NETGEAR WGX102 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender | 
 enlarge | Brand: Netgear
Category: CE
Buy Refurbished: $34.95
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Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5 x 7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WGX102NA
Model: WGX102NA
UPC: 606449040449
EAN: 0606449040449
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wireless Range Extender plugs into a wall outlet to extend a 802.11g network | | • | Supports IEEE 802.11g wireless standard and is backwards compatible with 802.11b networks | | • | Enhanced security thanks to WPA and 64/128-bit WEP encryption | | • | Sleek design fits into any decor | | • | Device measures 6.5 x 3 x 8.6 inches (WxHxD) |
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Product Description
NETGEAR offers wireless, Ethernet, powerline and phoneline networking products through a complete line of routers, gateways, switches, hubs, and adapters. NETGEAR products offer the strongest security and privacy options available to protect home and business customers.
Amazon.com Product Description
 | The NETGEAR WGX102 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender offers: - A simple way to extend a wireless network.
- Enhanced security thanks to WPA and 64/128-bit WEP encryption.
- Sleek design that fits into any decor.
|  | |  | The NETGEAR WGX102 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender makes it easy to create a wireless network anywhere you have an electrical outlet. This makes it feasible to extend an internet connection to even the farthest reaches of your home without a tangled mess of cables. 
Just plug the WGX102 into an outlet to extend your wireless range. View larger. | Elegant Design and Simple to Install
The WGX102 is a small silver-colored box with rounded edges that has no wires or ports of any kind. Installation is truly plug and play: simply plug the device into the outlet and you have a wireless network originating from that spot. Note that the use of this device requires the separately sold NETGEAR XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge, which connects from an existing wired or wireless router to the power line. Fast and Secure
The WGX102 complies with both the Homeplug 1.0 and 802.11g wireless standards for compatibility with a wide range of devices. Since 802.11g is backwards compatible with 802.11b, you don't have to worry about your older devices that might not yet support the newer standard. The WGX102 supports 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption as well as WPA so you can be sure your data is safe from prying eyes. The NETGEAR WGX102 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender is backed by a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
WGX102 54 Mbps wall-plugged wireless range extender, resource CD, installation guide, ethernet cable, warranty/support information card, and "read me" flyer.
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| Customer Reviews:
 I've bought 4 so far.... November 27, 2009
Eric Thrimble (MA, USA)
I have had 4 since 2006 and use them all the time - we have a large house and a lot of guests. I also use other means to extend the network, but the best thing about these is that once they are set up on the network, you can just move them to another part of the house if you need. We have a complete mix of wiring in the house, some 100 years old, and that means that they don't work everywhere, but they work in most of it.
They aren't necessarily easy to set up. If you are reasonably competent with Microsoft networks, it will make your life easier - and you probably need to be to set up any moderately complicated home or office network anyway. If for instance, your gateway router uses 192.168.1.1, then since these by default are 192.168.0.101, they won't communicate. You'll have to reset the IP address of your router to .0.1, then find the wgx, change it to .1.101 (or whatever) and then change your router back - for instance. If your router is already .0.1, you won't have that issue. (don't remember if there is much help on this in the manual - I do remember it took me a while to figure out).
One of mine just failed - which is what prompted this review. The other 3 are OK,and the one that burned out is the one I had been lending guests to take to their rooms, so I don't know if it's been abused. Ironically, it's been in a drawer most of the time. But that's 3 years for the first to fail, which perhaps isn't too bad.
One more thing, you won' get a transfer rate close to Ethernet. It's about fast enough to keep up with our DSL, so it's not a bottleneck for the internet. But if you want to transfer lots of music and photos around your home (except overnight backup), I'd find another way.
Net net though, great (relatively) simple solution for getting wireless to hidden corners of the house.
Wireless range extender October 9, 2008
Harvard08 (Massachusetts, USA)
This product performs as advertised. I get continuous excellent communication from a distant device in a usuually poor reception area.
Works great August 28, 2008
M. DeNardi (Beaufort, SC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since our router is in the basement and our computers are on the second floor and in the office behind the garage, this range extender really helps. Both of our computers work much better.
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