Product Details
Netgear WPN824 Rangemax Router
NETGEAR's WPN824 RangeMax™ Wireless Router dramatically boosts coverage and eliminates dead spots by adapting on the fly to your changing home or office environment
KEY FEATURES
- Up to 10x faster coverage and speed compared to 802.11g
- 7 internal antennas continually survey the environment to optimise coverage
- Eliminates Dead-spots using Smart MIMO* technology
- Adapts to avoid interference, signal reflections & physical barriers
- Network range extended by up to 400 feet
- Improves range & speed of existing wireless devices by up to 50%
Wireless Connectivity - Range Matters
The WPN824 RangeMax™ Wireless Router adjusts to interference and the physical barriers in your home to deliver up to 500,000 square feet of coverage. With RangeMax™ wireless dynamic connectivity there is no need to spend extra money on range extenders, repeaters and external antennas. There is also no need to throw away your older wireless devices; RangeMax™ is compatible with 802.11b, 802.11g and SuperG™ products and will boost their range and speed by up to 50%.
New Technology - Smart MIMO
RangeMax™ is an advanced Smart MIMO (Multi-in, Multi-Out*) technology that uses seven internal antennas. The RangeMax™ WPN824 wireless router constantly surveys your home or office environment for physical barriers and interference: The RangeMax™ router adapts on the fly, adjusting the wireless signal to compensate for these performance blockers. For example; if you carry your laptop from the living room to the study, 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 dropouts and no wireless dead spots.
Security
NETGEAR ensures that every computer, laptop or console user connected to your wireless network can work and play safely. The WPN824 RangeMax™ Wireless router comes with a double firewall, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption and WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) security. These security features add powerful safeguards against unauthorised usage.
Easy Set-up
NETGEAR's Smart Wizard™ makes the set-up of the RangeMax™ wireless router easy and hassle-free. Smart Wizard automatically detects your ISP's network settings, then walks you through each step of the installation process.
Network Connection:
- Wireless Data Speed of up to 108 Mbps
- 5 x 10/100 (1 Internet and 4 LAN) network ports with auto-sensing technology
Wireless Encryption:
- Choice of WEP (64 or 128 bit), WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
System Requirements:
- Broadband (cable, ADSL) Internet Service and modem with Ethernet connection.
- Wireless Adapter to connect each computer
- Windows® 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista MAC® OS, NetWare®, UNIX, or Linux®
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape® 4.7 or higher
- Recommend using this product with WPN111, WPN511 or WPN311 RangeMax Wireless Adapters
