





Brand | NETGEAR |
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Model | WNHDE111-100NAR |
Standards | IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11n Draft |
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Security | Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK) Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit, 128-bit encryption |
Frequency Band | 5.0 GHz |
Antenna | Internal Antenna |
System Requirements | Broadband (cable, DSL) router or gateway with built-in DHCP server 5 GHz Draft 802.11n and/or 5.0 GHz 802.11a wireless adapter. Alternatively, an Ethernet adapter and cable for each computer Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX or Linux Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 4.7 or higher |
Features | Plug and play installation—automatic configuration Connects to any existing router/gateway Simple "Push 'N' Connect" using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Supports wireless “ad-hoc” mode for wireless LAN peer-to-peer gaming Supports multicast point-to-multi-point HD video streaming Connect multiple bridges to WNHDE111 Access Point |
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Dimensions | 8.9" x 6.8" x 1.5" |
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Weight | 1.2 lbs |
Date First Available | March 02, 2009 |
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Pros: Super easy setup, very easy to use, completely transparent in AP/Bridge setup, Price ($56 shipped for two after coupon), auto update of firmware, GREAT speeds. Setup was easy, but I know what I am doing. I set one to AP and the other to bridge. Plugged both into my router and allowed them to get ip's from DHCP. Logged in through the web control panel and setup the AP with WPA-AES and mimicked the settings on the bridge. They found each other in seconds and started working instantly. I went ahead and specified the channel because I have seen some AP's auto select channels too often in a noisy environment and cause issues. Keep the speeds set on auto for the best throughput. With WPA2 encryption I was only getting about 75-80Mbps average throughput, so I backed it down to WPA and got the better throughput. Do not use WEP! The 802.11N specification doesn't support that encryption method and you will not get good performance!
Cons: Kind of a large enclosure, but not bad if you hide them. The only thing you have to worry about is that if you put these up in the upper channel range they will start to overlap in the 5.8Ghz range for cordless phones. The lower channel range stays around 5.1-5.2Ghz and is relatively interference free.
Overall Review: I was using the Netgear Powerline 200Mbps combo to get ethernet in an apt from my mediacenter/server to my gaming machine upstairs. While this worked reliably, the best throughput I could ever get was about 30Mbps. This was a hassle when transferring large files (in the GB's). Speeds are heavily dependent on your host and client machines. At work, I was only getting ~35Mbps throughput due to my work pc's older NIC with poor performance. It doesn't offload tcp traffic to the NIC's processor like newer cards do. I am a tech specializing in small to medium business network, desktop, and server support. I deal with Dell, Cisco (not Linksys), HP, and a variety of other enterprise level equipment everyday.