Product Description
NETGEAR's WGXB102 gives you the ability to have wireless Internet access originate from any power outlet in the home, with no visible cables.
Receive Wireless Internet Access from any Power Outlet in Your Home:
As home networking continues to spread and evolve at rapid speed, some users find that their wireless router does not reach all corners of their home, or that they would like to have their wireless network originate from a point of their choosing, rather than be tethered to the point where the Internet enters their home. Other users would rather have a wireless network where no product is on the floor, and no cables are visible at all.
The WGXB102 allows the user to have their wireless network originate from the middle of their home, or from even the furthest extremity, with no cables visible. The kit consists of the XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet bridge and a WGX102 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender. The XE102 connects to an existing wired or wireless router from any vendor, and the WGX102 can be plugged into any electrical outlet to create an area of wireless access.
Novel:
Plug the XE102 into a wired or wireless router from any vendor, and then plug the WGX102 into any power outlet at your desired location to provide wireless access where desired.
Attractive:
A new wall-plugged form factor allows the user to have a full wireless network without any visible Ethernet cables, and without any floor or desk space occupied. The sleek platinum casing blends well into any home décor.
Customer Reviews:
IMPORTANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY.......2008-01-09
Netgear's sales blurb implies that you can plug this network extender in anywhere in the house and it will work. Not true. It will only work if the electrical socket you are using to power the unit connected to your router is on the same electrical circuit as the electical socket into which you want to plug the unit that rebroadcasts the signal. In my case I had a router downstairs and wanted to extend the circuit into my daughter's room upstairs. This product didn't work because the downstairs ring main was on a different circuit to the upstairs ring main - which I am guessing is an extremely common feature of the way houses are wired. The implication is that this product will only work in specific and probably quite limited conditions. So check your electrical circuits before you buy!
(also check the web for numerous complaints that these units give up the ghost after a year or so. I never got that far!)
Excellent product. Go for it........2007-12-17
I had problems with my wireless network range, especially with my Internet Radio(Pico Revo),which would work only within 5 metres from my Linksys WRT54 router ,but the WBXB102 solved it completely. Believe me I tried everything mentioned in several forums in the last few weeks. I upgraded the firware of my router to 'dd-wrt', tried the high-gain antenna, tried the Linksys wireless Range Extender, replaced my 'g' router with a 'n' router, but none of these worked for me, until I tried the WGXB102. now I can listen to Sudan radio station in my consevatory and in the garden. my laptop has never been so fast(3550 kbs), so, I AM IMPRESSED! just follow the instuctions from the CD carefully, and download the Configuration Utility to your laptop and it will do the job for you. don't try calling the Netgear technical support centre in India, it's simply a waste of money. great product , shame on the tecnical support. By the way the WGXB102 costs £125 at PC World!(£50 more than Amazon). a ripp off in my opinion. well done Amazon.
No Good! .......2007-10-25
Very disappointed, brought this item to improve signal strength on recommendation made by NETGEAR.
I can honestly say it made no difference at all. Also, unless you are using your wireless internet without a security / WEP password it's a complete nightmare to configure.
Further disbelief, it's on sale at 120.00gbp at PC World! Rip off.
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL !!!!.......2007-10-18
I bought these bricks in an attempt to extend my wireless network to the bedrooms...the only reason Ive given the product 1 star is because they were actually inside their box when I opened it.....upon reflection, I might have rated it 5 stars if they had been missing!!
They are not plug & play if you do not have a Netgear compatible router. I have a BT HomeHub & despite 2 days of fiddling with IP settings I have never managed to access the repeater units setup menu. The IP access address they give you in the instructions doesn't work....
I think I'll pack these up & send them back - or perhaps use them as doorstops....
Dont buy them unless you are a masochist!!
Excellent product.......2007-09-25
Following the completion of a home office in my detached garage, the hunt was on for a solution to the standard wireless issues that seem to haunt everyone in stone-built properties. I have a Netgear RangeMax router and still could not get a signal in 90% of the house when the router was in the new office.
I was discouraged from purchasing the WGXB102 kit from previous reports on this and other websites but I decided to go with my instinct and my experience has been nothing but positive. The kit arrived promptly and I eagerly unpacked and begun installation. Because of the negative reviews I'd read, I was careful to fully read the instructions enclosed. A 4 page 'quick guide' was included along with a much more detailed manual on a CD. Didn't need the CD - the leaflet told me everything I needed to know.
My existing network was already manually configured with WPA security which meant I had to amend the config of the access point but the instructions told me exactly how to do that. Yeah, okay, you need some Windows knowledge to know where to change your IP address but use of the Help & Support function under XP should point even a Windows novice to the right place. Basically, if you've configured security and a new SSID on your existing network then you're going to know how to configure it on the access point.
So now I can browse the internet anywhere in my house, office or garden. Maybe I should get out more......
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