Wireless G Range Extender

Average customer rating: 3.5

Configuration Nightmare
Easy setup, but does not work with WPA-TSK
getting compatible hardware is the key to happiness
Hawking solved my low signal problem in remote section of house

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Wireless G Range Extender

Manufacturer: Hawking Technology
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000FIB8S0

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Product Description

Double the wireless distance of your WiFi network with Hawking Wireless Range Extenders!

Customer Reviews:

Configuration Nightmare.......2007-05-31

Spent 3 plus hours trying to configure this range extender - to no avail. The included software did not recognize this hardware and manual configuration failed as well. Unable to reach tech support on the phone. Should have checked the reviews on this product elsewhere (e.g. CNET) - as it is it's on its way back to Amazon tomorrow.

Easy setup, but does not work with WPA-TSK.......2007-05-26

I could not get this to work with my Belkin Wireless N router until I went down to WEP 64 Bit encryption. I spoke with Hawkings Tech support twice and the second tech confirmed that WPA is spotty and does not really work well with this extender. I refuse to drop down to WEP so I will be returning this product.

I was disappointed to say the least.

I will say setup is easy and fast and their tech support was very knowledgeable but at times difficult to understand due to accents.

getting compatible hardware is the key to happiness.......2006-10-19

After the truly dreadful set up attempt experience with a Hawking extender I was a bit reluctant to try another but the Hawking tech support and AT&T tech support copnvinced me that the problem was that the first extender was not compatible with the new model 2700 HG 2Wire gateway. Boy were they ever on the right path. I ordered the new one just yesterday afternoon and it arrived today! (Normal UPS shipping-not ovenight). Setup wizard worked! Took less than 2 minutes and I was up and able to put in my wireless card in a 2nd computer way in the upper corner of the house (behind a fireplace) and it WORKED! It sure is nice when that happens. The manual for this new extender is much improved and the setup CD is much bettter than the older one (that I returned to Amazon). Also, this is the first time I have had to return something to Amazon and the process is very easy and helpful.

Hawking solved my low signal problem in remote section of house.......2006-09-14

I purchased this Hawking HWREG1 repeater after a miserable experience with the Linksys repeater. The Hawking unit works perfectly and was very easy to configure. It truly was a 10 minute deal from start to finish. It is extending my Linksys WRT54G wireless network using WPA encryption. You assign the Hawking unit a second SSID (I called mine EXTEND) and then your computer will connect to what it "thinks" is a second wireless network, but everything continues to operate as if you are still on the same network.

I placed this unit on a table that is about half way between the original router and the room with low signal. It is small, and you can easily locate it in an out of the way area. When I use my laptop in the far corner of my house, the original linksys network is still visible as it always was, with a very low signal level. But the EXTEND network has a strong signal, and I just connect to it.

Once connected, you are assigned an IP address from the ORIGINAL Linksys router, and you can ping and communicate with all other devices on your network, even if they are connected to the original network instead of the repeater. So everything continues to work and operate like one network, including shared folders on other computers, printers, etc. I am 100% satisfied with this repeater.

Linksys repeater comparison:
The problem I had with the Linksys WAP54G in repeater mode is that it simply does not work with WPA encryption. It only works with WEP encryption, or no encryption at all. Note that the Linksys website and documents claim that the repeater is compatible with WPA. I can assure you that as of September 2006, up to version 3.04 firmware, the WAP54G access point/repeater does NOT work with WPA encryption. After spending 30 days emailing Linksys tech support back and forth, you will finally be escalated to an engineer that will admit that it doesn't yet work correctly with WPA, but they hope to have it fixed soon! They even sent me some beta firmware, but it did not work with WPA either. Don't waste your time with Linksys, get this HWREG1 Hawking instead. It is easier to configure than Linksys, and works with WPA. Highly recommended.

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