D-Link DWL-G800AP Wireless Range Extender, 802.11g, 54Mbps

by D-Link

Product Details

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• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CEPA5
• Item model number: DWL-G800AP
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 3, 2003

Product Description

The D-Link AirPlus XtremeG DWL-G800AP is a High Speed 802.11g Wireless Range Extender that can be configured to perform in two operation modes: Wireless Access Point or Wireless Repeater.  Adding the DWL-G800AP to your existing wireless network enables you to extend the wireless signal ¿ particularly useful when walls, ceilings or other architectural obstacles inhibit the wireless signal from reaching its desired destination. When used as an access point, the DWL-G800AP is fully compatible with 802.11b-compliant devices. Security features include WPA and 128-bit WEP encryption for stronger network security.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DOES NOT WORK AS ADVERTISED, November 20, 2004

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Jim MacKrell (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DWL-G800AP Wireless Range Extender, 802.11g, 54Mbps (Personal Computers)

DO NOT BUY this product if you are intending to use it as a repeater. It does not support WPA or WPA-PSK in repeater mode. Their web site does not mention this, nor does their firmware upgrade documentation. I spoke with a tech who admitted this fact, but the idea that their ads were [...] did not mean much to him. This product will NOT work with their DL-624 in repeater mode if you want to have a WPA secure network.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please Step Away from the D-Link!, August 21, 2004

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LondonLover (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DWL-G800AP Wireless Range Extender, 802.11g, 54Mbps (Personal Computers)

Another steller D-Link product. Works great as long as you don't want to use WEP Encryption. After going through 5 phone techs, I finally had one level with me, saying "look, this thing never works with the encryption turned on". After that, I called back and the 2nd-Tier phone tech told me the same thing. Buyer Beware, don't purchase if you want to keep your network WEP turned on!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good wireless repeater with caveats..., July 4, 2005

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isotope "isotope" (State of Confusion) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DWL-G800AP Wireless Range Extender, 802.11g, 54Mbps (Personal Computers)

The D-Link DWL-G800 works fine as a repeater once you get it figured out, it's the pathetic and inadequate D-Link documentation that's really the sticking point.

This product is advertised as being compatible with the DI-624 AirPlus Xtreme G wireless router/AP and indeed it is... EXCEPT that you cannot run the DI-624 in Xtreme G mode with the repeater, unless you enjoy dropped signal and having to hard-reset the repeater every five minutes.

Here's the quick and dirty if you are using this repeater with the DI-624:

1. Log onto the DI-624, go into the Advanced Options and enable the "Long Preamble", then disable the Xtreme G options. Allow the router/AP to reboot.

2. The DWL-G800 is then considerably more stable and can be configured with WEP or WPA.

3. An aside, if you are using XP with either service pack, know that Microsoft in their infinite wisdom have now included something called "Wireless Zero Config" which, so far as I know, can't be disabled or turned off, unless you're using some sort of third party configuration utility. Briefly, this means that you shouldn't disable the SSID broadcast on either AP if using this Wireless Zero config. In fact, Microsoft advises against it since the Zero config doesn't allow you to statically enter your SSID.

Open question to D-Link: why even purchase the DI-624 in connection with the DWL-G800 if you can't use the Xtreme G with it?