Netgear FR114P Firewall Cable/DSL Router with Print Server

by Netgear

Product Details

Product Manual [207kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B9HP
• Item model number: FR114PNA
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #55 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Print Servers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Netgear FR11P ProSafe firewall/print server is a true, broadband-capable firewall that provides you with the utmost in business-class security--Denial of Service protection and intrusion detection using Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), URL access and content filtering, logging, reporting, and real-time alerts. VPN pass-through maximizes network security with access control and encryption. And a built-in print server removes the bottleneck of a dedicated PC print server and supports multiple print jobs simultaneously. With four auto sensing, switched LAN ports and Network Address Translation (NAT) routing, up to 253 users can access your broadband connection at the same time. There's even a 100 Mbps WAN port for future high-speed broadband services. Smart Wizard and Install Assistant get your network up and running in minutes, and a complete antivirus software bundle is included at no extra cost to shield your network with additional protection.

Product Description

The Netgear 4-Port FR114P ProSafe Router / Firewall makes inexpensive, secure Internet connection sharing a reality. The FR114P realizes these ideals via true firewall, intrusion detection, switching, routing & 11Mbps wireless functionality. The unit also shares one printer with many PCs via integrated print server. Includes Freedom antivirus & privacy protection software from Zero Knowledge Systems Includes Power Adapter, Cat 5 cable & resource CD 3 Year Warranty

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Brainer Installation, August 30, 2002

By 

Joe Bruce (Somewhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Netgear FR114P Firewall Cable/DSL Router with Print Server (Personal Computers)

I read the other reviews here with some dismay before I bought this unit. I decided to go ahead with the purchase because I had spent a lot of time researching router/switch combos with print server capability and true SPI firewall capability. There are not a lot of reasonably priced options out there. In summary this unit has performed like a dream. I had two PC's, a NIC laserprinter, and a parallel port printer (via print server) all plugged in, configured with my DSL service, and all up and running in less than 30 minutes. Please note that BEFORE I purchased this unit I made 3 separate "pre-sales" calls to Netgear tech support and received what I considered to be good information in each instance (I even placed a call at 3am one morning to check if they really were 24/7). Read the installation guide from cover to cover BEFORE you actually DO anything and you will probably find (as I did) that this is a no-brainer deal.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Product and Easy To Set Up, February 24, 2003

By 

Therese M. Woolley (Warren, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Netgear FR114P Firewall Cable/DSL Router with Print Server (Personal Computers)

I have three computers in my home, two of which I built myself. I needed a way to share my internet connection, share files between each machine and share a printer. I had a D-Link router that worked just fine but I had to have my main computer up and running to print. I didn't like that at all. So, I decided I needed a printer server. After looking at a lot of "stand alone" print servers I decided to just replace the entire router. I never really cared for the D-Link I had. It was difficult to set up and the packaged instructions were terrible.

When I recieved my NetGear Router I opened the box with dread in my heart. I remembered how difficult it had been to set up the D-Link and expected the set up of the NetGear to be just as gruesome.

I was totally surprised. The instructions were clear and concise. I walked through them step by step and had the router up and running in about 10 minutes. What a relief!

Then I set about setting up the print server. The included CD-ROM contains the step-by-step instructions for installing the printer port and for configuring your systems. I had the print server up and running in about a 1/2 hour.

I have been running this router for about two months now and have absolutely no complaints. I do a lot of downloading and my speeds have not been negatively impacted by the installation of the router.

The print server is solid and spools jobs from each machine and then prints each job effortlessly with no problem.

I highly recommend this router.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FR114P - Excellent!, September 1, 2002

By 

Phil (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Netgear FR114P Firewall Cable/DSL Router with Print Server (Personal Computers)

This router rocks. Setup was as easy as any other router I've used.... I have SWBell PPPOE DSL and after typing in my name and password, it worked right away.

I have a 1996 HP 820Cse printer, and it works perfectly with the printer port - even turning itself on when a job comes from the router. Although, after using the setup disk to install the FR114P Printer port, I could not find the printer by browsing the LAN network. I had to add the printer as a local printer and the FR114P printer port showed up in the drop down list (Win XP). On my wife's XP system, installing the printer port from the Netgear disk continued to installing the printer without a problem (go figure - two identical XP systems).

If you buy this router just add the printer port with the driver disk and then cancel when the network printer installer comes up (if it doesn't find it). Then just add the printer as a local printer and in the drop down list of ports (LPT1, LPT2, etc) will be the FR114P.

I paid for a full security test on dslreports.com and tried a few others.... the FR114P got a perfect score evertime on every security test I tried....I've been using routers for 3 years at home (D-Link, Linksys, Firebox, UGate-UMAX) and I've very happy with this one.

No problems at all so far.....

:)