Belkin F5D7132UK Wireless G Universal Range Extender Reviews

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• The Elbonian 26th Sep 2009

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  Make no mistake, despite the flippant comments from some reviewers about expertise this Belkin F5D7132UK Wireless G Universal Range Extender is a seriously flawed offering.
  
  I vowed never to buy any more Belkin kit after the last time but I desperately need to get a repeater up and running and this was the only one on the shelves!
  
  So here are the issues so far;
  
  1. The auto connect just doesnt work so you are left with no option but to use the web interface as the pointless utility that they offer has no way of configuring the device with the relevant settings.
  
  2. The web app that they have implemented as an interface, staggeringly using asp and seemingly ajax, is absolute crap. It doesnt render properly in ie when you go to the site survey page, it fails to refresh and after changing a setting it goes into some sort of endless wait without informing the user. Each time that i change a setting i have to restart the device as the page hangs and its impossible to obtain a session with a new login.
  
  
  I have no doubt that the hardware works but yet again Belkin have let themselves down with poor firmware and poor software.
  
  

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• thekingwc 25th May 2009

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  As far as I see this Belkin F5D7132UK Wireless G Universal Range Extender extends the range of your wireless network but in a weird complicated way. Instead of just boosting the signal of your original wireless router, it creates its own ssid. So when your computer falls out of range of the orginal wireless router it disconects from it and connects to the extender. Thats fine but a real headache. Works fine for web browsing and other simple network functions but I bought it to extend the range ...

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• Jonon 30th Jan 2009

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  There are many negative reviews of the Belkin F5D7132UK Wireless G Universal Range Extender product of which many can be explained by lack of knowledge. Many have complained of a total lack of functionality and that it "doesn't do what it is supposed to." Don't be misled by these reviews, it is simply that a "plug and play" attitude (which nowadays is quite normal with peripherals) cannot be taken with this device, unless the user has a total security free network, which wouldn't be recommended ...

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• Strabo 8th Oct 2008

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  I ended up turning off my security to initially set this up, then entering the passwords etc in the web-based user interface, then re-enabling the security on my network. Although this method did seem to confuse it a bit.
  
  Connecting wired is the easiest to set "advanced" features for this device (although in my opinion a secure network should not be considered advanced!)
  
  Expect an IP conflict if you plug into it while connected to the network with wifi!

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• Guest 10th Aug 2008

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  I bought this Belkin wireless router in the belief that it would be easy to set up (due to the bold 'Auto Connect' on the front of the box). Nothing is easy, however. By turning my wireless encryption off, the repeater would quite happily connect to my network. However, what is the use of removing your network security, if you intend to extend it's range? By turning the security back on, my wireless router simply rejected the repeater. Despite two days of attempting to get the darn thing to wor ...

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• Guest 11th May 2008

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  I have a laptop and a pocket pc that both start up and run reliably from my wireless router running TKIP.The laptop is also generally happy with the signal from the Belkin range extender but the pocket pc is not. I spent many hours of changing settings and reseting the pocket pc until I discovered that it was the Belkin that needed the reset. I logged on wirelessly to the Belkin and operated the AP Reset. This does not change the settings that the Belkin learned when first associated with the ro ...

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• Guest 4th May 2008

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  One thing that really confused me when trying to use WEP was that the Belkin only offers static key. My router only offers switched key and even if you set all four switched keys to the same word this does not equate to a static key. This incompatibilty pushed me to use shared key TKIPand this resolved the incompatibility issue.

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• mag6488 29th Apr 2008

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  This product is perhaps the least effective I bought for a long time. I do not think I will ever try this brand name again unless proofs are made with regard to improvement. Do not recommend the Belkin wireless G

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• ojemuyiwa 21st Jan 2008

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  I dont know if these should be on the same ip subnet etc. tried both ways and no joy! Most definitely does not do what it claims out of the box.

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• m stones 11th Nov 2007

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  It says on the box "Auto Connect", -- It doesn't. Read the reviews before you buy this product.

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• robertadwatch 3rd Aug 2007

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  This isn't the only piece of Belkin kit I own - but be rest assured they all seem as poor. The manuals are totally useless and contradict themselves. The support is fine if you are happy talking to people on a bad line with an accent, each with their own idea on how things work.

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• thomascollett 26th Sep 2006

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  When setting up a wireless network, you may want to achieve full coverage of your premises without the need of network cabling running along skirting boards, up walls and under floors. In this situation, a sensible solution would be to buy a wireless range extender (wireless repeater). Range extenders offer a real cable-free and clutter-free solution to boosting the range of your network, and prices are not extortionate. However, when shopping for this device I found that there was very little i ...

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