I am writing this review in hopes that someone will find the information useful.  I have an Apple Airport and was buying this for 3 reasons.  One was the print server.  Two was I wanted to extend the range of my network by somehow bridging the 2 stations.  Third I had hoped that the range would be better than the airport since it has external antennas and I had read that this was the case.
I am not able to completely use the device as a print server.  Due to the reviews here I am less than anxious to use the device be my primary router, so I put it inside my existing firewall.  I can only use the print server on machines connected to the router.  I can not print to it from other machines that are upstream from the router and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn that on in the configuration, even if I disable the firewall.  Contrary to SMC's web site, it is easy to configure Mac OS X to use the print server and instructions are readily available on the internet.
Second, there does not seem to be a way to bridge wireless networks without having both base stations connected to the ethernet network.  I am able to get the auto-roaming to work as long as they are both connected to ethernet.  I was hoping to get some extra range by just plugging in one of the base stations and using it as a bridge but there doesn't seem to be any way to do this.  Maybe I just haven't looked in the right place yet.
Third, I had read that the range on this device was better than my Airport and was looking forward to that but it hasn't happened.  My base is upstairs in my house, and I lose the signal less than 100 feet from the station.  I wanted to have it at least cover my yard (a standard city lot) but it doesn't even get close.
I am probably going to look at running some ethernet cable and placing the 2nd base station at the far end of the house and hope that I can get coverage that way.  I do have the "bad" model but haven't had anything terribly wrong yet.
I am writing this review in hopes that someone will find the information useful. I have an Apple Airport and was buying this for 3 reasons. One was the print server. Two was I wanted to extend the range of my network by somehow bridging the 2 stations. Third I had hoped that the range would be better than the airport since it has external antennas and I had read that this was the case. I am not able to completely use the device as a print server. Due to the reviews here I am less than anxious to use the device be my primary router, so I put it inside my existing firewall. I can only use the print server on machines connected to the router. I can not print to it from other machines that are upstream from the router and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn that on in the configuration, even if I disable the firewall. Contrary to SMC's web site, it is easy to configure Mac OS X to use the print server and instructions are readily available on the internet. Second, there does not seem to be a way to bridge wireless networks without having both base stations connected to the ethernet network. I am able to get the auto-roaming to work as long as they are both connected to ethernet. I was hoping to get some extra range by just plugging in one of the base stations and using it as a bridge but there doesn't seem to be any way to do this. Maybe I just haven't looked in the right place yet. Third, I had read that the range on this device was better than my Airport and was looking forward to that but it hasn't happened. My base is upstairs in my house, and I lose the signal less than 100 feet from the station. I wanted to have it at least cover my yard (a standard city lot) but it doesn't even get close. I am probably going to look at running some ethernet cable and placing the 2nd base station at the far end of the house and hope that I can get coverage that way. I do have the "bad" model but haven't had anything terribly wrong yet.