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Difficult set up, but good value
I bought this unit to solve a problem of wi-fi through thick walls, which it does perfectly! I'm an IT professional, but I have to admit I had to trawl the internet (and read other reviews here) before I managed to get mine to work as required.This will not widen the range of an existing wi-fi network, but rather create a new wi-fi network which links to your current one - so some reconfiguration of devices may be necessary.I've read a lot of postings stating "it doesn't work" - it d...
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Very satisfied, it works!
I bought this to extend the wifi signal in my house as it can be a bit patchy although I use quite a good netgear modem router already. This was working within 20 minutes and would have been quicker except for my typing ability! the cd manuals are adequate however I will confess to knowing what i am doing...The coverage I now have is 5 bars everywhere and the garden is good too. It is also very small and coloured white which is great for losing it on the wall somewhere.So in summary,...
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11/11/2009
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Installs very easily and works absolutely brilliantly ! :)
My SKY broadband router was not man enough to cover the whole house. Upstairs was a no go area as far as wireless signals are concerned.I am pleased to say that installing this little gem and getting it to work turned out to be far easier than anticipated. In fact it's a doddle. It took under 5 minutes to install. Here is what I did (from memory)1) Selected a convenient location in the house to place the Edimax, say halfway.2) Connected the Edimax to my laptop via ethernet cable.<...
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31/12/2010
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Excellent product!
We live in a concrete-framed house with the main wireless router upstairs. The steel mesh in the floors severely attenuates the signal and getting a connection downstairs used to be very unreliable. I installed this EdiMax access point in its universal repeater mode and put it downstairs on top of a cupboard directly below the router. It receives the signal from the router (through the floor) and then re-broadcasts it to the computers downstairs with no wiring required (apart from plugging th...
EDIMAX Wireless 802.11n Access Point (EW-7416APN) review by Steve can be read at Amazon (UK) |
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Edimax EW-7416APN Wireless AP & Range Extender
Purchased this as a Range Extender for a friend after reading amazon reviews.They had a Belkin Router but Belkins's own Extender is not Vista Compatible.The Edimax is cheap,compact,inobtrusive and both VISTA & XP Compatible.Also MAC according to another reviewer.I tried all the various ways of setting it up according to the various reviews-see Steves's ,Iain etc.I have set out what I feel is the easiest step by step guide to use it as a Range Extender:1.Access your own router (see y...
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Great repeater, but sensitive to interference
This wireless range extender is great at what it's supposed to do (even though the manual isn't very clear - see other reviews for detailed instructions), but I've held off on giving a review until I've found the source of the problems I've been having with it. So here it is: this device works great, but is *extremely sensitive to signals from surrounding electronic devices*. In my case I originally placed the device next to computer screens, behind a PC and next to a sound speaker and there we...
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Great Gadget - nightmare to install!
Having read all the previous comments, I still bought this as a range extender as the general consensus was that it was great once you got it going. I agree. I have a BT Business Hub operating in a 4 story, 3500 square foot building and its wireless range covered all but the final two rooms in the furthest corner of the building. This range extender has now solved the problem. Steve's comments were very helpful but here are a couple of extra points:1. For universal repeater mode, connect t...
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Reviews sound good, maybe I'm just unlucky
I feel like a bit of a party pooper with all the good reviews around here, but I've had three, yes three, of these devices now and I'm about to send the third one back to Amazon.What's the problem, I hear you ask?The problem is that I go through the motions of setting it up, change the IP, select my wireless network, enter passwords etc etc. At this point, I can see the "Edimax AP" (can't remember if that's the actual name) on my iPad wireless locator. Everything looks good. I apply ...
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Does what it says on the tin...
Purchased this as a simple repeater to extend the range of my Mac Airport network.Took a fair bit of head-scratching and swearing to get it set up (clue - forget any info sent in the box and get the "how to" guides from the Edimax website), but once configured has done the job stably and with good range ever since.Not 5 stars because we are not all computer geeks and poor instructions are unforgivable, IMHO.
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30/10/2009
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Delightful little device
I bought this as a range extender, but I would not be surprised to find out that this device performs well as an access point also. It's really small (think two cigarette packs small) so you can tuck it close to the ceiling. It even comes with two screws to attach it to the wall. And it runs GNU software, which works seamlessly. Setup was a breeze, this is a cheap, no nonsense piece of hardware/software that was obviously designed by someone with a brain.It looks like it works as a bridge ...
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