Poe Wireless Router

The Linksys WET200 Wireless Bridge seamlessly bridges separate Ethernet networks together wirelessly and is ideal for small businesses with offices and resources that are in different office suites of a building or a closely adjacent building. The WET200 is a Power over Ethernet (PoE) end device so it can be installed anywhere an Ethernet cable can be run if there is not ready access to a power outlet. PoE enables delivery of both data and power to the WET200. An AC adapter is also included if the device installation site has a power outlet nearby.

Amazon Sales Rank: #14635 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Cisco Model: WET200 Platform: Windows Format: CD Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 7.68" h x 6.69" w x 8.07" l, .76 pounds Former Linksys Business Series Cisco WET200 Wireless-G Business Ethernet Bridge Five ports for securely connecting separate wired networks Buttons -- Reset Cabling Type -- UTP CAT 5

Bring Nearby Networks Together. Bring separate Ethernet networks together—even if they're in different offices or nearby buildings. Formerly Linksys Business Series, now Cisco Small Business Wireless Access Points, the WET200 Wireless-G Business Ethernet Bridge uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) for ease of installation, even without proximity to an electrical outlet. Advanced security features include support for WEP, WPA, and WPA2 encryption using EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol), which gives small businesses the protection they need to communicate and transfer data securely. The integrated quality-of-service (QoS) features provide consistent voice and video quality on both wired and wireless networks, enabling the deployment of business-quality voice over Internet Protocol and video applications.

Most helpful customer reviews 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Works great By C. Davis This is an excellent wireless bridge. I have it communicating with a Linksys WAP54G running WPA2-PSK to connect an "island" of wired computers to my main network wirelessly. The WET200 includes 5 10/100 ports, so you can connect several computers, a printer, etc. to your network. The WET200 passes NETBIOS traffic, so Windows file and print sharing work fine. The WET200 also passes DHCP traffic, so you don't have to assign static IP addresses to the devices you plug in. This is especially handy for me because I sometimes have guests who bring their laptops, but those laptops cannot get onto my wireless network (usually because they don't support WPA2). With the WET200, they can just plug in to an unused port and they are instantly on the network. The bridge features are quite advanced -- more than I need. It is a real learning bridge, not a dumb repeater. It supports VLANs, QoS, Spanning Tree protocol, etc. The good news is you don't have to worry about any of this if you don't need the advanced features. The WET200 comes configured from the factory with sensible defaults. Setup and installation was a breeze. I followed the quick set-up instructions and was up and running within a few minutes. At this price point, the WET200 is a steal. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Works great, easy to set up (but read instructions carefully) By JohnK-Seattle-WA I've had this for several months now. It's worked really well with WPA encryption. I use it for Moxi, Tivo and Wii systems in my entertainment center, with the router 2 rooms away. I'm not using POE so I don't know how well that feature works. An important note that could save you some headaches: The instructions tell you to connect it to your *PC* using the included ethernet cable (not your home network). Make sure you set a static 192.168.1.x IP address on your PC, then connect the bridge directly to it (disconnecting your PC from your network temporarily). I made the dumb mistake of connecting the bridge to my home network and trying to configure it there. I was able to connect to it, but as soon as I set up the wireless, the wired connection was very erratic and it wouldn't connect wirelessly. I think the router freaked out trying to give out DHCP addresses to both connections. As soon as I realized what I'd done, I connected it directly to my PC and got it working within a few minutes. UPDATE 8/30/08: I've been using this bridge for about a year. 99.99% of the time it's worked great. I have noticed, however, that a few times (maybe once every 3-4 months or so) it seems to lose its connectivity (devices stop connecting and I can no longer connect to the bridge's admin page). A quick reboot by reconnecting the AC power cable always fixes it. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Can't make it work, no support By David B. Black The descriptions of this product sound quite wonderful. It's the only one I could find that seemed to meet my needs. I followed the installation instructions exactly, and at the end, the product would get hung up in rebooting -- it would reboot forever, and only unfreeze when I held down the hardware reset button for 10 seconds. I searched for help on the Linksys site, and found none. Their live chat service doesn't support it. There was no troubleshooting information about it. The community forums were empty. They advertise a network troubleshooting product you can download, but it doesn't support the WET200. And no number to call that I could tease out of their site. So I'm stuck. I'd much rather make it work than return it, but Linksys isn't making it easy. It's true my other equipment isn't all Linksys (as they recommend), but it's all less than a year old, so a product of this kind shouldn't have a problem. I would feel less frustrated if they appeared to make an effort to support the product, but apparently even