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Pros: Range(although in a warehouse without walls to obstruct the signal), easy to setup (took me 15 mins), easy to adjust settings via browser, no dropped connections after 2 weeks of use.Cons:It's ugly but thats just me being picky.
Avoid this if you can. Then one day, the connection got choppy, then it stopped working altogether.I tried everything, and even set the router back to its factory settings, and I could not connect to it even on the most basic level. I bought the WAP54G based on the supposed solid reputation of linksys products. For the first six months, I had to agree that this product was working quite well. It would not let me login to set up the connection, and I finally gave up and decided connecting directly to the cable modem was a better option.
This was not stated in the documentation, so it took me some time to guess that the Documentation effort was outsourced, and I'd need to resolve the issue myself.Advice: Most casual users will have their internal IP addresses set to 192.168.1.xxx, but if this is NOT your case, you must change the "default ip address of 198.168.1.245" that is pre-configured in the WAP54G to something compatible with our network. The setup documentation is valid only if your DHCP serves addresses beginning with 192.168.1.xxx. -- In order to accomplish this step, you will need to temporarily reconfigure some PC/laptop to a compatible IP address for communicating with the Linksys (such as 192.168.1.004), then with the linksys cabled to that PC, you can run the LinkSys setup and reconfigure the IP address range.
I am no luddite, but I wouldn't say that I'm that tech savvy when it comes to networking.After a few calls to Linksys I finally got set up and running great.
Moreover, the "Setup Wizard CD" inside the box is completely useless to any Macintosh person, and Lynksys provides no written information about how to communicate with the WAP54G from a Mac.Fortunately the WAP54G support page "http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WAP54G" came to my rescue. I was ready to return the WAP54G to Amazon when I read only Windows requirements on the box. And my new Squeezebox Boom radio sounds great in the kitchen.Linksys WAP54G Wireless-G Access Point I have an ethernet home-network connecting the Internet to my office and my wife's. I wanted to add a wireless access point to my office so we could use a WiFi radio in the kitchen. I was able to set up my WAP54G easily using their "Accessing the Access Point's Web-Based Setup Page Using Mac" instructions.
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