LINKSYS WET610N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band

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fairly simple setup if you are familiar with Linksys items Inside 25 feet, the signal was down to 35% on two.4ghz and 25% on 5ghz. The device in no way connected at a lot more than 6.5mb/s speed. Also, I was attempting to get it to work with my slingcatcher without having any luck. The bridge itself worked mainly because the slingcatcher could connect to the web, but would not connect to the slingbox. Neither sling support nor Linksys could solve the problem. The distinction in between the two assistance is that the Linksys reps seriously had no clue. They were asking to access features that didn't exist on the web config, clearly showing that they are poorly trained and was confusing the product with the WRT610N router. Linksys also asked me to upgrade the firmware (which they didn't have any new firmware accessible). I tried to explain this fact to them and the offshore support didn't appear to realize. They asked me to do it anyway and wouldn't you know it? The firmware upgrade froze in the middle and killed the bridge. Linksys then asked me to replace it General, I may well have had a defective product which I am prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt. Do be conscious of the fact that if you buy this item, you are on your own and don't expect any meaningful assistance. Linksys is no longer the fantastic organization with fantastic merchandise that they applied to be.

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Setup was easy - pretty much too basic. Nice Cisco logo. I need to have read the other critiques about this device regarding dropping connections. I was incorrect for shopping for this with no heeding to others' assistance. They are totally right. Walk away from this 1.At only ten-feet away from the wireless 'LinkSys' router, it showed only 74% signal strength. At around 25 feet (through walls, thoughts you) the signal strength was a mere 45%. Okay, so that's acceptable, and conforms to propagation of signal loss for that distance. But, the connections would drop in minutes. So, thinking it was associated to the low signal strength, I moved it 6 inches away (really, 1ǘ of 1 foot) and even although the signal showed 98%, the connection continued to drop. Thinking it might have something to do with a DHCP IP address lease time-out, I challenging-coded the unit to an open address on my network. At 1st, it did not accept the static IP address, so I reconnected to it once more, soon after discovering its address through my leased IP addresses. Walk away from this 1. The unit runs hot. Perhaps this is an attribute to it's inability to hold a wireless connection? Attempt a different unit, or just difficult-wire your remote device; it will be much less painful in the long-run, specially if you are acquiring this for wireless video streaming, like NetFlix. No wonder why there have been so numerous poor reviews on NetFlix streaming via DVD Blu-Ray devices that are attached to this device. Oddly, it's the bridge that Sony recommends. I'll bet they will be changing their tune on that soon. Simply, the LinkSys WET610N, now by Cisco, is not prepared for prime-time release. It is an infant and inferior item that was almost certainly rushed to industry due to a series of sales and marketing meetings, without having regards to it's effectiveness or potential to even function properly. Frankly, it does not hold a connection reliably, at all. Fantastic possibilities, but, a poor design and/or firmware; it's just not a trustworthy device that's even worth a fraction of it's price.

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It's working. Networked a Samsung Blu-Ray player. So far I've only utilized it to play music on Pandora. Streaming Netflex may well be a greater test. I'll get back to you. Setup plan fumbled close to the end of the install. The program recommended a commence-over and If that doesn't work call the manufacturer assistance line. The install seemed to be going fine until it got to the network security concern. The bridge was displayed on MS Vista "view network" alternative. Double clicking the device icon attempted to open an interior page on the bridge. Deleting the extraneous page address from the browser address window brought me to the login page. The password was set by the previously attempted install. Setting the security settings manually was easy and the device was ready to go.

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Appears to be operating now, but haven't run it via its paces as of but. The CD install instructions didn't operate. It couldn't discover the bridge at all and kept telling me how to wire it all up, which was already accomplished appropriately. So even though it was looking, I looked up the IP address that my Time Capsule router had given it from my MacBook, then opened up http:/롘.168..14 (in my case) and guessed "admin" "admin" for the user and password, and yay! I got a net based config screen. I entered my wireless net information and it is now working. If I didn't have the encounter to guess that, I would have had to return it. I hope the actual use of this device goes smoother than the install.

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Pretty superior range,speed and connection. Presently making use of a switch to connect ps3 and world wide web enabled Tv. I know PS3 has wifi in the method but its only G-band and connection is not that excellent. This improved my ps3 connection dramatically, no lag what so ever. it demands more ports. so that more then 1 device can be connected. had to purchase a switch to get multiple device connected wifi.

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Device is straightforward to configure and set up and I was able to effectively do a firmware upgrade. I necessary an ethernet bridge to connect a building 500 feet away from major networked constructing. This bridge did connect OK but consistently blocked access to quite a few secure sites (discovercard.com, bank, etc) resulting in "timed out" error messages and "blocked by a firewall" messages. Soon after a firmware update, the issue remained. Even bought a replacement of the very same model immediately after a call to Linksys seemed to indicate it was a defective device, but the replacement had the exact same challenge. Returned this model and purchased a Cisco Business WET200 which is operating good so far for our demands!

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Nice design. Configuration computer software included was a breeze. Purchased it as a package with the e3000 router that has awful signal. The blue lights flashing on the front are a bit annoying due to the fact it sits in my entertainment center. A small electrical tape can make them vanish though.

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Functions as expected, when it works. Paired this with the WRT610N, for wireless access to World-wide-web streaming video (e.g. Netflix) on my Sony Blu-ray DVD player (Sony recommends this bridge for use with the player). For the initially week, the player would lose comms about just about every day - with an error message about how the network was down. I had to then bring the bridge to my router, wire them up, and re-execute the setup in order to get it to function.Then, I decided to configure the WRT610N to assign the WET610N bridge a fixed IP address based on its MAC address. Due to the fact then, it has required re-initialization only as soon as. When employing a wired connection from the Sony DVD player to the router to watch streaming World wide web video , there are never any issues. When going via the WET610N bridge, the DVD player frequently freezes (a couple of occasions per hour, at least). Occasionally it automatically recovers following a number of seconds and continues, but occasionally it restarts at the starting of the movie/show.This leads me to suspect that when the DVD player loses crypto sync with Netflix (e.g. due to lost/garbled wireless connection), it has trouble resyncing.

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Pretty blue LEDs. Received signal strength is SLIGHTLY much better than that received by the built-in wireless-G receivers on a PS3 and a laptop. Constantly loses signal, horrible set-up method. Bought to turn a Xbox 360 into a networked media center. So I spent an hour attempting to set it up with the included software utilizing the automatic protected set-up strategy. And I kept acquiring error 105. Lastly decided to set it up manually and got it working on the 1st try (WPA2). But through usage it would continually lose signal throughout transmission. I attempted changing various settings on my router (WNR3500) and logging into and making use of the bridge's configuration utility. Linksys' assistance on the concern was clueless. I eventually decided to upgrade the firmware but realized that the bridge had lost its settings right after lately power cycling it in an try to right my problems. So, screw that, I'm not wasting one more 15+ min operating through the set-up once more and then risking signal loss although upgrading the firmware. The frustration I've encountered employing this device over the last various days is just not worth my time any longer. I will be returning this ASAP!

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Supports a switch behind it; i use DHCP with multiple wired devices connected to a switch which then connects into the WET610N. Supports each N bands.Smaller form factor; effortless to hide None that come to thoughts. Set up was straight forward. Follow the directions.Purchased it for my A/V program in the basement. Receiver, blu-ray, and HTPC wired to switch. Switch wired to 610N; 610N wireless to NetGear WNDR3700 router. Router sits on opposite side of property from A/V method, separated by 1 floor and various walls. In a four.5K square foot finished residence. 5G signal is weak 7%; two.four much stronger, but expected that given the distance.No dropped signal troubles on either band, but have settled on employing 2.4 band with the stronger signal. Blu Ray world-wide-web video and receiver internet audio streams didn't behave diverse on either band. Pleased with outcomes.

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Installed extremely very easily to my Sony Bravia HDTV making use of Linksys installation instructions written specially for Sony Bravia Television's. Completely none. My Linksys G router is 30 feet away and the signal is going via two walls. Streaming Netflix movies run fine. I'm working with regular broadband connection provided by Time Warner.

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Uncomplicated to setup. Intermittently failed to forward port 80 (http). Customer support completely unhelpful. The Linksys WET610N has been a mixed bag, ultimately causing me to return the unit for a refund. We began to have intermittent browser failures connecting to the web through this bridge. The difficulty would go away for a time if I reboot the bridge, but would invariably reappear. If Cisco would aid me fix the issue I would be pleased to keep the router, but I was told by Cisco support that I would actually have to *pay* to have my problem addressed. I located it considerably easier on my patience and pocketbook to merely return the bridge for a full refund.This is just 1 a lot more in a lengthy line of Linksys failures for me. I have no concept why I maintain coming back, but hopefully I'll keep in mind subsequent time.

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Fantastic speed when it's connected. Using this with my ps3 which is 1 floor up, directly above my linksys e2000 router. Disconnects too often, normally as soon as or twice suitable when I turn on my ps3 and occassionally whilst gaming/netflix/other. Truly annoying. I've checked the signal strength on my laptop in the identical location and it's wonderful. Not sure why this linksys item doesn't work so well with another 1 of their goods. I'll nonetheless use it due to the fact I already have it, at least until I decide to run a cable directly to my ps3. But if I had known how sporadic the connection was going to be just before I purchased it, I would've passed on it. I would've been better off spending my cash on supplies to run an ethernet cable.

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I worked as advertised, within the constraints of a extremely brief range. The range was too short to be usable in a full-size house. The sensitivity and energy is just too low to be beneficial at this time. Perhaps when they get realistic and start multiplying the energy by five or 10 times will they be beneficial. I would skip this unless your range is inside 20-30ft of the major unit.

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Connects to wireless network and bridges IPv4 traffic. * Permits IPv6 auto-configuration, but blocks IPv6 targeted traffic leading to a much less than obvious failure mode.* Wired interface is not 1000baseT so this limits bandwidth to 100Mbps.* Automatically selects a single band two.4Ghz or 5Ghz at boot, no option to challenging set. Valuable item for some applications, but overprice for the crippled function set it delivers.

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Didn't discover any unfortunately; almost certainly my piece was a junk. Contacted newegg in the subsequent morning, the lady was good to arrange a refund without restocking fee. I will be happy to get my money back. Didn't connect to my VOIP modem. I followed the directions word to word, tried several times to configure the product. Soon after four attempts installation was complete; on the other hand then it could not connect to my Linksys VOIP modem - definitely frustrating. Also it came scratched. Low-cost product, believe twice to acquire one.

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Setup was extremely easy. Pop a CD into your pc, follow the on screen directions, and the personal computer will configure the bridge to work with your wireless router. I even have a non-linksys wireless router and it worked fine. Supports enhanced security like MAC filtering and WEP. As soon as configured, uncomplicated hookup to whatever device you purchased it to use with. None that I can believe of but. I purchased this to hook up to my Sony Bravia Z-Series Television which has the capability to access content via the internet when hooked up to a wireless network. This ethernet bridge fit the bill. Quite good.

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I thought I may get into trouble hooking this up to a non-linksys wireless. It has been my very best expertise to hook up like brands in my environments. I am at the moment utilizing a D-Link DGL-4500 (Gaming Router) and the Linksys WET610N for my Xbox (Live and Netflix etc.) It works flawlessly. My plan is to move to the newer Linksys E4200 (Dual Band simultaneously) when it comes offered and pick up one more one of these bridges for one more computer system on the other end of the house. Boot up time takes a minute...but I am an impatient guy. I am a Network Administrator and use Cisco products primarily. So tweaking these things is a breeze. I can see how the average home user may possibly have some difficulty out of the box. Do your homework. If you have troubles with wireless in your residence, call a pro. It could be your neighbors mucking up your signal!

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Has a small footprint. Range and speed are each great. Seems to function greater with Cisco routers than other brands. I don't agree with this sort of enterprise approach. A network adapter Ought to work the same regardless of the brand of router it connects to. I have not had any of the difficulties others have described, but I'm also exclusively making use of this adapter to connect my Xbox 360 to my wireless N network. Netflix streams exceptionally fast and Xbox Live download speeds are wonderful.1 factor I have noticed is that this adapter did function a small better with my Cisco E3000 router than it does with my Netgear Rangemax V2 router. Nonetheless ALL of my other wireless network devices function better with the Netgear, so I know the router can't be the cause. I have heard that corporations will style their goods to be restricted when connected to other brands, in an attempt to entice clients to obtain only 1 brand for all of their network equipment. I feel this is a B.S. move.The LEDs on the front are a small bright, no biggie though as they can be covered with electrcal tape. Connecting the adapter takes many minutes if you don't use the protected setup option. Once more, not a big deal, but would be good if setup time was cut down.

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Easy to use, straightforward to configure. It gets the job completed. I had mine lose its config twice in 1 year, which wasnt a big deal. Follow the setup program and you can get it running once again no dilemma.Price, the cost seems high to me for a feature that linksys/cisco requirements to build into their router OS. Numerous of the open source "WRT" router OS's have "bridging router" code. I would much rather put one more router in then a mindless bridge. dispite the cons its still worth it.

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Extremely straightforward to set up. I'm not sure if that is the case just simply because most, if not, all of my other network components are also cisco/linksys merchandise. A bit pricey, but I was in a position to get one of them for much less due to the fact it was refurbished. I have two of these at the moment. One is connected to a Brother network laser printer 񢼂DN) and the other is connected to an ASUS OPlay! media player.

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It's light. There's only two things to plug in. It connects promptly. It also drops its connection quickly. Everything else about it sucks!This is just about the worst piece of networking equipment I've ever owned. Even though the setup was incredibly simple, and it connected virtually quickly, that's where it ended. Within a week, it was dropping the connection, going up and down, and required nearly daily resetting. After a month, even resetting didn't support. I had to reattach it to my Linksys WRT350N wireless router and run by means of the initial setup all over once again. That made it work again, for 3 days, after which it started dropping the connection once more. This time, resetting wouldn't work at all. I've tried throttling the connection to a slower speed, I've tried Each wireless channel offered, I've tried running it in 802.11g mode (All of my other network devices are 802.11n). It in no way shows much more than 56% signal strength. My HP laptop, also 802.11n, sitting Appropriate next to it, gets 90%-100%! Constantly! This is a piece of junk! Don't even bother with it. And DON'T expect to get any information from the documentation. As with all Linksys documentation these days, it's cr@p. Fundamentally, the documentation is written as if the setup will work the extremely very first time, and immediately after that you'll by no means require it, so all you will need to know is the absolute basics. If you want to know much more than that, you're out of luck. I won't even bother trying to sell it, due to the fact I'd really feel bad about dumping it on an individual else. I would have been superior off if I'd taken it out of the package, and thrown it in the trash without having ever turning it on! I'd be out the same quantity of dollars, but would have saved HOURS of headache.BTW, I need to point out, I utilized to be a network administrator! This is a piece of garbage, and that's where it's going!

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Had upgraded to an N Router so bought two of these bridges... One to hook up my DirecTV and one to hook up my Xbox 360. Both were easy to set up and have worked great since the install.

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Agreed, set-up to a while, but works great.

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Was up and running with this within a few minutes, very easy to set up. I bought this to enable 1080p streaming playback to my TV, but it would stutter like crazy. Wireless N is supposed to handle it, so I'm not sure why it didn't work for me, but I just decided it was easy to drill some holes in the ceiling and run cables.