Zyxel G-200 Wireless USB Adapter (802.11g)

Average customer rating: 4.0

Great stuff
Great Value
A little complex to install but works well
Don't Waste Your Money

Zyxel G-200 Wireless USB Adapter (802.11g)

Manufacturer: ZYXEL
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0001J3QBU

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54 Mbps

54 Mbps

Product Description

As a broadband wireless LAN solution provider, ZyXEL not only offers an integrated wireless gateway and Access Point, but also provides a variety of client adapters supporting all popular operating systems. With IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g compliance and wire-free network access, the ZyAIR client family allows you to connect with your wireless LAN and provides you with the freedom to roam between different Access Points.PRODUCT FEATURES: Adapter for USB 2.0-compliant laptop and desktop; Data rate of up to 54Mbps, five times faster than 802.11b; good for delivering large files, MP3 and video media; Works with both IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g (both at 2.4 GHz), and offers the freedom of mobility; 64/128-bit WEP Encryption support ensures wireless data security; Wi-Fi Certificate to ensure interoperability.

Customer Reviews:

Great stuff.......2007-06-13

The adapter is great. I have had it for two years and it has been working nice and smooth. Good reception, easy instalation.

Great Value.......2006-02-24

I bought this item at Compusa for $29.99. I use it with my laptop on a USB 1.1 port. My old Belkin B/G card only received 1 weak signal at my location. The Zyxel adapter receives SEVEN signals at the same location. I decided not to use the install software which came with it. When XP discovered my new hadware, I inserted the Zyxel install CD and searched for the driver. 30 seconds later the adapter was ready to go and receiving signals. I am very happy with this device. USB 1.1 versus 2.0 does not appear to make any difference in the data speed.

A little complex to install but works well.......2006-01-19

As stated in the above review there is some complexity in the software (it does not want to use Windows for the configuration) but the quality of the manufacturer is proven (Funk is a industry leader). Plus this adapter supports both WPA and WPA2. I am running this on Windows XP (not Windows 98) and I did go out and download the latest software from the Zyxel Site. That pretty much did the trick and adapter is working great.

Don't Waste Your Money.......2006-01-04

While the device itself seems to work okay, the Odessy software that's required to enable WPA security is complete rubbish. It basically wouldn't work at all on Win98, and although it worked for a while on Win2000, it would eventually give an "Adaptor not licensed" error after a couple sessions, and I'd have to re-boot the computer.

Bottom line.... until this company figures out how to integrate its hardware and software to work together, I recommend going with a namebrand product like NetGear.

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