Cisco-Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming and Video Adapter | 
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| Brand: Cisco
Category: CE
List Price: $83.96
Buy New: $64.00
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Rating:  216 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 2243
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.10
CPU Type: PowerPC G4
Processors: 1
System Memory: 2000
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.3 x 3.6
nv:Device Type: Wireless Ethernet Bridge
Interface: RJ-45
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.3u
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11b
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11a
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WET610N
Model: WET610N
UPC: 045883586616
EAN: 0745883586615
ASIN: B001QVQ7JU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Convert any wired-Ethernet device to speedy Wireless-N Connectivity | | • | Optimized for video, so videos look smooth with less frame drops | | • | Compatible with any device that supports Wi-Fi standards and also with any operating system | | • | Easy setup and powerful security features, including WPA2 and Wi-Fi Protected Setup | | • | Measures 5.71 x 4.17 x 2.05 inches and weighs 5.61 ounces; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Move up to the Power of N! The versatile Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band can make a wired Ethernet-enabled device a part of your wireless network. It's optimized for streaming video to reduce glitches. It's ideal for wirelessly sharing music, photos, movies, and other files around the home. Since the Bridge is based on dual-band Wireless-N, it works with any device supporting Wi-Fi standards, and is compatible with Wireless-G, -A, and -B. Connect digital video recorders, set-top boxes or computers to your Wireless-N network. Convert your wired-Ethernet printer, scanner, camera, storage device, notebook, or desktop for wireless connectivity. The Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge works on any platform and under any operating system. Since there are no drivers to load, setup is a snap - configure the network settings through your PC's web browser, then plug it into your device and go. To protect your data and privacy, all wireless transmissions can be encrypted with industrial-strength Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security. Wi-Fi Protected Setup helps make secure connections pushbutton simple. Easy-to-use setup wizard Equipped with one 10/100 auto-crossover (MDI/MDI-X) port Unit Dimensions 5.71 x 4.17 x 2.05 (145 x 106 x 52 mm); Unit Weight 5.61 oz (159 g) Power 12V, 1A Package Contents - Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band; Setup Software and User Guide on CD-ROM; Quick Installation Guide; Network Cable; Power Adapter Minimum Requirements - Device with Ethernet port; Wireless Access Point or Router (802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, or draft 802.11n compliant); Internet Explorer 6, or Firefox 2 or higher for browser-based configuration; PC with CD-ROM drive (for Setup Wizard only); Setup Wizard requires Windows XP, Vista, or Vista 64-bit edition with latest updates; Maximum performance derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual performance can vary, including lower wireless network
Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product DescriptionThe Linksys by Cisco WET610N Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band can turn any of your wired Ethernet-enabled devices to wireless in a snap. Optimized for streaming video, the WET610N enables you to have ultra-fast Wireless-N transfer capability with less glitches and frame loss for superior video transfers. It's also ideal for wirelessly sharing music, photos, movies, and other files around your home via any Ethernet-enabled device, such as a printer, scanner, digital camera, notebook, or desktop computer.
Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming and Video Adapter Features
Connect your digital entertainment devices like Ethernet-equipped HDTVs, Blu-ray players, DVRs, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 or 3, and GameCube.
Ultra-Fast Wireless-N Transfer Speeds
The WET610N Bridge takes advantage of the latest in wireless technology – Wireless-N – which is the fastest and most reliable wireless standard available. Wireless-N offers the fastest transfer speeds possible, and since the WET610N is a dual-band device, it's compatible with any device that supports Wi-Fi standards. The versatility of the Bridge means that you can use it with any Wireless-G, -A, -B, and -N device. Optimized for Smooth Streaming Video
While most Wi-Fi devices produce sluggish video with many dropped frames, the WET610N is optimized for video transfers, so you get smooth video with almost zero dropped frames. So sharing video from your desktop computer to your laptop wirelessly with the WET610N Bridge, for example, will be faster and produce more accurate results than ever before! Simple Setup and Works on any Operating System
The WET610N Bridge requires no advanced technical knowledge or drivers to install – it's as easy as plugging it in to any Ethernet-enabled device, and the easy setup wizard walks you through the setup process and has you ready to go within minutes! And it doesn't matter what type of platform and operating system you're running, the WET610N will work on Windows, Macintosh, or Linux operating systems. Simply configure your network settings through your PC's web browser, plug in your Ethernet-enabled device to your Bridge, and you have instant wireless connectivity. Advanced Security Keeps the Wireless Network Safe
The WET610N protects data and privacy by encrypting all wireless transmissions with industrial-strength Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Linksys equipped the WET610N Bridge with the latest in WPA security called WPA2, which provides rock-solid protection from hackers, malware, and other Internet attacks. It also features Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 and up to 128-Bit encryption for even more protection from wireless threats. Minimum System Requirements
Device with Ethernet port; wireless access point or router (802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, or draft 802.11n compliant); Internet Explorer 6, or Firefox 2 or higher for browser-based configuration; PC with CD-ROM drive (for Setup Wizard only); Setup Wizard requires Windows XP, Vista, or Vista 64-bit edition with latest updates Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, the Linksys WET610N Bridge with Dual-Band measures 5.71 x 4.17 x 2.05 inches and weighs 5.61 ounces. It is backed by a 1-year limited warranty. What's in the Box
Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band, Setup Software and User Guide on CD-ROM, Quick Installation Guide, network cable, and power adapter.  Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming and Video Adapter Features
Connect your digital entertainment devices like Ethernet-equipped HDTVs, Blu-ray players, DVRs, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 or 3, and GameCube.
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 Easy setup, works great for Samsung Blu-Ray player August 30, 2010
James A. Coulter (Northwest Florida's Emerald Coast)
Found this while looking for an alternative to buying an $80 proprietary Samsung wireless dongle for my "wireless enabled" Blue-Ray player. I followed the quick setup instructions and was connected to my Belkin wireless router with no problems or confusion. Have been using this device to stream Netflix movies and Pandora internet radio and am very happy with it. Buying a second one so I can move my desktop computer across my office without stringing CAT V cable around the walls. Highly recommend this item.
Quick and Easy August 28, 2010
Clifford Weiss (RIVERDALE, MD, US)
Purchased the item this week, just spent about 15 minutes setting it up to my husbands computer to make it wireless (not technical at all). This got rid of a lot of cables and cords under his desk. And it works perfectly. I'm glad my son-in-law convinced me to purchase this item. THANKS GABE!!! Now will return the modem back to my internet provider.
 Works Like a Charm August 23, 2010
Rdkam
I followed the setup CD and the unit configured as planned. I logged on to my router and permanently assigned it a number. I then plugged it into my Direct TV HD DVR and it works like a charm. It has only about 50% signal strength but operates between 36 to 54mbps connection. I only wish it had two Ethernet outs!
Connected my DirecTV DVR with ease August 21, 2010
A. Giampapa (Ossining, NY)
I bought this Wireless Bridge to connect my DirecTV HD-DVR to the internet so I could use the On Demand DirecTV offers (and other features). The On Demand allows you to search and then download to your DVR specific movies or programs that you want to watch now or save for later. I had an ethernet cable running from my wireless router to the DVR but I thought that was a waste to have everything wireless and have ugly cable running all over just for my DVR. I decided on the WET610N because I believe it is exactly like the unit DirecTV sells for $99. So since this is the one they recommend, and I didn't want any issues connecting or it being compatible, I went with this one.
Yesterday I installed a new wireless router to my network. I bought the D-Link DIR-855 Wireless Router D-Link DIR-855 Xtreme N Duo Dual Band Draft 802.11n Media Router (also purchased from Amazon) to replace my old D-link router. I say this because I believe having the newer router made the installation for the Wireless Bridge MUCH smoother than what others have experienced.
I opened the box and took everything out. Quickly read through the instructions so I knew what to expect. Then I moved my laptop to the room in my house where the D-Link Wireless Router lives. I put the CD in my laptop and followed step by step what it asked me to do. EVERY step was spelled out - probably a little too much, i.e. "plug the blue ethernet cable in to the back of the wireless router" with animated picture, click NEXT, "plug the other end of the blue ethernet cable into the back of the Ciso/Linksys Wireless Bridge" with animated picture, click NEXT, etc.
Basically my steps were: I entered a password to protect my new Wireless Bridge. It searched my system for my components. Then started connecting them. My new router has the "connect" button (looks like to arrows forming a circle) to speak to anything you would want to connect to the router. The CD told me to hit that button then hit connect. Once I held that button, then clicked connect on my laptop it was connected with no problem. So easy it was like connecting a wireless mouse to it's transmitter. I picked my network from the list of available networks that came up and I was wireless. I unplugged it from my router and connected it to my DVR and plugged the AC adapter into the wall. Once the lights stopped flashing it was booted up. I looked at the channels for the On Demand on my DVR and I was already connected. Didn't have to configure the DVR to see the Wireless Bridge at all. It just thought the old ethernet wire was plugged back in.
I never opened the web address page or homepage for the Wireless Bridge or for my router. Never entered my password for my network. Didn't even see anything asking for anything complex like if my network was PPPOE, if it was static or dynamic, if I was using DSL or cable, or if it was 2.4 Mhz or 5 Mhz. Nothing. It was so very easy. So much so I almost felt guilty after reading some of the horror stories in some of the reviews. It literally took minutes. Maybe 10 minutes including walking from room to room.
If it had a built-in switch, it'd be perfect August 19, 2010
J. Bianchi (Las Vegas, NV)
I wanted to change out my G-based bridge (also a Linksys) with an N-based solution. Slim pickings. That said, however, I very pleased with the performance of this Cicso-Linksys bridge.
This bridge, unlink my G-based model, has only a single ethernet port. The G-based model had a built-in 5-port switch. Initially, I used this N-based model with my Tivo. It's out in the living room and my Linksys E3000 router is in the master bedroom. I didn't have any problems at all getting the bridge set up. The coverage is fine. I could probably use it to attach to my neighbor's router, the coverage is that good. I stream a lot of Netflix movies and have only occasionally had momentary "delay" issues. I've noticed that it's usually because of the internet service I have rather than the device itself. Telltale signs are that my laptop seems to lag at the same time, etc.
Shortly after the intial configuration I set up (1 Tivo plugged directly into the bridge), I purchased a small 5-port Linksys switch. I plugged my Tivo into the switch, a 2nd Tivo into the swtich, and also my TV into the switch--and then plugged the switch into the bridge. It all works flawlessly.
Don't fear this bridge. If you have more than one device to hook up, just use a switch with it. You won't regret it.
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