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3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Gateway ( 3CRWE554G72-US ) | 
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Brand: 3Com
Category: CE
Buy New: $39.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 22800
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13
Dimensions (in): 14 x 6 x 4
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
MPN: 3CRWE554G72-US
Model: 3CRWE554G72-US
UPC: 662705468846
EAN: 0662705468846
ASIN: B0000A4F1F
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Up to 54Mbps throughput | | • | (4) 10/100BASE-TX ports | | • | Adv. 256-bit WPA encryption | | • | NAT (Network Address Translation), and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) enhance privacy and economy | | • | Virtual server capability enables incoming access to specified servers handling FTP, web, e-mail, and other traffic |
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Product Description
The 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Gateway is a high-speed, affordable, and easy-to-use small office solution that lets wireless and wired PCs and laptops securely share a single broadband Internet connection. With 802.11g support, wireless LAN users can connect at speeds up to 54 Mbps and at distances up to 100 meters (328 feet) - almost five times the speed of existing 802.11b wireless products. And the 3Com 11g Gateway is backward-compatible with 802.11b wireless clients, preserving existing wireless network investments. Supporting up to 253 (128 wireless) users, the 11g Gateway is designed for small but growing offices, branch offices, and home offices. And because it is Wi-Fi certified, the gateway works with other Wi-Fi compatible equipment.The 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Gateway includes many of the IP routing and firewall privacy features of a full-scale router or firewall, at a fraction of the price. Among the multiple robust security features are advanced stateful packet inspection firewall, hacker pattern detection and URL or keyword filtering. 256-bit WPA and 40/64-bit WEP encryption protect the privacy of 11g and 11b wireless transmissions. An intuitive web interface and simple setup wizards simplify setup and use. The award-winning OfficeConnect family provides a broad range of small-office products, including LAN switches and hubs, access points, gateway routers, firewalls, PC cards and network adapters.This product is not compatible with Telstra cable.
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| Customer Reviews:
 3COM.... WELLL DONE! July 5, 2004
BUY ONE WHILE YOU CAN FOLKS! Anyway, (3CRWE554G72) it comes with a Lifetime Warranty + WorldWide service support. When you buy products from the best like, 3COM, Apple, or 2WIRE (Homeportal 1000W, or 1800HG) then you'll be safe from the rest! (until the next coming up 802.11i generation)
 Very good product, check feature list before buying! April 6, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have bought this router together with 3coms 11g wireless card (3crwe154g72). The combo is great as long as you use WEP or non encrypted.When ever I use WPA, the connection establishes, works for an hour or so and then drops for 5-10 minutes. I need to reassociate with the router again. Sometimes I need to pull out the card and even (rarely) restart the router. This WPA problem may be related to the router (supports WPA), the card (supports WPA ONLY trough the OS), or the OS-drivers them selfs (Win XP PRO). However it seems, that some products do not have this issue under Win XP, so this indicates that the problem is either the router or the card. When the WPA issue will be resolved by for instance a firmware upgrade, I will give this product 5 stars. Please note: alla the newest (6 april 2004) relevant updates for Win XP, the newest drivers for the card and the newest firwares updates for the router was installed!
***Review Update Notes 2004 28 July***
Ok, the card and router were droping connection when WPA was used. Also, I could never boot my motebook with the card in it. I needed to eject the card, boot the notebook and insert the card back in.
Now: both the boot problem and the WPA connection drops was originating from the fact that CARD (3CRWE154G72) has a hardware failure! I got my card exchange by 3com to another card. It seems that ALL 3CRWE154G72 cards have hardware issues, since 3com offered me another card, namely 3CRWE154A72.
The Gateway has NO PROBLEMS! It is a good product and seems to be stable and secure. I think it lacks some features compared to some of the competitors, however, compare feature lists, don't take my word for it.
Given this, I can only recommend this Gateway, I give it now 4-5 stars! Also 3coms global support earns 5 star for fast and customer friendly support.
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My home is now 802.11g, easiest hardware setup ever November 23, 2003
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
It was literally as easy as plugging the thing in, putting it high on my desk in my office, and attaching the (included) network cable from the cable modem. Worst signal strength even upstairs was 54% (Good), which was just as fast as sitting in my office (84% - Excellent). No software installation was involved. I connected to the IP address specified, through my old network setup... I probably could have just plugged in the USB from the cable modem, no network required. There was a 10 page web-wizard to 'Next' thru... I left all the default values. 10 minutes later, I had my 3com 802.11g wireless PC card plugged in, and was tasting my first wireless experience. I've used it all weekend, over a dozen hours, at all hours, in all the rooms of my house, and the setup has been 100% reliable. I've used 3com products for the last 7 years, and they've earned another 7 from me. I rarely give 5 stars, but no doubt here. (P.S. Check the 3com site for rebates - I got back an extra fifty bucks by buying my PC card at the same time)
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