Has anyone had success turning this into a 5ghz access point? I just need a 5ghz access point in my home to get around some Bluetooth interference issues with my phone and this is the right price point for me. Has anyone had success turning this into a 5ghz access point? I just need a 5ghz access point in my home to get around some Bluetooth interference issues with my phone and this is the right price... » Read More Has anyone had success turning this into a 5ghz access point? I just need a 5ghz access point in my home to get around some Bluetooth interference issues with my phone and this is the right price point for me. « Show Less
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I have not enabled this feature but I saw this option in the configuration. It should not be a problem. Mine works great, once I changed the MTU to 1492, I have not had the slightest problem with this unit doing streaming TV, my laptop, phones, and tablets.
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I have not personally used the 5 ghz access point, just using the 2.4 band, but when my sister was visiting for ten days with her laptop, she accessed it without any problems. We have been very happy with the Anker unit.
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Ugh, I was afraid it was something like that. Either technical, or just SPRINT disallowing it so people don't abuse it and use it as their main modem. *sigh* Yes, for the price you would DEFINITELY think it would work. I haven't had any more luck, and I pretty much gave up.
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Success!! After reading all three forums google found for me and trying out a few ideas, I finally got the thing to work. I own the 1600, am using a Motorola modem, and am connecting via a router (no wireless). I tried all DNS settings (both manual and auto), but was getting hung up on the gateway ping setting. So, here's what worked for me...... I unplugged the power to the modem, unplugged the ethernet cable to the 1600, turned off the power to the 1600. Then, (and I think the order you do this might have a lot to do with it but not sure if I'm recalling this correctly so play around with combos) I turned the 1600 back on and did a reset (hold down the FF button until the LED flashes 'reset'. Now connect the modem to power and then connect ethernet cable from modem to 1600. I was immediately asked if I wanted to upgrade firmware and even though someone else had a bad experience with that, I decided I had nothing to lose so I agreed. Updating takes about 10-15 minutes. After that the 1600 resets itself and --- somehow--- it worked. Shame on Samsung for putting so many customers thru this mess. I won't recommend this 1600 to anyone, perhaps the wireless is better but the customer service must be awful for so many people to rely on forums. Normally I'd call Samsung but it was after hours so I went to the forums and now I hopefully giving back. Good luck!!
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Shane, I am not an electronical engineer, but I have been repairing and playing with computers for almost 40 years. However, I do know a lot about antennas because I am a ham radio operator. It has been my experience that adding a higher db antenna to your access point will do nothing or very little in terms of giving you a larger radius. The antennas on routers are built to be "tuned" to the access point for maximum distance. Changing them can actually degrade your signal. Don't wast your money. Ron
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It's been reported that there can be bandwidth degradation due to the way the extender utilizes the network (frequency/channels) between itself and the main WiFi router. In my case, with a 10Mgbps DSL line in a tech shield roofed 2500+ sq. ft home, this unit works just fine. My main router is in the front office and the extender is at the farthest point in the back of the home, so that they overlap in coverage. Online Speed tests from the extender were fine while testing from phones, tablets, and laptops. I am in IT, so I understand the limitations of this type of unit, it's not a Business class AP. Those will autoswitch the device to the strongest AP, where these wont. I think some peoples problems are that they think they are connected to the extender when in fact, they are still connected to the main router. The SSID will show the same for both units, but the MAC addresses are different, so I watch the signal strength indicator on the device I am using. You can test this. Connect to the main WiFi router, then walk to where you have the extender. You should see your signal drop on your device (tablet/phone). Find the "dead" spot, turn off your WiFi (phone/tablet)and then back on. If the extender is working, you will then have a stronger signal than before. I will typically switch to the strongest signal depending on where I am in the home. This unit can still reach the front of the house though. It's not as difficult as it sounds to monitor, you just have to be conscience. For the money, it was well worth it IMO.
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Dear Donna. From my experience with this product so far, it does not work as advertised. I live in a hilly area, about 4 miles from a tower. I get average bars of signal at my house without the unit. The only thing the unit seems to boost is the Wi-Fi strength if my wireless internet in the house. It dies nit seem to boost my cell signal whatsoever. Sincerely, Ken W.
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Hello Bill, The wifi on my device works but it does take a bit to connect, most of the time the slow connection is due to the wifi signal I am trying to use. I have noticed issues when using both wifi and Bluetooth at the same time. First, I was using a mini Bluetooth keyboard/mouse device combo but soon realized that it was better to use the on screen keyboard with a wireless mouse (with dongle) or wired mouse. I am guessing the Bluetooth/Wireless card might have difficulty running both at the same time. Also, if you are using the built in wifi connection setting on the device, try using a third party wifi connection app; if you are using a third party app, try using the built in setting. Hello Bill, The wifi on my device works but it does take a bit to connect, most of the time the slow connection is due to the wifi signal I am trying to use. I have noticed issues when using both wifi and Bluetooth at the same time. First, I was using a mini Bluetooth keyboard/mouse device combo but soon realized that it was better to use the on screen keyboard with a wireless mouse (with dongle) or wired mouse. I am guessing the Bluetooth/Wireless card might have difficulty running both at the same time. Also, if you are using the built in wifi connection setting on the device, try using a... » Read More Hello Bill, The wifi on my device works but it does take a bit to connect, most of the time the slow connection is due to the wifi signal I am trying to use. I have noticed issues when using both wifi and Bluetooth at the same time. First, I was using a mini Bluetooth keyboard/mouse device combo but soon realized that it was better to use the on screen keyboard with a wireless mouse (with dongle) or wired mouse. I am guessing the Bluetooth/Wireless card might have difficulty running both at the same time. Also, if you are using the built in wifi connection setting on the device, try using a third party wifi connection app; if you are using a third party app, try using the built in setting. « Show Less
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what exactly do you want to do? If you mean like an access point. No it does not work like that. Buy a regular router instead. Buy this one instead D-Link Wireless N 300 Mbps Home Cloud App-Enabled Broadband Router (DIR-605L)
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Just saw your message, I too was originally thrilled with this router until it started giving me headaches a few weeks into owning it. I just updated my review with the following, maybe it will help you as well if you're still experiencing issues: ****Update 2/17/11***** The router worked great for about 3 weeks, then suddenly I started having significant range and connection problems for any of my networked components more than a few feet away from the router. I noticed this was particularly bad in the evenings when I would see many other neighboring wireless networks popping up in the scan for local networks. After first fearing that I too may have gotten a defective unit, I did a little research online and realized that changing a few default settings related to channels may help. I first went in an changed the network settings from mixed to N-only (5ghz) and G-only (2.4ghz) since I really didn't have any B or A wireless devices to suppport. Secondly, and most importantly, I went in and changed the default channel settings for both networks. Originally I had both channels set to 'auto', but I changed the channel width on them both to be 20mhz, and then I made sure to select different standard channels for each. Voila - great range and connection speeds were restored! The router has been working great for the past week since I changed these settings with no further issues.
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from everything i'm reading it does not have 5ghz support, but i'm curious if anyone has upgraded the wireless card to dual band using hardware such as the intel 6235 card. if so, i'm wondering if the a new antenna needs to be run up the side of the screen or if it is simple plug and play (i.e. replace old card, pop in new card).
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Have you guys tried changing the wireless channel? I was having this problem where I was getting poor signal and random disconnects on my MacBook pro when my router was set on channel 11. Ever since I changed I was able to connect and browse w/o disconnects. None of my other devices had this problem though...
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****Update 3/18/2011*****Changed the settings as Tony suggested, and everything seems to be working fine now. Have not had to reset, and signal strength has improved. Will update again in the next few days. Thanks Tony!!******************************************************************************************************Nope, it's not just you. I have the same problems, and I'm going to try tony's config fixes to see if I can get mine to work any better.
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Yeah... ish. I have it in my router right now and it works great in the 2.4ghz band. Im working on getting the 5ghz band up and running but I seem to be running into country code problems or it might be possible that this card doesn't support AP mode in 5Ghz mode but Im hoping for the former :) kernel 3.13. EDIT. Talked to a intel kernel dev. 5ghz is disabled for regulatory reasons.
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Hey Jose, Good question and I can see why you asked it. The -5- in the product name indicates only 5 access points. The amazon listing contains an error that is not easily fixed. I tried submitting a change to amazon but the "15 access points" comment is not easily removed. Mike from AndoverCG
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I was also considering using this as an access point for Airplay. Did you try it and did it work? Thanks
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Hi Vespasian - I did have issues but what I found is that you have to be REALLY REALLY REALLY patient. I'm running the latest firmware (V2.0.5?) and for the longest time unplugged the device as I felt it degrgated my network performance and introduce other issues (i.e. I had issues connecting to the router that it the Sabrent was connected to). Today I decided to give it another shot. I ran SpeakEasy speed test (10x) on both routers that I have, the plugged in the Sabrent to the router (U-verse so it's the one "DSL modem" as well). The Sabrent showed it was connected to the router & I could access the internet on my laptop when connected to the Sabrent, working as a host. I then attempted to connect my laptop directly to the router which the Sabrent was connected and I couldn't - but I could when connected to the other router. I was ready to downgrade to V2.0.1 but on the time it took me to download and switch things around the issue magically resolved itself. YMMV but for the last few hours I have been able to access the internet on both routers (w/o going through the Sabrent) as well as stream music to multiple devices. There is still an issue with lag between my Airplay devices (laptop and jailbreaked iPhone 3GS running AirFloat which turns that into a receiver). Just be patient - my experience is that this isn't the fastest devices but in time my issues were resolved. Good luck.
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When I first got this router I had trouble getting it to allow my Lap Top to link up but my cell phone worked from the get go? Try hitting the re-set button instead of un-plugging the router.Even now if the power goes off I have to re-set the entire system. Hope that helps!