Cisco WAP200 Wireless-G Access Point - PoE/Rangebooster, 54Mbps, 802.11gItem#: C50-2578  |  Model#: WAP200

Not a good experience

Acquired this unit for connecting production product. Every time the unit powered up,I could not see the SSID. Had to connect the unit to my PC with a crossover cable and the SSID would magically appear. The antennas are also prone to loosening. This unit worked for for a short time and then just quit (low signal strength).

Very Disappointed

I purchased 3 Cisco WAP200 units for our factory. I immediately had to return one due to a broken antenna. After installation, one WAP200 failed within a month. The replacement unit just failed after a couple months. The conditions are not harsh where the units were. We have had 3 bad WAP200 units out of 4. I would not recomment this product to a friend. On a good note... setup of this product was quite easy.

TOP SHELF Business class WAP

Can't understand the whiney reviews I am seeing about this WAP. I took out of the box, and had it configged NOT using any manual within 20 minutes. This brand of gear just plain WORKS!!! Reliable, EXCELLENT Range (in a metal stud office building), and the POE is a bonus you WON'T find on most other WAP's in this price range. Sleep real good at night knowing it's a reliable and dependable WAP and the client is a happy camper, which is the most important thing!!

good product, but

Great item, but set up documentation is severly lacking. Had to set up account with cisco to call tech support. Support was great and quicky solved the issue but a more complete set up guide would sure be helpful.

Not a Plug & Play device!

This WAP was purchased as a replacement for an old dead Linksys unit. Several problems ensued. (1) Original unit arrived with loose & damaged antenna connectors. (2) Install CD on warranty-exchanged item would not work (3) Wired D-Link router IP address had to be changed in order to see the Cisco product. (4) Weak broadcast range - barely able to reach 50.' (5) Unstable enough to require several reboots after installation. All in all, disappointing. Had to spend $265 in 2 local tech support visits to get it to work. (First, most expensive visit was wasted on trying to configure original defective unit). My advice: instead of messing with adding a WAP to a wired router, just buy or replace your setup with a strong wireless router and avoid the hassle of mix & match on two devices.

Needs help

After installing MANY WAPS. the Cisco was by far the least friendly. Screen choices are minimally supported with the built-in Help screens and many details were left out. Changing IP addresses took several resets - the IP address added caused the unit to lock up 3 times before it accepted the final IP address. If you want to set this as a secure access point, it will take LOTS of work.

Good product

I've got one of these units powered on PoE at the end of a 230 ft run through a 200,000 SqFt warehouse and it's performance is great from what I can see. In my case I found the buds that the antenna screw into can come loose from the inside easily so it's difficult to fasted the antenna to the unit if you've been messing with it a bit. I send it back and got a new one with no problem. Good product though; I recommend it.

Works great

Easy to set up and all worked as advertised.

Great Access Point

Great acccess point, no problems, solid conection. Have a computer conecting 40ft away through a cinderblock wall and windows says its an exelent conection. Security features are great. I also just found out my new Blackberry is not WPA, witch is secure. It only supports WEP which I know is insecure. My friend can crack a WEP access point in 30 sec with his PSP. Works Great!