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Netgear WNDR3300 Wireless N Wireless Router

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May 12, 2008 |

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The Netgear WNDR3300 Wireless N router is a pretty interesting, cheap alternative in the wireless N space. It sports 8 micro antennas for superior coverage and supports simultaneous 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ connections for wireless G and wireless N respectively. That way you can get 54Mbps and 300Mbps simultaneously. Though the real world probably wouldn’t give you that. Needless to say, it’s a solid alternative.

The unit itself is sleek except for the annoying led lights on the wireless protected setup button. You can, however, disable them pretty easily. The router sports the standard 4 wired connections. The web interface is okay. I did like the fact that there is an autosearch for updated firmware. It found an update and asked to install it. That’s a great feature. I haven’t had much luck with the wireless protected setup. I think it’s because of the way I named the router. That aside, the signal strength and speed has been great. I will note that if you name the G and N AP with the same name, your card (even though it has dual band support) will default to the 2.4 GHZ range. At least, mine did. Make each band’s ID unique and it should take care of the issue.

Here be the specs:

Standards

  • IEEE 802.11n draft version 2.0
  • IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHz
  • IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11a 5.0 GHz

Wireless Configurations

  • Type 1: Full 2.4 GHZ configuration supporting 802.11n/802.11g/802.11b
  • Type 2: Duo 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz configuration supporting 802.11n/802.11a (5 GHz) and 802.11g/ 802.11b (2.4 GHz)

Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions: 223 x 153 x 31 mm (8.8 x 6.0 x 1.2 in)
  • Weight: 0.5 kg (1.2 lb)

Ease of Use

  • Smart Wizard® simplifies setup by automatically detecting and configuring your router for virtually all ISP connections

Security

  • Double firewall:–Network Address Translation (NAT) to hide PCs and files from outside users–Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall to deny outside requests for personal information
  • Denial-of-service (DoS) attack prevention
  • Intrusion detection and prevention (IDS)
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK)
  • Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit, 128-bit encryption
  • Wireless access control to identify authorized wireless network devices
  • Exposed host (DMZ) for secure gaming

Privacy and Parental Control

  • “Trusted user” control
  • Time-based usage controls
  • Web site logging
  • Remote management
  • URL content filtering

Functions

  • Auto firmware detection algorithm
  • QoS function

Warranty

  • NETGEAR 1-year Warranty (see information enclosed)

Package Contents

  • RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router (WNDR3300)
  • Stand
  • Ethernet cable
  • Setup CD
  • 12V, 1.5A power adapter, localized to country of sale
  • Warranty/support information card
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