Buffalo Technology Buffalo AirStation G54 High Power Wireless Cable & DSL Smart Router / High Power wireless performance with AirStation One-Touch Secure System (AOSS) - WHR-HP-G54

Good product

Posted Jun 7, 2006 - I installed this router using a wireless dsl connection . The setup was simple , the dhcp function was great .I installed an outdoor antenna and I was able to connect my neighbours,some as 4 houses away,on my network . I noticed that the router does not drop off or reset on it's own ,like the DI 624, also the streaming of video over the network was improved significantly . This product is very good and I would buy again soon

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Buffalo Airstation Rocks!

Posted Jan 11, 2006 - I purchased this unit to replace my old Linksys Wireless Access point with 4 port switch. The linksys was hard to configure and it stopped working one day after some problem with my DSL line. My computer could not talk to the DSL model through the WAN port on the wireless AP. I spend a few days trying to fix it but finally got fed up and went out to purchase the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 unit. The buffalo one rocks! I spent only 10 minutes which includes the wait time for the modem and AP power-up and the whole unit is running. Now both my wired and wireless clients work flawlessly.

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Good product, but needs improvement

Posted Sep 29, 2007 - I live in a single-family house with a Linksys WRT54G router placed in the master BR upstairs. There are a few dead spots on the middle floor, as well as almost no signal in the basement. As for signal strength, this router was better but not by much! The AOSS technology touted by Buffalo as a quick method of wireless setup is a little buggy, and could pose a challenge to the inexperienced user. This is particularly so if one has already used an advanced encryption mode (WPA and higher; did not try it with WEP) on one unit, and intends to establish a wireless link between a new AOSS-capable Buffalo router or adaptor. With a little extra time however, I was able to link a Buffalo Ethernet Converter (WLI-TX4-G54HP) to the WHR-HP-G54 router via a hardwire setup. Note that while wirelessly linking Ethernet Converter (WLI-TX4-G54HP) to the Airstation (WHR-HP-G54) extends your network and supports WPA encryption, it does not expand the range of your Wi-Fi environment. In other words, the second computer or the gaming unit in the basement must physically be connected (via an ethernet cable) to the Converter/Bridge to gain access to the network. One good feature of Buffalo routers is that they may be used as either an access point or a repeater/bridge. This allows one to daisy chain up to six routers together in order to eliminate the dead spots in a wireless environment. One of the routers needs to remain as the main gateway connected to the internet, and the others switched to the repeater/bridge mode. It is not recommended to interconnect more than three routers, as the signal quality will diminish. However, the biggest drawback about this type of setup is that you can only use WEP encryption. The firmware does not support any other security protocol when units are interlinked. I am relatively knowledgeable about networking and build + upgrade my own computers. For the average user who does not require an advanced network, this unit may be more than adequate. If you need to expand your wireless signal by interlinking two or more of these routers and do not mind WEP encryption, then you also will be fine. However, for people like me whose work on the network involves financial transactions, may want to wait until the firmware is updated to accommodate a higher security level. UPDATE: You may now flash your router with the DD-WRT firmware. This firmware is substantially more flexible than the one installed by Buffalo. It will also allow you to take advantage of an array of security protocols (WEP, WPA, WPA2, etc.). Make sure to follow the instructions CAREFULLY however. Visit the following site for more information: www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/in...

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Best Router ever

Posted Oct 31, 2005 - This is the only router that let's me connect from the other side of my house. I have tried all other brands but I lost my connection once I got too far away. Not only that but the speed was amazing. This is a very attractive piece that also allows you to add extra antennas. MIMO products didn't have that option for me. I returned several MIMO products that didn't work.

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A Diamond In The Rough

Posted Oct 8, 2007 - I've now re-written this review (before submitting it) several times, and each time it's been a battle to hold the line between product review and college-level technical lecture. So I hope you will bear with me and I promise I'll make it worth your while to read "more than just ten words." . What makes Buffalo's WHR-HP-G54 hardware itself so attractive is that it comes with more RAM than pretty much all the units you see on the shelf at your local retailer (it comes with 16MB, the rest typically come with 8MB), and it also has 4MB of flashable memory storage, whereas most of the rest come with only 2MB. And in the age of commoditization and mainstreaming mass-production of wireless routers (and their overall declining product quality) a relative minority player such as Buffalo has to differentiate itself based on hardware features, stability, etc. . Now, why did I title this review "A Diamond In The Rough"? Simple: this router is a wonderful product -- perhaps the best router I've ever owned, and I've owned several different brands -- but Buffalo's firmware (think of it as the operating system which makes this device function) is simply dreadful. So dreadful, in fact, that I almost thought I had a physically defective product. Yeah, it was *that* bad. However... . I never intended to leave Buffalo's own supplied firmware on the unit; it only happened to be coincidence that it was that bad. So, what exactly was it that I did, and how has the unit behaved since? Well... . Without going into the history of it, the open-source community (think: GNU/Linux) has been writing replacement firmware for wireless devices now for several years, both out of frustration with the quality of the various manufacturers' offerings, as well as a desire to add in more capabilities. There are several such projects going on, the two largest being DD-WRT and OpenWRT. I flashed this unit with DD-WRT's firmware, and this thing became absolutely rock-solid. It makes administration of my home network a snap, gives me access to the latest and greatest wireless security protocols, and it's constantly being reviewed and improved not by just a few employees of some company somewhere, but by many, many folks all over the world. . While I would recommend this product without hesitation to most folks (obviously some people will need specialized features that this unit doesn't offer), what I would highly suggest you do before buying this wireless router or any other -- EVEN IF YOU DON'T INTEND TO FLASH THE FIRMWARE -- is to go to DD-WRT's product table: . www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/in... . and read through what the various specs (RAM, etc.) are. This is the single best possible way for you to know what it is you CAN get, and what it is you ARE getting for your money. Who knows, you may find features you didn't know existed that might make your life better, like a built-in web server, or support for an external USB hard drive, and so forth.

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Combined use with my Buffalo WLI-CB-G54HP Noteboo ...

Posted Nov 14, 2005 - Combined use with my Buffalo WLI-CB-G54HP Notebook adapter, I rated this product an outstanding overall. I tried all TOP 5 major products like Linksys, Belkins, D-Link, Netgear and US Robotics (MIMO or NonMIMO Technology) routers and none of them came closed as far as price and performance. I'm not going to waste my time anymore to find a better router than this. AOSS secure system is a plus. Very easy to use once become familiar with the setup manual.

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IT works nice so far

Posted May 13, 2006 - I like it a lot and was told better than most so that is why I went for it but I am not getting the same kind of luck as others as far as good connection when I am in other parts of my house. Not sure why It would do that to me. I get excellent when right near it then in the kitchen low to nothing but I still like it. I use it mostly in other rooms that are closer anyway.

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Excellent

Posted Sep 18, 2007 - This is absolutely the best value I have ever seen in a residential router. If you're not afraid of tinkering with this beast and using TFTP, give OpenWRT or DD-WRT firmware a try, they make the WHR-HP-G54 a hundred times more useful.

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Great Router

Posted May 23, 2007 - I was having problems with Linksys router and switched to Buffalo. I was able to upgrade the hardware, install the router and get VoIP back up and running in 15 minutes. I am very pleased with my decision!

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Unbelievable!

Posted Jun 15, 2006 - I bought this to replace my dlink wap. I kept on getting bumped off, and had terrible interference.. I got this one and I get 100% at 54mbps!

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