NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router
Mfg Part #: WPN824NA
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As a 21st-century consumer, computers are an integral part of your life. But does your home computing environment work for you? Even if you already have a wireless network, you've probably found "dead spots" in your home where your Internet connection fades in and out, or drops off completely.
Now, say good-bye to those dead spots ... and say hello to the freedom to work (and play) absolutely anywhere in your home!
With the RangeMax Wireless Router, your whole house becomes a "hot spot." NETGEAR's exclusive RangeMax technology gives you the longest range of any wireless device on the market today - up to 10 times the wireless coverage of 802.11g. So you'll have a sizzling-fast, consistent connection in every room of your house ... and beyond.
Put the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router to work for you, and that's all you need - leave those range extenders, repeaters, and external antennas at the store. RangeMax adjusts to the interference and physical barriers in your home, and delivers up to 500, 000 square feet of coverage - 1000% more than 802.11g. And you don't need to throw away your old wireless devices; RangeMax is 100% compatible with your existing 802.11b/g products and will boost their range and speed by up to 50%.
RangeMax is an advanced Smart MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology that uses seven internal antennas. RangeMax constantly surveys your home environment for physical barriers and interference and adjusts the wireless signal to compensate for these performance blockers. For example, if you carry your laptop from the family room to the bedroom, RangeMax automatically senses the change and selects from over 100 possible antenna configurations to deliver you the fastest, clearest connection! Everyone will enjoy consistently high-speed connections, everywhere in your house - no drop-outs, and no dead spots.
Think you can't set up your wireless router without an engineering degree? Think again. NETGEAR's SmartWizard makes the set-up easy and hassle-free. SmartWizard automatically detects your ISP's network settings, then walks you through each step of the installation process. It's like having your own computer technician, right by your side.
NETGEAR also ensures that every computer user in your home network can work and play safely - with a double firewall, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), and WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) Security, your network will have powerful safeguards against unauthorized usage.
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Review Date: Feb 20, 2009
| M in Seattle WA |
Strengths: It is very easy to set up and I can get online anywhere in the house even though my house is quite large.
Weaknesses: I haven't found any weekness so far.
Summary: It is slim, easy to set up, and if you have any problem, there is an 800 customer service phone number to call. When I went to an electronic store to purchase the same item, the people there told me it wasn't possible for me to set it up. They sold me the set up service for $99.00. When I went home, I researched online and found out that it should not be that hard to make things work, so I purchased WPN824 online from Cost Central (best price and the product arrived very quickly). I returned the stuff I had purchased to the electronic store the following day. I recommend both Cost Central and Netgear WPN824.
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Review Date: Dec 07, 2007
| Ralph |
Strengths: Easy to setup, good range, and noticably faster.
Weaknesses: none
Summary: I am very pleased with this router. We have 5 computers all are noticably faster than our previous router. Works great with streaming video wireless.
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Review Date: Oct 29, 2007
| J. Herde |
Strengths: Very easy setup, strong signal throughout the entire house.
Weaknesses: Port fowarding tables do not display customized setup.
Summary: As usual, another great product from Netgear. The only issue I have is after adding a custom port forwarding, it does not show up in the table of services, yet, you try to add it again and it says that service already exists and te service works.
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Review Date: Oct 17, 2007
| Raj |
Strengths: East to setup. Very fast connection hardwire connection to my PC. Seems very resistant to interference.
Weaknesses: None
Summary: I bought this router because my very old Netgear G router was very susceptible to interference. So much so, I had to power it off and on at least once a day. In the few months that I've had this router, I've had to power it off once. Also, my PC connected with an ethernet wire is getting download speeds from my cable modem 5x faster than with my older router.
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Review Date: May 04, 2007
| David Krumlauf |
Strengths: Very strong signal
Weaknesses: Setup on a PC is a pain. My Macs saw it right away but I had to struggle with my XP PC setup. It keeps wanting to authorize even though I did that.
Summary: This is a terrific product. I've used several brands of routers in my networking business and this one leads the way for power and reliablity.
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