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Easy install fast speeds great product great experience . I did a lot of research before purchasing a solution for my home wireless network. I read a lot of horror stories about people having a hard time setting things up, connections dropping, etc., so I was a little spooked about spending a lot of money for something that might be a pain. Boy was I in for a surprise.I picked this NetGear product because I have had good experiences with their products in the past, and hadn't really heard anything particularly bad about this product. When it arrived, I was VERY impressed. I simply plugged it in, connected it to my Ethernet hub, put my new network card into my laptop (I bought the NetGear HA501 at the same time), and viola! It just worked! No complicated setting to configure, nothing to change on my laptop, my network, nothing. And its range is outstanding.Also, for those of you trying to decide between 802.11a and 802.11b, choose 802.11a. While you might see just a little perceived increase in speed, the reliability of your connection is so much better. With 802.11a you don't have to worry about microwaves, cell phones, cordless phones, and other devices interfering. With 802.11b there is so much interference that connections can (and do) drop or be very flaky.Good luck!
Easy install fast speeds great product great experience . I did a lot of research before purchasing a solution for my home wireless network. I read a lot of horror stories about people having a hard time setting things up, connections dropping, etc., so I was a little spooked about spending a lot of money for something that might be a pain. Boy was I in for a surprise.I picked this NetGear product because I have had good experiences with their products in the past, and hadn't really heard anything particularly bad about this product. When it arrived, I was VERY impressed. I simply plugged it in, connected it to my Ethernet hub, put my new network card into my laptop (I bought the NetGear HA501 at the same time), and viola! It just worked! No complicated setting to configure, nothing to change on my laptop, my network, nothing. And its range is outstanding.Also, for those of you trying to decide between 802.11a and 802.11b, choose 802.11a. While you might see just a little perceived increase in speed, the reliability of your connection is so much better. With 802.11a you don't have to worry about microwaves, cell phones, cordless phones, and other devices interfering. With 802.11b there is so much interference that connections can (and do) drop or be very flaky.Good luck!
Netgear HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point Reviews
Another great Netgear product that meets expectations! . The HE102 is a great product that meets all of the expectations of 802.11a technology. Contrary to some other reviews here, this product does indeed work through walls, and work well! I am currently writing this on my laptop (with a netgear adapter) about 60 feet, one floor, and about 3 walls away. The utility shows about 18 MBPS transmit and 24 MBPS receive. Contrast that with the prior 802.11b system I also use that works at around 2-3 MBPS. The difference is that interference from our cordless phones do not kick off the signal randomly. Set up about 3 weeks ago and not one disconnect.Ensure that you set up the infrastructure properly. The WAP setup screen defaults the NETID name to blank. Most adapters default to, oddly enough, "default". If you are having problems getting more that about 10 feet away, double check this.
Another great Netgear product that meets expectations! . The HE102 is a great product that meets all of the expectations of 802.11a technology. Contrary to some other reviews here, this product does indeed work through walls, and work well! I am currently writing this on my laptop (with a netgear adapter) about 60 feet, one floor, and about 3 walls away. The utility shows about 18 MBPS transmit and 24 MBPS receive. Contrast that with the prior 802.11b system I also use that works at around 2-3 MBPS. The difference is that interference from our cordless phones do not kick off the signal randomly. Set up about 3 weeks ago and not one disconnect.Ensure that you set up the infrastructure properly. The WAP setup screen defaults the NETID name to blank. Most adapters default to, oddly enough, "default". If you are having problems getting more that about 10 feet away, double check this.
Netgear HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point Opinions
Works right out of the box . Bought both the HA501 802.11a PC Card and HE102 802.11a wireless access point. Installed and ran out of the box. Driver installation is a snap. Setup is a snap with Windows/XP. No reboot necessary. Changing wireless network SSID and setting WEP encryption is easy as well. I ran in turbo mode 72Mbps inside my house and connect to the cable modem for internet access. Very fast and good range too.Monitoring the stations connecting and changing TCP/IP config via the AP web interface is very easy too.
Works right out of the box . Bought both the HA501 802.11a PC Card and HE102 802.11a wireless access point. Installed and ran out of the box. Driver installation is a snap. Setup is a snap with Windows/XP. No reboot necessary. Changing wireless network SSID and setting WEP encryption is easy as well. I ran in turbo mode 72Mbps inside my house and connect to the cable modem for internet access. Very fast and good range too.Monitoring the stations connecting and changing TCP/IP config via the AP web interface is very easy too.
Easy setup but weak signal . I purchased the Netgear HE102 along with the HA501 cardbus card, after I had to return the Linksys WAP54A and WPC54A. There were many reasons why I had to return the Linksys. See my review of the WPC54A elsewhere on Amazon. At first, I was a little apprehensive about the Netgear after the Linksys saga. To my pleasant surprise, the Netgear's setup was a breeze. Every feature worked as advertised, including 152 bit WEP and Turbo Mode. I was able to set up the wireless LAN in less than 10 minutes. Actually, the thing practically worked right out of the box. And this is with Windows XP. Now that I have been using the network for a little while, I do have one minor complaint. There were a number of times when my connection was dropped. Although the WAP and the laptop were on different floors, the straight linear distance between the two is only about 50 feet. And I really don't expect the connection to drop in such short distance. Miraculously, the connection was okay in other parts of the house. So, you really need to play with the location, orientation, antennas, and channel selection of the WAP to achieve an optimal/compromised result. Since there is no guidance in how to do this, you have to experiment. It may take you a long time to find the right combination. After a couple of days of experimentation, I now settled on the one combination that gives me no dead spot in the entire house, but I have to give up on bandwidth. I don't get the full 72 Mbps unless the laptop is in the same room as the WAP. Everywhere else, 48 Mbps is the best that I can do, and it deteriorates very fast from there. From a different floor, I mostly get about 12 Mbps. This is a good compromise that is also acceptable for my purpose. Your mileage may vary.
Easy to use still not up to 802.11b range though. . This system was EASY to install. Basically, you plug it in and it broadcasts. It's speed level is fantastic. However, I found that its range was not nearly as good as with my SMC 802.11b system.I am still glad I bought this product, but it is shocking to me that the system doesn't always get good reception from but one room away (It works, but not always particularly well).I should mention how the system works speedwise. It's speeds are significantly higher than the 802.11b, but there is more of a lag. So, you might go to a website, get a slight lag where nothing shows up on the page, and then boom... it all appears instantaneously. I am sure that some of this delay is because I've created another point for data to go through - I am using this system through my SMC barricade.The Netgear HE102 does NOT have a firewall built into it, and so you should really should route this system through one for added security.So, should you buy and use this? Yes and no, depending upon your set-up.NO: If you live in a big home where you don't have to worry about outside disturbances (ie multiple microwave ovens and 2.4 gig phones.) In this situation go with 802.11b for the greater range at a lower price.YES: If you need to move massive amounts of data though your network. 802.11a is MUCH faster when it works, and you do notice the difference with larger files.YES: If you live in a high density area such as a condominium were you have to worry about interference from your neighbors. This netgear system will bypass most interference since it operates at a higher frequency, and the lessend range actually becomes an advantage since it means you are less likely to get interference from other 802.11a systems as well.
Great unit for behind the NAT Firewall . All I did was plug it in and turn it on. I read a thousand reviews and this unit showed promise, I was shocked at the ease of installation!! Once I was online I was able to configure it through my web browser... Done!! I combined this with the Netgear - WAG511 on a WinXP laptop.May stump some real beginners to the networking field as the documentation leaves a little to be desired. I am able to get a strong signal from my porch and every room in my house.Recommendations, combine this with a multi protocol PC Card to ensure that you get a good signal, add powered entenna's to strengthen the signal, locate this within eye shot of your favorite seat for maximum performance and remember that the internet moves at a much slower rate than this connection at 28% throughput.
Not a Problem . I am writing this review from my second story bedroom about 50 feet or so from the access point. The speed is still great. Often better than what my company has through a T-1.The set-up was very easy. One of the easiest installations I have ever had. It was not working at first, and just as I was ready to call Netgear I realized that I did not have the stupid cable modem plugged in to the access point. Once I plugged it in, I was rocking and rolling in literally seconds.
Cons Review
piece of junk . the package had been previously opened. The wireless access point did not work. NO amount of set up could made the radio signal activate. They sent me a broken product.
Works great..... if you are within 6 feet. . OK, so I work in the IT industry and I concider my self very well versed in current computer technology. 802.11a was a technology that has somewhat become burried since the huge hype it experienced at the start of this year. I always wondered why, and wondered why a lot of the major network hardware sites (i.e. Practicallynetworked.com) had very little to say or to review when it came to 802.11a products.Well now I know why. I had a really open mind when going into it and expected a lot of great things from the 11a standard. Boy was I wrong.Reading the few reviews that are out there, people say that 11a "may have problmes negotiating through walls and other obsticals". This has got to be the biggest understatement of the year. Using a 25 ft network cable wich I use to network my 2 computers together, I attached one end to the AP and moved it about 15 feet away from the computer to another room. The moment the AP rounded the corner, my connection up and died. The best I could do was get an intermittent connection that wouldn't stay up long enough to field an IP address from my AP.Now as long as I was about 8ft away and in line of site with the 11a network adapter, I recieved the quoted 54 to 77 Mb/s advertised. As far as I am concerned 11a is not ready for any form of use. The 5GHz bandwidth is just too unstable when it comes to negotiating corners or walls. Whats the point of wirless if the AP has to be in the same room as the wireless network adapter?Stay away from this technology. If you really need wireless, save a few bucks and go 802.11b. Its sill by far the most stable. Or if you really need the speed, do what I am going to do....... wire your house with CAT5.
Works great..... if you are within 6 feet. . OK, so I work in the IT industry and I concider my self very well versed in current computer technology. 802.11a was a technology that has somewhat become burried since the huge hype it experienced at the start of this year. I always wondered why, and wondered why a lot of the major network hardware sites (i.e. Practicallynetworked.com) had very little to say or to review when it came to 802.11a products.Well now I know why. I had a really open mind when going into it and expected a lot of great things from the 11a standard. Boy was I wrong.Reading the few reviews that are out there, people say that 11a "may have problmes negotiating through walls and other obsticals". This has got to be the biggest understatement of the year. Using a 25 ft network cable wich I use to network my 2 computers together, I attached one end to the AP and moved it about 15 feet away from the computer to another room. The moment the AP rounded the corner, my connection up and died. The best I could do was get an intermittent connection that wouldn't stay up long enough to field an IP address from my AP.Now as long as I was about 8ft away and in line of site with the 11a network adapter, I recieved the quoted 54 to 77 Mb/s advertised. As far as I am concerned 11a is not ready for any form of use. The 5GHz bandwidth is just too unstable when it comes to negotiating corners or walls. Whats the point of wirless if the AP has to be in the same room as the wireless network adapter?Stay away from this technology. If you really need wireless, save a few bucks and go 802.11b. Its sill by far the most stable. Or if you really need the speed, do what I am going to do....... wire your house with CAT5.
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Feature Netgear HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point
- 54 Mbps/up to 72 Mbps in turbo mode
- Freedom to move from room to room with your notebook and stay connected
- Quickly networks employees without the time/expense of Ethernet cabling
- Standards-based, IEEE 802.11a reliability
- Secure--industry standard 60/128/152-bit WEP encryption
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Product Details
EAN : 0606449023190UPC : 606449023190
MPN : HE102NA
Brand : Netgear
Weight : 5 pounds
Height : 5 inches
Length : 12 inches
Width : 10 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : Netgear
Model : HE102NA
Platform : Windows
Publisher : Netgear
Studio : Netgear
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