Netgear WGXB102NA Wireless G Router Wall Pg
NETGEAR WGXB102NA Wireless G Router Wall Pg
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Product Description
MODEL- WGXB102NA VENDOR- NETGEAR INC. FEATURES- 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender Kit Receive Wireless Internet Access from any Power Outlet in Your Home. As home networking continues to spread and evolve at rapid speed, some users find that their wireless router does not reach all corners of their home, or that they would like to have their wireless network originate from a point of their choosing, rather than be tethered to the point where the Internet enters their home. Other users would rather have a wireless network where no product is on the floor, and no cables are visible at all. The WGXB102 allows the user to have their wireless network originate from the middle of their home, or from even the furthest extremity, with no cables visible. The kit consists of the XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet bridge and a WGX102 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender. The XE102 connects to an existing wired or wireless router from any vendor, and the WGX102 can be plugged into any electrical outlet to create an area of wireless access. Includes Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge XE102, 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102, XE102 Resource CD, WGX102 Resource CD, XE102 Installation guide, WGX102 Installation guide, Ethernet Cable, Warranty/Support information card, Readme Flyer.* NOVEL Plug the XE102 into a wired or wireless router from any vendor, and then plug the WGX102 into any power outlet at your desired location to provide wireless access where desired.* ATTRACTIVE A new wall-plugged form factor allows the user to have a full wireless network without any visible Ethernet cables, and without any floor or desk space occupied. The sleek platinum casing blends well into any ho
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- Kit lets you create a 802.11g wireless network from an existing network with only electrical outlets
- Supports IEEE 802.11g wireless standard and is backwards compatible with 802.11b networks
- Enhanced security thanks to WPA and 64/128-bit WEP encryption
- Sleek design fits into any decor
- Device measures 6.5 x 3 x 8.6 inches (WxHxD)
October 22nd, 2010 on 5:42 am
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I had many problems playing online games (Internet Poker) with drop-outs and slow/low connection using Linksys wireless-G router. Router is upstairs, PC is downstairs. Tried High Gain antennas with no significant change. Finally installed the NetGear WGXB102 and system works great. Also greatly improved laptop perfomance from anywhere downstairs. Still use the Linksys Router and every thing is completely compatible. Very satisfied customer.
October 23rd, 2010 on 2:42 am
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In the instructions is says “don’t plug into a power strip” because this will degrade performance. Well, don’t plug it into the same outlet as a powerstrip is plugged into either(like I did). This will also make the device malfunction. Then I remembered my high school electronics about wiring in parallel.
It works really well. I don’t even need my wireless router anymore.
October 23rd, 2010 on 8:47 pm
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I bought a d-link repeater before I got this setup from Netgear. The d-link was a bust. Although the repeater broadcast a strong signal, it needed to pickup the signal in a position equidistant between your laptop (wherever you are) and your wireless router for you to get a decent signal.
Second, no one tells you that a repeater transmits not full duplex, but half duplex. That means it cannot send and receive data at the same time. The result is that your signal is cut into 2, and your bandwidth is cut into 2; ie if you have 11mbs, now you have 5.5mbs.
The netgear is easy, hastle free, and convenient. The last review criticized its transmission distance, but you not getting a signal? Take it with you and plug it closer.
Second, the last reviewer stated that there was a problem when the transmitter was not plugged near a room with your netgear router. This is primarily because the system uses your electrical wiring like your CAT5 or LAN cable. Your house, however, may have different electrical wiring from one room going through to different circuit boxes or junctions, cutting off the “LAN” signal from one room to another. This happens with X10 systems all the time (the ones where you can remotely control lights and appliances).
Third, although the tranmitter sends out a signal at 54mbps, the router only transmits accurately over house wiring at 15 or so. It’s good enough for internet browsing since most broadband connections range from 1.5mbps to 5mbps. But don’t expect to work effectively as a home network.
Overall, A+ for this system.
October 24th, 2010 on 1:34 pm
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If your wireless router will not reach every room in your house then this is THE solution. Works like a charm right out of the box… in less than 5 minutes.
Two items… a Bridge to transfer the signal from the router to the electrical lines… and Wireless Access Point device to broadcast the network signal from a remote electrical socket. GENIOUS.
Simply connect the Bridge to your existing router with the provided ethernet cable… then plug the bridge into any nearby electrical outlet… then just plug the Access Point into any other wall outlet in your house and start broadcasting a wireless network connection to the remote reaches of your house… anywhere you have electrcity…
And, if you have any clue about networking you can easily configure the Wireless device to encrypted mode.
This works just like it says.
October 24th, 2010 on 8:27 pm
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Hello:
After attempting numerous fixes and configurations to increase my wireless signal in a downstairs room (router is upstairs on other side of the house)and getting pretty frustrated, I tried this and it works great!
I had several issues….
a weak signal on my laptop in my family room (downstairs),
a Tivo that didn’t recognize any signal,
the need for 802.11b compatibility (Tivo only recognizes that) and
I have all Dell equipment (and it’s usually pretty picky about what works with it, etc.).
However, after reading the instructions and relatively easy setup (within 30 minutes) I now have an “excellent” 75% signal on my Tivo in my family room.
I already had a wireless network configured with a Dell router and Dell network adaptor, but the problem was signal strength and this did the trick!
Although the instructions are scant, it’s pretty basic and does what it says it will do!
October 25th, 2010 on 8:24 pm
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I received the NetGear Extender for Christmas and I had it up and running in less than 10 minutes. I have the Netgear 802.11b wireless router in my home with three other computers on wireless. This extender did the trick since my router is in my office on the second floor in the northwest corner. Before the extender I could not get access on the 1st floor in the southeast corner. I installed the extender plug in our kitchen halfway through the house and bingo….super reliable access in that SE corner. Its so nice that you can just plug it into any wall socket allowing you to align it’s signal receiving inline with the router any way you need it. This was just too easy.
October 26th, 2010 on 2:25 am
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I had this set up in less than 5 minutes. Netgear has become my favorite networking company because their products are straightforward, perform well, and have excellent software and documentation (and you usually don’t need either of those last two because the products are so well-made). It works great, and solved the problems introduced by a long ranch house, the necessity of having the wireless router at one end in an alcove, and the resulting weak signal at the other end of the house. Now, I’m swimming in signal.
October 27th, 2010 on 6:29 am
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I’ve read a number of reviews of this product which said that while it was a breeze setting it up with an unsecured network, configuring security was a nightmare. Since I use WEP encryption and a MAC address access list on my network, I was anticipating an unpleasant experience getting it set up and working. I needn’t have worried. I followed the instructions in the Quick Start guide, and had the WAP up and running, complete with WEP encryption and setting up the MAC address list, in about 10 minutes. The only thing I did do that was contrary to the instructions was to set the WAP up on a different channel than my main WAP. The instructions don’t say to do this, but it just seemed common sense to me that they would be different. I don’t know if this made any difference or not, but it’s working fine the way I set it, so I’ll leave well enough alone.
October 28th, 2010 on 8:17 am
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I live in a long range house, with my router at one end and my master bedroom at the other. I tried numerous alternatives, from antenna amplifers to range expanders without success. Following suggestions from other reviews, I plugged in the units as noted in the instructions, and voila, I now have wifi internet in the master. It is simpliest product I’ve installed in years
October 28th, 2010 on 8:44 pm
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This product does exactly what it supposed to do. I hooked the wall plug bridge in close to the router (Netgear WGR614), which is in the front room. Then I put the access point in the kitchen which is in the middle of the house. My laptop is in the kitchen section and it would connect at 54Mbps, 42Mbps, and 36Mbps. It never was full speed. Then I have an Ethernet Wireless Bridge (Netgear WGE101) connceted to my Xbox for Xbox Live use. That use to get a 70% signal and I would lose my connection while playing all the time. Now with this setup I get 96%-99% connection on the bridge. The laptop I get my highest speed which I get 54Mbps. I think it pulls wireless juice from the router and this access point. Now the thing about the bridge I go into the bridge settings connected to my xbox and it lets me choose to connect through the Router or the Homeplug Network. So I use the homeplug access point because I get the strongest signal from it. The only thing I had to do was log into the homeplug access point after it was all connected and setup the wireless settings. If you have encryption enabled on your network router make sure you use the same settings for the homeplug access point. After I got all my settings in it took about 5 minutes for things to recognize each other. It was weird though it showed me the existing ssid for the router and it had a place to type in the ssid of this new homeplug so I named it the same as the other ssid. I don’t know if I did that right, but it can’t hurt. I guess I need to read the instruction manual to see if that is okay to do or not. Anyways right now the only thing I have to do is set the homeplug devices with a new password. They have a default password, but I need to set those up with new passwords so no one can tap into my network through the homeplug devices. I don’t think this is for the beginner comptuer user. It is a very good product, but I have had my own home network for a very long time. Anyways it will do what it is supposed to do. It will increase the range of your wireless network to reach those dead spots and those spots with a low signal.