| | |  | HandHeld | Home » » » Cisco-Linksys WET54G Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge | | | | | | | Description: | | Connect any Ethernet-equipped device to a high-speed Wireless-G Network The versatile Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge can make any wired Ethernet-equipped device a part of your wireless network. At home, use the Bridge to connect game consoles, set-top boxes, or computers to your Wireless-G network and its shared high-speed Internet connection. In the office, convert your Ethernet-wired printer, scanner, camera, notebook or desktop into a wireless networked device. Its completely driver-free, so it works on any platform and under any operating system Since theres no drivers to load, setup is a snap -- configure the network settings through your PCs web browser, then plug it into your device and go. And physical installation is simplified by support for Power Over Ethernet. With an optional POE Adapter, you can mount the Bridge wherever you want -- power and data are both supplied through the Category 5 Ethernet cable. | | | Features: | |
• Product Type - Bridge
• ¿ Complies with IEEE 802.11g standard, and backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11b products
• ¿ Supports WPA Security, 64/128-bit WEP Encryption
• ¿ Installs in minutes with easy-to-use Setup Wizard
• ¿ Built-in web user interface for easy configuration from any web browser
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.88 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 158 reviews |
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1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Hack your own!Dec 09, 2009
I've had this product up and running connecting my DVR to the internet without running wires all over my house. This
product does work as stated but, If I had known then what I know now I would of saved about sixty dollars or so by
ordering the linksys wrt54g router and downloading DD-WRT firmware and wala after about 5 minutes, you'll have a
four port bridge for a fraction of the cost, so simple a cave man can do it! Linksys won't tell you this, Amazon wont tell you this, so I will. You don't need a masters degree in computer science. The firware download is free!
all you need as about 10 minutes of your time, Manually insert the SSID and WPA key and Channel your current router
is using and the router will do the rest, Tested this with my xbox 360 and and it thinks its hard wired to the Internet! Yes you can run up to four different wired devices off your new router converted to a wireless bridge.
you can purchase a wrt54g router off of amazon for about 25-30 dollars, or you could purchase a 5 port linksys bridge for about 160.00 or a single port for about 90.00.
This simple device saved the dayAug 25, 2009
Our iMac 20" internal wireless card failed. After working with Apple to get it corrected, they said "sure we can get it fixed for $$$$". Shipping + repair costs got me thinking about other ways to solve this issue. How can I used my wired interface to connect to the mac to my network?
Fortunately, linksys pulled through with the solution. The WET54G did the trick without software to install and very little fuss. The entire setup process took only a few minutes to setup. Using the web interface, I was able to configure the WET54G to talk to my hidden WPA wireless network. After that, there has not been anything to do. When the MAC boots, it has no idea it is talking through a bridge to the internet. The behavior has been seemless.
I recommend this for anyone that has a lone workstation that needs to talk across a reasonable distance to a wireless hub. It is easy to use and works as advertised.
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 The Bridge to NowhereJul 16, 2009
I spent about 6 hours trying to get this bridge to work and still was not successful.
The installation CD assumes that you have a Linksys default network, which my DSL router is not. So, the setup program cannot "find" the Bridge. I had to reconfigure my home network to access the IP address of the Bridge just to configure it. The online help at the Linksys website gave the typical useless information if the setup program could not find the Bridge; e.g., "disable firewalls".
After gaining access to the configuration page, I programmed in the wireless security configuration. The Bridge was never able to make a wireless connection to my DSL router. (My laptop has no problem.)
I disabled all security and the device locked up my router. All activity lights on the router lit up and connected computers gave warning messages that another device on the network had the same IP address. This lockup was repeatable.
I wanted to use this device to connect my satellite receiver wirelessly to the internet via my DSL router. I'll opt for a HomePlug solution and one NOT from Linksys.
Setup instructions were spot onJul 05, 2009
The setup instructions were easy to follow and I had the unit working in a matter of minutes.
Works as expectedJun 26, 2009
I needed to connect my kid's playstation2 to the internet, and I got tired of running a cat5 cable to my Linksys router every time he wanted to play online. Installation was easy, and I configured it by connecting it to my router via the supplied cable, and running the software it came with. I did have to change the default ip address, as I had a conflict when I used the auto ip configuration. I even hooked up my satellite receiver to test the connection and it worked as I expected it to.
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