🚀 Upgrade your wired world to wireless freedom—fast, secure, and effortlessly sleek!
The IOGEAR GWU637 Universal Ethernet to Wi-Fi Adapter delivers up to 300Mbps on 2.4GHz networks, enabling Ethernet-only devices to connect wirelessly. Featuring dual antennas for stable performance, WPS for easy secure setup, and USB power for flexible placement, this compact adapter breathes new life into legacy devices like printers, AV receivers, and older laptops. Ideal for home or office use, it supports robust encryption standards (WEP, WPA, WPA2) but is not compatible with enterprise or mesh networks.
Wireless Type | 802.11bgn |
Brand | IOGEAR |
Series | IOGEAR |
Item model number | GWU637 |
Hardware Platform | PC;Mac |
Item Weight | 0.8 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 2.56 x 0.75 x 1 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 2.56 x 0.75 x 1 inches |
Color | Black |
Voltage | 5 Volts |
Manufacturer | IOGEAR |
ASIN | B018YPWORE |
Country of Origin | China |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | December 5, 2015 |
S**M
Highly recommended, best I found out of three different brands. Easy setup, works flawlessly, and it is a top notch performaer.
I rarely rate products as five star. This one earned that rating.I have been struggling for about a week to find a good solution for a recent switch from Frontier FIOS to Spectrum Cable. Frontier allowed and enabled Moca, which allows networked devices to use the Cable as the network delivery medium. We use Tivo cable tuners and DVRs, which have to have access to the network to communicate with one another. One room out of five in my home that had a TV in it, did not have a network jack. I was using the Moca on cable to fill that gap. That went away when I switched over to Spectrum.I tried a couple of really nice wireless network adaptors, but both of the others that I tried created subnets for the device they were meant to service. This puts those devices on a separate network that passes internet through your main network. This did not work for the Tivo network tuners as they rely on all of their devices being in the same subnet. They apparently cannot be manually configured to find the other Tivo's using network addressing for the other boxes. So this remote box ended up isolated. I had to have something easy to use and configure that would give me an ethernet port that was on the same subnet, and act as a true bridge device. This unit did that, and was so easy to use that I wish I had tried it first.It is worth noting that this is a Tivo Mini, which relies on the network to watch everything, as when watching TV it uses the tuner built into a Tivo DVR in another machine. It has to have a high speed network to support streaming the TV shows, or to use any Internet based video service. This is also a high def TV, so its bandwidth requirements are high.Setup was very easy, just plug it into the network port of a pc, follow the instructions to hook it into your wireless network, and you are done. The range for me is about 50 feet. No issues with that at all. I plugged the configured unit into my remote Tivo, ta da, it worked! And it worked flawlessly.I do wish it had 5G wireless and not just 2.5G. That would allow for faster communication with my other Tivos. But it does support Wireless N, and that really does help a lot. My wife, who uses this Tivo tuner, really didn't notice any lowering of the network rate, and I was able to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 50mbs to 100mbs. So certainly no slacker even with 25G wireless.My home network is all GigE (1000mps), so I still want to get a network jack installed in that room. But this will bridge the gap really nicely until I can arrange to have that done.
D**E
Brought my 10-year-old printer into the wireless era
Worked perfectly on the first try. The setup failed in Firefox, so I had to use an InPrivate Edge window to complete the initial installation. Once everything was set up, it immediately behaved exactly the way you'd expect.My 2012-era HP Laserjet (M1212nf MPF) only has Ethernet connectivity. I needed to move it to the other side of the room, but I didn't want to run wiring to the new location. Unfortunately many of the wifi/Ethernet bridges I've found also include a wireless repeater, which adds to the problem of our already overcongested RF neighborhood. This does not; it's a direct wifi/ethernet bridge that simply connects an Ethernet jack to your wireless network.The setup process took only a few minutes. Once everything was up, my printer had no problem obtaining an IP and accepting print jobs. The device gets slightly warm to the touch, but not hot. I have no concerns about leaving it plugged in all the time.UPDATE: Two years later and this is still going strong. Everything continues to work perfectly. If you have an old printer or other device that has an ethernet jack and you want to make it wireless, this does the trick and does it beautifully.
R**J
Very Particular About Its Connections
We travel quite a bit, dividing our time between a boat and a motorhome. This device worked perfectly on the first network during our travels, with speeds around 150Mbps. After that, there was no rhyme or reason why it would or wouldn't connect to other networks with the same security protocols. We couldn't count on it, so we gave it away to some friends at a marina where it decided to connect. It doesn't matter to us what frequency it uses, but it is not a 5GHz device.
R**N
Worked out of the box! A modern miracle!
After struggling with two Vonets 11G's - what a difference a brand makes!So the first thing I did was to learn all about WPS. WPS makes connecting the converter a total snap. In fact, WPS is THE way to go if your clients (pc, tv, etc.) also have that feature. No confusing instructions, no need to even remember your network's password. Push'n'Go as they say. Fortunately, even my antiquated N-150 router has it. Push its button, then the converter's, and in less than a minute you have fully operational access from your wi-fi network to your ethernet-only clients. (This is called a "bridge" BTW).The Vonets didn't have WPS at all - naturally, how else to screw us with illegibly tiny printed instructions, incomprehensible Chinenglish, tedious setup, non-working device, etc. Believe me, never has an extra $10 bought so much.Thanks to U.S. engineering and yes also to Chinese manufacturing, this is an absolute gem. Just realize that its function is to provide a bridge between your wi-fi network and ethernet-run clients; that is all it does far as I know. The Vonets claims all sorts of other applications, like access point blah blah - probably don't work either.
D**3
Trash! Love to give it 0 stars if I could!! Setup works, but refused a DHCP address to ANYTHING!
Not only were some previous reviews correct, the product gets SUPER HOT to the touch, but the connectivity is the main problem. I set this thing up 3 ft away from my router and although it does connect to my WiFi and showed a connection, no matter what device I tried none could get a DHCP I.P. address and be able to communicate through it at all even after multiple troubleshooting attempts and I’m not a tech newb. Even if it adds another signal to your home, you’d better off with a WiFi extender that has a physical Ethernet port for JUST THAT ONE WIRED ONLY DEVICE, which is the only reason I bought this product.I bought this to connect for a device that monitors and sends data for my solar panels that is “wired only” and uses DHCP, but needed to move my router for various reasons, but that wired device had to stay within 50 feet of the outside inverter to be able to communicate. Well this product is DEFINITELY NOT the solution.
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