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NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router | 
| Brand: Netgear
Category: CE
List Price: $108.00
Buy New: $58.19
You Save: $49.81 (46%)
New (56) Used (6) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  220 reviews
Sales Rank: 1441
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 2
nv:Device Type: Wireless Router
Form Factor: Desktop
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 108 Mbps
Wireless Network Configuration: Infrastructure
Security Protocols: WPA
Security Protocols: 128-bit WEP
Security Protocols: 64-bit WEP
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 10Base-T
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3u Ethernet 100Base-TX
Routing / Firewall Protoccols: TCP/IP
Routing / Firewall Protoccols: DHCP
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WPN824
Model: WPN824
UPC: 606449039641
EAN: 0606449039641
ASIN: B0007U9KAY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | RangeMax router offers an easy way to set up a network with wired and high-speed wireless connections with extended range | | • | Delivers up to 108 Mbps of wireless throughput with enhanced range | | • | Four 10/100 RJ-45 Ethernet ports with auto-sensing technology | | • | Enhanced security includes a double firewall, WPA and 128-bit WEP encryption, and parental control over website access | | • | Device measures 8.8 x 1.2 x 6.0 inches (WxHxD) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
 | The NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router offers: - Advanced MIMO technology that delivers greater speed and range compared to standard 802.11g
- Enhanced security with support for WPA 128-bit WEP encryption
- Backwards compatibility with 802.11b networks
|  | |  | The NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router lets you easily set up a wireless network in your home so you can share a single internet connection with everyone in your household or office at speeds up to 108 Mbps. Using MIMO technology, the access point offers superior range and eliminates "dead spots" in your home or office. 
The WPN824 has an elegant design with no unsightly antennas. View larger. | Beautiful Design and Easy Setup
The WPN824 is a very attractive unit with a white exterior and rounded edges. An included plastic stand lets you stand the router on its edge to take up less space. Since the antennas are built in, there are no protrusions extending out of the case, maintaining a clean, elegant form factor. A vertical stand is included for more placement options. The WPN824 makes it easy for even a novice to set up a wireless network: just plug the included Ethernet cable from your DSL modem, cable modem, or other network connection into the router. An installation wizard guides you through the setup process step-by-step. The WPN824 employs a web-based interface for configuration, and the router will automatically do the initial setup by getting your DNS settings and determining your IP address. The firmware is also upgradeable via the web interface so you can be sure your router will always be up-to-date. Fast and Secure
The WPN824 supports the 802.11g standard but extends it with Smart MIMO technology that incorporates intelligent internal antennas, allowing it to detect interference from home devices such as microwaves, and adjusting itself accordingly. The upshot is speeds up to 108 Mbps with a longer range and a lack of "dead zones" in your home. When used with NETGEAR's adapters, it can provide up to 500,00 square feet of uninterrupted coverage. You will see the difference when you download music, stream video, or make internet telephone calls. If you still have computers that use 802.11b, don't fret as the router is backwards compatible with the older wireless standard and can be set so all your computers can connect to the network and the WGR614 will automatically figure out the connection type and work accordingly. 
Smart MIMO technology automatically adapts for interference from devices such as cordless phones and microwaves. | In addition to wireless access, there are four 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports in the back for connecting computers to the network via a fast wired connection. The WPN824 offers many security options to ensure your data is private. Double firewall protection keeps your network shielded from outside attacks and Network Address Translation (NAT) hides your PCs and files from outside snoopers. To ensure the security of your wireless data, both 40/64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption is available, as well as WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access). You can also use MAC address authentication to allow only authorized users onto the network and Wireless Access Control (SSID) to identify authorized wireless network devices. Keep Tabs on Kids
This router is an especially good choice for parents as it allows settings to log all sites that are visited, lets you block specific sites based on whether it contains specific keywords, and lets you set time schedules for certain computers to work. The NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router is backed by a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router, power adapter, Ethernet cable, setup guide, setup CD, vertical stand, warranty/support information card.
Product Description
The WPN824 RangeMax MIMO-G Wireless Broadband Router gives wireless network users better connectivity. As computers become a more integral part of life, you want the best possible home computing environment. When you set up a wireless network you'll find that Internet connections will fade in and out in spots -- or even drops off completely. The RangeMax Router puts an end to that, giving your the freedom to work and play online, anywhere in the house. Time-based usage controls, Web logging, remote management and URL content filtering Auto-sensing RJ-45 10/100 4 port Ethernet switch with half & full duplex support
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| Customer Reviews: Read 215 more reviews...
 Power users, keep looking... November 5, 2008
I have a very standard home network with two HP desktop PC's, one Sony laptop, and and a WM5 Pocket PC all hooked up to a DSL broadband connection via a Linksys Wireless-G router. However, I do insist on high wifi security so use at least WPA + TKIP encryption in combination with MAC address filtering. After three years of operation the router suddenly died so I decided (on price) to first give TrendNet a chance to replace it with the TEW-432BRP which I bought from Fry's for $40.
I installed the TEW-432BRP router, updated to the latest TrendNet firmware, and had no problem connecting all of my wifi devices with WPA + TKIP encryption enabled. However, as soon as I switched on MAC address filtering in the router firmware all of a sudden I could no longer access MSN instant messaging or Hotmail on any PC on my network. Reading into the firmware history file I saw that TrendNet has had previous issues with connectivity to MSN which it believed it had fixed... well perhaps so for general router settings but apparantly not when also using MAC address filtering mode. In any case, for a router to block any web site in any mode of operaton was unacceptable so I packed up the router and brought it back to Fry's for return to vendor.
I next bought the Netgear WPN824 router for $65, set it up, updated to the latest Netgear firmware, and connected my devices. The router connected with every wifi device successfully using WPA + TKIP encryption. But as soon as MAC address filtering was enabled only my WM5 Pocket PC could still connect... the router completely blocked the Sony laptop from re-connecting. This happened despite the fact that the router had automatically entered the correct MAC address for the Sony into its allowed devices database from when it was connected without filtering earlier. The Netgear MAC address filtering firmware obviously has a quirky problem with Sony laptops using the Intel a/b/g wifi adapters. Netgear Tech Support had no useful suggestions and recommended returning the router to vendor which I promptly did.
I finally bit the bullet and bought the Linksys WRT54GL for $75 because it got good reviews online and offered open platform support for third party firmware. No surprise, even with the default Linksys firmware it works as advertised with all my devices and using full WPA + TKIP encryption and MAC address filtering. There were no unexplainable wifi lockouts (as with Netgear) or MSN/Hotmail blocks (as with TendNet). Linksys had designed and tested MAC address filtering correctly.
Clearly TrendNet and Netgear need to spend more time building a robust MAC address filtering implementation and test product compatability more thoroughly in this mode if they want to compete with Linksys. I'll be sending this feedback to all three vendors and kudos to Linksys for getting it right straight out of the box. In networking compatability will always be the king.
Unreliable November 1, 2008
If you're reading through these reviews, it almost seems as though people are using two different products: one that works and one that doesn't. I'd used the same router (Microsoft) for four years and, until the end, I don't remember it clonking out on me once. I've had this product for three months and am constantly having to restart my computer--which is really fun when you're watching an on-line movie and suddenly you have an unscheduled 5-10 minute intermission. It's the most unreliable of anything computer-related I've owned over the past 17 years. I'm glad some seem to feel it's a good product. I won't allow Netgear the opportunity to burn me again.
WPN824 Wireless Router is a disappointment October 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router
I purchased a Netgear WPN824 router because of past experience with the Netgear WGT624 router, expecting a performance boost due to it's 802.11N MIMO technology.
I was sadly disappointed in the wireless performance of the product and have since gone back to using the older WGT624 router instead.
While the MIMO technology does resolve radio signal nulling issues, it ends up creating increased signal distortion (the microwave frequency equivalent of "echo distortion") due to its multiple signal inputs/outputs on separate antennas. The resulting increase in bit errors (and therefore packet errors) causes a system drop in data rate to a more robust modulation that can better tolerate the increased wireless transmission errors.
Which is better; a weaker signal with less distortion (provided proper antenna location) or a stronger signal with increased distortion? The bottom line for me is the best performance, and in the case of my apartment deployment environment, the Netgear WGT624 outperformed the WPN824 wireless router.
I have found that while the new 802.11N standard looks good on paper and in theory, in the real world (so far at least) it fails to deliver to the performance expectations being set by all the marketing and theoretical articles the marketplace.
 Didn't work October 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Received product, no installation CD received, had to go to the website, spent two days trying to get it to work. Ended up going and spending $50 on a new Belkin at Walmart and it works great!!
you've been warned September 30, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that my experience with this router was horrible.
My initial impression was favorable: setting up the router was easy and snappy, the connection wizard "just works", the speed and range are great, it looks pretty in the pictures...
But... the reliability of this router is absolutely non-existent. I've had netgear routers before and they tend to crash every few months (like most routers in this price range; a minor hassle), but this specific product takes the art of crashing to a whole new level. I managed to crash it over 20 times during the 1 day and a half that I have owned it. Surfing the web one page at a time, and checking one email account worked fine. But try some slightly heavier net usage, a few simultaneous web connections (i.e. tabs), medium file transfers, etc., and this thing refuses to play and jumps into comatose mode-TM (a netgear patent). It crashes in both wifi and wired mode, under all the settings that I tried. Ultimately I had to throw it out the window, when it turned into a UFO with cheesy blinking blue lights and flew away into some some other unfortunate person's home and made their wifi experience utterly miserable.
Probably most *very* light web users would not experience a problem with this router, and if that's you and you can get this one on the cheap, it'll work. For the rest, stay far far away, it's not worth the frustration.
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