Belkin Wireless G Universal Range Extender/Access Point

I was 'given' this by a friend after my useless Belkin G Wireless dongle decided not to connect to my home network. First off the reason my mate didn't want it was because he reckoned that he couldn't enable encryption so he bought a new D-link extender instead. When I got it I first updated the firmware because I thought that might have been the problem. I set the device up with ease and it works absolutely fine connecting to my Netgear router with no trouble at all. I'm not too sure if the firmware update fixed the no encryption problem or if my mate did not know a thing about networks (probably the latter). The device comes with an ...  Read the complete review

I've given this a 4star rating as i have an acceptable result, but the setup will be tricky if you rush it. A previous reviewer is also right: It's essential to first download the manual (from the uk part of Belkin site), and print it out. You will need to! It will be handy for any family in the end. Just bear in mind that this device has to read your Lan settings as well as access the Web. I've not managed to get mine to work as a stand-alone repeater for my BT Home Hub setup (tho i'm still hopeful). It says in the manual to keep the radio channels (for hub and the extender) the same for this, so i should try this. However, it's currently working great as a ...  Read the complete review