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Reviewed by: Gary D, [http://www.wlfnet.org WLFnet] Operative

Review Date: 02/01/2003

Model Number: AirPlus DI-714P+

Manufacturer: D-Link

Cost: $142.95 from pcstop.com

Operating Systems: All

Description

Shopping for a New Base Station

I did a lot of reading up on access points since it's been a couple of years since I'd been in the market for one. I really wanted one with a print server and that narrowed it down to a couple of D-Link products. I went with this model because it offers ~22Mbps transfer speeds if used with D-Link radios -- which I haven't bought yet since I've already got a couple of extra Orinoco cards. The price diff wasn't that much from the older models and the dual tone coloring scheme they've chosen for their more recent products makes it more aesthetically pleasing than the first generation 713.

Naturally, another requirement for my new AP would be a model that included an external antenna connect. In this case, I've got dual reverse polarity SMA (RP-SMA) that lets me attach my external and still have the (probably) 2dBi dipole or the optional 6dBi (DWL-R60AT) $27.95

This puppy was quick to set up with the browser based wizard. Then all I had to do was copy the MAC addreses from my graphite Airport base station and connect my external 15dBi omni antenna. I bought a prefab pigtail from my friends at HyperLinkTech ($20 + S&H)

Connecting

Setup

Updating firmware

It shipped with the latest firmware so I can't tell you anything about flashing it.

Conclusion.

[http://www.wlfnet.org/cgi/mailmerge.cgi/forms/wlf Gary D]


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