Features:

  • Faster WiFi Speed: N600 Dual Band WiFi delivers 300 + 300Mbps
  • Ideal WiFi range for medium to large homes. System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10,Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Chrome
  • Simultaneous Dual Band: Reduces interferences for better connections to more WiFi devices
  • NETGEAR genie home network manager for easy installation and home network management
  • Supports Windows 8
Great product! Would recommend.

We have been using this router for about a year now with no complaints. The signal is great, quality is good, speed is good, even when storms bring down electricity it doesn't take long to boot back up. For the price I'd definitely recommend. I even purchased a second for my parents house and they have had no complaints either. It gives you a preset password and information to register the machine and your Netgear account. It is a simple set up, this was my first time setting one up and I had no issues. Regarding signal ours reaches upstairs and out into our yard quite a ways. We also have multiple machines on it the majority of the time including TV, tablets, phones and laptops. It never slows the signal down. Overall great product.

Very easy to set up.

First of all, how can you beat the price? under $25! It did not come with any documentation but it was easy to find the necessary files on Netgear's website. The user manual and setup guide are available in pdf to download. Just follow the directions on the setup guide and you will be up and running in less than 10 minutes. Setting up a guest network was very easy as well using the directions in the user manual. I didn't have to do any other tweaking to the default settings. And I did the setup using the manual method. I have a Actiontec router with my FIOS account that no one seems to like. It had marginal signal range which caused me havoc upstairs in my bedroom tying watch a movie on a ROKU. I did manage to turn off the wireless signal on that router so it basically serves as the cable box now. I am now getting a significantly stronger wireless signal upstairs now. So now I have 3 networks - a 2.4ghz for normal use; a 5ghz that I reserve for devices when streaming from Netflix and Amazon; and the guest 2.4ghz network. Sometimes when my daughter has friends over and they are all using their iPhones on our network, I have been suffering because of the bandwidth drain. I am going to read the user manual as I am pretty sure I can tweak the settings to limit the bandwidth available to the guest network. That way they can all text, do Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. but not make my movies freeze. I see some other reviewers had issues with the updated firmware. As soon as I started setting the router up, it notified me there was a firmware update and asked me if I wanted to download and install it. I did so without any issues. I do not do any gaming so I can't give any feedback in the area. We figured out we actually have 16 devices connected to our WIFI network including our VOIP phones. So in summary, a great price for a really nice dual band router. Just read and follow the setup guide.

The Wi-Fi experience that I DIDN'T receive with my Motorola 6580.

I have had this product for over two weeks now and I am very happy with this product. Since I switched to this product I have had no problems with intermittent drops like I had hourly with my Motorola Arris 6580. Speed: The speed test also shows that the bandwidth is actually 15-25% faster even though I am still using the Motorola as the cable modem. Range: I can now get a signal in my storage area and the backyard. It is not as strong as inside but I can still use Pandora and watch smaller youtube videos. That is a huge improvement for me. Cons: If there was one con, it was that the installation cd was useless for me. Every time I tried to use it the pc would not recognize the modem. But they also give instructions on just logging in to the website and setting everything up manually. The manual setup took me about 15 minutes and I haven't had to login since.

Truly plug and play simple!

Truly plug and play simple! Great product. This is the 3d Wireless router I have bought for home. The second one years ago was so we could have the best security. I ended up having to call the help line to get it to work. It was not nearly as easy as they made it sound. This time it really is plug and play. The router comes already set up with the best security. The dual band is also great. No more bogging down when all 3 of us are using it now. Also great range. The old one I had to run CAT5 to a center portion of the house (4 bedroom) or the signal was too weak at one end. Cable comes in at one end of house. This one I set up at the modem thinking I would then have to find a central location. Surprised to find that the signal went all through the house just fine so no more CAT 5 running along the ceiling!! For the price this is a VERY good one.

Fantastic product. Great value. Not sure where others are running into trouble.

I'm not sure where others are having issues. This product has worked FLAWLESSLY for me out of the box. I have had zero issues with dropping signal. It's been set up and running without interruption since March. Set up out of the box was done with my smartphone, zero issues getting the router configured and running. As far as customer ease of use, I'd have to rate Netgear's interface as one of the easier/more intuitive set ups. This unit broadcasts signal from my basement to the second floor with no issue (-60db signal on the second flr). I have solid signal through the entire house (appx 1500sq ft 2 flr house) with this unit. The signal is 'worst' on the first floor, on the opposite side of the house from where the router is located in the basement (signal drops to -50db) This works so well I'm getting a second one to use as an AP in an outdoor area. For the price it's a terrific unit. The newer AC routers are nice, but the price tag that goes with them doesn't quite justify them. My home network doesn't have need of gigabit capability or 'beam forming'. This product fits my bill almost to the T.

Great value

This refurbished router was a complete STEAL with regards to the price and VALUE it offers. It was packed very well and arrived in perfect shape. I chose this router because of the features, and mainly the bandwidth offered. all but 1 of our devices at home use WIFI, and our current router just could not handle the traffic without freaking out. Enter this pretty black and blue thing. With up to 300MBPS it more than handles our 12 wifi devices. the interface is standard NETGEAR easy. its Easy to configure, and once done, is a set it and forget it device. I like the NETGEAR ease of use and how customizeable the firewall is. to add to the review, I have not setup the Readshare drive yet but look forward to this functionality. it should come in very handy to backup our systems. The blue orb at the top is quite bright, but makes for a nice night light in our kitchen. I have it installed on top of our overhead cabinets along with our cable modem and AT&T Microcell. All in all, we have 2 cell phones, 2 tablets, DSI, Ipod, up to 4 laptops, Wii, Xbox, 2 desktops, Dish, Chromecast and one or two other wifi devices. This thing rocked them all very well.

Works perfect, easy plug and play

Easy to set up, no start up install needed. Works fast and dependably with great range. Used it in a 1950s 1500 sq ft ranch house and had great wifi inside and out wherever I went, now I'm in a two story larger townhouse and it was just as easy to switch everything over and set up again. Power outages had no effect, though I now have it all plugged into a back up UPS/surge protector. I highly recommend taking digital pictures of the easy set up sheet and the login/pw/bar code from the box for safe keeping long term. Used for xfinity comcast internet with a NETGEAR DOCSIS 3.0 340 Mbps Cable Modem.

Outstanding router, and it was used too!

I would highly recommend this product to anyone that is comtiplating purchasing it. We bought this about three months ago and I admit at first i was skeptical because i bought it used. The repsose of the router was light years ahead of my old NETGEAR, the easy set up that comes in the package makes is very simple to get going. My wife was able to do this while I was at work with little understanding of how networks work. The wifi Password is printed on a label on the side of the device which is handy for anyone that stops by the house to be able to jump on the network. I currently run three tablets, two phones, two Ipods, playstation 3, Wii, and two Laptops on our network and the performance is perfect. I've read a few other reviews on this product and I dissagree with the users that say this router drops thier signal twice or more a day. My wife works from home, she runs an online fabric company and is never disconnected from the internet. She has not once had a dropped signal. I would suggest those expiriencing this check there ISP and possibly understand that the ISP is the issue. I will recommend this to everyone and anyone that asks me about a good router product. Not too expensive and continues to superscede my expectations every day. Hope this helps, if you don't get it, your loss. -Vince

Hard To Go Wrong

I'm very pleased with this purchase. Refurbished items can always seem risky, but I buy them fairly often and so far have a 100% success rate. This N600 class WiFi router is no exception. Due to reviews I've read, this class of Dual-Band router is the most efficient for most common equipment. I've been running it with no trouble at all for about 4 months. It is installed as a LAN extension to the DHCP Server router that is connected to my ISP access point. A nearby Roku box uses it constantly with excellent performance. I don't use the WiFi very much, but my housemates use it all the time with a notebook PC and have no complaints. When I test the bandwidth speed, the results are always quite good. I tested the range walking down the street with a notebook PC and got about 75' to 100' (line-of-sight) from the router (mounted in the middle of the house) before it failed (on the 2.4 GHz band, I've not seen a connection to the 5 GHz band yet, no doubt due to the adapters used). I live in a small house on a medium sized lot and can get a full strength connection anywhere in the house, garage, and back yard. The bottom line is that this router gets the job done, and quite nicely, for a remarkable price. It is hard to go wrong here. The blue blinking lights (the disk/button on the "top") are kind of "Micky Mouse" to me, but it does let you know that the system is working, which I'm starting to appreciate. It does not include wall mounts, but I built a mount for it and put it in a hallway, and the blue light can make a nice nightlight. They are BRIGHT though, so if you have this in a bedroom, this will likely drive you nuts. You can tap the button to turn them "off", but it still blinks at certain times to register traffic. That big button is also the WPS connect button, which is very handy. Too often the WPS button is some tiny thing with a icon that is so cryptic you can't find it, or tell where it is. Two other features I especially like about this router is a conveniently and easy to find power button, which makes rebooting a router MUCH easier than struggling with a plug. There is also a button the turn the WiFi On and OFF, to you do not need to log into the router to do this, which is an extremely handy feature if you only want or need WiFi on an occasional basis, and are very security conscious. The setup wizard looks really good, and can likely be managed by most users who consider themselves "not all that technical". I used the standard IP log-in to configure it, and found the interface easy to navigate, and help was abundant. If you want to take your understanding of networks and routers to the next level, this one would be a really good choice. I use one of these, and I bought one for a "client". I'll get another if the need arises... especially if they keep offering this refurb price ($30 or less). :-)

An excellent choice at a great price.

At under $30, this N, dual band router is a great choice. The router worked, unsecured, as soon as I connected it. By logging into it's setup page, it was easy to set up the SSID and pass-phrase (= password) for each band. (This router has a "normal' 2.4 GHz band, and also a 5 GHz band, hence "dual-band"). This router replaced an older Linksys "b/g" router, which is ok up to 54 Mbps (mega bits per second). That is way faster than the bandwidth that Cablevision provides, so, on paper at least, the old router was more than adequate. But, my new Dell Inspiron only measured 9 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. My wife's HP Pavilion Dv6 measured a miserable 2 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload speed whatever we did, or wherever we placed the laptop. (I use Speedtest.net by Ookla for these numbers). The other "issue" with the Linksys was drop-outs, now happening every couple of days as the unit got older. The new NETGEAR WNDR3400 router has changed all that. The Dell Inspiron now measures 17 Mbps download, and 5 Mbps upload. The HP Pavilion is almost the same: 16 down and 5 up - what a difference in web performance! (note - the "N" band supports up to 145 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band, but in our case it is limited by the incoming Cablevision signal.) I connected a Seagate "Go Flex" 2 TB NAS (= network attached storage) drive to the USB port on the Netgear router. The NAS drive continued to connect and operate as it did on the old router, with no change or adjustment. One difference, though, is how much faster the initial backup takes place after you start up either laptop. One other point - neither of the laptops can see the 5 GHz signal, but my Samsung 4G LTE phone, my company Dell Latitude and a Motorola Zoom tablet can see and connect to the 5G signal. That's cool, but the download and upload speeds are exactly the same on the 5G band, because it is limited by the incoming Cablevision signal. I fitted the plastic feet (included), so this router stands upright, takes less shelf space than the older Linksys, and probably cools better. Remember to remove the plastic sheets protecting the front and back surfaces, which block the cooling vents around the edges. An Ethernet cable is included, which I used during setup - it's just quicker and easier than doing the setup wirelessly. During setup, I opted to use the higher security "WPA2-PSK [AES]" setting. The older router used WPA-PSK. I used the same SSID and passphrase as the old router, but because I changed the security setting, I had to "reconnect" the other devices in the house - Smart TV, Blue Ray Disk, ROKU, tablets and laptops. This only took a minute or so for each unit. Any downsides? The setup screen does take almost a minute to save each change that you make, but you will only ever do this setup once, so who cares? The refurbished unit does not include the setup instructions, but does give you a link to the user manual on line (if you need it, download the manual BEFORE you disconnect the old router - duh!) Both are minor points, considering how much less you pay for the refurbished unit. So far, no dropouts in the week or so that it has been installed - hooray!. Easy setup, much better performance, and all for less than $30!

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