Wireless-G is the 54Mbps wireless networking standard that's almost five times faster than Wireless-B (802.11b) products - but since they share the same 2.4GHz radio band, Wireless-G devices can also work with existing 11Mbps Wireless-B equipment. The Linksys Wireless-G Access Point lets you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to the network. Since both standards are built in, you can protect your investment in existing 802.11b infrastructure, and migrate your network clients to the new screaming fast Wireless-G standard as your needs grow. To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Access Point can encrypt all wireless transmissions. The MAC Address filter lets you decide exactly who has access to your wireless network.
Linksys Wireless-G WAP54G Welcome to the World of Near High Speed Wireless
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Written By vemartin
Date Written Jun 16 2003
Summary
My successful (and experimental) odyssey into the world of wireless networking continues. So far I...
Strength
Ability to interoperate at 11Mbps & 54Mbps.
Weakness
None to speak of, yet, stay tuned.
Bottom Line
The Linksys Wireless-G WAP54G represents the best of both worlds; it can meet your need for current 802.11b standards, but still has the flexibility to expand beyond to 54Mbps.
Purchased for use with a new IBM Thinkpad laptop with an integrated B card. I know.....I am planning on upgrading to a G card, but the notebook came with it integrated so I'm still using it. But on the point.... Setup.... fairly...
Strength
I CAN SURF ANYWHERE - LOVE IT.
Great Customer 24hr. Service
Weakness
Drops Connection :-(
Bottom Line
Works good usually, randomly drops connection, probably due conflicting electronics in house. When it's working, I'm one happy camper; I'm still trying to narrow the dropped connections reasoning.
Installed Linksys routers/AP/wireless cards for the last 3 years...
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Written By aaava
Date Written May 30 2004
Summary
And I will NEVER EVER recommend Linksys products again. When they first started out, they were ok. Support was in the USA and adequate. You'd still reach people that learned from rote, and the only way they can support you is by reading from a list,...
Strength
None
Weakness
can't uninstall, have to reset on every new install. just caveat emptor all around.
Bottom Line
Don't but ANY Linksys series G routers until they fix the fatal bugs and multitude of problems installing them.
The reason why I bought a wireless AP instead of a wireless gateway/router was because I already have a wired network with a good router and switch that I'm happy with. An access point, sometimes called a wireless hub, lets you add wireless clients to an...
Strength
Good performance. Good price. Linksys is a trusted name.
Weakness
The setup wizzard does not always work.
Bottom Line
This unit works great. Once you set it up you pretty much forget about it. Highly recommended.
This was my first attempt at a wireless device. Here is my story: I find a local retailer that has an out of the box Linksys WAP54G. Of course I was lusting after this one... When I saw the unit at a good price, I couldn't refuse. So I get the...
Strength
Great unit, strong signal, easy setup.
Weakness
A bit pricey, not all the instructions are clear.
Bottom Line
Overall I'm very impressed by the WAP54G. Now that I have a Great wireless access point in my house, I won't ever go without.
I have used Linksys products, including NIC cards, routers, modems and other devices from linksys for well over 7 years. My network is currently supported by all Linksys equipment which support a wide range of features for the setup I have. The WAP54G is...
Strength
1) SNMP Support
2) Multiple mode configurations
3) Simple web interface
Weakness
1) Limited SNMP support
2) Range is somewhat limited
Bottom Line
Great function for price with nicer features than other brands.
Linksys has lost it beware different versions of WAP54g
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Written By patopinions
Date Written Oct 10 2005
Summary
Linksys used to have great products current ones are full of problems. Only way to tell v2 is open box and look at the sticker on the unit. v3 is in new box featuring one touch setup button I guess if you have compatible cards in PCs. WAP54gv2...
Strength
Relying on the Linksys previously good name maybe in a basic setup it performs ok
Weakness
buggy, menus all changed around things no longer makes sense, poor performance.
I tried and tried and could not get this thing to work. I work in IT, so although I don't know everything I'm not a total idiot. It entirely fails the "Dad" test in that the setup is totally non-intuitive. Worst, when I unscrewed the antenna to plug...
Strength
None that I can think of. It didn't work at all
Weakness
Just didn't work and was pretty expensive for what it claimed to do.
