[MLB-WIRELESS] Nokia A020 WLAN AP

[Marz]

Thanks Andrew,

so I'm gathering that the firmware upgrade (http://forum.nokia.com/main/1,6668,5_63_35_15,00.html) just allows
the AP to use 11Mbs cards?

Marz.

Andrew Harcourt wrote:

> G'day!
>
> > Has anyone played with Nokia WLAN equipment? Can I have
> > some thoughts and opinions on the gear?
>
> I have an A020; it seems to work pretty well. Has no problems
> inter-operating with other manufacturers' hardware (not that you'd expect it
> would, but it's nice to know for certain).
>
> Be aware that the A020 itself only ships with a 2Mbps (802.11 original)
> card, and you'll need to source an 802.11b upgrade from elsewhere as Nokia
> don't stock them in Australia. The 802.11b upgrade card is based on the
> Prism II chipset, so you might be able to use a D-Link or another card that
> uses the same chipset in the thing. I haven't tried this yet, but it's on my
> list of things to do.
>
> The C021 card it ships with has an external antenna connector, although it's
> a European style one that has the thread running in the opposite direction
> (i.e. you turn anti-clockwise to connect your antenna).
>
> No WEP, not that we want it... Has a DHCP server, again, not that you'd
> really want it for this kind of application. Supports bridging, which is
> important. WRT range: I get about 60m down my street (through a concrete
> wall) using just the standard extension antenna. Will be building some
> external ones shortly with a few others and will post info to the list when
> we have some more information.
>
> If you have any more specific questions, please yell.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
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