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RANGEMAX™ SMART MIMO WIRELESS
ROUTERS – WPN824

Say Goodbye to Wireless Drop Outs and Dead Zones


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.


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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.


Related Products

DG834PN – RangeMax™ Wireless Modem Router
WPN111 – RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter for Laptop or Desktop PCs
WPN311 – RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter for Desktop PCs
WPN511 – RangeMax™ Wireless Laptop Card



TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

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 (click here to download Vista drivers) 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

 
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