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33 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 300Mbps Connection Requirements! Please Read!Aug 19, 2009
By Walter L. Williams
"Cadman75"
I was unhappy with by Linksys adapter, I just purchase a extended warrenty on the adapter and I call tech support. They wouldn't help me; stating my router is out of warrenty. I decided to purchase all D-link products; Dir-825 router with the D-Link DWA-160 Xtreme N Duo Dual Band. Tech support was easy to reach and the tech directed me to the manual setting of the router, once there I had a idea from my research what to do and mention it to him. We followed the direction I got from [...] to the letter. I was only getting 130 Mbps with my adapter. I'm using Rev. A from Amazon.com with XP Professional. The only thing I did differently from the instruction I'm going to provide was to rename my network name by putting a "1" on the previous name so I would be sure to connected too the changed network. I'm running a total of three computer at the same time on the network and getting a very strong signal; the wireless connections are on the second floor of my house. You also would be safe to retype your password while in your manual setup. The instructions are as follows:
300Mbps Connection Requirements! Please Read!
« on: April 28, 2008, 11:21:08 AM »
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To have your Draft N wireless network connect at 300Mbps as it should, ensure that the following requirements are met.
1) The router and adapter are both D-Link 802.11N products and are using the latest firmeware/drivers. Ensure that the 802.11 Mode of the router has a 802.11N mode selected. Also if you have issues with mixed mode, try locking the 802.11Mode to either 802.11N Only or 802.11G/N.
2) If you are using encryption the router must be configured to use AES cipher. In some firmware versions/models, the only way to get the AES cipher is to run WPA2. If you can not select the Cipher, selecting WPA2 only will force this cipher type.
3) The channel width needs to be set to 20/40Auto, if it is not, the adapter will report a connection speed of 130Mbps. This is a feature that was added for compatibility with Intel 802.11N adapters, as they only operate on a channel width of 20.
D-Link reccomends that you use the D-Link Wireless utility, however the Windows Zero Config will also work.
Assuming you have met all of these conditions, you should see a 300Mbps connection speed with either the D-Link Utility or WZC.
Note: Not all Intel adapters are the same as D-Link's N line. Some Intel adapters do not support the broader 40 Channel Width option. This (by design) limits their connection speed to 130. Check the specifications of your Intel adapter to ensure that it is capable of bonding on the 40Mhz range to achieve the full 300Mbps.
25 of 28 found the following review helpful:
Couldn't possibly have been so simple!Sep 07, 2008
By hyytekk
Like most DIYers and pseudo-geeks, I've learned that all "quick upgrades" are really Trojan horses; nervous breakdowns in a box. Days later and exhausted on the floor from error messages, tech guys with foreign accents saying that rebooting will fix everything after a 2 hour wait on a telephone cue before your call gets cut off mysteriously. So I usually take a week off, put on a sweat band and have sedatives in reach. I did due diligence and found this product to have relatively good reviews so picked it up. (Sorry Amazon, this one time Best Buy actually had a better price!) My home network connects a Tivo, SlingBox, Vista Laptop, voip telephone, all-in-one printer via an Apple Airport Extreme hub. This D-Link was to try to cut the wires on my XP desktop to distance the spaghetti of wires from external hard drives etc. and a tethered printer. OK, those details aside, I installed the drivers via the supplied CD, chose the "manual" installation choice, typed in the name of my network and security password....."great Scott, Marty"....it was on line in an instant! OK, this should be the norm in installing things. But we all know when it does happen, shock and awe wash over us like the "08" Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. My chin is back off the floor and life is returning to normal. What to do with all the time I cleared to do this? Maybe go to the beach. Oh wait, hurricane Ike will be here tomorrow. Well, I'll savor the moment and hope my house doesn't blow away and take my network with it. Highly recommended.
21 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 High Signal.. with major latency periods, needs workFeb 12, 2009
By Kyle A. Smith
Annoying, purchased after acquiring a DLINK DIR-825 with the intention to move to a full 802.11n network. Easily installed drivers and Vista x64 worked with no crashes... But every 60 seconds of connectivity there is a large lag of 2-4 seconds of non-responsiveness when on either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz bands (and same on Vista64 and Windows XP). I thought it was the router, but changed it out with another companies 802.11n router and the network connection still exhibits the lag. So no gaming and no streaming media over the 802.11n adapter.
Openned tickets with DLINK and have either 'move your router' response (when I thought the DIR-825 router was the issue, and not very helpful when I explicitly said the router and adapter where in line of site less then 10ft apart) with no followup to my reply or no response what-so-ever (when I opened a trouble ticket specifically about the DWA-160). Poor DLink, poor product.
Wish I could return both of the DWA-160's...
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Be careful of old versions of D-link DWA-160 adapterJul 24, 2011
By mon ami gabi
I have just a friendly warning to all potential buyers of D-Link DWA-160 adapter.
Not all D-Link DWA-160 adapters work with Win7: Only the latest ones with F/W firmware version 1.60 or 1.80 may work (see D-Link hereby). I have heard you also need H/W Hardware version B (not A) as well. D-Link (DWA-160) and Linsys Sysco (AE1000, AE2500) always say their products work with Win7 but it is not true. You must know these info before purchase the adapter on Amazon, Ebay etc
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1.80 Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32, Vista 64, Win7 32, Win7 64 10/07/2010
¤ Add Profile Sync function.
¤ Remove WPA security in ad-hoc connection.
[download Drivers]
4.0.0.10 Mac OS 4/05/2010
¤ First release.
¤ Supports Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5.
[download Drivers]
1.60 Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32, Vista 64, Win7 32, Win7 64 2/18/2010
¤ Support Win7 OS
¤ Fixed: Ui issue.
¤ Fixed: ftp endurance issue.
[download Drivers]
1.40 Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32, Vista 64 3/05/2009
¤ Compatible with revisions A1 and A2.
[download Drivers] 3.2.0.17 Linux 2/05/2009
¤ First Release.
[download Drivers]
1.30 Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32, Vista 64 11/24/2008
¤ Updated Vista Driver.
[download Drivers]
1.10 Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32, Vista 64 7/22/2008
¤ Remove Useless EAP Sub Type.
[download Drivers] 1.00 Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32, Vista 64 4/14/2008
¤ Shipping Drivers.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Not yet ready for prime timeSep 18, 2009
By James R. Moriarty
D-Link DWA-160 works well HOWEVER there is no counterpart that can feed its capabilities. I used a D-Link 655 for years and it worked flawlessly. I wanted to upgrade to a system that would allow movie streaming at acceptable quality, SO I purchased the best multi-channel system. It simply does not work. We spent 2 to 3 hours 5 times with D-Link tech help just to get the router to "handshake" with 3 DWA-160 dual band USB adapters to work. Now I can enjoy constant drop out of audio only streaming. Constant dropout of video streaming. Now if I want to download a new application I must take a nap until it is finished because my used-to-be malfunctioning computer got retarded. I cannot stream videos any better that before the BEST UPGRADE on the market! I get to enjoy constant dropout!
My purchase of this D-Link system has allowed me to again enjoy the simpler things in life. Naps. No sense of urgency has completely disappeared. I have learned to actually write notes and make appointments on a notepad.
Am I recommending this device and its counterpart????? Only if you a week to set it up and then are willing to except 10% of the quality you were used to. I am seriously thinking about trashing the new stuff and go back to the 655 router and 111 adapters. D-Link does not have this technology any where near usuable.
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