ZyXEL Offering Plug-in Wireless-N Range Extender

[exfileme]

The gadget plugs directly into an electrical socket and extends your Wireless N network.

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[johnsmithhatesVLC]

>Netgrear
Is this some Chinese ripoff product then? I'm pretty sure Netgear already has their own extender.

 

[Soulmachiklamo]

Reminds me of the Olympic Games...

 

[jblack]

features an easy setup wizard and a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button, the latter of which allows users to activate the Range Extender with ample security instantly.

I guess they missed that WPS can be hacked in 4-6 hours.

 

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[citation][nom]johnsmithhatesVLC[/nom]>NetgrearIs this some Chinese ripoff product then? I'm pretty sure Netgear already has their own extender.[/citation]
This device extends the 5 GHz spectrum, whereas your "Netgrear" is limited to the 2.4 GHz spectrum. Slower speeds.

[citation][nom]jblack[/nom]I guess they missed that WPS can be hacked in 4-6 hours.[/citation]

WPS can be disabled on any device I've seen that uses it.

 

[claykin]

WRE2205 is 2.4Ghz only. WPS has security problems, however vendors have added options to disable and/or allow auto disable if x number of incorrect PINs are tried.

 

[DiggerJones]

This is actually a pretty neat piece of kit and was reviewed on http://wifirepeaters.net/cheapest-wifi-repeater/ as being a viable but low cost repeater.

And that was a pretty big oversight with WPS but patch your router firmware and put precautions in place or disable WPS itself.

 

[DiggerJones]

This is actually a pretty neat piece of kit and was reviewed on http://wifirepeaters.net/cheapest-wifi-repeater/ as being a viable but low cost repeater.

And that was a pretty big oversight with WPS but patch your router firmware and put precautions in place or disable WPS itself.