Wireless N Range Extender

7 Review to this product

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  S. Kurtzman
  February 23rd, 2010 on 11:38 am

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  Regarding firmware version 1.02 – current as of this writing – The first thing that a user should do during setup of any wifi equipment is change the admin password. Well, if you do that with this unit, the login gets corrupted and neither the new password nor the default password work and you are forced to do a hard reset and start over. And it’s laughable that the error message displayed is “The password is error”! HA – even the message “is error”!! If you can ignore that major shortcoming and the numerous other English spelling/grammar errors, you can eventually get it working. D-Link – We expect much better from you! Don’t buy this model until they update the firmware, if ever.
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  Sharon R. Peugh
  February 25th, 2010 on 5:59 am

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  While the above prior review is accurate,the password issue seems to be the ONLY issue. The configuration works well and is simple.
  
  I believe the problem here is if you use a password that is either too long or has special characters.
  
  When you put in such a password, then it does not flag the problem, rather it just takes you back to the login screen… and then you can’t login!
  
  I agree the firmware needs a patch for this, but apart from this it works as advertised and very nicely has improved (in repeater mode) the range and coverage of my WiFi.
  
  I’ve only had it a few days, so can’t comment on reliability of failure over long time of use.

  Suggestion.. change your admin password when you first get it out of the box, that way you don’t waste time configuring it, only to have to do a reset because of the password glitch if you put in one that doesn’t work.

  Finally.. I’ve had the same issue with Linksys camera, do don’t “dis” Dlink alone on this one. as far as I am concerned, the whole industry including web based banking needs to open up unrestricted passwords with no character limitations and no maximum length (within reason, say at least 24 characters).
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  A. and C. Smith
  March 30th, 2010 on 8:19 am

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  It really helped my wireless network. Fixed my connection problem. (I was constantly disconnecting and reconnecting.
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  Daniel Norton
  April 3rd, 2010 on 11:21 pm

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  I tried every possible variation of the DAP-1360 with a Linksys WRT160N base access point and they simply didn’t play nicely together. I configured it for “Wireless Client” mode, connecting my notebook via the LAN port and I also configured it in “Repeater” mode, connecting my notebook first via the LAN port, and then via the WiFi repeater.

  I also tried adjusting the configuration options and I saw some slight improvement by restricting it to 802.11g mode at 12 Mbps and reducing the power by 50%.

  In every configuration, my notebook’s tiny internal Atheros AR5007EG WiFi client adapter got a much better connection directly to the Linksys base than did this dual-antenna device.

  Unless you know for certain that this device works with you base access point/router, I recommending looking elsewhere.
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  Silmeron
  April 19th, 2010 on 1:11 am

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  I recently purchased an iPad and was having some connection troubles in my upstairs bedroom. My main router, a D-Link gaming router, sits downstairs about as far away as possible, so I went looking for a device that would extend my network. At first I was looking at buying another wireless router for upstairs and would then just turn off DHCP and set it to be an access node, but then found this little guy and put it upstairs, but about halfway away from my main router.

  PROS:
  
  - Pretty simple setup.
  
  - Worked as expected on the first try! (WPA-2 worked no problem.)
  
  - I get a strong connection now to my downstairs router with my iPad and other wireless devices upstairs.

  CONS:
  
  - Lack of polish in the interface. One screen in the web interface has some text in Spanish, and there’s a variety of grammar/spelling mistakes.
  
  - This may be possible but I couldn’t find it: A way to see the strength of the connection the device itself has to the home router, similar to what you’d see in Windows. Like I said, there may be a way to do it, but I couldn’t find one.
  
  - The website doesn’t have any firmware entries for this device, so I’m assuming 1.02 is the only firmware available, so following the other reviews, be careful about the password stuff. I didn’t have any problems with it.
  
  - It’s a little pricier than I think it needs to be if you were to compare it to a full-blown Wireless-N router that you could just turn features off on.

  Summary: I’d buy this again in a heartbeat though as it works as expected, but I took a star off for the bugs in the web interface, some missing statistics that would seem useful, and the price.
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  T. Ryan
  May 6th, 2010 on 4:12 pm

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  I have this paired with Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter,kit, Push Button Security, 2 Adapt and am happy with the performance. I’m using it as a wireless access point. I did experience the issue mentioned in a previous review about the password not being set correctly the first time. When configuring, I would recommend using the wireless setup (vs. wizard setup) to make sure all of your settings are correct.
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  Richard Wells
  May 25th, 2010 on 9:58 am

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  It came in the mail yesterday and I had it up and running in about 15 mins. So installation gets 5 stars. And it definitely works as an extender as I am now getting full signal strength upstairs in my bedroom while the router is in the far corner of the basement. All appeared to be good until I started to do more than surf the internet. I couldn’t hold a connection to my company’s VPN and I kept losing connection when I tried to download podcasts to itunes. I unplugged it and I haven’t seen the problem since, so it has to be the extender causing the issue. It not only causes a problem with my laptop upstairs, but any computer on the network. The D-Link forum has several complaints with the same issue, but D-link has yet to respond to these complaints. The closest I saw to a recommended fix was in their Knowledgebase – they recommended changing the “Preamble” setting to “short” (default is “long”) for busy networks or for downloading large files. I will try this when I get home tonight and see if this corrects the issue.

  UPDATE: 5/26/2010 – I switched the Preamble to “short” and that did nothing to solve my problem. Back to the ol’ drawing board! Next stop, tech support. Ugh!