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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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Good while it lasts, but driver problems.
- Pros: Excellent signal reception, could get a strong and steady signal from one floor up and about fifty feet away through a kitchen.
- Cons: Most current drivers have made it impossible to use under Vista Home Basic. Even opening the network connection panel causes a driver error BSOD. The latest drivers from the company are from October of 2008 so there isn't any support for it now.
- Other Thoughts: If the drivers and adapter work for you, this is a great adapter that works excellently. But make sure you have a good return policy if you're trying it out.
Saves money on Routers
- Pros: I was setting up 2 wl-520gu routers as a dd-wrt repeater bridge to reach from the far top corner of a 2 story ranch house all the way to his boat dock at the end of the back yard (like 200 feet through alot of house diagonally). I setup the first router and planned on putting the second at the back of the house as a repeater, but I was getting a 3/5 bars without it. I was running the router at 70mw and had this HAWKING HWU8DD picking up the signal at the dock.
- Cons: Made me look bad. I spent a lot of time figuring out a system with 2 routers and this thing in a wireless bridge repeater configuration. We ordered all the stuff and I was done after hooking up 2/3 of it and it took 1/4 the time. It was like "what was all the fuss about, that was easy" PS: the software's kinda cheesy, but who cares, this is amazing
- Other Thoughts: We didn't need to buy a router at all, or internet service for that matter. This thing was picking up like 10 signals from all over the lake as I rotated it and refreshed the list.
Works well
- Pros: extends the wifi range
- Cons: short usb cable
- Other Thoughts: I was getting poor to average connection with Linksys usb adapter now, with this product, I am getting good to excellent. Works well for me!
| Model |
| Brand |
HAWKING |
| Model |
HWU8DD |
| Spec |
| Standards |
IEEE 802.11b/g |
| Wireless Data Rates |
Up to 54Mbps |
| Security |
64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption
WPA, WPA2 |
| WPA/WPA2 |
WPA2 |
| Interface |
USB 2.0 |
| Frequency Band |
2.4GHz - 2.4835GHz |
| LEDs |
Power, Wireless Activity |
| Transmitted Power |
23 ~ 24 dBm |
| Antenna |
Hi-Gain Directional Dish Antenna (8 dBi gain) |
| System Requirements |
Pentium compatible or above w/ CD-Rom
Windows 98SE, 2k, ME, XP
One Available USB Port (USB 2.0 required for 54Mbps networking, USB 1.1 for 11mbps)
802.11b or 802.11g Wireless Network |
| Temperature |
0°C - 55°C (32°F - 131°F) |
| Humidity |
95% Maximum, Non-Condensing |
| Feature |
| Features |
High Speed Wireless Networking for your Laptop or Desktop PC
Advanced Directional Dish Antenna Designed for Excellent Wireless Range and Performance
Hi-Gain 8dBi Antenna Extends Wireless Distance by up to 300% (Eliminates wireless dead spots)
The Only Wireless Networking Adapter to integrate Dish Antenna Technology
Setup Wizard installs the Dish Adapter in minutes |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
HWU8DD
USB Cable
Resource Disk
Manual |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
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Reviewed By: KAli on 8/8/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: more than 1 year
