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 | NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless-N USB Adapter WN111 - Network adapter - Hi-Speed USB - 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (draft) |
20 new or used available from $8.95
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Product Description
Netgear's RangeMax Next Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter - Recertified is fully backward compatible with legacy 802.11b/g wireless standard products. Smart Wizard® allows the setup to be quick and easy, while Touchless WiFi Security makes connecting to secure networks simple and fast. Installation CD is not included.Product Details
- Brand: Netgear
- Model: WN111
- Platform: Windows 2000
- Format: CD
- Dimensions: .5 pounds
- Networking: Hi-Speed USB
Features
- Patented micro-antennas provide better speed and range than other N adapters
- Simultaneously connect to multiple Internet services & online media
- Speeds of up to 300 mbps
- As always, with NETGEAR's Smart WizardTM installation is easy
Customer Reviews
Quick and easy access to faster wireless connections
This review is written for
non-technical people about improving the speed of their wireless access
or getting on a laptop that does not have the capacity built in - For
very little money!
More and more people own laptop/notbook or the
newer and even smaller "netbooks." The idea is pretty straight forward.
A computer that is portable and can easily be taken from place to
place, unlike our traditional desktop-type computers that are secured by
both the sheer mass as well as by the multitude of wired connections
they usually require to one place.
The evolution of portable
technology led to what we call, descriptively, "wireless" connections.
There are connections to wireless system that do not require wired
connections. What they DO require is a wireless adapter, often built
into to newer notebook and netbook units.
There are a couple of
possible complications. One is having access from a portable computer
that does not have a built-in wireless card and the other is having one,
but wanting greater speed than the now older versions of wireless
adapters allow. An inexpensive and entirely satisfactory solution to
either issue is the Netgear WN111 v.2, available for about $80. new and
for about $20. refurbished. I bought one of the latter and am please to
say that it works perfectly.
There are, essentially, four
generations of wireless connections. They go by the shorthand
designations of a,b,g and draft-n. "a" is the first and slowest and they
increase in both speed and range up to the latest draft-n adapters and
routers. Of course, for any wireless card or adapter to function, it
must be within range and have access to a wireless router. These are
ubiquitous at internet `hot spots' and are frequently becoming the
connections of choice in peoples' homes.
When I first wanted to
increase the wireless download speed of my own notebook (two years old
and with a built-in a/b/g wireless card, I mistakenly thought that I
would only need to replace that card with one that would receive the
faster, `draft-n' signal. Wrong! Turns our that these small wireless
cards are often necessarily compliant with the motherboards (the
computer heart and brain of your machine) and the card cannot be
replaced with a `draft-n' card because it will not work with the
motherboard.
I actually thought about replacing the notebook
computer - though in all other respects, it performed perfectly. Then I
discovered the magic of wireless adapters, including those that received
the speedier `draft-n' signals and connected to the outside of a laptop
by simply 1) downloading the software from the company's website if a
disc did not come with I and then 1) plugging it into an available USB
(v2) port. After trying several and doing a good deal of research, I
settled on the Netgear NN111 v.2 wireless USB adapter. It works
perfectly.
There are other reasons you might want to consider
getting one.
If you have upgraded your wireless router at home
from the now standard `g' or `a/b/g,' to one that spreads the coverage
and increases the signal strength and downloading speed, you will find
that if ANY device operating at less than the `draft-n' speed is
connected to your network, the entire network will revert to the slower
`g' configuration. For the `n' to work, every item connected to that
network must be able to use the signal at that level or the whole
shebang reverts (`downscales') to the lowest common denominator.
Can't beat the price tag
You need to invest a little
time downloading the software but once you get it it works wonderfully.
GREAT
THIS PRODUCT WORKS GREAT I
HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT AND IT WAS A GOOD PRICE AS WELL
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