MB/s on 802.11n 5GHz! HD streaming problem solved – and now I know I can trust D-Link with my network.
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  AV
  July 6th, 2009 on 9:26 am

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  I’ve set up 4 of the DAP-1522′s in bridge mode, 1 for me and 3 for friends and family, all connected wirelessly to D-link wireless routers (DIR-655 and DGL-4500) utilizing WPA2 encryption.

  WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) makes setup a breeze if your router also supports WPS (you don’t even have to access the web-based coniguration utility). Push the WPS button on your wireless router until it starts blinking and within 120 seconds, push the WPS button on the DAP-1522 until it starts blinking. Within a short time (less than a minute?), the DAP-1522 connects securely and wirelessly to your router.

  In my setup, I have a 2 standalone blu-ray players, a PS3 and a Denon 3808CI receiver connected to the bridge with Cat6 or Cat5e cable. My wireless router is located about 50 ft. away in an upstairs room. Both blu-ray players and the PS3 have wireless built-in, but I was getting better signal strength using the bridge. Also streaming Netflix (including Netflix HD), Pandora and YouTube through the blu-ray players. All four components can also stream media from any other pc on the home network.

  Where D-link fails is when you have to actually manually configure or want to update the firmware on the DAP-1522. The instructions, imho, are really unclear and dealing with D-link support over the phone is a test of patience. Basically, if you have a router and need to access the web-based configuration page of the DAP-1522, you’ll need to connect it to an open router port. The switch on the back of the DAP-1522 should also be set to AP (access point). Once that is done, type in the ip address, 192.168.0.50, into the address field of your browser and you’ll get to the login page of the web-based configuration utility.

  Other than the instructions, the product has been working as advertised and having 4 ports instead of 1 like other bridges is also a major plus.
  
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  Ronald A. Norman
  February 14th, 2010 on 1:48 pm

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  I purchased the D-link DAP 1522 Extreme to use as a wireless bridge where my AV equipment is located since I don’t have a LAN connection there and it would be difficult to install one. Using the included software to configure the unit as a bridge and connect to my wireless router was effortless. I have an omni-directional wireless router/modem originally provided by my phone company nearly 3 years ago for my DSL internet connection and the D-link unit immediately recognized the router and connected to it without any problems. After configuring the bridge, I connected my Satellite DVR and Blu-Ray disc player to the bridge using Cat 5 Ethernet cables and both instantly established a connection to the bridge and set its IP Address for an internet connection. Both AV units now have a broadband Internet connection. I’ve found that streaming movies from Netflix direct to my disc player works smoothly as well as with my DVR for downloading and streaming on demand movies. There are occasional flickers in the movie download stream, but they are acceptable to me. I don’t think any DSL or cable modem internet connection is going to provide near perfect movie download streams. I have about the fastest DSL connection available for downloads which is approximately 6 mbps. If you have less I cannot vouch for how fast your connection will be. I’m sure I have some degradation in connection speed with this unit, but I don’t find it noticeable at this point. I’ve even downloaded a firmware update direct to my disc player and that went smooth as well.

  If you do not have a LAN connection where needed, this is an excellent choice for getting the needed connection via your wireless router. With its 4 Ethernet ports, you can easily hook up four devices if needed.

  This unit also works as a wireless access point. I have not used it for that purpose and assume it would work well for that as well, but cannot provide any experience as a user.