Engenius EOC-2610 AccessPoint - 802.11b / g, 600 mW power, PoE Compliant

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The title tells it all. These units are reliable - 2 years up and running in cottage country with no problems. I have them 30 feet up on towers and they are both outdoors exposed to the elements. These units are great value for the money. Mfgrs Tech support is also good.

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The EOC-2610 is as simple as possible for an external wifi device. Wanted to be able to connect to other networks in the neighborhood, family and friends all live in a 5 block radius. Mounted it on a 10 foot chimney mast, total elevation 28 feet, plugged it in and ran thru the setup program, and minutes later was streaming data to all 5 of the remote wifi networks I wanted. The distance to the furthest network is just under a half mile, and the terrain is very hilly and filled with large old-growth trees. The 2610 is maintaining a rock solid plus22db at 45MBs with a thruput of 80 to 100 megabits. Has worked in 50 to 60mph winds with ice,sleet and rain and has not blinked once since it was set up over a month ago. For the price and ease of installation, this has got to be one of the best wifi goodies on the market.

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Used two of these to bridge our networks. They are about 200 meters apart without clear line of site and I am getting a full 54MB link. I'm very happy with my purchase.

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Easily created a 7 mile LOS link. Very happy with purchase.

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I have installed over a dozen of the older units in hotels aound town. I have now installed 5 of the new units (EOC-26100)and they have better coverage and are easier to install. I had problems with the older units when the temp. is over 110 degrees and will be watching these.

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Does it's job great. Extended my wireless range thru three exterior walls, and over 400 ft into another building with very good signal strenth where there was no signal strenth before. Easy to set up. Delivered to me in three days. Thanks TigerDirect.

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Pros: This bridge works great! I am using it in one building to connect to a Linksys 11G access point in another building. Strong enough signal that I mounted the bridge indoors instead of outdoors. There are LEDs on the back of the unit that show signal strength which is a great help during install. Very flexible as well, can be deployed as an AP, WDS bridge, and Client bridge. All for an excellent price. Cons: It isn't compatible with standards-based 802.3af PoE power over ethernet. This isn't a huge problem, however, since this unit comes with a PoE injector and power supply. Overall: I would definitely buy one of these again for similar projects.

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I HAVE 2 WORKS GREAT AM ORDERING 2 MORE

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I have installed about 10 of these and have only had problems with one. On the one with the problem EnGenius tech support was very helpful and replaced the unit under the warranty with out any problems. I used 2 in a bridge about 500 yards apart and it has worked every day with out issue for 6 months. Great product especially for the price.

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Very easy to setup and install. Connecting at 2km with great signal and no problems.

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I am using them in extreme outdoor conditions and have not had a problem yet. The setup menu is easy to follow and well layed out. The output power is adjustable. With the flick of a switch you can either use the built in panel antenna or connect your own external antenna. Great flexibility and features, all the while still the least expensive access point on the market. Value is 6 out of 5.

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I'm deployed to Afghanistan and using a VSAT for internet. I needed to push the signal about 400 yards. This device worked too good and I had to turn it down. The signal was pushing over a mile. I love it.

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This is what I do for a living. I use this and similar equipment all the time. Engenius products are reliable and powerful. This one is no exception. The firmware is easy to use, although you have to click more than other AP's...but for the power and quality these are, its worth it. The only thing I am disappointed in was the fact you cant run multi ssid's like on their other units (or I missed it somewhere). What would be nice is being able to use WDS off the panel and then a separate SSID on an omni. Would be a great cost saver to customers so they don't have to buy a router for the endpoint too!!! You can use their routers in Repeater mode on a good antenna receiving if you need to, although that limits the range these AP's were built for as the strongest router is only 200mw!

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We live in a house on the back of our church property - too far from the road for a cable internet connection. I'm using this in client bridge mode accessing a router in our administration building probably 300 plus feet away. I was not too familiar with setting up networking but installation and setup was flawless. I mounted it outside on a short pole mount facing toward the room where the router is and we're getting a 10Mbs plus internet connection speed. We have had no problems with it AT ALL since installation, about two months now. I would recommend this without hesitation.

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Love this unit, especially with the openmesh firmware installed... however, a little over priced here and have found an alternative source for 20 percent less cost landed at my door and lots of stock. Otherwise, You can't go wrong with this device.... The BEST Value-Performer you can get IMHO.

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I ended up buying two of these to use in WDS mode using the stock firmware out at my farm to link back to the farmhouse where I have DSL. I have had them installed for about a month now and they are working great. They have survived several weeks of rain but I am waiting to see how they handle the snow and ice over the next few months. They have been reliable so far. I did have one of them turn down the Ethernet port when it received a bogus 802.1x request but I saw that in the log and rebooted it and it came back up. I am a Network Engineer by trade and I normally work with big C wireless equipment but I needed something inexpensive for my farm that was outdoor capable. I haven't quite decided whether or not to buy the WRT firmware for these yet so I can't comment on that but the stock firmware has done everything I want on the wireless side so far and I have a WRT router on the DSL side so I get my Internet facing functionality from that.

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Purchased this to solve a problem of wireless service in a lumber mill yard which was receiving mulitple strong singals from various close networks. It solved all problems and was easy to setup and secure. Excellent value.

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Just set up this Unit in router function in a Window of one building. Assigned address starting at 192.168.100.1. Router setup in window of other building. Works Great over 400ft. The wireless Internet Provides in our area is using these units at the Customer Premise over 3 miles operation with line of Sight. Works Great.

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I used the Engenius products as a link on our remote island and thought I'd try this one around the house to book wireless performance. It really is exceptional. I how do download the latest firmware to make it work properly, however.

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FANTASTIC RANGE ! This one gets it done for less.