| Hawking HWREG1 Wireless G Range Extender |
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Model: HWREG1
Brand: Hawking Technology
Manufacturer: Hawking Technology
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 15
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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| Features: |
Extend the operating distance of your wireless network
takes the signal from your wireless access point and retransmits it at a higher rate, doubling the operating distance
Simply place the Range Extender halfway between your Wireless Access Point and wireless trouble spot
Features a Hassle Free installation. All you have to do is enter in the ID of your wireless network and youre ready to go
The ONLY wireless repeater on the market that supports most wireless 802.11b/g networks so you never have to worry whether the wireless network you have at your home or office will work with the Range Extender |
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| Description: |
| Double the wireless distance of your WiFi network with Hawking Wireless Range Extenders! |
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| User Reviews (15 total): |
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Very nice to have, July 26, 2008
By user
I was looking for a way to extent my wireless network to my neighbor's house and this unit did the trick. Setup was a snap. Simply plug-in the unit and insert the included setup CD. Answer a few configuration questions and place the unit in the desired location and you're ready to go. My neighbor's computer went from having no signal to a strong four bar signal.
Additionally, all the dead spots in my house are now gone, allowing us to move computers anywhere we want. The unit also extended our wireless signal to my detached garage, allowing me to stream music to my laptop, whereas previously I kept losing the signal. The kids like it because now they can sit outside and play PSP and Nintendo DS games online.
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Hawking HWREG1, July 13, 2008
By user
Spent a few hours setting this up, including time spent with their tech support folks. I returned it as I saw that it made no difference at all in wireless reception in my home.
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Great way to extend your wireless connection, June 17, 2008
By user (Pennsylvania)
The Hawking Range extender works great. I have tried the Linksys, and it was always flaky. The thing that sold me on the Hawking was that they also sell antennaes (sp) to make the range extender even more powerful. I was even able to extend my wireless network to my father-in-law's house a block a way! With this extender you can place the antennae outside on a window sill (wiindow panes block wi-fi waves like crazy), and keep the range extender inside away from the weather. That is what I did, and it did the trick. I was trying to get the signal from my house to propagate throughout his house. The Linksys could not get a strong enough signal inside the house, but the hawking had a strong signal, and brought that signal into the house. With another hawking extender placed on the first floor, out wi-fi network was complete. two houses sharing a strong wi-fi signal with no weak zones. A nice place to be... You have to follow the installation directions to a T though. I am an IT guru, so it was a breeze for me to setup, but these devices are all still a bit tricky. The less technically inclined should have someone else take a crack at it.
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Terrible Product - Fails to configure, March 30, 2008
By user
Like others here, when I plugged in the Hawking HWRED1 Wireless Extender into my router and ran the config wizard it failed to detect the device.
Also I noticed in my logs the device failed to DHCP an IP address, which tells me it's statically configured with an IP.
So if you don't use a 192.168.1 network by default for your home network, you are not going to be able to see and connect to the device to even configure it.
What a horrible way to do a setup gui. It's based on fails assumptions about your home network.
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Wireless range is a huge disadvantage, January 9, 2008
By user
Pros
1. Easy installation; works according to guide
2. Power adapter is light weight
Cons
1. Extender range is too little. My Dlink router is way more powerful (18dB). I was getting similar signal from my router and the extender at point 3 (1 -2- 3 with 2 being the extender and 1 is my router)
2. No option to adjust antenna power (dB)
3. Unstable connection when wireless security is deployed
4. Cost is NOT justified. A simple directional antenna is more effective alternative and costs a fraction
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Told not compatible with 2Wire 2700HG by Hawking, October 11, 2007
By user
This is my second attempt at purchasing an extender to work with my 2Wire 2700HG router. I was encouraged by an earlier posting that this extender would work with a 2Wire 2700HG router. After spending two hours with Hawking tech support and then told to call back the next day, I was informed by Hawking that this extender was not compatible with my 2Wire 2700HG router. Back to the drawing board for me!
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Easy install, worked fine, August 12, 2007
By user (Huntington, NY)
This was very simple to install. Once I found the best place in the house for placement (geometry, intuition, plus some trial-and-error), it worked fine. Remember your computer may be communicating with the extender just fine, but if the extender is too far from the Router (I couldn't determine this directly), you still won't be able to get onto the internet.
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Installation was a breeze, August 11, 2007
By user
I received the Wireless G Range Extender yesterday and installed it right away. The installation process was a breeze. The "installation wizard" did its job without a glitch and the written instructions were easy to follow.
I added a high gain antenna (also from Hawking) to the extender to give it more oomph.
I setup my laptop (Gentoo Linux OS) to pick up the extender's SSID over 64-bit WEP using the same key as for the access point it extends (something not made entirely clear in the documentation but implicitly obvious).
Unpacking to connecting took me about 20 leisurely minutes.
It just works, even though it requires that one reads and applies the easy-to-follow documentation (RTFM as they say). It's not quite "plug and play" but the process is probably as simple as possible given that it can not be fully automated for security reasons.
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BUGS IN SETTING UP, July 22, 2007
By user
YOU WIIL REALY HAVE TO WORK TO GET THIS WORKING RIGHT. SAVE YOUR RECEITS YOU ARE GOING TO NEED IT. TO RETURN IT BACK.
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Useless, June 14, 2007
By user (SANTA CLARA, CA United States)
For such an expensive device i am VERY disappointed with its power.
I have a D-link DIR-625 range boosted pre-n router. I tried to extend its range using this device. Absolutely no value. If I get it more the half way between where I am and the router, it fails to connect to the router. if i run it at the half way point I get *exactly* the same signal strength as connecting directly to the router.
I bought this to replace an Airlink101 product that died after a year of use and two moves. The Airlink however seemed at least twice as powerful.
This is, simply, a useless POS.
Was easy to set up though. That would count for something if it actually worked :(
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Easy setup, but does not work with WPA-TSK, May 26, 2007
By user (Denver, CO)
I could not get this to work with my Belkin Wireless N router until I went down to WEP 64 Bit encryption. I spoke with Hawkings Tech support twice and the second tech confirmed that WPA is spotty and does not really work well with this extender. I refuse to drop down to WEP so I will be returning this product.
I was disappointed to say the least.
I will say setup is easy and fast and their tech support was very knowledgeable but at times difficult to understand due to accents.
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Hawking solved my low signal problem in remote section of house, September 14, 2006
By user (Kansas, 100 miles from everywhere)
I purchased this Hawking HWREG1 repeater after a miserable experience with the Linksys repeater. The Hawking unit works perfectly and was very easy to configure. It truly was a 10 minute deal from start to finish. It is extending my Linksys WRT54G wireless network using WPA encryption. You assign the Hawking unit a second SSID (I called mine EXTEND) and then your computer will connect to what it "thinks" is a second wireless network, but everything continues to operate as if you are still on the same network.
I placed this unit on a table that is about half way between the original router and the room with low signal. It is small, and you can easily locate it in an out of the way area. When I use my laptop in the far corner of my house, the original linksys network is still visible as it always was, with a very low signal level. But the EXTEND network has a strong signal, and I just connect to it.
Once connected, you are assigned an IP address from the ORIGINAL Linksys router, and you can ping and communicate with all other devices on your network, even if they are connected to the original network instead of the repeater. So everything continues to work and operate like one network, including shared folders on other computers, printers, etc. I am 100% satisfied with this repeater.
Linksys repeater comparison:
The problem I had with the Linksys WAP54G in repeater mode is that it simply does not work with WPA encryption. It only works with WEP encryption, or no encryption at all. Note that the Linksys website and documents claim that the repeater is compatible with WPA. I can assure you that as of September 2006, up to version 3.04 firmware, the WAP54G access point/repeater does NOT work with WPA encryption. After spending 30 days emailing Linksys tech support back and forth, you will finally be escalated to an engineer that will admit that it doesn't yet work correctly with WPA, but they hope to have it fixed soon! They even sent me some beta firmware, but it did not work with WPA either. Don't waste your time with Linksys, get this HWREG1 Hawking instead. It is easier to configure than Linksys, and works with WPA. Highly recommended.
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