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Motorola WA840G wireless access point
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The Motorola WA840G is a first-rate wireless access point, offering 54 MBps and backward compatibility with older wireless devices. I replaced an unreliable Linksys WAP11 with this unit, and I'm extremely pleased with it - I will not be going back to Linksys products again.
Setup is straightforward once you get the unit running on your network. As another reviewer has pointed out, the access point has a factory default IP address of 192.168.40.x which means that you will probably have to change this in order to access it on your own network (unless by chance your own network is also configured as 192.168.40.x). Fortunately, this task is easy with the supplied Windows CD - which guides you very easily through the process - and the supplied Ethernet crossover cable, which is required to connect the access point directly to your PC for this step.
The performance of this device is superb. A 100 meter range indoors is claimed, and I can believe it. I live in a small house, with little solid obstruction and I get 54 MBps everywhere.
The security capabilities of this device are also very good - far better (as far as I can tell) than offerings from other manufacturers such as Belkin, Linksys and D-Link. WEP is supported for compatibility, but WPA-PSK with AES is the best choice. MAC address filtering is also a feature - useful as it allows you to only allow certain machines to connect to your network, based on the individual MAC address associated with their wireless hardware.
In sum, this is a great product and one I definitely recommend. Motorola have done a great job, and I'll be choosing their products over Linksys et al from now on. |
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