| Reviews : Linksys by Cisco WET200 Wireless-G Business Ethernet Bridge |
Linksys by Cisco WET200 Wireless-G Business Ethernet Bridge Product By Linksys Available From 17 Sellers |
Technical Details
- Former Linksys Business Series
- Cisco WET200 Wireless-G Business Ethernet Bridge
- Five ports for securely connecting separate wired networks
- Buttons -- Reset
- Cabling Type -- UTP CAT 5
Product Description
The Linksys WET200 Wireless Bridge seamlessly bridges separate Ethernet networks together wirelessly and is ideal for small businesses with offices and resources that are in different office suites of a building or a closely adjacent building. The WET200 is a Power over Ethernet (PoE) end device so it can be installed anywhere an Ethernet cable can be run if there is not ready access to a power outlet. PoE enables delivery of both data and power to the WET200. An AC adapter is also included if the device installation site has a power outlet nearby.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By Gerbrand Ceder
Poor product. Mine did not save any settings I put in. Nothing in the
quick set-up guide worked as indicated. I assume it is defective and
will return.
By Bradley VanRoosendaal (Boise, ID USA)
I mainly got this for an older computer and apply tougher Encryption methods, but can see more uses in the future. I actually had to go online at the linksys forum and get a better idea on how to hook it up. Once everything was in play it works like a charm.
By Alex H (US of A)
Hardware install took seconds, open, plug in power, ethernet to PC. viola. Have not yet tried the Power Over Ethernet feature.
Software took a bit of work, but after maybe half hour figured it out. It's not as simple as the pamplet says, at least not for me. I needed to input the gateway and DNS both on the bridge and the PC connected to the bridge, then I was up and running.
Speed is great, my desktop, via the brige, gets 2x the download speed compared to my laptop, connected wireless to the gateway router.
Only been running an hour or two but I'm impressed so far.
By Jorge De Cubas (Sherrills Ford, NC United States)
I bought this item based on the reviews I had read on various sites. I also have various Linksys (Cisco) items and based on voodoo, I like to keep all my networking items the same brand.
As directed, I set up a fixed IP address of 192.168.1.226 and tried to connect to the bridge user interface, but no luck; it simply would not accept the default user name and password of "admin". I tried hard reset 4 times, tried different computers all to no avail. The support website is worthless, but in their defense, there is not alot to setting up a bridge and by this time I figured I had bad firmware but could not update it if I could not get into the user interface! (The bridge was working cause I could ping it). So I gave up and called India tech support...after 30 minutes of worthless help they came to the same conclusion I had: faulty firmware and I sent it back to Amazon.
FWIW, I will ask for a replacement although I have found some Linksys products are really buggy these days after Cisco took them over. My other items WRT54GX2 and my little 5 port Linksys switch work great. Their media adapter and gaming bridge suck. We will see how this one does when I get a replacement.
By J. Conrad (San Francisco, CA USA)
Ordered the WET200 after several attempts at other solutions. I have three devices that are too far from my wireless router--(Directv DVR, Slingbox, and Xbox360)--so this really did the trick. There's even room for a couple more devices, as it has 5 ports.
Setup was relatively easy if you've done any router setup before, although it did seem as though the user manual assumed a certain base knowledge of networking, probably because it's considered a more advanced device to begin with. Anyway, I was up and running in about 15-20 minutes after configuring it. It's been running since I set it up (several weeks now) without any hiccups or need to reboot it.
I would definitely recommend this product for anyone who already has a wireless router but has multiple devices that are both, A: not wireless and B: too far to plug into their router.
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