The cable that nobody sees

Some time ago I moved with my girlfriend in a duplex apartment.
Technically this means that the phone line, and thus the main router (einAVM FRITZ! Box Fon WLAN 7320 VOIP VPN wireless router) is as far as possible from the place of the desk.
At first my plan was to move a long network cable from the desk switch to the router, but this project was (as) not approved for aesthetic reasons the householder. So I had to look for alternatives.

The Fritz box supports, as well as the WNCE2001, WLAN n standard, so this solution seemed quite promising.

And rightly so:
The WNCE2001 support wireless n on the radio side and 100 Mbit / s on the cable side. The connection between the two works so far completely trouble-free.
The power can be supplied either by the included AC adapter or with a provided USB power cable. Nominally (ie according device label) takes the WNCE2001 5W power on (1A at 5V), but since USB ports supply a maximum of 2.5 W (500mA at 5V), and obviously enough, was probably slightly exaggerated in the manufacture of the label , Even the presumably reduced power output of a non-powered USB hubs enough nor completely. Therefore probably a supply via USB is recommended because its power adapter is usually already active, and - at least in my experience - a free USB port easily to carry out than an electrical outlet, especially as it is the WNCE2001 power supply to an AC adapter is, so it is relatively bulky (albeit in comparison with other power supply units still small)

Contrary to the official manual of WNCE2001 for initial configuration must not be connected to the PC alone, any port on the switch is sufficient. If the device is on the network, each external address will be redirected to the configuration page.
When setting that also supports WPS are then made the usual settings (WEP, WPA and WPA2 are also possible). After a few seconds is also the wireless connection, and it is a link in the favorites (or the browser-dependent counterpart) generated via the configuration page can be accessed.

The setup is not password protected, but only accessible from the cable side. The configuration page can therefore only be accessed by devices that are connected directly to the cable network, which should suffice in most cases.

Is not in the product description that the connection is transparent on both sides. At the switch, the the WNCE2001 brings the WLAN depends a PC and a NAS, both of which are of a netbook over the wireless network easily accessible, as if the radio link to the router, a cable, ie including approvals and all other communications protocols.
The WNCE2001 is NOT a mini-routers, but really only represents a bridge between wired and wireless.

Fortunately, it even allows the power saving mode of the Fritz box. Normally, this reduces the wireless performance when no wireless devices are logged off. If all devices are turned off in the smuggled by WNCE2001 network, this will in principle online, but the performance of the Fritz box is still reduced (recognizable because the wireless LED turns red WNCE2001 so indicates poor reception). Once one of the devices behind the radio link is then activated again, the WLAN is running again at full power.

Correction from 23.4.2011:
Apparently the red receiver LED is not an indication of the Fritz-Box-energy saving mode, but a power-saving feature of WNCE2011 itself. If no devices on the cable side are active (down driven PC in "listening" mode is one seemingly as inactive), moves the device a lower transmission power. But the Fritz box goes into the sleep mode, as long as the WNCE2011 is the only active wireless device.