NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700

by Netgear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 8.8 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002HWRJY4
• Item model number: WNDR3700
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (788 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #18 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Routers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

High Performance The NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (WNDR3700) delivers high performance and features for home and business networking. With twice the available bandwidth with Simultaneous Dual Band Wireless-N operating at a combined speed of up to 600 Mbps, Gigabit ports, ReadySHARE USB storage, guest networks, broadband usage meter and more, the router has the power you need and the flexibility you want for your network.  The NETGEAR Difference – WNDR3700  • Simultaneous Dual Band 300 + 300 Mbps • ReadyShare USB Storage • DLNA Media Server  Applications Ideal for HD Video Streaming Access and Share USB Storage Better online Gaming and Media Streaming High Performance Speed   Faster WiFi Speed – N600 Dual Band WiFi delivers 300 + 300Mbps for combined wireless speeds up to 600Mbps Gigabit Wired – Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports are ideal for HD gaming & video and ultra-, high-speed wired networking   High Performance Range Better Range – Powerful WiFi amplifiers deliver improved wireless range for larger homes and tablets   Reliable Connections Simultaneous Dual Band – Wireless access on both 2.4 and 5GHz bands concurrently, reduces WiFi interference & doubles total available bandwidth   Ease of Use Push ‘N’ Connect – Secure push button WiFi connections using WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) Wifi & Power On/Off – Convenient power savings to power down the entire router and/or just WiFi   Sharing DLNA Media Server – Find and play media stored on an attached USB storage device on DLNA TVs, game consoles and media players ReadySHARE USB – Wirelessly access and share USB hard drives   Security Live Parental Controls – Centralized and easy-to-use website filtering for all devices connected to the Internet via the router Guest Network Access – Separate and secure WiFi access for guests using your home network	enlarge
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644 of 662 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NETGEAR RANGEMAX WNDR3700 - Fast, easy-to-use and rock solid, September 24, 2009

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Dean Redfern (Indian River Shores, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700 (Personal Computers)

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This router is fast, easy to set-up and smartly engineered. Although this is a high-end feature-rich consumer router, out of the box, I had this running in just a few minutes. Using the simple color-coded 1-2-3 step setup process, an expert, or a novice, can have this router up and running very quickly.

Modifying the two dual band networks for different names and passwords is straight forward, and I preferred to do it manually. After logging into the firmware, the screens are divided into three panels. The left panel is the list of the feature sets, such as "wireless settings," or "guest network" settings; the middle panel has the pick list of options for the feature set; and the right panel on the screen explains, in the easiest of terms, what the features and options mean. There is little need to refer to the product manual or other help. Everything is in one place, and in the right place.

I attained maximum speeds with each of the dual bands when my laptops were in close proximity to the router. My throughput on the 5 Ghertz band using the "n" protocol was a blazing 300 Mbps. With my previous router, I was never able to achieve anything faster than 130 Mbps. As is the case with the 5 Ghertz channel, this speed drops off quickly as I moved my laptop away from the router. By 30 feet, I was down to 100 Mbps a second, but still relatively fast when compared to the legacy "g" speeds. On the 2.4 Ghertz band, using the "g" protocol, I saw very little degradation within 50 feet of the router.

I streamed a Netflix movie to an HD television flawlessly through a Toshiba laptop and an HDMI cable. There was no stutter in the picture, and the picture quality was excellent. Unlike past video streaming, I did not experience a dropped picture while waiting for the video buffer to reload.

I connected a USB disk drive to the router and shared it among three laptops without incident. I established read and read/write passwords for various file folders on the disk drive. I also made the drive available for access through the Internet, and again this process was straightforward in creating. I plan on backing up the three laptops to the USB drive on the router, as well as sharing photos and other files with family and friends by having them access the password protected IP address of my new network-based disk drive.

In total, you can establish four networks on this router. One for each of the dual bands, and two more as guest networks for each of the dual bands as well. The guest networks are nice as they can completely isolate guests from accessing sensitive information on other PCs or devices on the network. (Or you can open up the guest networks to everything on the network.)

Some other features worth noting are the automatic checking for firmware updates every time you log into the router; the "traffic meter" that shows daily, weekly and monthly internet usage that can be configured to throttle it; and the ability to backup personalized firmware settings in case of an emergency restore. With regard to the latter, it would be nice to also get a saved PDF file of what the settings are for each of the backed-up firmware configurations.

The Netgear WNDR3700 replaced two Linksys routers that I had connected together to essentially create a "dual band" environment. One was an older "g" unit, while the other was a newer "n" router. Together they got the job done in a mixed environment of video and Internet surfing. But the WNDR3700 takes routing to a newer level, with faster processors driving the dual bands to faster speeds and better range; and a big feature set that is easy to use, understand and configure.


SIX-MONTH UPDATE - This router has been powered up constantly for six months now, and it continues to run flawlessly. During this time, two firmware updates have been automatically flagged and applied without incident.

I use many of the key features of this router across the three laptops that are connected wirelessly to the dual bands. Video streaming from Netflix and other Internet sites continues to work smoothly.

Being able to connect a USB disk drive to the router has become a heavily-used feature. The router-based disk drive is the central location for backing up the data from the three laptops. I can backup these laptops locally, or from anywhere using the Internet. When traveling with a camera and a laptop, I am able to easily backup digital pictures to the router's USB disk drive. It is another way to save and protect files when away.

This router is my third, and best to date.

120 of 131 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Feature rich, high-performance wireless router, October 9, 2009

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A. Fabbri "afabbri" (seattle, wa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700 (Personal Computers)

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This high-end wireless router by Netgear is well-designed and comes with a lot of features out of the box. I loved the ability to skip the "insert this CD rom in your computer" installation for dummies method and go straight to the web GUI to set it up. The feature I was most interested in is the USB storage sharing. This feature allows you to plug in any external USB drive, and then share it over the network. This was a convenient target for pushing automatic backups to. If our computer's hard drive catches on fire, I still have backups that I've saved on the USB drive attached to this router. Unfortunately, I ran into a bug when trying out this feature. Netgear support was helpful, however, and helped me get it working in a day.

Pros:

- Feature rich, high-performance.
- Nice vertical stand included.
- USB storage feature turns your external drive into a network share.
- Comes with QoS (a must for VOIP), dynamic DNS, firewall, features.
- Easy to upgrade the firmware and it will automatically check for updates.
- Good documentation.
- Dead-simple installation and you can skip the Insert This CD-ROM install method.
- Ability to set up "guest" network with separate settings in addition to your main network.

Cons:
- Traffic bandwidth monitoring is rudimentary. It is actually very good for an off-the shelf router, but I'm spoiled by my home router which runs Tomato firmware: it has pretty graphs.
- USB storage feature needs work. You can only use your router's admin password to protect your shares. Configuring settings with Google Chrome or non-firefox, non-IE browsers may silently fail (as it did for me). The workaround is to reapply settings with IE or Firefox.

All in all a very solid product. I give it 4.5 stars, as I wasted time chasing down the Chrome/Web GUI bug. I have no doubt this will become a 5-star product as Netgear pushes out new firmware updates.

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars cheating warranty, August 16, 2010

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Yue Fang (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700 (Personal Computers)

I bought this router. It worked fine, for 4 month. Then one day the wifi lose the signal. They claim it has 1 year warranty. So I called Netgear. To my surprise, they claims it only has 90 days warranty. I have to pay 35.00 for half hour to talk to their support guy! the 1 year labor and month warranty does not cover the talk! There is no Netgear document mentions this 90 days warranty. To me it is just bold cheating! I expect better on this high-end router!