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BrandNetGear
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17.8 centimetres
Item Width35 millimetres
Technical Details
- Complies with draft 802.11n, backwards compatible with 11b/g WiFi
- Delivers a Steady-Stream connection for all of your PCs and applications
- Interoperates at 300 Mbps with other products with TopDog
- Maximizes wired performance with Gigabit Ethernet port
- Ensures optimum performance and maximum coverage with preset internal antennas
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RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Points extend your home or small business network by providing high speed access (up to 300 Mbps) with Gigabit wired support at the backend. The RangeMax NEXT WN802T is compliant with draft 802.11n. This next generation wireless standard utilizes advanced MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology, which delivers incredible speed and range, and for the first time provides wireless interoperability at the highest speeds with other products with TopDog. A RangeMax NEXT wireless network creates and maintains stable connections and enough bandwidth to surf the Internet, download emails, make Internet phone calls, share files, and stream high-definition videos, simultaneously at any distance or location in the SOHO. Because RangeMax NEXT is compatible with all legacy b and g wireless products, you are sure to be connected. The RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Point connects to any router to extend your network.
Preset internal antennas and 11n-True Test (high-performance testing and tuning) provides maximum performance and high-quality streaming every time. Touchless WiFi Security makes creating the highest level of network security easy and includes WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. Setup is simple and secure. Steady-Stream technology ensures you have enough streaming bandwidth to support all of your applications, all over your home, all at once.
Manufacturer's Description
RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Points extend your home or small business network by providing high speed access (up to 300 Mbps) with Gigabit wired support at the backend. The RangeMax NEXT WN802T is compliant with draft 802.11n. This next generation wireless standard utilizes advanced MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology, which delivers incredible speed and range, and for the first time provides wireless interoperability at the highest speeds with other products with TopDog. A RangeMax NEXT wireless network creates and maintains stable connections and enough bandwidth to surf the Internet, download emails, make Internet phone calls, share files, and stream high-definition videos, simultaneously at any distance or location in the SOHO. Because RangeMax NEXT is compatible with all legacy b and g wireless products, you are sure to be connected. The RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Point connects to any router to extend your network.
Preset internal antennas and 11n-True Test (high-performance testing and tuning) provides maximum performance and high-quality streaming every time. Touchless WiFi Security makes creating the highest level of network security easy and includes WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. Setup is simple and secure. Steady-Stream technology ensures you have enough streaming bandwidth to support all of your applications, all over your home, all at once.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this wireless access point to extend the range of my existing domestic wirelss LAN. With a standard 802.11 b/g wireless router I couldn't get a decent connection outside the room the router was in (breeze block walls). With the WN802Tv2 I can, it's as simple as that. "Good" signal range is now about 15 metres through three breeze block walls, "Very Good" through one brick wall 20 metres out into the garden.
If I put the WN802T up in the loft as I plan to do, I get a "Very good" signal throughout the house.
I'm using Dell-supplied 1510 wireless half-card adapters in the mobile devices which support the 802.11 n draft standard, but don't use the enhanced features of the WN802T to the fullest extent. Even better results might be achieved using Netgear adapters in the mobile devices too.
Set up was relativel;y easy if you follow the supplied instructions to the letter. Some experience or knowledge of IP networking and addresses probably helps if you have anything but a very basic configuration at home.
I also have a 2.4 Ghz wireless TV repeater, and I had to change the default channel settings on the WN802T to avoid frequency conflicts with the repeater, but the default settings should work if you don't have a TV repeater.
My only gripe is with the cost, considering there is no ADSL modem in the device, and there are no wired ethernet ports for routing, just the single ethernet port to link it to an existing ADSL modem / router.
My hunch is that this will soon be an obsolete device as 802.11 n ADSL modem / routers become available.
If I put the WN802T up in the loft as I plan to do, I get a "Very good" signal throughout the house.
I'm using Dell-supplied 1510 wireless half-card adapters in the mobile devices which support the 802.11 n draft standard, but don't use the enhanced features of the WN802T to the fullest extent. Even better results might be achieved using Netgear adapters in the mobile devices too.
Set up was relativel;y easy if you follow the supplied instructions to the letter. Some experience or knowledge of IP networking and addresses probably helps if you have anything but a very basic configuration at home.
I also have a 2.4 Ghz wireless TV repeater, and I had to change the default channel settings on the WN802T to avoid frequency conflicts with the repeater, but the default settings should work if you don't have a TV repeater.
My only gripe is with the cost, considering there is no ADSL modem in the device, and there are no wired ethernet ports for routing, just the single ethernet port to link it to an existing ADSL modem / router.
My hunch is that this will soon be an obsolete device as 802.11 n ADSL modem / routers become available.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
I have a basic Huawei HG520b ADSL router but the WiFi signal would not reach further than 1ft into our lounge or master bedroom on a good day. Our medium-sized detached house is standard block and timer construction, and our laptop and iPod devises are all standard G types.
After spending ages researching the options available for an increased range, I settled on the Netgear WN802Tv2 Wireless-N Access Point which is promoted as ideal for increasing the range of an existing network thanks to: "Multiple antennas extend range and enhance the reception of weak signals."
The unit was straightforward to configure as I know a bit about networking, but I think a novice would struggle. It looks good and was packaged well, but did it give me anything like the claimed 5x coverage?
After hours of experimentation and testing with an iPhone app signal strength indicator, trying different channels and locations, the unit functions best on the floor of my study, and will achieve a useable range of 6ft into my lounge or bedroom. That's just 5ft more than my very basic router and it still won't reach the far lounge wall or into our conservatory.
Annoyed that it wasn't fit for purpose, I drafted an email to Netgear explaining the situation and asking if I had bought the wrong product. I then went to the Netgear website to find a contact email address, only to find that there isn't one. They have what appears to be a message submit page, but that just matches keywords with a knowledge base and presents irrelevant articles explaining things I already knew.
I rang the national-rate UK telephone number during working hours and just got an unanswered ringing from Sales and Customer Support. Eventually I rang Tech Support, even though I just `knew' what what going to happen, and I wasn't wrong... After the usual wait in the queue, I got an Indian chap who I really struggled to understand (not his fault of course). After going through the usual long and drawn-out process of answering endless irrelevant questions, providing security information and finally receiving a case number, we then got to the matter at hand and I tried to confirm if I had been sent the correct product because it has a range increase of about 5% instead of 500%.
The guy was polite but he just read through the standard `check list' of things to ask and tell the customer, even though I told him from the off what I had already tried. I kept my cool 100%. Eventually he promised that he would escalate my enquiry and that I would be called back within 24 hours. I wasn't, and the unit still has the same range which is only marginally better than what I had before.
I've now had an automated email telling me that my `open' case is about to be closed unless I ring them back but you know what: I really can't be bothered to go through all that again, only to speak to someone who is unable to deal with my simple customer-service issue.
This unit may or may not be good with N devices, but if you're just looking for increased range like me, avoid this over-rated waste of money from a firm who go out of their way to avoid contact with their customers.
After spending ages researching the options available for an increased range, I settled on the Netgear WN802Tv2 Wireless-N Access Point which is promoted as ideal for increasing the range of an existing network thanks to: "Multiple antennas extend range and enhance the reception of weak signals."
The unit was straightforward to configure as I know a bit about networking, but I think a novice would struggle. It looks good and was packaged well, but did it give me anything like the claimed 5x coverage?
After hours of experimentation and testing with an iPhone app signal strength indicator, trying different channels and locations, the unit functions best on the floor of my study, and will achieve a useable range of 6ft into my lounge or bedroom. That's just 5ft more than my very basic router and it still won't reach the far lounge wall or into our conservatory.
Annoyed that it wasn't fit for purpose, I drafted an email to Netgear explaining the situation and asking if I had bought the wrong product. I then went to the Netgear website to find a contact email address, only to find that there isn't one. They have what appears to be a message submit page, but that just matches keywords with a knowledge base and presents irrelevant articles explaining things I already knew.
I rang the national-rate UK telephone number during working hours and just got an unanswered ringing from Sales and Customer Support. Eventually I rang Tech Support, even though I just `knew' what what going to happen, and I wasn't wrong... After the usual wait in the queue, I got an Indian chap who I really struggled to understand (not his fault of course). After going through the usual long and drawn-out process of answering endless irrelevant questions, providing security information and finally receiving a case number, we then got to the matter at hand and I tried to confirm if I had been sent the correct product because it has a range increase of about 5% instead of 500%.
The guy was polite but he just read through the standard `check list' of things to ask and tell the customer, even though I told him from the off what I had already tried. I kept my cool 100%. Eventually he promised that he would escalate my enquiry and that I would be called back within 24 hours. I wasn't, and the unit still has the same range which is only marginally better than what I had before.
I've now had an automated email telling me that my `open' case is about to be closed unless I ring them back but you know what: I really can't be bothered to go through all that again, only to speak to someone who is unable to deal with my simple customer-service issue.
This unit may or may not be good with N devices, but if you're just looking for increased range like me, avoid this over-rated waste of money from a firm who go out of their way to avoid contact with their customers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Bought this item to compliment our hard wired LAN for use with iPhones and staff and visitor laptops. It does what it says on the tin and we have had no issues with signal strength in our two storey 1800sq feet office which has a steel frame and a solid concrete floor. Our IT people had no issues setting it up for secure access.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Keeps resetting
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Two units failed in a month - avoid this product.
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Published 7 months ago by C. S. Ward
Does the job
I took my time researching this unit as I needed to extend an existing wireless network that had been installed by another company. Read more
Published 10 months ago by N. A. Taylor
Tested
I had to get an IT consultant to login and configure for me and it's working fine.
do not atempt this yourself unless you are a genious
do not atempt this yourself unless you are a genious
Published 14 months ago by LizP
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