NETGEAR Universal WiFi Range Extender WN2000RPT

by Netgear

• Works with clients supporting Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
• Keep your current wireless equipment and improve coverage to eliminate ?dead zones'
• Compatible with wireless b/g/n routers, gateways and Internet Service Provider?s devices
• Freedom to roam anywhere in the house and access Internet without worrying about coverage
• Bonus feature-4 Ethernet ports to connect to gaming consoles, Internet TV's, and Blu-ray players
• Supports Windows 8

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 2.6 x 10.2 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B003VWZE7S
• Item model number: WN2000RPT-100NAS
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (344 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #9 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Repeaters
  • #28 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Wireless Access Points
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 16, 2010

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Extends WiFi range for smartphones, iPad, laptops and home theater devices.

The NETGEAR Universal WiFi Range Extender (WN2000RPT) boosts your WiFi signal and extends the range of your wireless network to areas of your home that previously had little or no signal. Also wirelessly connects up to 4 wired Ethernet devices such as, game consoles, Smart TVs, Blu-ray players, DVRs or streaming players to the Internet.

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• Extends wireless coverage

• Universal compatibility

• Connect Smartphones, iPad, and more

• Easy install—no CD required

 

Compatible – Extends 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi signals from existing routers

Secured connection – Push 'N' Connect using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) connects devices to the Extender quickly and securely

Optimal coverage – Real-time link-rate LED locates the best placement spot to provide optimal wireless coverage

Easy setup – Step-by-step, graphical Installation Guide makes installation easy. No need to insert a CD or plug in Ethernet cables!

Signal status – Dynamic LEDs display live network connection status and signal strength between your existing network, Extender and wireless devices

Versatility – Four (4) Ethernet ports allow the Extender to function as a wireless adapter to connect wired devices like Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, DVRs, and Internet TVs

NETGEAR Green features – Power on/off button, 80% recycled packaging

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Dynamic LEDs Finds best location for optimal wireless coverage and displays real-time, end-to-end network status. Connection status between router/gateway and Extender On/off status of Extender Connection status between Extender and wireless devices

Push 'N' Connect A secured connection at the push of a button STEP 1 STEP 2 Push the Push 'N' Connect button on the router Push the Push 'N' Connect button on your extender

Choose the WiFi Range Extender that fits your needs

	WN2500RP	WN2000RPT	WN3000RP
	Dual Band WiFi Range Extender, 4-port WiFi Adapter	WiFi Range Extender, 4-port WiFi Adapter	WiFi Range Extender
Features
Brand Compatibility	Universal	Universal	Universal
WiFi Band	2.4 and 5GHz	2.4 GHz	2.4GHz
Performance	N600	N300	N300
FastLane Technology
Design	Desktop	Desktop	Wall plug
Wired to WiFi Adapter	4-port	4-port	1-port
Mobile Device Setup
CD-Less install

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Package Contents

• Universal WiFi Range Extender, 4-port WiFi Adapter (WN2000RPTv2)
• Power adapter, localized to country of sale

Advanced Features

• Extends 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi signals from existing routers
• 4-port Wi-Fi adapter to connect wired devices
wirelessly (Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, DVRs, Internet TVs)
• Dynamic LEDs display real-time network connection status

System Requirements

• 802.11 b/g/n wireless router or gateway
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0 or Safari 1.4 or higher, for setup

Standards

• IEEE 802.11n version 2.0
• Four (4) LAN fast Ethernet ports

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions: 177.5 x 130 x 35 mm (7 x 5.1 x 1.4 in)
• Weight with power adapter: 0.68 kg (0.88 lb)

NETGEAR

Product Description

Netgear's Universal WiFi Range Extender - Keep your current wireless equipment and improve coverage to eliminate ‘dead zones' Compatible with wireless b/g/n routers, gateways and Internet Service Provider‘s devices Freedom to roam anywhere in the house and access Internet without worrying about coverage Bonus feature-4 Ethernet ports to connect to gaming consoles, Internet TV's, and Blu-ray players. Features : Works with any wireless b/g/n router or gateway from Netgear and other brands Works with all security standards including WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, mixed mode and WEP Real-time link-rate LED locates the best placement spot to provide optimal wireless coverage Step-by-step, graphical Installation Guide makes installation easy. No need to insert a CD or plug in Ethernet cables. Dynamic LEDs display live network connection status and signal strength between your existing network, Extender and computers (or other Internet-connected devices) Push ‘N' Connect using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) connects computers to the Extender quickly and securely1 Four (4) Ethernet ports allow the Extender to function as a wireless bridge to connect to home AV devices. Disclaimers: 1 Works with clients supporting Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS); Package Contents : Universal WiFi Range Extender (WN2000RPT) Stand Power adapter, localized to country of sale.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Works intermittently. February 13, 2011

By G. Benzion

Amazon Verified Purchase

I have used Netgear routers for many years and I have found their mid-range products to be excellent choices for home applications. I have a large house with one router and 2 wireless access points that adequately covers most of my house but there are some dead spots. I had read good reviews about this product and when I first set it up it worked flawlessly for several hours. The next day, however, the extender failed to connect to my router although the signal strength was excellent. I reset the extender and again it worked flawlessly for a short period of time but then access became intermittent. Perhaps there is a way to get this working properly or perhaps I have a bad product but in my experience wireless products either work well or don't, they do not get better over time. Because of this I am returning the extender and I do not recommend it to others.

79 of 89 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a range extender that works! WRONG! October 20, 2010

By REL

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is an update to my previous review shown below. Less than a month after installing and setting this unit up, it started dropping the connection with my router. After over an hour with tech support, they determined the unit defective. They sent me a warranty replacement unit which exhibited the same annoying trait...dropped connections after 24-48 hours of operation. The unit sits only 20 feet from the router, shows 85% signal strength and is not affected by other electrical, electronic or microwave devices. Save your money and don't bother buying this product. It is a waste of time and money.

Initial Review: After trying numerous WIFI range extenders and experiencing lousy performance and incredibly useless tech support, I took a chance on this Netgear unit. What an incredible unit this is! I had it set up and functioning in less than 15 minutes, AND, I didn't even have a second computer for the wireless setup as suggested in the instructions. I actually set it up using my iPhone browser. I set the unit in the middle of the house, with my router at one end and the iPhone at the other (125' away). The signal strength on my iPhone changed from no bars to a full signal strength set of bars. This Netgear unit is awesome!

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage. Horrible setup experience. January 5, 2011

By Happy Amazon customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought the Netgear WN2000RPT primarily to get a wired hub away from my Dlink DIR825 router. As a bonus I found that the WN2000RPT signal strength is much better than that of the Dlink router almost anywhere in the house and reaches much further, such as a kids bedroom and an outside patio that had been troublesome. For that it deserves 5 stars. However, its setup after a few days reached a point of me screaming I was going to send it back, only to decide to try "one more thing". That miraculously turned out to work. I'll spare you the contortions the Extender and I went through along the way, but I have quite a lot of experience with networks and this thing drove me to despair.

So here are a few pointers that hopefully may help you:

- my unit does NOT reset to factory default however many times I push the darn reset. That may in fact have
been the main part of my problems, but it would not surprise me if other units suffer from the same.

- the WN2000RPT is a 2.4-GHz device (which, by the way, is the reason that some users complain about not
being able to 'see' the 5-GHz channel of their dual-band router). It took me a while to remember
that I set up my dual-band Dlink with 11g-only on the 2.4-GHz channel and 11n-only on the 5-GHz one.
Thus make sure that 11n is also offered on the 2.4-GHz channel from the router for a fast connection.

- The Setup Wizard for the WN2000RPT is pretty annoying because (a) it does not allow you to branch to the
manual setup right at the start. It allows you to go there at the end, but I frequently lost access to
the Extender before getting to that point. Use 'http://www.mywifiext.net/cgi-bin/index.html' to try to
jump away from the Wizard to the manual setup. And (b) what the Wizard tells you is not exactly what is
happening, especially in giving the impression that you are connected to the Extender at times when you
are not (keep an eye on those lights on the Extender).

- Where for me things got really difficult is when the whole setup process seemed to work (i.e. readily
found router, set up name for extender's network, set up security and password etc.), but then went
into the final configure where instructs you to connect to the new Extender network. That appeared to
work (nice strong signal), but consistently would fail the 'authentication' resulting in a network
connected with 'limited access'. From that point on it would take many tries (even using a wired
connection), power cycles, futile resets, and shutting down the main router to restore a connection
with the Extender to get into its setup menu. Even to the point that I might get a connection while
the 'Authentication' was ongoing, only to lose it after it failed. I probably spent more than a day
messing around like this, most of it waiting/trying to talk to the Extender either wired or wireless.

- Anyway, to jump to the solution: the main problem appears to have been the "maximum compatibility"
WPA-TKIP+WPA2-AES security setup of the router. I suspect that something daft happens in that the
protocol accepted between the PC and the Extender conflicts with the protocol chosen between the
Extender and Router. The only setup that worked for me (apart from an Open net) was to configure BOTH
the Router and the Extender to WPA2-AES. Bingo. Life has been sweet since.

So maybe I should have sent my unit back and maybe I would have received one that actually resets (which should trigger the setup menu). But, "come on Netgear": using a wired connection there should be a way to reliably get to the setup menu. Also a "Factory Reset" /menu/ option would be have been nice. But now that the WN2000RPT finally is working, I am impressed and it is exceeding my expectations