 - 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).
Lowest Price: $119.99 
Product 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. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-09
Works as expected
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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Date: 2008-06-04
simply the best wireless bridge out there
I've had a horrible experience trying to order this wireless bridge from Amazon. Initially I figured I would save myself some money and take the free shipping. Three weeks later, no item at my door. The wait was too long, so I ditched it and went for the only other seller - antonline.com. They were selling it for cheaper and there were "5 items left". I ordered it right away, no brainer. 1 week later, I get an email that they're out of the item and I would have to wait - god knows how much longer. Immediately I ditched them and found tigerdirect was a seller on amazon. I love tigerdirect. I ordered it and two days later its at my door.
I was over ecstatic when I recieved it. I immediately go to set it up. I was able to set it up a bridge to my belkin wireless pre-n router (yeah i know, i need a better router. as soon as prices go down, i'll get a nicer one, right now this one still works). The only problem was that my mac which was wired to the dlink bridge was not able to connect out to the internet. I spent an hour or two trying to figure it out, but no luck. I proceeded to call their help desk. I must say, their help desk is fantastic. They actually took the time to walk me through some of their solutions. An hour of trying different thing (which was a surprise considering most company's help desk won't stick around past 10min before dumping you to the next moron who will walk you through the same steps), we came to a solution.
Let me save you guys some time. If you have problems with your mac initially connecting or other computers on the intranet (connected to the dlink) trying to connect to the internet and you're ip address is 169.x.x.x, go to http://support.dlink.com and download the latest firmware (even if its the same version 1.0). That should do the trick and save you hours of frustration.
Even with all the issues from shipping and initial connectivity for my intranet, I stick by my conviction. This is by far the best product. Its small, and easy to use (once everything is up and running). Theres LOTs of ethernet ports, which is very handy if you're using it as a bridge.
Here's the competition
NETGEAR 5 GHz Wireless-N HD Access Point/Bridge (WNHDE111) -- 2 ports
Apple AirPort Express with Air Tunes (M9470LL/A) - 1 port, and twice the price
EZ Connect N Ethernet Bridge - never heard of SMC. It looked more like another router with obtrusive antennas. I'll pass.
Belkin at the time of my writing does not offer a wireless n bridge so they're out of the picture.
I strongly recommend this Dlink DAP-1522 wireless n bridge. Its small, its inexpensive (If it goes down more I am definately looking to replace my wireless pre-n belkin crap with a real AP router - the DAP-1522)
Oh yeah - THANKS ALOT TigerDirect for the EXCELLENT service, and super fast shipping and processing of my order
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Date: 2008-06-02
Good easy to use wireless bridge
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. Rating:
Date: 2008-05-25
Works well as an access point, too!
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! Rating:
Date: 2008-05-14
Best Media Bridge for HD streaming on the market...period!
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. |
