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When you enable the remote access feature you can access your network through NETGEAR genie even when away from home. With genie remote features all you need is your tablet or smartphone to diagnose and repair network issues provide guest access look at the network map and even reboot your router.
With the new look-and-feel and ease-of-use of NETGEAR genie managing your router is fun. NETGEAR genie now supports a single sign-on (SSO) feature that allows you to use one set of login credentials for all of your NETGEAR accounts. Easily monitor connect and control your home network from a tablet or smartphone. With NETGEAR genie you can share and stream music or videos diagnose and repair network issues set up parental controls and more.
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I bought this router as an upgrade to the Linksys Dual Band (A+G) Wireless router I had been using previously. I have been connecting many more devices to my home network and reliability and bandwidth were becoming issues. I was streaming Netflix to both my Xbox and Blu-Ray player and was beginning to see consistent dropped connections from the Linksys. So it was time to start upgrading to the new wireless N band of spectrum. Issue was I still had several devices which were capable of wireless G. Liking the dual band option of the Linksys, I went in search of something similar for a new router with the new N band included. I looked across all the main networking equipment providers (Linksys, Netgear, Buffalo, etc.) and settled on the Netgear WNDR3700. All I can say is that I am not disappointed in my decision!!!
This router is great. It has dual band wireless (N & G) as well as a USB port for connecting a external drive which can be shared over the network. Amazingly enough, this is a tremendous feature which should not be overlooked! Setting this up is a snap and I now I have access to my movies, music and files from any computer in the house!
This router is as easy to set up as any other router. I went to the setup web page and entered in my codes and made relatively few configuration changes. One configuration change I made was modifying the speed cap for one of the bands. It came configured at 150 Mbps for one of the bands for some unknown reason.
I have to say, I thought the broadband meter would be neat. However, it turns out that I never even look at it. I find no need for this right now although if I had kids, I think it would be more important.
Anyway, I have had one reset issue since setting up the router within the first couple of days. Since then, everything has been smooth sailing. I like that it keeps up with my phones, wireless data, and wired data requirements, often at the same time, with very little extra interaction. Set-it and forget-it is the way a router should be and I find it is the case with this router.
I had read many of the reviews online before purchasing this router and was somewhat hesitant to purchase one due to quite a few low opinions of this product. Having been a netgear user for over 6 years now, I know their products can be hit or miss. My biggest worry from reading the reviews/issues of this router were the VPN problems that were reported since I use VPN everyday to work from home.
I am happy to state that I have yet to have any major (or minor for that fact) issues with this router. I was able to set it up quickly manually (without the wizard) as I had print screens of my previous netgear routers settings and just plugged them all into the new router. It took very little time and I was back on the internet. On thing I did not do however was perform the router upgrade yet. From the reviews I read, some users had problems once they upgraded the firmware. Since I have had no issues yet, I am waiting for a newer version of the firmware before I upgrade. As for VPN, my company uses Juniper and Citrix and I have had no problems connecting and working from home. I am on 8 hours or more a day (VPN) and have yet to lose the connection as some have reported.
I replaced a very old (Version 2) WRT54G wired/wireless B/G router with this N600 model a few days ago. The first thing I noticed was that the B/G signal was much better at the far ends of my house. At least 30% and in some areas almost 50% more signal.
The USB shared connection is a nice feature. I was having trouble sharing files between my Windows 7 computer and my Windows XP computers. I connected an 8 Gig. USB thumb drive to this router, set it up as a share, and my problem was solved. One thing to note; the Win 7 computer did not automatically see the share (funny, because it automatically saw the media server on the share). I had to type in the address of the router (in my case 192.168.1.1) and browse to the shared folder. After that, I was able to map it as a shared drive.
My D-Link DI-624 started giving trouble; more trouble that is. It always had the problem of rebooting when more than one RJ-45 LAN ports were connected and active. So, I had another switch connected to only one of its LAN ports, and DI-624 was my wireless AP and internet gateway/switch without affecting my internal network. That was all fine when I had only one WiFi device active at once. Things have changed, and I have multiple WiFi devices active simultaneously, and DI-624 started crapping out: reboots, infinite delays and just dropping one or more of the WiFi connections. It was time to get a better Firewall/WirelessAP.
I have been a loyal DSL customer with Verizon for 10 years. My speeds were 6mbps, fine for streaming HD Netflix. Well, Santa brought the kids both an iPod Touch so now they are all over the internet (Netflix streaming mostly). My 6mbps service was starting to choke under all the use. Did a little research and it turns out Charter was running a $19.99 special for 15mbps service. How could I say no?
I signed up online and two days later it was installed. Only problem, is now I have a bandwidth cap of 100Gb per month. Having no way to monitor my usage, I researched and found that Netgear routers have a Traffic Meter for just this purpose. You set our monthly cap and it will worn you when you get near it and warn when you have hit it. In addition, you can track usage by the day, week, and month. I find this very handy.
I replaced a Linksys WRT600N which, other than requiring daily unplugs to keep the router up, was a great router. The WNDR3700v2 is better. I have read complaints that v2 has low 5Ghz coverage and speed. Not in my case. I am getting wireless connection speeds on 5Ghz that exceed the WRT600N. I also have not had to unplug the router yet. Imagine.
My previous router was a D-Link Dir-625. It had adequate speed, and range for my needs, and I also liked the D-Link interface. The problem I was having was that it required a reboot at least once or twice a day. This may have been because I have over a dozen devices that connect to my network. Another problem was that because my wireless webcam only had the B & G wireless protocol, I was prevented from using my router in N mode. After a little research, I zeroed in on the Netgear n600 Dual Band Gigabit. I was very tempted to go with a D-link dual band router (dual band lets you operate both N compatible and non-N compatible devices). The deciding factor in switching to Netgear was that I had been using the very useful Netgear Genie router utility. This free, downloadable utility will function with any router, but some of the features are only compatible with Netgear routers.
The reason I am only giving 4 starts is that I cannot say that I have noticed any super increase in range or speed, although I can now use the N mode on my laptop thanks to the Dual Band feature. I was a little worried that with no external antennas, range would have been compromised, but so far no problems.
This is the newest WNDR3700v4 router, so it has the increased CPU, RAM, ROM and better DD-WRT support compared to the previous V3 model (it also returns to the superior Atheros wireless chipset, compared with Broadcomm on the V3). It replaced an Ubee modem/router device from Time Warner, and I can easily tell a massive difference in wireless range and performance. Wireless range has increased noticeably, and I have far fewer timeouts when streaming multiple media sources. My over network transfer speeds have also quadrupled, which is just fantastic.
Just a little bit of background, I work as an network engineer for an ISP who I have an internet connection with. I am capable of troubleshooting equipment and have a strong opinion based upon my experience.
That being said, I have had this for about 2 years, but it is at its end of life. I kept up on the firmware and everything was fine until about 2 months ago. The wifi would stop working. The SSID would stop broadcasting, although the wired connections would still stay operational. However, when the wifi would cut out, the USB drive attached to it would become unavailable. On top of that, when it was in this state, I was not able to log into the router to check and see if it detected anything. A reset would correct the issue, and everything would be fine. At first it started to occur every week, then every few days, and now it happens 3-6 times a day. This is a hassle for me as I use my network drive to stream movies and music to my tv. I just upgraded the firmware to the latest version again today, with no success.
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