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Review on ENS202 Wireless Bridge/Access Point: EnGenius Technologies' Long Range 2.4GHz 11N Solution by James Ohlrogge

Revainrating 2 out of 5

I was excited to FINALLY have a good connection between my house and office

I was excited to FINALLY have a good connection between my house and office. I received TWO of the ENS202, one to set up at the house and the other at my office, about 100 yards away. (I already have pieced together a DYI network to get internet to the office, but I wanted something which was designed for that very purpose, hence, why I purchased these units).I called Engenius because I didn't want to make errors when setting these up. After 1.5 hours of being on the phone, the rep realized he wasn't doing the right settings for my situation. As far as I could tell, all I needed was a stronger access point and a way to repeat that access point. The rep didn't see it that way.Well, after ANOTHER 1.5 hours on the phone, I was told that "repeater" mode does not repeat the signal. Huh? He said the only thing I could do would be to connect ANOTHER router to the second unit as these units do NOT rebroadcast the signal. I informed him that's exactly what the first unit was doing, broadcasting a signal. But, since I don't know what I'm doing, I'd leave that stuff to the experts.Anyway, after we finally set up both units, there was hardly a signal in the office AT ALL! Holy Smokes! WTF!After 3 hours with this guy on the phone (who was a trooper by the way. He was kind, pleasant, and polite. No complaints about how I was treated, he just didn't seem to know his stuff, but what do I know).I'm fed up with these units. If they can't even MATCH what I pieced together (without even knowing what I'm doing), why should I spend this kind of money.Maybe they would have worked with the right set up, but that was beyond my capabilities. Oh well, I'll keep searching.

Pros
  • Works very well in my home
Cons
  • May require frequent maintenance to ensure optimal performance