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Wow I had never read the 1 star reviews. I likely would not have bought one. But I did... works GREAT except I tried direct LAN connection to my laptop and that doesn't work. (maybe user error? might have to configure it in settings)? I'll look into that.I run a observatory in my yard. 300+ feet from my router. I have 5G and 2.5G on the router. (cable internet). I could BARELY connect to the 2.5 300+ feet away. I got this for 1/2 way... but first time I tried it I just plugged it in next to the laptop 300+ feet out. It picked up good signal and was giving the laptop 5 bars. Works great. MY PROBLEM is my laptop is old and has slow wifi. So I want to try direct LAN connection. I got 50mbs in the house and 10 at the laptop. I may have to get a faster/newer laptop. Many reviews say it died in a couple months. I'll report back if mine does.UPDATE OMG! I worked on the LAN connection. Seems I had a bad cable. It's now working, My speedtest.net went from 15mbps to 66 mbps!!! Now that LAN is working - I'm going from 4 to 5 stars!PS - I think the 1 star reviews are user/error.

I had terrible wifi reception in my bedroom. I'd have five bars in the front of the house but in my bedroom/bathroom at the back of the house I had one, maybe two bars at most. I don't have cable tv so all my entertainment/news/internet is done over wifi. This product is amazing! Very easy to install, took less than five minutes start to finish and now I have five bars in my bed/bath all the time! If you need an extender I highly recommend this one. It is fantastic. Just follow the instructions, no wire/cable necessary for installation. I live in a 1,200 sq ft condo for reference.

This review is for NETGEAR N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender, Essentials Edition (EX2700)by NetgearMy friend asked me to solve his networking issues because his house had been added on to and the back wall to his living room is brick which leads to the rest of his house which prevents the wifi signal from being very good just on the other side of this wall.Luckily he had an outlet in the hallway leaving the living room and so this was what I got him to solve his issues.This was very easy to configure, after plugging this is and letting it power on completely, the power LED on the device will be green, I logged onto the local website to configure it and it was up and running. It took longer for my friend to decide what he wanted as the security questions / answers then it did for any other part of installing this.Great item with easy install and that is why I give this five stars.I really hope that this review was helpful to you, if it was, please take the time a click yes below, thanks.

They keep coming out with exciting products. I am old enough to have been wildly ecstatic over the wireless phone for land lines. And years ago when I saw the first wifi at my sister's house (an Apple Airport) I was astounded! Wireless computers too? It took me a long time to jump on the smart phone band wagon, but I finally did three years ago. When I was in college I never dreamed I would be able to put a computer, tv, radio, book reader, game machine, etc. all in one pocket. I wouldn't have believed it if Einstein (had he been alive) had told me it would happen.While this doesn't equal the inventions of smart phones and wifi it sure makes wifi devices usable in all parts of my house. I am pretty sure I could sit in my car outside with the windows and doors shut (not that I would normally do that) and it would work. I will try that tomorrow and if it doesn't work I will come back and edit this paragraph. I am delighted with this extender. It's one more thing that makes life less stressful. Isn't that something we all want? (I have no problem with coming back to edit this review if things go bad).

I've used this for a month now, and am very happy with it. It replaces a Diamond range extender that had become unreliable; it would lose connectivity every time the microwave was used for more than a couple of minutes. I would have to reconnect the satellite box, the Blu-ray player, and the Roku box several times each week, and suffered occasional buffering when the Diamond slowed down. I have a 20 MPS connection through Centurylink DSL (fastest available in my neighborhood), so I didn't have a lot to spare once an extender cut the speed in half.This has proven to be both reliable AND more effective. The receiver portion seems to be more sensitive, so I was able to put the extender in a more convenient location and still receive an excellent signal from the router. All three of my internet-capable video devices show a stronger signal and faster downloads. Amazon went from a 5 MPS average to an 8 MPS average, and Netflix went from 3 MPS to 6 MPS. I can now watch Netflix HD without down-res or buffering.Setup was extremely easy using WPS. Simply plug in, wait a couple of minutes for the unit to boot, then push the WPS button on the extender. You then have two minutes to push the WPS button on your router, and the extender connects. You can then go to your devices and do a search for Wifi networks -- there will be at least one and possible two showing: one will have your original network with a "2" suffix and the other will have your original network name with a "5" suffix. Both will use the same password as your Wifi router. Pick the one with the stronger signal or the one that best meets your needs. The "2" band has a longer range but may suffer from more interference from microwaves or fluorescent lights; the "5" band may have a weaker signal at long ranges but will be less prone to interference.Very happy with it so far -- the extender is about 40 linear feet from the router, through one ceiling and floor, one wall, and several cabinets. It is about 25 feet from the AV cabinet, and all of the devices report a strong signal with acceptably fast downloads.

I purchased one of these for my technology-challenged parents who have a rather large house and their wifi router upstairs. Lots of duct work, pipes, wiring, etc. between the router (in the FAR upper left corner of the house) and the devices in their kitchen, on the deck, in the garage, etc.The extender was up and running in less than 5 minutes, WPS setup with their TrendNet router could not have been easier. Wifi signal downstairs immediately doubled, or better. Devices that were registering Poor signal with 1-5MBps connections now show excellent and 65MBps+.I highly recommend this device for anyone who has dead spots, routers upstairs or in the basement or anyone who just needs to extend their G/N wireless signal.

I was a bit skeptical about trying a range extender, due to all the negative reviews out there about how difficult they were to set-up. However, the Netgear N600 was a piece of cake. I read the instructions (minimal), picked a good spot to set up the unit, plugged it in, and it worked ... right out of the box. No issues. Reception is good, throughput is good, but a bit reduced as you would expect. All in all, very pleased. Mine was even a refurbished unit, but the folks at ExclusivesDirect did a good job at a fair price!

Very good extender and very easy to set up. All you have to do is connect your laptop or computer to any of the four ports on the back then open your browser and enter [...] in the address bar. Then just follow the step by step instructions. It will offer you the opportunity to change the ssid but I have found with customers that it is best to leave these settings unchanged. It will take your ssid and add ...ext to the end. Be sure to follow the set up process all the way to the final step. I can't imagine why anyone would need to talk to anyone at tech support, there are only 5 steps and the unit does everything but enter your router's password for you. This unit is a must when dealing with weak wifi signal in an environment where tablets or smartphones are used. One thing to keep in mind when setting this unit up is that you do NOT want to place it at the point to where your router's signal is already very low. You would want to place it closer to the router's location so it is dealing with a stronger signal. If your router's signal rolls off at 100 ft then you would want to place this unit somewhere around 50-60 ft from the router.I installed one of these for a customer the other day, they had built a large metal building about 60 ft from their house and the router's signal was greatly impaired by the metal siding. I placed one of these in one of the second floor ( I said it was a LARGE metal building ) windows and the signal on my iPhone's wifi was full strength anywhere I went in the building. I tested by downloading a song from my Amazon Prime music and it downloaded in just a few seconds.

This is a great repeater and it works perfectly with my WNDR3700v2 Router that's running on Gargoyle-Router.com's custom firmware. I went through several different repeaters before I found one it liked.I just had to disable all my MAC Filters to learn the translated MAC Addresses and ad them to my router settings in addition to the original hardware MAC Addresses and she was running smoothly in no time. It has and impressive range and more importantly it can handle more than a half a dozen Cell Phones at once with no trouble at all.If your running custom firmware this can save you a lot of hardware testing and it works well when you need it!!!! ^_^

If the model I receive isn't brand new, I can't tell. It was shipped securely and came in the plastic scratch-protective cover that new items do. It worked perfectly right out of the box, exactly as described.The range is fair, not amazing, but it picked up what was a nearly dead signal and boosted it to great strength. My normal network speeds are around 50Mbps and this somehow boosted a 95% deadzone room to about 10Mbps. I've been using it for the past week primarily for streaming HD video on my Amazon Fire Stick and it works great. Given how incredibly weak the signal is from the main router, I'm very pleased with the speed. It provided about the same speed when it was near to the router, however, which is somewhat confusing. I would absolutely recommend this for a low cost way to cover a few to several rooms in a far area of your house, providing enough speed to stream video or play video games without a problem.

Very good extender and very easy to set up. All you have to do is connect your laptop or computer to any of the four ports on the back then open your browser and enter www.mywifiext.net in the address bar. Then just follow the step by step instructions. It will offer you the opportunity to change the ssid but I have found with customers that it is best to leave these settings unchanged. It will take your ssid and add ...ext to the end. Be sure to follow the set up process all the way to the final step. I can't imagine why anyone would need to talk to anyone at tech support, there are only 5 steps and the unit does everything but enter your router's password for you. This unit is a must when dealing with weak wifi signal in an environment where tablets or smartphones are used. One thing to keep in mind when setting this unit up is that you do NOT want to place it at the point to where your router's signal is already very low. You would want to place it closer to the router's location so it is dealing with a stronger signal. If your router's signal rolls off at 100 ft then you would want to place this unit somewhere around 50-60 ft from the router.I installed one of these for a customer the other day, they had built a large metal building about 60 ft from their house and the router's signal was greatly impaired by the metal siding. I placed one of these in one of the second floor ( I said it was a LARGE metal building ) windows and the signal on my iPhone's wifi was full strength anywhere I went in the building. I tested by downloading a song from my Amazon Prime music and it downloaded in just a few seconds.

Netgear is the company that has gotten the difficult process of Wi-Fi Range Extension right. Strangely, many people have commented that all the others have gotten it wrong. And after several other experiences, as well as recommendations to others (I have been a software engineer for decades), it's one of those rare obvious recommendations. I have two of these, both of which work far better than well praised competing products. The simplicity of relaying the original with a separate and unique SSID, in order to avoid conflicts, seems so obvious that I have no idea why everyone else isn't doing it. As good as it gets.

This little unit has really helped my wifi reception in my back yard and shop. Where I was not getting good signal or any at all, I am now getting a strong signal and speeds seem to be fine. The only thing I don't like is that it operates on a different network than my main wifi, so when I walk back into the house, if I get too far away from this range extender and need to be back on the original network, I have to manually switch back. But for the price, I can't complain.

Following the instructions was easy but being an expert I was a bit miffed at not being able to go into advanced/expert setup immediately. The device insisted on hand-holding me through the setup. That docked star is also for the device being completely stupid about username and password... it wanted an email address (blah@blah.blah) for the username and it wanted two recovery questions/answers. Ridiculous for a small device like this which one can reset to factory defaults with the push of a button.Once I got through that mess I was able to login in again, go to setup, and turn off the wifi relay function since I only want to use the device for its hard ethernet port to connect to an old TiVO. And that port works quite well, thank you.-Matt

Works well. Easy set up, but no advanced options.Less than five stars because I was irritated by the fact that the router requires filling out security questions like my mothers maiden name. Those things are never secure and I certainly don't want personal information like that stored in a wifi device that may or may not be secure now or in the future. I know how to manage my passwords. Of course, you don't have to fill these fields out correctly, but you better make sure that what you do fill out is not easy to guess. I dislike being forced to use security questionsWhat I like very much on this device are the status lights. Their meaning is very clear and they work.

I purchased this to use as a range extender in a ranger style house that is brick and very solid. Currently the main router is in the basement and was not providing a strong enough signal throughout the house. Once I was able to finish the configuration of this signal strength was no longer issue. It works fantastic for that.The issue I had was that the set up was not as straight forward and easy as I had hoped. I am pretty IT savvy and normally these are not an issue but this one had me looking up troubleshooting tips on the internet. There are two issues that I found for the set up. First issue is that the instructions are not that well written and it does not tell you early on that this device has a static IP address assigned to it and it can not be changed. The reason that this can be an issue is that if you do not use the standard 192.168.1.X address scheme you will run into problems. I purposely change mine for security reasons to something like 192.168.24.X and limit the number of devices that connect by defining the number of IP addresses that can be assigned. Well, the static address assigned to this is 192.168.1.250. Make sure that that address can be seen in your router.The second issue is that you will have to make sure that your devices connect the SSID of your main wireless router as well as the new SSID of this wifi extender if the main one is out of range. I guess I was hoping the could leverage the same SSID name but that was not the case.One last point (which isn't really a drawback) is that a network cable is NOT included in the box so if you are planning on setting it up using the cable you will have to provide your own.

The 1st one I received was a dud. It kept powering OFF while I was trying to set up the network. Netgear tech support told me to return it, and Amazon was great about that. The second one connected right away as the instructions indicated. I'm moderately tech-savvy, so the instructions are very easy to follow, but I did have to carry my laptop into the room with my router to initiate this thing, as it requires that you plug the extender into a wall socket near your router the first time you set it up. Once I got an extender that worked, it was pretty simple. You *must* know your WEP key if you're using FiOS, so make sure you have that handy before you start. The only lingering question I have is whether or not all of my devices are connected to the extended network. You have to direct your devices to connect to the "new" network (this expander). So, I did this with my laptop & phone. Now my phone receives FULL signal in parts of my home where it previously would not. However....my wireless speakers and wireless surveillance cameras still seem to not be getting their full signal (which was the whole purpose in buying this), so I need to either go to web forums to research this question, or call Netgear again and find out if I'm supposed to reboot these systems, and how they will find this extended network. BTW...the first time I called Netgear, I got a tech person whose English I could not understand. So, I called back and got someone different, who still spoke with an accent, but it was much clearer to understand. So, if you need to call Netgear, don't get frustrated. Call back until you reach a person who you can understand, because they really are helpful.

The good news is that eventually the N300 Range Extender worked and does a good job. There are two ways to join the Range Extender to your network. You can use WPS or through your browser. I would have referred to use the browser method but the instructions on doing this were rather sketchy and I never could locate the Range Extender on my network in order to access on board configuration. Fortunately my router supported WPS so once I enabled that and followed the included instructions the status lights on the Extender turned green, indicating I was connected. I still did not see the Extender on my network in order to further modify the configuration, but I was able to look up the IP address in my router's device table. Using the IP I was able to connect to the Extender using my browser.Basically I wanted to change the default password to one of my own choosing. Also it wasn't clear to me that as a default the extended wi-fi connection was password protected, as my iPad connected without my having to enter a password. Finally, I wanted to disable WPS on my router again but to keep the Extender visible from my network. I must have done something wrong when I made all these changes, because suddenly I was no longer able to access the extender, either to get to the internet or to modify the configuration. In short I had to perform a factory reset in order to access the extender again.Once more, using WPS, I added the extender to my network. This time I took a more systematic approach. First I changed the password. That worked and I was still able to access the configuration model using the new password. Next I walked through the setup wizard which allowed me to set the the Extender to the same security settings as my router. This may have been the default anyway. I didn't check before I used the wizard. I was pleasantly surprised to see that most of my wi-fi connected devices were smart enough to log into the Extender without my having to re-enter the password as I connected them. So far so good. Next I disabled WPS on my router. As soon as I did so I was no longer able to access the Extender to change the configuration, although the range extender portion still worked. I checked my router and the Extender was no longer in its tables. I enabled WPS again and the extender showed up in the router tables again but with a different IP address. I went into Extender configuration utility and assigned the extender a static IP address. When I committed the change the Extender rebooted and when it came up I was no longer able to log on with my new or old password. After a few attempts I received a prompt asking for the devices serial number, which fortunately was on the box. Once I entered the serial number I was asked a couple security questions which I'd set up when I'd changed the password and it recovered the password and I was able to log on again. I hesitated to once more disable WPS on my router, but finally decided to chance it. This time Extender stayed visible. Hurrah.I moved the Extender to a distant portion of the house were the signal was weak, and after a few moments it booted up and all lights were green. The devices in that room that hadn't been able to connect due to a weak signal now connected and were happy. I was happy as well. The Extender has been working for a couple days now without complaint.I took off one star for feeble instructions, especially if you don't wish to connect using WPS. That said, I believe if I would have just stuck with WPS and left it at that the Extender would have worked fine pretty much out of the box. Although I'm still not sure if it would have been password protected by default at that point. Anyway, now it is working perfectly, so I'm happy.

This guy was easy to hook-up and has extended the range. I looked at several products and by no means am I an IT expert. This just works and if you have an existing net-gear router then I say this is the best for the price.

WiFi extenders do not generally work well unless you use a dual band setup. In single (2.4 Ghz) band, all the WiFi extender does is rebroadcast the base signal on the same channel (frequency). If you place the WiFi repeater in exactly the right spot (wherever that might be, given your configuration and environmental surroundings), you can get limited extra range. The real benefit comes when you use a 5 GHz link between the base router and the extender, and then step down the repeated signal on the 2.4 GHz band. When you do that, you can often position your repeater in the same room as your target devices, and get excellent connectivity.For an easy-to-read detailed discussion of WiFi networks and repeaters, and how to set them up, see my article here:[...]When I configured the NETGEAR N600 Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender in dual band mode, and set it beside my Chromecast receiving dongle, all my annoying Netflix buffering delay problems went away . I mean zero buffering. Ever.If you are not going to set up this WiFi repeater in dual band mode, don't waste your money. But if you the time to learn how to set it up, it is well worth the investment.

I purchased version one of this product in 2013. After moving to a larger place which needed more signal, I purchased this to increase second floor coverage. At first, I was using the extender in a normal fashion and extending both my 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks. When the speed seemed too slow for NetFlix and even web browsing, I realised that my performance issues were due to the extenders repeating the 2.4Ghz network on 2.4Ghz, which meant more than 2 times the traffic just on the one extender. After switching to the FastLane mode which moved all of my 2.4Ghz traffic on the extenders over the 5Ghz network to the router, my performance improved so drastically that I no longer noticed any increased latency when using the extender networks. I have since purchased two more of these (although they were refurbished v1 product) and implemented them as media bridges by utilising Fastlane on the 5Ghz network and disabling the local extender 2.4Ghz network. This helps to minimise 2.4Ghz interference in my home by redirecting the extra traffic from ethernet devices on the 5Ghz network without adding more 2.4Ghz extender networks.The connection speed from the extenders to the router show a link rate of 300Mbps in all locations (30ft thru 2 walls; 45ft thru 2 walls; 60ft thru 3 walls; 90ft thru a ceiling and 2 walls)... speedtest.net shows that I have almost all of my 50Mbps TWC connection speed available on all of my 2.4Ghz networks at the router and each extender.While the four ports are nice and allowed me to connect AV devices, it limited my placement decisions to behind my TVs -- unless I wanted to buy even more units. Eventually, I migrated one of the units to my office (as a Wi-Fi extender and printer/server hub) and another to the kitchen (as a media bridge) and I implemented a powerline device network to provide more bandwidth for my most frequently used AV locales in the bedrooms and the TV room. This arrangement seems fast enough that the next upgrade should be adding central ethernet lines throughout the house if I ever have to upgrade.Highly recommended if you just need a media extender or a Wi-Fi extender for up-to 300Mbps...

Very good range extender, was easy to set up with my router, the only problem I am having is this range extender drops off don't know why this happens because I am showing all the bars on the unit so it is making good connection with my router, why it drops off don't know? Other than that great extender.

Our internet service is provided by a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP). We needed internet connectivity extended to a new shop located about 100 feet from the house. In that building we run multiple computers and a WiFi enabled printer. Our options included (1) extending our current WiFi service from the house to the new shop, (2) running underground cable,or (3) setting up a wireless bridge between buildings. We started with WiFi extension. Researching Wi-Fi extenders on CNET, realized that our best option would be the NETGEAR N600 dual band extender. Why? Because of its dual-band capability it would not automatically cut in half the performance of the WiFi connectivity, as a single-band extender would do. So, we set it up in the corner of the shop closest to the house. And it has worked great. Though the connection to our router (a dual band Belkin BC4) sometimes shows Yellow instead of Green, performance has been good. Wi-Fi signal inside the shop is high, and connectivity between buildings works just fine. Is this the best overall solution? Well, most likely a wired connection would be faster and more stable, but the ease of installing this device, and the fact that it includes a 4-port switch for wired connections has made it great to work with. I tried it side-by-side with a regular NETGEAR WN3000RP single-band extender, and the WN2500RP gives, by far the best performance. Thumbs up!

I have it connected to a netgear N600 WNDR3800 router. This extender works as a charm. I wish I could say the same for the router.Pros:Supports wired clientsEasy to set up.Provides both 2.5G and 5G channels.Extends the range of the WNDR3800 into my work area (I was getting weak signals).Reliable - I have not rebooted the device since I purchased it and it continues to work like a charm.Can operate standing vertically or horizontally. I have it on a book shelf, so the vertical orientation is space savingCons:Though it supports both bands, Using both simultaneously will greatly degrade performance. I am operating in single band mode where clients connect to the extender through the 2.5G band and the extender communicates to the router in the 5G band. For the price this is acceptable, though it greatly reduces the benefits of supporting both bands.Unlike the WNDR3800, this device does not talk to the Netgear GENIE program. This makes it difficult to use the device in DHCP mode. I had to assign a static IP so I could connect to it when necessary.Overall, this is a great device. I haven't tried it with other routers, but I am pretty sure it would work the same.

Took me about an hour to configure and I'm pretty good at networking. It's finicky at one point after I get the wifi on the 2ghz then 5ghz not working. Took me a bit to figure it out (dont bother with the phone support they are useless if you have done the basics) The wired connection works well on the 2ghz but on the 5ghz it was timing out or all the packets were not transferring (using a wired printer) so it was a hassle once I switched it to the 2ghz no problems since. For the price it does what it needs but does exceed expectations

Downgraded to 3 stars AFTER Using it for a while.After using this extender for a while I downgraded my review to 3 Stars.All the things from my initial review is true BUT What I discovered is this thing is keep dropping the connection. I have to keep turning it on and off at least once a day and that blows.Yessssss I have internet in my garage.When we moved to our new L shaped brick home my garage was strategically located in the worst possible spoT for WiFi. I got this extender in. took 3 minutes to set up (plug & play) BAM ! I got internet. SPEED! That i don't know. I got super slow speeds where I live so not sure if the extender slowing things or not.

Set up was easy and unit was working but in less than 60 days it stopped for no apparent reason. I tried to reset and troubleshoot but just no lights or any indicator it works. I've been a loyal Netgear customer... 5-6 routers and other devices over 10 years. Hope this is a fluke in quality control. Will reach out to Netgear to see if they would provide a replacement.Update: Netgear support kindly sent a replacement and since April I've had no issues with the new unit. Overall the unit works as advertised although every so often it needs a reboot.

My wireless router is on the first floor of my house but the signal isn't strong enough to keep a decent connection for my Xbox One on the second floor other side of the house. After reading other reviews I ordered the product and bookmarked a review with step-by-step instructions on how to set it up since others said the instructions were lacking. Once the product arrived, I had no problems getting the extender configured and running using those instructions posted in that review. After placing the extender on the second floor of the house the Xbox shows '3 bars' of signal strength for the wireless router but '5 bars' of signal strength for the extender. The extender delivers a solid signal to all of the wireless devices I connect to it but there are times where the Xbox drops the connection or has some lag. For the price of the product, it functions well.

The product is functional. It does do some off on type things occasionally. It might be related to the range to the gateway. But that is the whole idea of getting one right? The house is average size about 2100 sf and the gateway is at the back corner in the closet. That is where it came installed. The extender is about half way to the front so it should be sufficient to reach the front of the house. Notice those little antennas on the side- they rotate so I rotated the one on the right side down toward the gateway and it seemed to clear up the signal loss. What sparked me to even buy this was because my Canon printer says it is wifi to my PC and its signal would not reach back to our gateway. Canon would not supply the usb cord to hook to PC.

The way to connect this extender is by using a Kindle Fire, Android Tablet, iPad or other mobile device. The instructions are not very clear on what you need to install the device. So if you assume you can install this device using your desktop computer and that you'll be able to find the "wireless manager," you probably will have difficulty. In fact, some of the online questions for Netgear and Microsoft are where do you find the manager and how do you make it work. Unfortunately, the answers are typical techno-speak and basically difficult or impossible to follow. So for those who cannot read between the lines of the instructions, the way you install this is:1) Plug in the device. It will probably take several seconds, sometimes minutes, before the power light registers green. Do not despair. The instructions won't tell you that this will take some time, but it does.2) Get out your iPad, Kindle Fire, or other WIRELESS tablet or device. DON'T EXPECT TO USE YOUR DESKTOP computer to make the connection. Go to the "Settings" of your wireless device and wait for it to recognize your router name plus a suffix ___EXT. When that appears, choose that wifi connection. You will be asked for the same password you use on your real router. Enter that password.3) You will be taken to a website for setting up the extender. If you try to access this website from your DESKTOP computer, you'll get an error message. Once you get to this website, the instructions in the package will start to make sense.4) When you've finished the set up, unplug the extender and take it to the location where you want to boost the wireless connectivity. Again, using your mobile device (or other computer), use the "Settings" menu to find the widi connection. Choose the network connection with your wireless name PLUS the ___EXT suffix. The password will be the same as your regular wifi network.The devices in proximity to the extender will receive a better wifi signal. I think the device is fine, but the instructions were not very well done. I think it would be helpful if the writers had made it clear that you need to use a MOBILE device (not just a computer, tablet, etc.) to set this up. In other words, you cannot set this up (at least not that I was able to discover) with your regular desktop computer. With an iPad or Kindle Fire, the process is very easy and provides decent boosted wifi. I gave this a the three-star because this installation process could have been so much clearer with more precise instructions or even a quick little video.UPDATE: Well, we just had to upgrade our router/gateway. I am sorry to say that this extender was just as bothersome to set up using the reset as before. My instructions still worked BUT you cannot do this on an iPhone. For some reason even after you enter the correct router password, the latest iPhone OS will not let you access the continue button. I was able to set this up using my Kindle Fire HDX. I have since purchased this router: MSRM US750 750M Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender Wireless WiFi Repeater With Dual External Antennas and 360 Degree WiFi Covering, which was much simpler to set up and seems to be providing the same level of access. (I did use an iPhone to set it up.) I tested both extenders using a dead spot/download speed app, and they appear to work about the same. (There also are less expensive versions of this MSRM router that others say work well.) So, I've turned off my Netgear router...for now, but am keeping it as a back-up.

it is not a modem but it works great as a range extender.

It increased the range slightly, not by much. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this product, so I went cheap and refurbished, so I got what I paid for...?

I have intermittent connection problem. Sometimes the 5G band disappear and I had to turn on and off to reset in order my devices to find it.

Item was purchased used came in above average packaging for a used product, with instructions from the seller but no actual Netgear instructions or manuals. Item serial number was blacked out for some reason (although you can still read it if you really wanted too), but in fair working condition. Easy setup of the router itself.

The speed of my wifi went from 30 to 3mbps with this but my devices for this are connected with a wire

Although the range extender seems to be working fne, the instructions that came with the item are for a different product.

It's ok when it works. My setup was kinda rough as I had to reset(to factory default) the device about 5 to 6 times before it finally with through all the steps without messing up somewhere along the way. Now that it's up and running it often has to be turned off and on again to regain connection even though it's well within range of the router. Works great when it actually works but what can you expect out of a $30 range booster I guess. On the fence buyers should consider spending more on a better built device.

This thing just doesn't send out a strong enough single and will loose my connection on occasion. I only have it about 25 feet from my main unit so not sure why this would not work properly. Would not by again based on issue.

I ordered this because it is a dual band extender and I have a dual band router (a Google Fiber box, to be specific) and I wanted to boost the signal to some areas of my house where it has a hard time reaching. Setup was okay, but could be better. Not exactly plug and play. I ran into a few difficulties getting the webpage for the extender to load (not to mention the fact that it logs you out within like 5 minutes of no activity - really far too quickly if you are trying to do several things at once). Once I did that it took me several tries to find a spot in my house where the thing would actually pick up a signal from my router. I finally got that settled and managed to get the 2.4 Ghz band working just fine (which is the only reason I'm giving this 2-stars instead of just one).However, I ran into plenty of problems with the 5 ghz band. It simply refused to recognize that it was there at all. On the web page for the router it showed that it was there but wouldn't connect. I can log directly onto the 5 ghz band (on my original router) on my phone so I know it works. The 5 ghz extension appeared on my phone but when I would log on it would say there was no internet connection. On my laptop the 5 ghz extension didn't even show up as an option. I went online and searched forums for Negear and for Google Fiber and found that this is not an uncommon problem with this particular extender. However, after trying all of the suggestions on the forums I still couldn't get it to work - even when the extender was plugged in just a few feet from the router.Having run out of options I contacted Netgear support and after exchanging several e-mails with a person who was - bless him - trying to be helpful but obviously didn't speak English as a first language, he finally told me to return the product. All I want to do is extend the range of the wifi in my house. It shouldn't really be this complicated. I chose this product because of the majority of positive reviews it has. Guess I should have paid more attention to the negative ones.

I bought this to improve the WiFi connection for my Xbox one. I was getting some lag in online multi-player games. After setup, which was very easy, the lag got much worse. All the lights were solid green, but the game became almost unplayable. While the signal strength does appear stronger, the connection seems to be very unstable.

I give it 2 stars instead of one, because the setup is elegantly easy. But even with it near my router it gives only a fraction (1/4 to 1/10th) of the speed of the primary signal. Further away, where one has to put it to do its job, the speed falls to a pathetic fraction of 1 MB. I tried loaning it to a neighbor to solve their range problem, thinking it would work better with their higher speed Comcast service than mine, and it was useless there as well - it couldn't support a Chromecast device for NetFlix video. But I've had it too long (2 months) to return it, so I'm out more than $30. Is it the "best seller" just because it is cheap? (In another residence I have a different brand of extender which performs properly - and I am tech savvy. So it ain't me.)

This product originally worked great! We had an issue that our router was installed closer to one side of the house, so we bought this to extend our wifi range to the other side of the house. It really fixed our issues of poor wifi signal initially, but after less than a year, this thing fails to connect to any devices. I have re-started the little device multiple times and even moved it to different locations, yet it still does not work. I even attempted to restart my devices, forget the network, and set it up again, yet no luck. Such a bummer that Amazon won't help me solve this problem, it's "ineligible" to return or exchange because it's older than a month.I can't believe how unreliable this device is, I would expect a longer lifetime than 8 months.

worked great at first but after a couple weeks, the 5ghz was essentially unusable and the 2ghz could only support minor things such as IP cameras or low quality streams. Could be because the item i got was refurbished but, quite convenient for them that it would break right out of the warranty range. I've tried factory resetting and everything to no avail.

I bought it to cover my back yard with wifi coverage , its working well as long as no rain or wind .But unfortunately it keep disconnecting once it starts raining. We live in Florida & it rain like 2-3 days a week .Hope my comments will helpsThanks.

The wi fi extender seems to work fine. What i did not know when i purchased a refurbished netgear product is that the warranty does not support netgear technical support. Since i was unable to set the extender up with my router i had to reach out to netgear technical support to complete the process. I was held hostage by netgear to set up the extender that i purchased since it was refurbished and had to pay a 40 dollar fee in order to get the extender to function properly. I would suggest a buyer to purchase the item new as the refurbished discount ultimately ended up costing me more money.

It's an extremely easy setup and works, but the other version (white N600 w/o 4 extra lan ports) actually delivers much better speeds. I tested it both devices at the same outlet to compare their quality.Speedtest by ookla:Main lan: 92ms ping, 1.39mb/s download, 0.52mb/s uploadThis device: 248ms ping, 2.56mb/s download, 0.48mb/s uploadWhite version: 49ms ping, 4.55mb/s download, 1.78mb/s upload

I received the product and was not able to connect with my Linksys router. The problem was the password to my router would not work. I did several attempts and no luck. I returned the Netgear Extender and purchased a Linksys RE4000w range extender which connected fine. Several neighbors use Netgear which work for them.

Slow Speeds for 5GzI'm with Comcast, and the signal is very strong, about 90Mbps, except for one room. I especially bought this modem because of its 5GHz capabilities, but even when I located it right in front of the Comcast modem, I only got a maximum speed of 23Mbps where I should be getting over 80Mbps.When I moved it closer to that essential room, same thing. I'm actually getting a much faster connection connecting straight to the Comcast modem.I only gave it two stars because it at least gives me about 20Mbps, the Netgear N300 only gave me 5Mbps.I can NOT recommend this extender.

Hate it. This made my already slow internet speed even slower, but did improve the range of the signal. But in my opinion how do you really justify that? If your speed sucks but you get a good signal how is that working? Setup was pretty easy though, but took a couple of tries. I had to manually go into my iPad settings in order for it to connect to this device, it basically makes a different network to connect to

This didn't work for at all. I would have to manually switch networks on my phone or laptop, as did my husband. It also started acting very strange, making us put in our wifi password repeatedly. After a week, I reset it, unplugged it, and destroyed it. I'm very wary about this kind of stuff, and it almost felt like it could have been gathering information or something (paranoid, I know). In the end, I just asked my provider for a better modem that would actually work for my whole house.

NETGEAR has the absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced. I've written hundreds of reviews and this is the first 1 star I have ever given. I love their products, however if you need to contact them expect a 3 week process with 30 emails back and forth. It was a very simple question on how to get the 5 Ghz working. The 2.4 works great. The 5 Ghz signal will not extend past the router to the netgear extender. You can not get in contact with a real person. All emails are they send back are automated. My Netgear router works awesome. The extender not so much. If you ever have a problem don't expect any help from them.

The extender did not work as required. One of my PCs connected successfully, the other could not. I used exactly the same parameters on both. After considerable frustration, I called the Netgear help desk. They tried to be helpful, but clearly were not sufficiently trained to address the problem. They suggested I take my desktop, which could not connect, to a technician. Cost of technician ca. $200, cost of router $29.79. I would not recommend this product to anyone.

Absolutely terrible speed. Set up was easy and it extends our wi-fi to the whole house, but the performance is absolutely unacceptable. Drops the signal often and even when it's working it takes the download speed of my primary wi-fi from 50 Mbps down to 10 Mbps. It's so bad, if I'm trying to do something on the internet I walk to an area of my house where I can get my primary wifi signal, which is what I had to do before I bought this.

Long time Amazon Prime member that's literally ordered hundreds of times. First time I've been compelled to leave a review. That said, I ordered this device about 8 months ago. Setup was fairly straight forward, but I also benefit from a heavy tech background. I could see a non-tech person maybe struggling a little, but it's not too bad. Worked okay until today. Not as fast as connecting directly to the router, but not significantly slower either. Did struggle with the device maintaining a connection, so most morning when going to my computer, I'd need to reconnect and wait for all the emails and other data transfers to completely. Wasn't ideal, but I dealt with it. Only drawback was I'd often set Google Drive to pause during the day and and then resume at night so it wouldn't bog down my internet speed for other tasks. Today the device simply stopped working. Lights were all on and green, but would not broadcast as seen across 3 separate devices. Tried to restart it, to no effect. Finally did a factory reset and though it did broadcast, I could never connect. It just times out. Reset it several more times, same deal... So I called Netgear support and after 15 minutes of reading serial numbers and handing over personal info, they attempted to sell me a 'support package' for $89 for 6 months, $129 for 1 year and $199 for two years. Netgear supports their hardware for 60 days. After that, you're left high and dry unless you pay for a ridiculously over priced support contract to be able to talk to a support rep that is clearly overseas. Mind you the device sells on Amazon new for $29. So, BUYER BEWARE!!! Sucks to add this hunk a plastic to a landfill, but obviously Netgear is expecting it or hoping you'll pay their ransom to maybe get your device up and running. Never again... After having owned many Netgear devices and purchased many in professional environments, I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE NETGEAR AGAIN. Further, anytime it comes up, I'll insure everyone in listening distance is made aware just how bad Netgear's support is. BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

The product arrived quickly and seemed to set up within minutes using WPS. It was too good to be true. I wasn't able to connect to the extender's admin interface or get a reliable connection the SSIDs it was broadcasting, even when the extender was 2 feet from my router (a Netgear WNDR4500). I tried a factory reset and WPS reconfig, but still no joy. A third reset and a manual configuration looked promising. but the symptoms were the same as before: The lights for the 2.4 and 5 gHZ channels and the up/down lights indicating a connection to the router all cycled red/yellow/green/off/on every few seconds.Maybe a brand new version of this extender would work, but the refurbished one was a dud.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!I bought this product mainly because it has multiple lan ports, unfortunately I never even got that far. This product never got it past the set up, it never actually connected to the internet. Should be easy to set up, plug it in in the same room as the router ( I put it inches next to it). Then you connect to it on your pc, you'll see it on your wifi. From there enter your network, both 2.4g and 5g. Then it will take you to another page and it will ask you to enter your password. If you are of the small percentage that get past that page, you should have played the lottery instead because you wasted your luck on this piece of s***. Pardon my language, either way for me, it said it couldn't connect to the internet, that either it was too far (it was literally touching it) or that if i had ACL(access control list) enabled i need to access my ACL and add the MAC address. Called verizon, was disabled and they said I should call the manufacturer, I even plugged the extender into the router directly, which allowed me to bypass security and still encountered the same problem. I can access any device via lan without any such problem. Tried connecting via WPS also but no success. So I called netgear, which asked me for the serial number, which is blacked out because it is refur shed (they all are) so he said he couldn't help me unless I paid the fee of 125$ I wasn't paying that. Returning for refund this was absolute nonsense. If you want to take a gamble, then it may work fine, but if you ever have a problem with this look forward to having to pay 125$.

My room is decently far away from my router, to the point where i get about 15 to 20mb down (35~) on a good day. I wasn't expecting a big change but was definitely expecting at least a small improvement...From this extender I got a whopping solid 1MB down and .03mb up, not added to my original speed, that WAS the speed... That doesn't even almost make sense. Best thing I can say about this purchase Is that my refund was posted the same day I sent it back.

It didn't work for me. I live in a rather large 3500sq ft home. My WiFi signal was poor in certain areas of the house. Setup was very easy using the WPS function, but instructions were not included. I placed the extender about 75' from the router on the 2nd floor. It broadcasted the signal flawlessly at 5 bars across the house like its supposed to do, but my 50MB/s speeds dropped to 2-4MB/s range. I used speedtest.net to verify these numbers. I tried changing the various option without any luck. I actually had better performance with 1 bar of signal strength straight from the router. Do your research and be aware extenders are actually a slower option as it is having to relay the information to the router acting as the middle man. I decided to take the cheap route at boosting my signal, simply to provide internet for my phones and tablets upstairs. Lesson learned, I will be applying for a refund and use the credit to buy a more powerful router instead.

Bought a refurb because I didn't mind not having a retail package or something brand new if it worked fine. Serial number is blank, but as noted on Netgear's site, refurbs can be that way (not the seller's doing). Got this things set up, good signal, then it randomly stops communicating. The device itself is up, but the wireless link is not working, Shows connected, other devices can connect, just not this thing. Had to reboot it a couple times and it is becoming a pain. Got a hold of Netgear and they claim there is no hardware support on their refurbs and try to direct my to premium support. Support does not seem to get hardware fault and still tried to force a useless paid service on me.

Bought this for my daughter for Christmas. It's pretty much impossible to set up. I have tried the button, tried the website, tried to find support,etc.... The website is basically an elaborate system of more links for you to click. The serial number is blacked out so I cannot connect it to the netgear wifi router I already have with the netgear genie. It's a great paperweight though. I'm usually pretty good at this stuff, but this is not for a basic user. You need to know a lot about setting up a network, or be a 12 year old nerd. Remember, tech support is not free with this refurbished extender. Just buy it new! I wish I would have.