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Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter

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  • Dual band 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Wireless A/B/G home network compatible
  • Compact, high-performance design
  • Powered by Xbox 360 to eliminate adapter clutter
  • Windows Vista Media Center compatible
  • Streams photos and music from Microsoft Windows XP and recorded TV, movies, and videos from your Microsoft Windows XP Media Center - based PC

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  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
  • ASIN: B002RS7NB2
  • Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Media: Accessory
  • Release Date: November 10, 2009
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (122 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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What is Wireless N?
If you are curious as to what exactly Wireless N Technology is, it is the latest generation in increasingly powerful wireless bandwidth. Incorporating new MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) technology, Wireless N is designed for today’s most powerful bandwidth demands, be it streaming HD movies, hard-core gaming, or multiple networked home computers. Wireless N is also fully compatible with existing 802.11g and 802.11b wireless routers and access points, so you don’t have to reinvent the wireless wheel to upgrade.

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Go Wireless with your Xbox
If you are looking to go wireless on your Xbox, then definitely check out the Xbox Wireless N Adapter. With increased speed, range and wireless security features*, the Xbox 360 Wireless ‘N’ Networking Adapter offers the fastest and most convenient connection to Xbox LIVE. You can seamlessly download or stream HD movies, TV episodes, and games from Xbox LIVE Marketplace in full 1080p and 5.1 surround sound from anywhere in the house.** Compatible with A/B/G/N networks, the compact design clips easily onto the back of your console, a very nice feature to keep things clean and uncluttered around your console, or offers the flexibility of off-board placement.

  * Compared to Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter, supports WPA2 security protocol
** Range up to 2x that of A/B/G networks

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Designed for versatility and ease, the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter ‘N’ enhances your Xbox 360 experience in the digital home, seamlessly synchronizing with the Xbox 360 system with the newest Wireless N standard. Wireless N offers increased speed, coverage and reliability and can easily stream media-intensive applications such as ‘Games on Demand’, HD movies, videos and music to your Xbox 360 system from Xbox LIVE® or your Media Center PC.

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175 of 178 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and effective, November 12, 2009
By J. Fabisch "JayFab" (Burlington, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
360 is in the basement, router is on the 2nd floor. My main reason for upgrading was because while watching streaming netflix movies, it would stop and downgrade the quality to keep up with the streaming movie. This doesn't happen on my pc or when I moved the 360 one floor closer to the router.

The package comes with an instruction manual, installation cd and the adapter. The CD sleeve tells you to put it in first before connecting the adapter. I put it into my 360 and it just stared at me. Probably because I had already downloaded the latest 360 update through Live. The instructions were not clear on this but I feel it is for people that have never updated their 360 and need the WPA2 configuration installed to run wireless n. To clarify, to use wireless N you must use WPA or WPA2. You cannot use WEP encryption. If you do not change it on your router configuration, this adapter will run in ABG only. NOT N. You must also have a wireless N compatible router to run at wireless n speeds (duh).

I already had the older MS ABG adapter wirelessly connected to my 360 and linked to my router, so I just shut it down, unplugged the usb cable and plugged this one in instead. Rebooted and ran "test connection" and it kept the old configuration memory of the connection settings (MAC and ip addresses, passwords, WPA2, etc), except it connected full "4 bars" strong and stated the connection type was n instead of g. I checked this on the router as well through my pc. Connection speeds had varied from 28 to 54 mb/s but now jumped to 52 to 108 mb/s. Tested the unit thoroughly with MW2. No hiccups in voice or connection problems with server during multiplayer or spec ops. Also tested netflix streaming. No problems here either. Watched a full movie with no recalibration/interuption. This has never happened before even on a good day.

The adapter comes with little fold out feet on the bottom so you can stand it remotely if you buy a usb extension cable. Very handy feature if your 360 is buried in an entertainment rack.

Offnote complaint: Router is DLink DGL4500 GamerLounge ABGN, non-firmware updated (which has been known to cause problems). People have complained that this router is not simultaneous dual band. I was on xbox live playing a game in wireless n and using my iphone (wireless g only) to look up info on the net at the same time. I believe the "simultaneous" complaint refers to wireless n devices not being able to see wireless g devices on the same server. Does not affect my configuration.

Conclusion:
Does everyone need this? No. But if you don't want or can't run cable through your house and want the fastest connection speed possible, this is a great trouble free solution. When choosing between the older version and the newer one, the price differences between the two MS supplied adapters is minimal enough that this should be your purchase choice unless you NEVER plan to upgrade past g or your 360 is pretty much in line of site of your router.

I do not work for MS, own a PS3, have red ringed my 360, and still recommend this product.

Pro's: speed, pain free installation, speed, remotely locatable, speed, 2 antennae, did I mention speed???
Con's: clamshell packing, price, vague installation instructions, fragile antennae only pivot left/right, not forward/back or rotateable, same with old one. But since it can be located remotely, not really an issue.

GT: Jinx32
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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wireless N - Achievement Unlocked!, November 18, 2009
By Michael Baran (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
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Can't route Cat-5 cable? This latest A/B/G & N Wireless Adapter, from Microsoft, is the next best bet. Emphasis on the "N."

Do you use the Apple Airport Express or the Apple Airport Extreme as your router? No worries, there are no compatibility issues; nor are there any NAT issues that interrupt game play, an issue that plagues certain routers on the market.

If you do not have an 802.11n capable router, but can spare the extra money, spring for this latest A/B/G & N wireless adapter. The Xbox 360 wireless adapter conforms to all four current wireless network standards and will work with any devices that support such.

Concerned about the color of the adapter not matching the color of your console? Regardless of how you display your console, horizontally or vertically, the adapter (if plugged into the rear of your console) is hidden and all that is visible are the grey antennae.

This newest adapter shares the same, almost plug-and-play, installation as the previous A/B/G generation wireless adapter. Simply plug the adapter into the back of your console and power the console on. If you are not already online, navigate to the system area of the Dashboard. Within the system area, enter in your network settings, test the settings, then log into Xbox Live and you are ready to go.

I was able to tell the difference in speed immediately, even when testing the Xbox Live connection in the network settings. Gone are the issues with streaming, and Netflix looks amazing in high definition. And most importantly, I am gaming multi-player lag free!

Things to consider: If you use wireless controllers with your system, you may get better performance using the 5-GHz band for your network connection, since the wireless controllers operate in the 2.4-GHz band. This also holds true with other common household devices such as cordless telephones and microwave ovens. Also, your 802.11n network only operates as fast as your slowest connected device. Therefore, if you want best performance it is suggested to switch to 5-GHz 802.11n only when gaming. Or, better, have a dual-band router dedicating feeds to the appropriate devices.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Works well if you have your router set right, November 21, 2009
By M. Owens (El Dorado Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I was getting ready to ship this adapter back after two days of tinkering with my network to get it to work with no results. My old Xbox wireless-g adapter worked fine, albeit with marginal connectivity and speed. I upgraded to this wireless-n adapter to solve those problems but found that it worked so poorly that I barely had a connection and couldn't use media center at all.

I spent two days tweaking everything I could think of on my network and then, as a last resort, I just switched my router (Linksys WRT330N) to operate in the 20MHz band instead of the 40, where I had it set previously. That was all it took, and now it works great with a strong signal. So, if the adapter doesn't work for you, make sure your router isn't set for wide-40MHz channel.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't detect any wireless signals!!
Maybe it's just me.. but this adapter didn't even recognize any wireless networks in the area (not even my own network in my house). Read more
Published 4 days ago by Laura Iacobet

4.0 out of 5 stars Necessary Item
Good quality and better price than found in stores. I saved nearly $20 by buying this through Amazon.
Published 8 days ago by M. McDaniel

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked
This was a five minute set up on my 360. Since my xbox is too far away from my modem to do the hardwire this was the best solution for me. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Ron

5.0 out of 5 stars XBOX 360 wireless N adapter
This product is a vast improvement over the original network adapter, I immediately saw results after using i the first time, this is totally worth every penny.
Published 9 days ago by Josh M. Nolet

3.0 out of 5 stars Great reception
A bit expensive but worth the money in the long run...it works well and there have been no problems.
Published 9 days ago by Mary L. David

4.0 out of 5 stars 360 wireless adapter A/B/G &N network
I have had this product for about a month and have no interuptions with my connection, and I almost always have a maxed out connection rating. Great deal good product.
Published 10 days ago by Christopher T. White

5.0 out of 5 stars For the price, it's pretty good and the N network adapter delivers performance in spades
It has always amazed me the Xbox 360 doesn't come with wireless networking straight out of the box. It seems a strange omission and surely it can't be that hard to implement into... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Kiwi

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect
I needed a wirless adapter for my 360, as my router was on the other side of the house, and running a very long ethernet cable just wasn't going to happen. Read more
Published 11 days ago by J. Keenum

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great, easy interface
I originally looked into the older A/B/G adapter and was pretty put off by the inflated price that MS was asking for it. Read more
Published 12 days ago by J. Phillips

5.0 out of 5 stars Functional device!
This adapter does everything we wanted it to do. My son can play xbox live games on it, but most importantly, and the reason I bought it, is that we can now have instant access... Read more
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