Belkin 54g Wireless Network Access Point
Belkin 54g Wireless Network Access Point
Site: Belkin
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Compare prices: Kelkoo
Use: Connect your network/PC to a wireless network
Once you have setup any permissions to the access point you just need to log off and ensure your connections are active and your access point should be active.
If you prefer to have you access points vertical than you can use the supplied plastic stand to do this. It simply slots into the end of the access point.
Testing:
I used the below 54g card to seek out the access point. It found the connection striaght away after entering the WEP key and prompted me for a connection name. Once i was connected and i had enabled any share and domains to be viewed to the laptop machine a refresh later and the folders were avalaible and i could browse through them at a normal speed. I didnt notice any real latency between looking through folders through the wireless connection compared to viewing through the traditional connection.
Why would you choose this product?
Well the main reason has got to be that if you have a ethernet network currently maybe in the home or office. And you would like to use the benifits of wireless networking, maybe you have a laptop that you would rather use in the lounge or at the table. If you didnt have wireless you would have to within cable reach or have meters of CAT 5 all over the place.
With this you could connect the access point to your hub or router and then connect a laptop or another PC to it via a PCMCIA card or USB which ever you preferred.
Conclusion:
Another wireless vendor producing a great product, although most hardware is almost identical, it is worth noting that Belkin products come with a lifetime warranty and free technical support. This access point although slightly larger than i may of preferred is roughly the same size as a standard router. There isnt much that can go wrong or be tampered with outside the box as you just have the two antennas a power and LAN connector on the unit along with three LED indcator lights. Looking at the price it seems to me to be slightly expensive, but this is likely to be because it is 54Mbps previous 11/22Mbps versions are cheaper by around £20-30.
Ease to use and setup, Belkin lifetime warranty
& support is a nice bonus.
