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| Brand: | Buffalo |
| Item Height : | 41 millimetres |
| Item Width: | 7.1 centimetres |
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| Wattage: | 7.5 watts |
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- Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti Dual-Band Wireless-N Ethernet Converter, Access Point and Bridge
- An extremely versatile Dual Band Wireless-N client device that can be used as an Ethernet Converter, Access Point or Bridge
- Create a wireless network, extend an existing network, or even connect wired devices to your wireless network
- Wireless connections of up to 300Mbps
- Easy and secure wireless connections with AirStation One-Touch Secure System (AOSS) - connecting to your network has never been easier - if your other devices do not support AOSS, you can still connect easily with WPS (Wi-Fi protected Setup)
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Product Description
The AirStation Nfiniti Wireless-N Dual Band Ethernet Converter, Access Point & Bridge is a versatile wireless device that extends the capabilities of wireless networks by offering three operating modes for limitless flexibility. The converter can connect any two wired devices, such as printers, gaming consoles or DVRs, to an existing wireless network.
It can turn any wired network into a high speed 11n network, or two or more can used to wirelessly connect and extend the range of the wireless network. 802.11n dual band support allows maximum performance and compatibility providing interference free connectivity, perfect for wireless video streaming, gaming and other high performance uses.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I've had the WLAE-AG300N for nearly three months now, and I'm getting to grips with its gremlins.
PROS:
- it works as universal range extender / ethernet converter with theoretically any base station (I've tried D-LINK, Netgear and Linksys base stations with it) supporting WPA-AES encryption, a big step forward from the common WDS systems, which hardly works at all.
- it supports both 2.4 and 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n
- it's small and easy to set up, thanks to the clearly structured web interface
- with an array of those (inexpensive) devices, you can extend your wireless network a long way!
- it's very versatile; you can use it as access point, ethernet converter, repeater and WDS mode (it's not a router though, but then it's not sold as such)
CONS:
- it doesn't automatically start after power failure, you have to press the power switch to turn it back on (given that it's designed to sit hidden away and work by itself, that's a major flaw, particularly when you have an array of them)
- its operating band depends on the base station (i.e. if the base station broadcasts at 5GHz, the Buffalo will ONLY broadcast at 5GHz, if the base station operates at 2.4GHz, it will ONLY broadcast at 2.4GHz, if the base station broadcasts both, it will broadcast both, too).
- Multicast support is a disaster - with snooping enabled, it will gradually drop speed and eventually freeze all together (yes, my ISP supports multicast, so does my router)
- 40MHz bandwidth does not work when 2.4GHz band is used, regardless whether the base station broadcasts at 40MHz or not.
- it's very good a picking up a poor signal, but the repeated signal could be better. There is no option to adjust transmit power or beacon interval in the web interface.
- the ethernet ports are 10/100MBit/s only (with a theoretical maximum transmission speed of 300MBit/s with 802.11n at 40MHz, it seems silly, certainly when used as access point)
So, all in all I think this is an excellent device! It does what it says on the tin, and does it well, too.
I guess all of the above problems can be fixed by a firmware update, except the 10/100 ethernet ports.
I've been in touch with Buffalo about these issues, but they didn't think they matter much (when I raised the power failure point, their response was "the device is designed to behave in this way". That's clearly poor design then...).
I'm still very happy I bought it, I now have excellent wireless connection in the remote part of our house and connected a printer and internet radio to its ethernet ports, which all works very well!
Would give it 5 stars, if Buffalo could be bothered to sort out its problems.
PROS:
- it works as universal range extender / ethernet converter with theoretically any base station (I've tried D-LINK, Netgear and Linksys base stations with it) supporting WPA-AES encryption, a big step forward from the common WDS systems, which hardly works at all.
- it supports both 2.4 and 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n
- it's small and easy to set up, thanks to the clearly structured web interface
- with an array of those (inexpensive) devices, you can extend your wireless network a long way!
- it's very versatile; you can use it as access point, ethernet converter, repeater and WDS mode (it's not a router though, but then it's not sold as such)
CONS:
- it doesn't automatically start after power failure, you have to press the power switch to turn it back on (given that it's designed to sit hidden away and work by itself, that's a major flaw, particularly when you have an array of them)
- its operating band depends on the base station (i.e. if the base station broadcasts at 5GHz, the Buffalo will ONLY broadcast at 5GHz, if the base station operates at 2.4GHz, it will ONLY broadcast at 2.4GHz, if the base station broadcasts both, it will broadcast both, too).
- Multicast support is a disaster - with snooping enabled, it will gradually drop speed and eventually freeze all together (yes, my ISP supports multicast, so does my router)
- 40MHz bandwidth does not work when 2.4GHz band is used, regardless whether the base station broadcasts at 40MHz or not.
- it's very good a picking up a poor signal, but the repeated signal could be better. There is no option to adjust transmit power or beacon interval in the web interface.
- the ethernet ports are 10/100MBit/s only (with a theoretical maximum transmission speed of 300MBit/s with 802.11n at 40MHz, it seems silly, certainly when used as access point)
So, all in all I think this is an excellent device! It does what it says on the tin, and does it well, too.
I guess all of the above problems can be fixed by a firmware update, except the 10/100 ethernet ports.
I've been in touch with Buffalo about these issues, but they didn't think they matter much (when I raised the power failure point, their response was "the device is designed to behave in this way". That's clearly poor design then...).
I'm still very happy I bought it, I now have excellent wireless connection in the remote part of our house and connected a printer and internet radio to its ethernet ports, which all works very well!
Would give it 5 stars, if Buffalo could be bothered to sort out its problems.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I tried the edimax access point, and more recently the netgear wireless repeater to extend the wireless signal to the dead spots in my house. Alas, both of these did not work, endless issues with dropped or weak signals from the access point or from the extender, and/or not internet access etc etc.
A friend of a friend recommended this product, who happened to be into this sort of thing (I am no expert!) - so with nothing to lose I ordered it.
I can honestly say it was very easy to set up, It was done in 5-10 minutes, all my wireless devices picked it up and accepted the passwords etc with no problems. One tip though - this product has two wireless frequencies available - on the default frequency some apple products (IPhone and IPad) would not find this access point. But going into the access point options and selecting the alternative lower frequency this was quickly resolved. All devices now work 100% with a strong signal.
One further bonues was this was £16 cheaper than the netgear repeater! Result! :)
It is such a relief to get this issue resolved!
A friend of a friend recommended this product, who happened to be into this sort of thing (I am no expert!) - so with nothing to lose I ordered it.
I can honestly say it was very easy to set up, It was done in 5-10 minutes, all my wireless devices picked it up and accepted the passwords etc with no problems. One tip though - this product has two wireless frequencies available - on the default frequency some apple products (IPhone and IPad) would not find this access point. But going into the access point options and selecting the alternative lower frequency this was quickly resolved. All devices now work 100% with a strong signal.
One further bonues was this was £16 cheaper than the netgear repeater! Result! :)
It is such a relief to get this issue resolved!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Buffalo Airstation Nfiniti Dual Band Wireless-N Ethernet Converter/ Access Point and Bridge
30 Mar 2011
Anyone who is looking into making an ethernet connection wireless look no further than this beauty. It does what it says, connect you wirelessly through your ethernet. I have this linked up to my blu-ray player and philips HD freeview recorder. As to date you can not go wrong. Easy set up and "after set up (via PC)" you can move this little gem to any ethernet connection that requires a wireless link, simple technology for a excellent product.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A little gem that is hobbled by an impenetrable setup routine
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Published 6 days ago by TheLastMan
Mac users should avoid this one
I am happy that it only takes 3 days for this to arrive, from the day I ordered on Amazon.co.uk, and it was a super saver free delivery option. Read more
Published 3 months ago by w_g
Good product but far too techy to get working
I bought this to use as an ethernet converter linking my TV and blu-ray player to my wireless network. It works well after a real battle to install it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Techno_Fear
Nightmare.
Tried everything to get this black box to pick up my home network so I could plug in a freeview HD box with BBC iPlayer downstairs via its ethernet socket. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Snaggletooth
Not brilliant :( but getting better
I'm hoping that Buffalo get their fingers out and release a firmware update soon.
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