Level One Access Point (WAP-0010)

This is a MIMO based wireless access point from Level One for small offices.

That's why it has three antennae, which help provide wide wireless coverage.

It has a four-port Ethernet switch to connect your machines over wired LAN. The

device can be easily configured and managed using its Web-based interface. It

supports both 802.11b and 802.11g standards.

On the security front it supports WEP, WPA, WPA2, Radius, WPA2-PSK, etc. We

tested the AP with an IBM R52 Centrino notebook and used both Level One PCMCIA

MIMO wireless adaptor and the notebook's built in one. In our tests, it gave a

throughput of just 19—20 Mbps, which is average.

The device registered an acceptable 0.2% data loss while streaming a data

stream of 50 kbps to 100 kbps from one point to another.

As far as its coverage is concerned, we got excellent 80% signal strength

even in our office basement.

Bottom Line: Priced a bit higher for these features compared to other

access points available in the market.