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TP-Link TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender w/ 1x 4dBi Antenna
This review is from : TP-Link Wireless AP/Bridge/Repeater (TL-WA730RE)
No Nonsense Extender . Used this with a TP-Link WL RT TD-W8960N, configuration was a push-button experience. Plug it in, press one button, press the other bitton, and you are good to go with a secure network.
No Nonsense Extender . Used this with a TP-Link WL RT TD-W8960N, configuration was a push-button experience. Plug it in, press one button, press the other bitton, and you are good to go with a secure network.
Cons Review
Connection time: 5 min tops . I needed a repeater to grab my landlords connection (Belkin N1) from the adjacent bldg. This thing was easy enough to setup initially, but it within 5 minutes, the connection would freeze and I'd have to reset it. I proceeded to try a million settings configurations to try and get it to work, but to no avail. Tech support was prompt, but told me all the same stuff I'd already tried. Nothing could fix this issue, so I returned it and got the Hawking HWREN1. It worked right out of the box with no tinkering required; definitely worth the higher price.
Does not support hidden SSID of Linksys/Cisco root access point . This is a cheap and simple range extender without any of the bells and whistles of more prominent brands like Netgear. So if price is the main factor, this is a decent range extender. However, there are two main drawbacks. Reliability is not its strong point. One would need to reboot the router every now and then, say around once a week. Secondly, it could not connect to my root access point (the main router that is connected to the modem / wall socket) if my access point was set to not broadcast its SSID. This may not matter to the majority of people, but for those who like to hide their SSID, this is an annoyance. What is irritating is that the range extender only requires the MAC address of the root access point with its corresponding passphrase (no SSID name is required) AND it was able to detect my root access point's MAC address via its built-in access point scan, so there is no reason why the SSID would be an issue. I think hidden SSID of the root access point is supported but just didn't work in my case, because there was the option to disable the broadcast of the SSID of the range extender. This would a pointless option if the root access point had to broadcast its SSID. I encountered the same problem on my old Linksys/Cisco WRT54G and my new Linksys/Cisco E4200 which runs the N750 protocol. Therefore, it appears there is bad compatibility with Linksys/Cisco products.
Feature TP-Link Wireless AP/Bridge/Repeater (TL-WA730RE)
- Standards: With some n features, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
- Interface: 1x 10/100 RJ45 Ethernet Port
- Antenna: 1x 4dBi Detachable Omni Directional Antenna
- Wireless Signal Rates: Upto 150Mbps
- Frequency Range: 2.4-2.4835GHz
- Modulation Technology: DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, OFDM, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
- Power Supply: Input - localized to country of sale; Output - 9VDC /0.85A Switching PSU
- Wireless Mode: Range Extender Mode; AP Mode
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Product Details
EAN : 0845973051471UPC : 845973051471
MPN : TL-WA730RE
Brand : TP-Link
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 11 inches
Width : 7 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : TP-Link
Model : TL-WA730RE
Publisher : TP-Link
SKU : A103205
Studio : TP-Link
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