From the Manufacturer D-Link, the industry pioneer in wireless networking introduces the latest product in the AirPlus G family designed to increase the range of your wireless network--the DWL-G710 Wireless G Range Extender. For users seeking a simple solution to improve the reach of their wireless signal within their home or office, the DWL-G710 is the answer. This Wireless Range Extender takes an existing 802.11g wireless signal and "repeats" it to enable wireless connectivity in the basement, patio, garage or any "dead spot" areas where your original wireless signal could not reach. The DWL-G710 Wireless Range Extender is capable of repeating the signal of virtually any 802.11g wireless router or access point out on the market today. At the same time, the DWL-G710 can still communicate with other 802.11b/g wireless client devices. Setup takes only a couple of minutes and keeps your network free from additional cables. After quick configuration, place the Wireless Range Extender in close proximity of your wireless router or access point and begin offering a reliable connection to the rest of your home. The DWL-G710 Wireless Range Extender also features 128-bit WEP encryption for secure wireless communication over the network. With this level of security, your data is kept safe from the prying eyes of unauthorized users. The DWL-G710 Wireless Range Extender is the most cost efficient solution for increasing the range of your wireless network.
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Works well
The DWL-G710 does exactly what it is supposed to do and does it well. I recommend it.In my house, the main wireless access point is built into the residential gateway box that our ISP gave us. This is located near the back of the house. From this, we get a decent wireless signal in most of the house, but the front bedrooms (some 60 feet or so away) have very poor signal -- in fact, I had to buy a +10 dBi high-gain antenna to connect at all, and the signal was still a bit flaky. So I decided to buy the DWL-G710 range extender.I connected the range extender directly to one of our computers using an Ethernet crossover cable. After configuring the computer to use the 192.168.0.* Class C network (you have to do this because the extender comes from the factory set to a static IP address of 192.168.0.30 -- it does not support DHCP, unfortunately), I was able to reach the extender's built-in web server to configure it. The extender's Setup Wizard did most of the job; it found my wireless network and allowed me to select it; I set up the WPA2 security; I set an admin password; and so on. The one thing that puzzled me was that there was no mention anywhere of what seemed to me like an obvious necessity: changing the extender's IP address to make it part of my network. So I did this, and was not surprised that the extender stopped responding -- after all, I had just moved it (logically speaking) out of the 192.168.0.* network that my computer was temporarily using. I set the computer back to its normal network and the extender, as expected, started responding again.Everything looked good, so I unplugged the extender and moved it to a spot near the kitchen telephone, which is just about at the center of the house, no more than 30 feet from the wireless access point at the back of the house. The computer in the front bedroom now sees two wireless access points on the same SSID and the same channel, with the extender showing a much stronger signal than the gateway. Signal coverage throughout the house is good. The extender is doing its job well.
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32 Minutes Setup - Thanks Uri Teitler !!!!
Mine is working and doing what I wanted it to do. It boosts the signal on 1 computer upstairs to "very strong," and it gave my other computer (which was unable to receive a signal at all) a fairly strong signal. It increased signal strength from 15% to 50% in the corner of the house on a different floor. Works well!FYI, here is what I have it connected to in my network. My network is probably the most bastardized network out there - some cheap no-name networking devices, but they work very well!!!Router: Linksys Wireless G Router - WRT54G $50Extender: D-Link Extender - DWL-710 $30 (refurb)Laptop: Network Everywhere Notebook Adapter - NWP11B $30 at Wal-martFriends Laptop: Linksys PCMCIA Wireless Adapter - WPC54G $50PC#1: Trendware PCI card - TEW-423PI $11 (after rebate)PC#2: Belkin USB wireless adapter - F5D7050 $40 at Wal-MartSo much for the advice that you should keep all wireless devices the same brand. I loved the Linksys router (and also their wired router), but their PCI cards suck very badly. In the past, I also used a D-link PCI card with the above Linksys router. Interoperability between brands is not a problem as you can see.Anyway, back to the D-Link extender. I subtracted one star because of the difficulty of setup and crappy directions. Buried deep in the manual it does tell you to set your PC's static address in order to get into the extender - I am sure a lot of people either miss this or can't figure it out. It also tells you to set the gateway. If it were not for Uri Teitler's pointers below, I would still be struggling with it. Just follow his directions and you should be OK. His IP addresses also happen to correspond perfectly with the Linksys wireless router that I am using. I will warn you however; this device is not really for the total amateur. You have to understand IP and MAC addresses, gateways, and how to change them. Again, follow Uri Teitler's message below.Bottom line, it is tricky to talk to this thing and even trickier to set it up. I have a feeling that most of the clowns who gave it bad reviews and claimed they could not set it up simply do not know what the hell they are doing and have no trouble-shooting skills.Solid product - especially since I got it refurbished from geeks.com for $30.
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