Buffalo Technology AirStation WLA-G54C: 54Mbps Wireless Compact Repeater Bridge-g for Enhanced Connectivity Review

I had a dead zone on my home network in a glass atrium, the signal wasn't reaching it from my router upstairs in my office. I added this repeater and now I have a full signal at home. I would give it five stars but it was difficult to set up. It works for me with a Buffalo Airstaion router. It took me a few hours of trial and error to get it working, but it was worth it. The documentation didn't help much. I think the complexity of the setup explains some of the bad reviews. If you can't get it

Attention buyers - this product is not compatible with Buffalo Airstation's own MIMO wireless router - this has been tested by me and also confirmed by their own data sheet. Support. Therefore, you cannot use this product even if you have the entire Buffalo network. This is a major oversight on the part of a company that speaks very badly about their product planning.

Please note that the picture of the device shown here is sometimes incorrect, but sometimes it is. If it looks like a weird box with a notch on the bottom, the picture is correct. If it looks like a legged airship, the picture is wrong. The WLA-G54C is a repeater designed for use with other Buffalo wireless LAN products. It is used to extend the range of your network. Your DLS or cable modem must be connected to your wireless Buffalo router. You can then move the WLA-G54A to another room to…

I needed to network Tivo and Xbox in upstairs bedroom but couldn't run CAT5. So after much research I decided to use the Buffalo WLA-G54C as a wireless bridge to the ground floor Apple Airport Extreme base station. The web configuration tool is pretty bad - there is no obvious way to get more settings. I had to search through the equally bad print documentation to find the URL for the advanced controls. I enabled the WDS bridge mostly through trial and error. The documentation was very poor…

I have 4 of these in my house and I have used them in my boss' house too. They're great, reliable and never need to be touched once set up, they just keep working with no issues.