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Netgear Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router

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Netgear Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router

RangeMax NEXT wireless routers and adapters extend the possibilities of your wireless home network by providing a Steady-Stream of wireless connectivity up to 270 Mbps. Compliant with draft 802.11n and utilizes advanced MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology RangeMax NEXT delivers maximum speed and coverage, 15 times faster and 10 times further than the previous standard. Now you can surf the Internet, download MP3s, make Internet phone calls, share files, play network games, and stream high-definition videos, simultaneously throughout your home. Elegant preset internal antenna design and 11n-True-Test high-performance testing and tuning, ensures maximum performance every time. RangeMax NEXT is compatible with all legacy b and g wireless products, so you are assured to get connected and for the first time provides interoperability at the highest speeds with other products with Intensi-fi. Touchless WiFi Security simplifies establishing the highest level of network security. Setup is easy thanks to NETGEAR's Smart Wizard and 24/7 technical support

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Netgear Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router

Ports
Interfaces	Ethernet - RJ-45
Number of Network Ports	5

Networking Standards
Features	Integrated Firewall|NAT
Speeds Supported	270 Mbps
Wireless Security Features	PSK|WEP - 128-bit|WEP - 64-bit|WPA|WPA2
Network Architecture Supported	Ethernet - 10 Mbps Twisted Pair (10BaseT)|Ethernet - 100 Mbps Two-Pair (100BaseTX)|Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b|Wireless Ethernet - 300 Mbps IEEE802.11 Draft N|Wireless Ethernet - 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g

More Info
URL	http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/RangeMaxNEXTWirelessRoutersandGateways/WNR834B.aspx

Wireless Device
Number of External Antennas	1
Network Status Indicators	Activity Status|Link Status|Power
Device Type	Range Extender|Router

Warranty
Warranty Information	1 Year Limited Warranty

Dimensions
Depth	6.8 in
Weight	1.2 lbs
Width	1.5 in
Height	8.9 in

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  Reviewed by: bunkey

  09-29-07

  Duration of ownership: 1 Months

  Strengths: Fast, easy setup, good help and documentation.

  Weaknesses:Trouble with NetGear WiFi card software.

  Overall Evaluation: This router will deliver, as promised, but you have to do your research and learning about it first. Do a firmware upgrade, but you must reset the router right after the upgrade is completed and this will put the settings back to default. I had to put my phone line DSL modem into bridge mode, so the router handles firewall and PPoE sign in duties. Lastly, poor performance will happen, if using NetGear PCI WiFi card Smart Wizard software utility to setup your connection. It appears to clash with some software, that loads during bootup and gets corrupted. Re-install the software for the card and during the card setup choose Windows to configure your connection.

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  Reviewed by: gsaman

  08-19-08

  Duration of ownership: 7 Days

  Strengths: Got very helpful support when setting things up, plenty of setup options, 4 gigbit ports to hardwire important computers

  Weaknesses:Can't secure to wall, internal antenna, options are a little bit confusing

  Overall Evaluation: I bought two of these and when I ran into a little bit of trouble called support. They were very helpful (accents but not hard to understand) and he got me up and running quickly. I don't like the internal antenna because that means I have no choices as to upgrading to more powerful antennas later (I have not had a chance to really test the distances which this thing works well). However, it is working fine so far. When setting these up on the network to do some specialized things it had all the options I needed but it was not quite as clear as I would hope. I was able to restrict access for a set of IPs and allow two subnets to talk to each other, etc.Finally, I like the 4 gigabit ports which allowed me to hardwire some of the more important computers at truly fast speeds. As you can probably tell from reading this, I'm no expert but thus far I can't complain too much about the Rangemax

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  Reviewed by: timmatt72

  04-18-08

  Duration of ownership: 30 Days

  Strengths: web content filter, Tons of user-configurable settings. easy setup, easy firmware upgrade.

  Weaknesses:Little too big, can't mount to wall, no storage link for usb hard drives (for network storage). wireless hiccups with 802.11G cards.

  Overall Evaluation: I am in the Lan/Wan business for a fortune 500 company, so my ideal router is one that is free, and if that cannot happen then the cheapest, because one day all will stop working. I have had the linksys b routers, motorola g routers, dlink N routers, belkin and this netgear rangemax. I liked the router for its functionality (n speeds)at first but started feeling hiccups on g cards around the house. (low signal 20 feet away and such) So I went and bought a dlink N card. That worked great but I don't want to buy cards for all my family's laptops. So I would have to say this 40 dollar cheap buy will do the trick until the newer High powered antennas get integrated into these routers in order to truely get 300 mbps throughput. In my mind the D-link wireless N I set up for a side network works true to its advertisement (300 mbps speeds). All tech reviews will claim the same too, dlink xtreme n routers are the best.

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  Reviewed by: mleafty

  07-12-07

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  Strengths: Pretty box, nice paperweight

  Weaknesses:Operation, tech support, manufacturer's willingness to support

  Overall Evaluation: I purchased the router with seven 311 access cards, for use on computers that interface with financial websites. Router would NOT allow connections--unplug the router and it works fine. Seems there is a firmware problem. Tech Support is worse than banging your head against the wall. First they send you to morans in India, where accent and common sense stretch your ability to get anything accomplished, after 45 min on the phone to re-confirm the data registration. Then stupid questions that make you sure that Netgear wants you to figure it out for yourself long before you finish the phone call. If your problem persists, then you are sent to tech support in the Phillipines, where again you wonder how these people were ever hired. If your problem still persists, you may get the phone number for tech support in the US--where they claim to either fix your problem or give a refund. That is until they hear that you bought more than one. Then another sorry excuse about they are unable to give refunds. Some phone calls to tech support have lasted over 4 hours, with NO resolution. If you are intent on throwing your money away, let me give you a post office box.....