| D-Link DAP1522 Xtreme 4-Port Gig Dual Band Draft 802 11n N Duo Wireless Bridge/AP |
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Model: DAP-1522
Brand: D-Link
Manufacturer: D-Link
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 9
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: Game console
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0), IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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The Wireless Bridge feature of the DAP-1522 allows you to easily connect up to 4 Ethernet-enabled devices in your entertainment center to your wireless network
Create a new wireless network using the Access Point feature by connecting the DAP-1522 to an existing wired network
5GHz is ideal for wirelessly streaming multiple HD videos across your network. It helps avoid interference by providing a clearer wireless band for HD signals than existing 2.4GHz products.
Use the Xtreme N Duo Wireless Bridge / Access Point (DAP-1522) to connect up to 4 Ethernet-enabled
Connect the DAP-1522 to an existing wired network and easily enable wireless connectivity in your home. Use your new wireless network to stream HD multimedia content, play multiplayer games, or make Internet phone calls (VoIP). |
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| Description: |
| The D-Link Xtreme N Duo Wireless Bridge/Access Point is designed for users looking to create a wireless network or to connect multiple wired devices to an existing wireless network. Xtreme N Duo is the latest addition to the award-winning Xtreme N product family. Duo means the DAP-1522 works with next generation dual band 802.11n wireless devices as well as legacy 802.11g products. |
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| User Reviews (9 total): |
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Great No problems since installed, August 7, 2008
By user
Hit the pair button on my D-Link DIR-655 and the pair button on this DAP 1522 and it paired perfected, although it took quite a bit of time if I remember correctly.
Been months and I have yet to have a problem, I use it with my PS3 and xbox 360. I don't see a difference playing games on my other ps3 and xbox 360 wired to the router.
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Could not get it to link, August 6, 2008
By user (Middleton, WI USA)
Waiting a month to receive this backordered item I really, really wanted the DAP-1522 to work. It was the perfect solution to my wireless needs. Unfortunately, I never got this to work as a bridge with my D-Link DIR-655 router. After messing with it for a long time I then spent over an hour on the phone with D-Link tech support trying to get this to link to my router. After spending more than an hour with tech support and trying everything he could think of, the tech person declared the bridge was defective.
The product's quick set up guide seemed too good to be true. It simply said to plug in the unit and push the "WAP" button on the side and wait for it to automatically link up with your router. In fact it was too good to be true because it never worked.
Internet searches on this product are hard to come by because this item is so new and hard to obtain at this point, but I have found other instances of people with similar experiences. After going through multiple procedures with D-Link tech support another person had the tech also tell him his DAP-1522 was defective. In that case he received a new unit and also had the same problem.
I am not sure what the issue is, but the D-Link DAP-1522 bridge ought to effortlessly link up to a D-Link DIR-655 router. I could not get it to link. I anticipate waiting another month to obtain a replacement but I'm not optimistic at this point a new one will link up any better, but I'll try. As I said, I really needed this thing to work, and I'm quite disappointed it doesn't seem to work.
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Great Item, July 10, 2008
By user (MA, United States)
So, this basically replaces my wi-fi adapter for xbox360. The benefit of this item is it is much faster than a g wifi adapter, and allows me to use a high security network, wpa2. I know, its much to aggressive for residential use, but its much faster on my router. I wish the signal strength was better, and after some initial setup issues (setting Ip addresses so I could access the device) it works no problem. I have two of them, one in my entertainment center for my xbox 360, and my brother has one in his bedroom for his xbox 360 as well. Both work great, are fast, and have had no issues. My house does have some signal strength issues, but I hope to get a fancy antenna to add to my dlink 655 router, which should solve my problems.
I recommend this item
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Works as expected, June 9, 2008
By user (Bartlett, IL USA)
I've configured the DAP-1522 as a wireless bridge to a DIR-655 (2.5Ghz). I've got a PS3 and a Satellite DVR connected to two of the four ethernet ports on the DAP-1522. I have configured the 1522 to use WPA2 security as well.
Setup was a little tricky, but it was my fault not the fault of the 1522. If you choose to manually configure the 1522 be sure you follow the directions and connect the 1522 to your computer and with your computer configured to use a static IP address in the 192.168.0/24 subnet. I mistakenly had my computer still trying to use DHCP when connecting to the bridge and it took me a little while to figure out what was wrong. My computer couldn't get an IP address and so Windows kept assigning an address from a different subnet, so I was not able to establish a connection to the DAP-1522's default 192.168.0.50 IP address.
The 1522 works as expected. Performance is very good with a max of 162Mbps through 3 drywall walls (approx 40 ft) to my entertainment center as displayed on the DIR-655 console. I haven't run any local network bandwidth tests to verify the throughput yet, but I can easily stream HD content without blocking between a PS3 and a wired media server. Previously I was using the PS3's internal 802.11g network interface, and HD media was not viewable as it overwhelmed the 11g link.
I did notice that the orientation of the DIR-655 and the DAP-1522 did make a difference in the reported signal strength and data rate as seen from the DIR-655 console. So after you've gotten things to work, don't forget to run some experiments to determine the best position for the devices to get the best performance possible.
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Good easy to use wireless bridge, June 2, 2008
By user
This is a very easy to use product and I bought it because of the bridge function. I use it for my slingbox, dish network receivier and planning to connect HD-DVD player and PS3 to it as well. Before using this product, I was using slinglink and it is terrible. The DAP-1522 is much faster and the connection is very stable. Setup is pretty easy if your network is 192.168.0.xxx. The box is 192.168.0.50, you login through a browser and configure the wireless settings. I am able to watch my dish programs at full quality (~ 3mbps), hardly ever any drop in signal. It would be good if the box is black and cost a little less.
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Works well as an access point, too!, May 25, 2008
By user (Chicago, IL USA)
I already have a wired router (D-Link DGL-4100 Broadband Gaming Router, 4-Port Gigabit Switch), so I bought the DAP-1522 to add Draft-N wireless connectivity to my existing wired network, through its ability to act as an access point. It is small, light, and has no projecting antennas, so you can put it just about anywhere. The built-in browser-based wizards made setting up the network easy - I chose to go with the 5 GHz band to avoid interference from our cordless phone and microwave oven, and to limit the network to draft-N devices only - and the results are really impressive. We carried a laptop all over the house, including upstairs in a two-story house, and it got the maximum signal strength everywhere. Internet access seems to be every bit as fast as over a wired connection, as I would have expected since draft-N connections are supposed to be quite a bit faster than the internet connection itself (via cable modem). Highly recommended!
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Best Media Bridge for HD streaming on the market...period!, May 14, 2008
By user
Let me start off by saying that this media bridge is f-ing awesome. I would rate my technical aptitude in the networking area at advanced. I have this badboy paired with a D-link dgl-4500 xtreme n router running in N only, 5ghz mode.
There are many opinions about 'real world' bandwidth with wireless N products. Even though they are rated at 300mbps, that is mereley the 'theoretical' limit. Furthermore, the 300 mbps rating is bi-directional, which means a theoretical limit of 150mbps each way (deceptive advertising, huh?).
All this is a moot point, however, as you are ultimately limited by read/write speeds on your hard drive. As some of you may know, this is not one of Vista's strong points. You will be lucky to get a transfer rate of 15/mbps over a gigabit network with CAT6.
That being said, the ultimate real world test of this product is media streaming, where hard drive write speeds are taken out of the equation. I have run this product through the ringer streaming beautiful 1080p and lossless audio straight from a Blu-Ray rip. Video was ~32mbps and audio was 6-8mbps on a 1080p, lossless audio (LPCM) stream of the movie 300. No stutters or hold ups whatsoever. I was even able to skip chapters and fast forward/rewind with ease. My best estimate of real world throughput on this device would be 75-125mbps.
As stated previously, you'd be hard pressed to find applications where that much bandwidth is needed. No other competitor comes close to this device - 4gig ethernet ports and tons of functionality/configuration options. The pairing with the dgl-4500 was an absolute breeze. I pressed one button on each device and the dgl-4500 auto configured the dap-1522. total setup time = 5 minutes max.
My DAP-1522 sits on my audio rack in the living room about 30 feet away from the DGL-4500 router located in a closet in another room.
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Best wireless Product ever made!, May 8, 2008
By user (NC)
I have a D-link Xtreme Gigabit router connected with this device and the speed is blazing.
I bought the linksys game adapter that only has one ethernet port, but I found this product on D-link's website. I returned the Linksys adapter immediately. It's only available online right now, but this product is a must have if you have multiple devices that require internet access. The price is only around $100, has 4 ethernet ports, and it's uses 802.11n. The linksys adapter has 1 port and it cost $99. The Xbox 360 wireless adapter is $99 and it uses 802.11g. It's a no brainer! I have a Xbox 360, Directv HD-DVR, and my new Samsung 52in 6 series connected to this bridge. I'm about to add a Slingbox. Best wireless product of the year!
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