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Speed, Range, Reliable ConnectionsFaster WiFi – Up to 300+300 Mbps Range – Optimal for medium to large homes Gigabit Wired Connection – Ideal for HD video & gaming Advanced QoS – Optimized for smooth gaming & streaming | SharingDLNA – Play your media seamlessly on DLNA TVs & game consoles ReadySHARE USB Access – Wirelessly share & access USB storage ReadySHARE Printer – Wirelessly share & access a USB printer ReadySHARE Vault – Included software for automatic PC backup to a USB hard drive connected to the router | Ease of UseEasy setup for tablets, smartphones & computers NETGEAR Genie App – Personal dashboard to monitor & control your home network Push ‘N’ Connect – Easy push button WiFi connections (WPS) WiFi on/off – Conveniently program access times & conserve up to 30% on connecting your home | SecurityVPN Support – Highly secure access to your home network Parental controls – Web filtering for all your connected devices Guest network access –Separate & secure access for guests Secure WiFi connections – Highest level wireless security with WPA/WPA2 |
What’s Included:
- Netgear WNDR3700 Wireless Router
- Ethernet Cable
- Power Supply Cable
- Online Installation Manual
Netgear WNDR3700 Manual & Product Guides
How to Reset Netgear WNDR3700
Resetting your Netgear WNDR3700 is one of the easiest ways to correct almost all common technical issues that you may experience over the life of your modem. It’s a super handy tool to have in your troubleshooting repertoire and can save you hours on the phone with your provider. Here’s how it’s done:
- Plug your modem in to the power supply and wait 2 minutes for it to boot up fully. You’ll know it’s booted fully when the wireless lights come on.
- Locate the reset button on the back of the modem. It’ll be on the same side where all the ports are located. Generally reset buttons on this kind of device will just be a tiny hole that may or may not be labeled.
- You’ll need a flattened paperclip or pen cartridge to do this next part. Press down and hold the reset button for 30 seconds with your modem still plugged in. You should feel a small dull click when you press in the reset button with your paperclip.
- Now wait a few minutes for your modem to reset and reboot itself. You’ll know it’s finished and ready to use when the WiFi lights come back on.
Tip: Still not resetting? Try just holding down for 15 or 20 seconds instead of the full 30. Some firmware versions differ on the number of seconds needed for a reset.
How to Find Your IP Address
This method works on Windows computers and does not require any software to be downloaded. You’ll be using command prompt to find the internal IP address so you can log into your WiFi router or modem router’s settings panel.
- Click the start menu in the bottom left of your screen.
- In the search bar in your start menu, type in “cmd.exe” and then click on that program when it appears in the search.
- When the program opens, you’ll see a black window on your screen with white text.
- Type into the program “ipconfig“, then hit Enter. Your window should look like the one shown below. The IP address circled below shows where your internal IP address will be on your command prompt window. Now you can move on to accessing your modem or modem router’s settings admin panel.
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Arup Kumar Das –
Excellent
BYOB –
Good router but signal is not strong enough. I live in a single-story 1600 sq ft house and the router is in the middle of the house and the signal is intermittent in the room next to the router. Signal does not travel well through a wall in adjacent rooms.
Robin S. NETGEAR Team –
When Netgear routers work, they work great. When they don’t you are pretty much held hostage by the customer service reps in the Philippines who want to charge you $80.00 if you router is more than 90 days old. Even if you just pulled it out of the box and registered it 120 days after you purchased it. I will now go by another router for $100 and it will NOT be one from Netgear. Another example of the NAW (New American Way).Yours Truly,Disgusted in America
Patrick –
good
Todd NETGEAR Team –
Interface is slow. Had it several years, and its obsolete. Would not play nicely with my ADSL modem (I know, time for real internet).
juanita –
Works good Thank You.
wadeo –
It connected all my devices automatically and I have had no problems, It was easy to install..
Charlie NETGEAR Team –
WNDR3700V5. Bought two. Both are Dead On Arrival. Called Netgear. They agreed that the devices are not behaving properly. Looks like they did not install proper firmware? They are supposed to respond to “www.routerlogin.net but did not. Also the IP Address default of 192.168.1.1 was not showing up in ipconfig. It was some other off-the-wall address beginning with 169… That address was also unresponsive…Tested both devices both were failing with same problem(s).I have a WNDR3700V3 that has been running for quite some time. Have had some flaky problems lately where I could not access a remote site that I have. Cell phone was able to contact the site if I turned off wi-fi so that it did not go through the router. Either the router or some peculiar network problem out on the internet. Got new routers to replace it and see if that fixed the problem. Other router was to be a backup since save/restore of router data might not work in the future if routers are not identical… If I could just have gotten a WNDR3700V3, it would have solved a LOT of problem but they keep “upgrading” to new versions that probably are not compatible for save/restore of router data.I’ve never returned anything before. Netgear said to return them through Amazon. So I am shortly driving to UPS store to send them back to Amazon.
Alec –
Easy set up. Quick start guide is decent, but if you are not network savvy, open the online guide before disconnecting your old network. Good upgrade for people still running a G router and do not need a newer AC grade network.
Daniel Radlick NETGEAR Team –
The first one I bought didn’t work. The second one they replaced it with hardly worked better.Finally replacing this POS with something else.
Kiki –
Never could get the damn thing to work, even after four calls to tech support. Netgear’s “experts” finally threw up their hands and said it must be the hardware, whereupon I sent the miserable thing back.Save your time and money – buy something else.(I finally went back to my 9-year-old Linksys, which still works fine.)
max –
been working good for two years
Nini –
In great condition and with everything needed including instructions.Thanks
Customer –
good
Jbernard –
Good product
Al –
Works great, long range, fast shipping.
Deborah A. Jacobsen –
Still having issues getting it to connect to the website to work on my personal settings. But it is a super fast router and I love it. Just a matter of time for me to fix the issue signing in.
michael w cox –
Perfect !! in a two story home and have no problems.
Customer –
Plug it in, and it works. No hassle. No hoops to jump through connecting to it so long as you follow the instructions, which are quite clear and easy to follow.Extras: the Netgear Genie software is a bonus – I can see who is on my network and (if I ever had to) remove any uninvited guests. It has a link to speedtest.net – kind of handy. Has parental controls, but I haven’t needed that feature. I really like the ability to add an external storage device (via USB) to the router. It’s convenient for sharing files with others on the network.Range? Well, I’m going to have to walk around with my phone and laptop a bit more to give a more accurate assessment of the router’s capabilities. But I can say this: the router and cable modem are in a ~13×13 room with wooden walls and one window. I placed it next to the window. About 25 ft. away (and through a wall), it gets a minimum of 3 bars, no less. That’s not particularly mind-blowing. However, the Internet signal is steady and doesn’t seem any slower than when I’m right next to the router. I suspect that in a larger home, or one with many rooms, that adding a netgear signal booster/repeater/range-extender would be a worthwhile investment. I personally would go with this one here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L0YLRUW?keywords=netgearrangeextender&qid=1445977820&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1Overall, I’m very satisfied with this router. Quite a solid purchase. It works, and the extra features are quite functional rather than superfluous.
Gary Smith –
Excellent router, was able to flash DD-WRT on it and have enjoyed it thoroughly. I can’t really give a review of its stock use because I flashed it immediately after I got it (it was the reason I bought the model because it supported it).
Eraw –
Great wireless N dual band router. Installed ddwrt without issue and it’s been rock solid. Works fine with my 2nd gen Nest.
Janet NETGEAR Team –
I am not to much into knowing about Routers but must say it is up and has been running well.
ar3664 –
Great!
Ricardo Castellanos NETGEAR Team –
(There are 5 hardware revisions. This is version 5 and is the only one that is not supported by DD-WRT) I bought this router from Fry’s Electronics about 1 month ago, from the date of this review. From the very start, I found the interface to be unintuitive and slow. The WiFi would often slow down, requiring a factory reset to get it back up to speed. Even after a firmware update, the router would not support IPv6, despite reporting having a LAN and WAN IPv6 adress. Videos, especially were loading inconsistently on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. This router is such a pain to troubleshoot because the interface is so convoluted and confusing. I can’t even find an easy way to enable Telnet on this.The hardware itself is okay. The router is plain, and clearly labels all ports and buttons, and it runs reasonably warm, but Netgear has loaded some really awful firmware onto it. Don’t even bother installing their “Genie” app, it’s even less useful than the router interface, actually, just don’t buy this router.
Bart D. Hull NETGEAR Team –
Not compatible with CenturyLink Internet. (Although by specs it should be)
David Cohen NETGEAR Team –
I’m not very happy with this router. I have a fairly small 1700 sqft home and picked this up to replace a cheapo generic router that didn’t have enough range to deliver reliable connections in my backyard. Even though this is supposed to support medium to large homes, the range is worse than my old one (the 5G range is abysmal). It’s also very slow to start up.The user interface is pretty good, and it’s nice that you have the option to add a guest network. But it’s not enough to make up for the poor range.
KARINA P. –
I have had this router for quite some time. I did not buy it from Amazon but it’s all the same. I found the original firmware to be buggy and would actually reboot and/or drop the signal in general. I finally upgraded to ddwrt firmware and I haven’t had an issue at all. It no longer reboots nor the signal drops. This is why I gave it a 4 star.
Wallace Chin –
Great product with quality signal.
uncle frank –
Easy setup, good performance.Pros:Simultaneous dual- band 2.4 and 5.0GSpeeds up to 600MFour Gigabit Ethernet portsUSB 2.0 port for device sharingBuilt-in antennasSupports A,B,G,and NCons:Stock firmware doesn’t have much firewall features (you can install dd-wrt )Does not allow external antenna.Can overheat, needs lots of airspace around it.There is no dd-wrt for v5 hardware.There are 5 hardware versions each one requires its own firmware. Check the dd-wrt website for a description of the hardware versions.Does a nice job streaming media, especially on the 5G band.
Enrique E. Coto –
Have had the system go out on various occasions, which was frustrating
Edward C. Barrera –
ok
rad –
nice router great range
Jim Rueda –
Perfect, had it for years and works great.
Woodland1354 NETGEAR Team –
It was ok but then it started to act up so I sent it back
Lk –
This router replaced my poor quality TP-LINK TL-WR841N Router (AVOID). Out of the box this router looks good. It was very easy to set up, and even has a ‘cute’ pre-set password. Mine was good enough that I’ll probably keep it forever; maybe I’ll even use it on my bank accounts! (okay, maybe not..)All of my speed tests with it have had great results. This is not the bottleneck to my 60Mbps internet speed, which is what you want in a router. I am able to stream video easily. It has dual-band networks, but I’ve only used the 2.4 GHz frequency because that’s what my Chromecast is on and its still plenty fast.Ports were easy to forward (if you’re in to that type of thing), firmware was easy to update (I think you can even use open source firmware, if you’re in to that type of thing), and the network covers a nice area (like my car when I’m outside sitting in it).Its a bit more expensive than some routers, but also less expensive for others. Due to my experience with inexpensive/cheap routers, I would recommend this router.
Wayne M. Parker NETGEAR Team –
Worked ok but signal was not strong enough for my larger home.
Customer –
working great
LUIS Carlos ESCOBAR –
Great router has very long reach and fast. It is small and easy to setup. I recommend this product.
Kirk Van Orden NETGEAR Team –
Really the problem here was that the unit came as a brick which doesn’t mean that they are all bad, I have since had another bad experience with another netgear router and will be using other brands from now on. They simply haven’t been reliable.
Allen –
Great price
thomas k collins –
Perform as expected
Tandhy Simanjuntak –
It worked perfectly as described. It has a number of features built-in inside which I liked.It has dual frequencies, 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz.It has traffic control which also very helpful to filter specific traffics.
nick NETGEAR Team –
BEWARE!!!!!! Purchased this based on Netgear’s website instructions on how to configure this router to be used as a wireless access point as I have spotty coverage in my home and I currently have a Netgear WNDR3400 router. When I opened the sealed box which is for a Netgear N600 Dual Band Gigabit router (WNDR3700), i found a WNDR3800 router with a disk for WNDR3700v2 firmware. I could not get the router to function as a WAP as the set-up would not even give an option to enable WAP (which the instructions claim it should). The router would not even set up with Xfinity nor recognize the Arris Surfboard SB6141 modem I have. Upon reseraching Netgear’s website, apparently the WNDR3800 is no longer supported so I have no idea why it was shipped and sold as a WNDR3700. Shame on someone! Sending right back to Amazon!
tcbeaton –
Works perfectly for my networking needs. DHCP, MAC address based static IPs, etc.
James Bibliophile NETGEAR Team –
The router functions fine, but the customer service provided by Netgear is awful. I had a security breach on my router and called Netgear for support. After 35 minutes of conversation, I learned that because my 90 days of free support had elapsed, I was expected to pay a 3rd party (Bomgar) $129 for a year of support in order to get my security breach fixed. I spent 2 hours on the phone before learning that my system was fine (I had fixed it myself a day earlier–though my virus protection software still identified a problem before and after the call with Bombar). Absolutely a horrible experience. I recommend finding a company with decent customer support.
A. Ross –
My router works really well, It was a little challenging to set up, but comcast people helped me and my internet works better. I like the design and it works better than my old one.
AnnaMcD –
I’ve had this since July. Recently it loses connection a lot. I replaced an old model linksys with this and it was more reliable and faster. I’m tired of having to get up and unplug and restart this router. The fast internet I’m paying for is useless with this router.
Allen S. –
Definitely was sent an “used” router. You could at least use a new bag so the old sticker isn’t there, instead of just using another sticker and tried to cover up the old sticker. Have problems trying to connect thru the browsers too. It worked once and that was it. Can’t even connect to it, unless I connect it directly to my computer.
waverider –
Good device. Works well.
gozomonster NETGEAR Team –
This router served us well for a while, but now suddenly is acting up. We have 4 networks set up — a 2.4GHz network, a 5GHz network, a guest network on 2.4 GHz and a guest network on 5GHz. The guest network on 5GHz just never showed up, on any device, ever. But we let that slide.Now suddenly the 2.4 network is refusing connections. The 5 is still working okay, and strangely enough, so is the 2.4 guest network. I googled to try and find a solution, and came across a lot of posts regarding 2.4GHz “radio death”. I’m not sure if this is affecting our router, because the 2.4 guest network is working. But now we only have a working 5 and 2.4 guest, a non-working 2.4, and a 5 guest that we never ever saw. Maybe it’s time to buy another router.
Tom S. NETGEAR Team –
I purchased this router several years ago and it worked flawlessly until several months ago. It started locking up every other week at first. Then it began locking up every week, then a couple of times a week, finally it is locking up several times a day. A lockup requires rebooting the router and waiting a few minutes to restore the connection. Updating the firmware to the latest version had no effect whatsoever. Netgear customer support wants $130 to fix it out of warranty and “give” me a new one year warranty. WHAT! A new one costs $80! And the latest Netgear, the AC1900, is worse than the 3700 as far as the lockup problem goes, based on the reviews. I ordered a Securifi Almond 2015 instead.PS: I found the greatest signal strength for the 3700 when placing its long direction at right angles to the direction to the furthest client. I picked up 1-2 bars of signal strength as a result.
KPO NETGEAR Team –
It is the wrong product for me. I needed a modem-router. The fact that it is not a modem as well should be noted in the description.
ESB –
Works perfectly. Very seldom needs to be reset.
sm7x7 –
Awesome product!
Alexandra –
So much better than my free optimum cable router. Better, faster, more secure.
Joe Dunbar –
Just what I needed!Long enough range to get from one end of the house to the other.(two story home about 2500 square feet – with the unit at the far end of the house)Two channels – set one up for the lap-tops the other for the cell phonesNow everyone can be online with no problem.Very easy to set up with the disk provided.Step by step instructions get the job done quick. (very few steps)Netgear was recommended by a friend, and now I am HAPPY to recommend it to you.
Gordo –
As described.
Anonymous NETGEAR Team –
Garbage. Customer service hung up on me just for asking for the representatives ID #.
Stephen R. Benton –
It’s great and replaces an earlier version Netgear that served me well for just under 10 years. Not bad for a router and I expect to get similar service out of this one.
Bob Mac NETGEAR Team –
This product was received in a sealed box but manufacturer said it was a 3 year old model and they would not support it with tech support.The manufacturer suggested returning it and ordering a new model. I ordered a different brand from a different vendor.
Shawn Gillie –
works great.
bajaX NETGEAR Team –
Horrible device. Broken out of the box. Do not purchase.
Ann –
It is very easy to set up and it works much faster than my old router.
Ray F. –
If you have windows 10, you have to download an older version of netgear genie for this to work. I looked around and tried about 5 different download links without luck before I finally found one that worked. Unfortunately the newest version of netgear genie will not work for you so with a little work, I was able to make it work.I bought this in used condition and paid half of the price. I had to push the little hidden button underneath to factory reset it because the seller didn’t do it. Shipping was fast when I paisley 8.99 for 1 day shipping and got it on a Saturday. Works with xfinity. My Internet is much faster. With a little bit of research, you can do this yourself. I am not an expert but I got it done. When you do finally find the right netgear genie download that will work for you, setup is a breeze. Just don’t update the genie because the newest version crashes! Make sure you do update the firmware.It gives you an option to change channels and shows how many in your area are on 1,6 and 11. Find one of these that has the least amount of houses on them and nothing on a channel near them if you can.I was able to put some of my other devices on the other 5ghz band to free up space on the 2.4ghz channel. My phones, xbox 1, Amazon stick and a kindle were able to move to the 5ghz. I get 54 down and 12 up speed on my laptop with other things running on xfinity blast Internet about 20 feet away. I usually have about 10 things running at the same time and it is fast! Nice upgrade.It took some time and a little work but I got it done. Only 4 stars for the hassle of the latest netgear genie crashing on Windows 10.
Kindle NETGEAR Team –
I did not buy this modem router from Amazon but instead from other site. I purchased it on July 2015.So far the modem was ok was just warranting just a restart every week to get it working.Now the situation is really worse i have to switch off every day and the switch it on. the 2.4G network stops working mainly. When I called up netgear they suggested me to take up the 6 months phone tech support plan which costs same as the new modem. so I would better get out of this and buy a top seller on amazon.Before buying I saw some bad reviews never thought the modem will stop working within an year and will require technical support to fix configuration.I would suggest to go with trusted brand in cable modem that this even if that costs few more bucks.The CSR told me that the problem is due to configuration so I wanted to know how come the configuration has changed all on sudden now and if I can get that audit log the problem is due to a config change done recently I am ok to pay. But he said he can;t provide that. Any ways forget netgear in future
Bo B –
I’ve tried different router in the past and always had some trouble with them. This one really impressed me. It worked as advertised right out of the box. Matter of fact it’s still in service and working just fine. I have plans on upgrading to a newer model in the very near future.
Customer –
it works
Edwin NETGEAR Team –
I do not recommend this router. The coverage is not very good. I just swapped it out with my old, trustworthy (and cheap) wgr614 and I don’t see any difference in coverage! Also, even though the N600 touts 2-bands, and I’m a techie, very few of my electronics use the 5.0 frequency.Lastly, the N600 has very restrictive software. I’ve been trying to hard reset it for the past 2 hours and haven’t been successful. Get the cheaper wgr614 and save your money. The N600 isn’t worth it!
S Mudroch –
I won’t get into a long technical review, there are plenty of those here already. This router is fast, and was fairly easy to set-up. Using the simple color-coded 1-2-3 step setup process, I was able to have this router up and running very quickly.Gotta love the unique wifi name that eases in setting up, iPhone, Kindle, Tivo, or whatever you need.
Daniel Thieneman –
Worked perfectly for me and arrived on time and as described.
J. Church –
I will NEVER buy netgear again.I had a WRT54G custom firmware device before, and upgraded to get gigabit functionality.After struggling to use this device over 4 months with it’s poor quality and overall shoddy design, I’ve gone back to my wrt, and am loving it again.
Master Player –
As expected
Keishaun –
If you have a good size house, this is a great router to get the wifi signal a good distance. My house isn’t too big but it isn’t small at the same time and I get the signal all thought out my house and even at my neighbor’s house.
John J. –
Good Product
Pete Are –
Nice….
Tom –
Loved it
George U –
works great for last 3 years
Rusty –
Took an extra day but it’s nice
djspookay –
very easy to setup and use, I would recommend it to a friend the price is also reasonable too.
Edward M. Riley –
A little slower than I expected. I replaced a separate Arris SB6183 modem and Belkin router with the Netgear N600 when the router failed. The N600 is a combination cable modem and router. The SB6183 has 16 download and 4 upload channels with an 686 Mb/s speed. I was thinking one box was better than two. I carefully examined the external package when I bought the N600 from Staples and could not identify the number of channels or the speed. When a connected it to the network and worked with it a while, I noticed a definite difference in throughput. The N600 was slower. I performed some more research and discovered, mush to my dissatisfaction, it has only 8 download and 4 upload channels with a 340 Mb/s speed. Also most routers have at least 4 Ethernet ports, but this model has only two.
Lynn –
Works good but the 5ghz name does not show up to connect to????
Eternal_fish NETGEAR Team –
Never worked never did…
Mohammed A. Mehdi –
everything is fine with it but the range is not that good. Cheaper routers have better range coverage!
sam lobraco –
Worked perfectly and easy to set up. I have no issues with this product.
B.Snook –
Working great, and information travels faster.
CN –
This has worked really well for me and my roommate. We usually have up to 4 devices connected at a time, and haven’t experienced any bad internet, slow speeds, or router problems.
Customer –
NETGER – WORST PRODUCT SUPPORT IN THE WORLD. You get 90 days online support, when that is over “tough luck”. My WNDR3700v3 dual band wireless router worked great until the 9th month where it stopped connecting to the internet. I use Win 7 Pro and network/sharing center shows connection, but every website times out. I called their phone support and young lady asked several questions, then found out I was out of the 90 day window and said it could be fixed if I purchased a years premium support for $159 and I could have the router returned. Otherwise, no support. I could use their customer forums but they were no help. So I have a defective router still in warranty and cannot even find a way to return it. After the 90 days, if you don’t pay they have zero interest in your problem. while it worked it was great, but now useless. I can buy new router cheaper than $159 but WILL NOT BE A NETGEAR. I am sure if their support people read this review, they won’t care at all.. BEWARE!!!!
Zeke G –
works great
Linda Golden –
Just what I needed to get wifi in my home!
Justin Ferguson –
This router is a well designed piece of hardware that not only functions flawlessly, but was extremely easy to setup. The instructions were simple to follow and the router already comes setup with a name and decent strength password but both are easily changed if you feel it is necessary. The aesthetics of the hardware are clean and nice and it blends in with the other computer/Internet hardware and doesn’t stick out nor is it bulky. Both the 2.4 ghz and the 5 ghz are available and work very well. I get great coverage of my house without the need for a repeater and it easily handles all of my devices without dropping any or slowing down. It is loaded with high end features and functions you’d find on more expensive models but is more user friendly than those types. Overall it is a great router for every level of Internet user from occasional browsing on your phone or tablet, to pc gaming and networking.
Customer –
Great coverage span
Diane –
Well seems I have missed my window to return this item….it totally sucks & keeps disconnecting….and I have to continually reboot….
izzy –
2.4GHz died after about 2 years. Not sure if that’s normal for routers, but I won’t buy Netgear again.
David –
It stopped working immediately after the return policy ended. I am furious.
starclaws –
This router is pretty reliable but the range is a little sub par when located in a room. I recommend the Netgear signal booster to go with this. But wired up to this and it screams.
Brigitte Flanagan –
Bought a Netgear router 9 months ago. Started having issues with connectivity. Tried to resolve myself since free 90 day support was over. Downloaded their genie app. App is not user friendly, so I decided to contact Netgear. Netgear not only tried to sell me support for $139 to fix my problem, but wouldn’t even help me navigate their app without paying the fee.
Edgardo Vergne –
Easy set up and good range. Faster WIFI now comparing with Comcast router. With the free app I can control it and reboot if needed. The 2 signals (2.4GHZ and 5 GHZ ) are excellent. I have the 2.4 for visiting and 5 for me and the family.
FixationPC –
I have used different routers all of my life being a computer professional. The one discovery I made recently was that I am able to connect several external USB drives to this Netgear and I’m able to view video content from them on my Roku. DLNA Ready and great for port forwarding. I can also block unwanted websites from being accessed. The only drawback is that I have to reinput them whenever there is a power outage or if I have to reset the router
Rusty Scholl –
works great.
Richard Dias –
It does not work as well as I thought it would. I would have preferred one that was a little faster.
Roger Tobias –
Item as advertised, promptly shipped. Thanks. A+
Tony P. –
I bought this router, then realized that there are better routers ouy there. But this router is ok for surfing the web and worth the money that you paying.
VAM –
It worked great. I do not use it any more as my internet provider’s modem does the job now.
Ryan Gonzales –
Not the best. Not the worst. Works fine for the most part, just not quite as powerful as I would like. Decent coverage for a 1400 sq ft place, but kinda weak at the edges of the house or through more than a couple walls. I’m used to the NightHawk, which we might have to upgrade to – we only bought this because my roommate didn’t want to split the more expensive router early on.
jason –
Good
Customer –
Worth it for the price
H. D. –
Purchased about two years ago refurbished from EMBIZ. It worked well on arrival and still does. I did put DD-WRT on it but used it for a few months with Netgear’s software first. Worked well with both. I got v4, so plenty of room for upgrades too.Edit: June 11, 2017. Thought I’d update this as it’s been awhile. It’s still going fine so added a star for reliability. Not bad for a 50$ used router.
Dion A. Rap –
This was an outdated version of the product. I returned them (6) because they were so outdated and couldn’t be upgraded to the current version.
The Reviewer –
This device is very reliable. It has been operating for 3 months straight without fault or interruption. This device handles heavy usage for a mid sized family, very well. Multiple phones, streaming, gaming, and general surfing can take place simultaneously.For advanced users: I recommend that you perform a firmware update rigjt after installation. The router has a usb 2.0 port and features a lite NAS capability. Mine handles a 1 TB Toshiba external drive, just fine. I am able to access media stored on this drive from all of my networked computers. As an added bonus, both the roku 1 and roku TV can detect the NAS and stream media such as music and movies directly from the drive. Depending on how many files you have on your drive, it can take a while for the router to index them all. That’s why I call it a lite NAS. If you are into heavy DLNA streaming and have thousands of media files, I would not recommend using this as your primary NAS.
contactbarker –
Flashed it with aftermarket firmware. Was cheap (used) and has been working no problem since. Never tried to use it in it’s original configuration so can’t comment on that.
SCOUT –
DO NOT PURCHASE.
davis.g105 –
A lot nicer than my last router. The features and USB share is amazing. Just make sure you have a 12v 2.5A power cord.
Ian S. –
works great and have not had one problem with it
afdoc1 –
I’m not sure what happened, but the “new” box arrived without the power chord or the Lan cable. I was able to get another power chord and cable, so I didn’t have to return it (thank you Charter Cable installer who gave me these)! When I logged into the router, the default language WASN’T English. I did a factory restore with the same results. Fortunately, I was able to figure out how to get it back to English. Lesson learned: don’t wait until the last minute to open the box! So Amazon, where did you get this?
SimpleSimon –
The unit I received was a v3. It’ll do, but the v4 and v5 have better features – such as the media sharing security actually working. I have the 5GHz radio dedicated to a Netgear 2500 extender and am getting 200Mb at 50ft.
Darlene G. –
This was easy to set up and has been working great. My internet speed is faster with this than it was with the plug in modem. My visitors can also tap into it with their phones and tablets as well. It is password protected so others in the area can’t just piggy back on mine.
Annie Roberts NETGEAR Team –
I think the router itself is a decent one and setup was easy. But when we tried to obtain some support (a printer connection issue), I received back the oddest response: “It seems that the purchase date specified for this registration is beyond a reasonable “presumed shelf life” (difference between manufacture date and purchase date). To validate the product’s support entitlement, please attach a copy of your device’s proof of purchase on an email and send it to customer.service
the man –
great product
YOUNG H. –
It is a wonderful router when it works perfectly.I have no problems with 2.4 GHz operation; but, I keep losing 5 GHz signals almost every week or so.Keep reseting the router is getting tiresome.
Frank –
Router works great and I get a full 1GB on the wired connection, which is why I bought this unit.DDWRT shows the make and model on the device as compatible, however the update to the new firmware “soft bricked” the router forcing me to get a WinXP machine to TFTP the Netgear Firmware back onto the unit. I am now running the NETGEAR firmware, and have no issues, but I miss a lot of the great stuff in DDWRT. Minus 1 star for that.
Manthano –
bet router out there
Jnb003 –
I live in a huge apartment building with at least 40 apartments all in the same building. This caused a lot of problems with my wifi, because all these apartments are all on the 2.4ghz network with their routers, including me. With so many people on the same network, I could never get reliable wifi speeds and nowhere near even half the speeds I paid for. After downloading Wifi Analyzer app, I saw just how crowded my network was, yet no one was on the 5ghz network. So, I took a gamble and ordered this router in a effort to get on that open 5ghz network…and it worked like a charm! I went from getting at best 30mbps speeds (usually 20mbps, and at prime time 10pm at night was lucky to get 8mbps) to regularly pulling around 80mbps! I did end up with some other issues however, the biggest one being that the range on this router with the 5ghz network is not the best. I experience slower speeds when there are walls between me and the router. Also, neither my chromecast nor my laptop are compatable with 5ghz. My Amazon firestick works great though, and the new model chromecast is compatible so I will just need to upgrade that in the future. For right now, since this is a dual band router, my laptop and chromecast run on the 2.4ghz network, and my phone and firestick connect to the 5ghz. I am also adding a wifi adapter to my laptop that will allow me to pick up the faster network as well. As soon as I upgrade all of my equipment, I will have blazing speeds all the time! I definitely recommend this router to anyone who is having connection and speed issues due to an over crowded network. And since you can always buy an adapter for your laptop, compatability problems can be easily solved.
Terry B –
did not purchase
RNM –
I ordered this modem but did not install it immediately. However, it was touted as “one of the best.” When I did try to install it, it never would power up. I tried and tried, but no luck. Unfortunately, I could not return it to Amazon as the return period had expired. My next modem will NOT be Netgear, despite all the hype.
R.Mac –
This router is working fine. I have had no problems so far. The customer service was good, they were very helpful when I encountered a problem.
Christopher French –
(Preface: I am not tech savy) Purchased this item based off of reviews to replace my previous wireless device that was struggling to cover my home. The pros: Very easy to set up, as a parent I like the Parental controls. The cons: Does not stream well, struggles with buffering. It has slowed my internet down to a crawl. I am not sure that I would recommend this device to someone with similar technical capabilities.
Slong –
This product came the way seller said it will but will not allow steaming right, internet errors through wifi and ethernet. It doesn’t work the way the product was or should had. Faulty product / bad sell.
ridgereview –
It does the job. Its perfect!
Customer –
DID NOT WORK WHEN IT ARRIVED….RECEIVED FULL THOUGH
Mikey –
Great product and will purchase again.. Thanks…..
Netwiz49 –
I have a Cisco layer 3 switch in my network with the following layout:Vlan 2layer 3 switchvlan 44WNDR3700V4InternetObviously, the 3 layer switch does intervlan routing;The WNDR3700V4 is running the latest firmware.All devices have the proper addresses and default routes;The WNDR has a static route for the Vlan 44 inreface on the layer 3 switch;All devices on vlan 2 and vlan 44 can reach all other devices on both vlans;All devices on vlan 44 can reach the Internet;None of the devices on vlan 2 can reach the internet;All of the devices on vlan 2 CAN ping the WAN intefcae of the WNDR3700V4.Therefore, the static route code on your router is broken.I have seen posts regarding this issue on these products for years, your would think that you would have fixed this issue by now;Several years ago I had a similiar layout set up with a Linksys router, no problem;
visionfounder –
I ordered the WNDR3700V4. The packaging indicated that I got the correct one. But there was a WNDR3800 inside. The resource CD was labeled WNDR3700V2. The automated installion from the CD stopped at the first step, it cound not find my ethernet adapter. I have an HP HPE desktop that I was installing from, with the factory ethernet. So I did a manual setup. Seems to be working OK, several computers, BD players, TVs, phones and a tablet are connected. But only three star because of the wrong product and the installation would not see my ethernet.
Denise Cortelyou –
Wouldn’t work with my set up and had to return. I did spend hours and different configurations to get it to work and finally gave up. Contacted the company on the first day and it took numerous emails and 5 days to get a response…poor customer service. Would not try any other of their products.
Customer –
Router does well for the most. Every now and again we have to unplug it to reboot it
buster –
I have owned this router for just over a year and a half now. When it wants to work it is great but over the past year it has really began to deteriorate in performance. The problems began last summer when the wifi internet connectivity would randomly go out for less than an hour maybe once or twice a month. However over the last 4 months the issue of internet connectivity through wifi has become much more prevalent. It has become a daily struggle of when and how many times will the connectivity fail. Luckily I purchased the 2 year warranty with SquareTrade so I will be returning it for a refund. Buyer beware.
Customer –
Satisfied with this product
IslandGirl –
Router did not work!
pat rice –
Died
JN –
This is technically (and technologically) dated hardware, but it continues to perform FAST and reliably with very simple setup. I’m using it with an SB6121 and getting speeds in excess of 135mbps on the 5gHz radio, over 65gbps on the 2.4gHz radio. Honestly, if I needed another router today, I’d buy this one again.
Customer –
Works great
Dave H –
Works like a charm! 5 stars. As described. No issues.
Customer –
Worked for awhile but was intermittent
guy with a voice –
pretty good router
Thomas Fiddaman –
Pros: Good router, decent interface, and fairly easy to flash to dd-wrt.Cons: Netgear Genie software adds nothing and drags system performance. No SNMP (unless you switch to dd-wrt). Only lasted a couple years before the WAN port died.
LinkedInSecrets – Author of 4 LinkedIn Books –
This Wireless N600 Router (see photo) works well in a residential home.There are many settings, but you can set up the router in less than 10 minutes, even without reading the quick card. Typically the wizard menu lets you do that.Wifi is ok, great speeds, but I typically turn it off when not in use, as the house is very well wired with Cat-5 ports in almost every room. There is a reason for that too.Wifi maybe harmful and over a 10-15 year period it may cause harm to your health, especially to young children that have not gotten to the age of 22 yet. For more information on that, search YouTube for: “Barrie Trower 2016.”Enjoy!
james h williams –
Works perfectly and is very dependable!
StanM –
solid, fast dual-band router. My first N600 lasted 4 years with no problems before a port failed requiring replacement. Beware, attempting to load a v5 hardware with configuration from my previous v2 N600 failed, but mysteriously caused the 2.4 GHz network to be blocked from the 5 GHz network or the wired network. Strange bug which wasted a lot of my time. But if you are setting up from scratch this should not be a problem for you.
Nanette Wheeler –
Works as expected.
Customer –
WORKS AS EXPECTED!!! LOVE IT!!!
Terry Harroun –
After just over a year of use, the 2.4GHz radio seems to be fried as none of the devices will stay connected to it for any length of time – but the 5GHz radio is working like a champ. An internet search shows that this is a common item with this router. It’s worked well until this, but now I’m forced to buy a new router as this one is just out of warranty and Netgear won’t help me. That’s what I get for not buying my usual Linksys…
DT –
Outstanding buying experience!!!
Customer –
Did not work as expected. Want to return. I’ve since purchased a replacement from Amazon
17yukidesu17 –
Really like the new web interface for management. It also has the ability to create multiple networks on different frequencies.
RGH –
Didn’t work right out of the box. Definitely not plug and play. Very slow in issuing refund.
Customer –
I have had this for about a year now and my wireless signal keeps dropping every day for few minutes. I verified the incoming internet is good and works when directly plugged in – but wireless is a mess.
Sean Watts –
I took the chance and bought the N600v2 from Goodwill. It only came with the power supply and original ethernet cable (no surprise), so I reset it to the factory settings and plugged it in. It worked perfectly. Then I went online and downloaded the latest firmware and instructions for setting up the wi-fi. Not one problem.Of course, I’ve only been using it for a few days, but I’ve already doubled my connection speed (from 100 mps to 200) and looking to soon upgrade the powerline adapter to possibly bring it up to the full 1000 mps for my desktop computer.
Pacerfan33 –
This router has been rock solid for years and now another family member uses it and still runs great. Older now but still recommend.
Corey Olson –
Great price great router
Jeff H. –
Signal is not as good as expected.
Jon Skinner –
Was excellent, still solid. Just old now. I recommend dd-wrt.
jc1179 –
It is a bit obsolete since ac routers. Still working 2017 if I were to buy a new router I would go with asus personally.
Jinxxie –
It did really well for us while living with my parents out in the country. Their old router was really bad we couldn’t connect our xboxs to it but with this one we were able to and logging in to port forward was really easy!
Customer –
Easy to install and no difference in seed from hard wired internet.
David M –
Have had this for a year… Works GREAT ! Fast connection
Jenny Wright –
It won’t recognize the security code so it’s not useable.
Dave Moses –
Beware of Netgear support, they are terrible to work with. They want to charge you $30 to replace any defective unit in a timely manner, other then that they just kind of jerk you along. Product is fine if it works, if not throw it away because they are not going to help. Beware!
Andrew –
It’s ok) Definitely worth its price.
Ughmahedhurtz –
My only real problem with it is that it isn’t supported by DD-WRT. That firmware only supports hardware versions v1-v4, and this is v5. Apparently, this used an Atheros chip in the first 4 versions and v5 now uses a MediaTek, which isn’t (yet?) supported. Other open-source firmware supports it with varying degrees of user-friendliness. Fair warning.
Triston Tawney –
Love it, have had it for about a year or two now, and to be honest the only reason I did not review it earlier, was that I kinda just set it up and forgot about it. That is after being amazed at the speed, and distance increase.
Joni Betron –
never got this to workI bought a new netgear ac 1900 and it started right up no problemthe n600 is old and out dated and should not have been sold. I feel that someone owes me 70 bucks for selling out of date equipment
Creekside –
Does a good job, has been working for at least 3 years.
D. Neally –
So now I have an 87 dollar door stop. I have never in all my life had such a hard time setting up a router. Even with the genie it won’t work. I just plugged back in my VERY old netgear at least it works. Anywhere I can go for help? It makes no sense should be 1 2 3 go. 🙁
Customer –
Save money by owning your own cable modem! NOT. Instant problems with video game lag and YouTube freezing. Now nothing works. Huge POS. Do yourself a favor and don’t buy anything that says Netgear. It tests oh so fast, but doesn’t work and isn’t functional. Oh so great ping, but why the freezing? I don’t care about tech support and all that crap, I expect plug and play like I had with the Motorola. Don’t think you can save money and have a tolerable performance with this POS. In most cases, you get what you pay for, and this thing does not work. Downloadable software from the Netgear site? equally stupid and useless.
Gary P. –
Very happy with this product
Dyrellee Alleman –
Did not work.
gerbie69 –
We’ve had this for over a year now. Worked fine and then the last 4 months we’ve had problems. We have to reset it continuously. I’m told we have to spend $80 to get a fix. We paid $65 for it.
BDP –
Excellent router/ ,modem I am not sure this was ever used even though it said it was used. I have it in service as an access point repeating my incoming signal. I recommend this product..
Al Barkley –
Buggy software and hardware1. Buggy software – Router Intermittently resets – has latest updates.2. Range of 2.4Ghz signal is extremely poor. And, if u enable it, it also reduces power of 5Ghz. Spectrum. I had to disable 2.4Ghz completely to use it.3. If 5Ghz, 2Ghz and multiple wireless networks are used, then router resets frequently and is unusable
Iraida –
THANK YOU, EXCELLENT
Lucore –
I bought elsewhere around 2012, not here, but I feel like I should give my two cents anyway. Seemed to work well enough for a while, then started dropping connections regularly. It would seem Netgear’s new firmware sucks. I thought the router and/or power adapter was failing, then I did a little homework and re-flashed with OpenWrt (Linux based) firmware instead. Haven’t done extensive testing but feels like it works better.Should anyone else do this, Caution: openwrt disables wifi for security reasons, so you need to reconnect to one of the router Ethernet ports and manually set the IP to 192.168.1.2, then login at 192.168.1.1 and enable wifi in there. Hopefully this helps.
KRL –
Ive only had issues since using this! Printers can’t be found on network and lagging issues intermittently annoy me! Wish I would have kept my old router.
Ernesto Hernández-Novich –
The one I bought is actually a WNDR3700v4.The stock NetGear firmware is flaky and slow. Signal power was very poor inside my house (brick and concrete, not drywall) not being able to connect two rooms away from its location. There’s no way to set the router’s time and date by hand, and it tries to use NTP (Network Time Protocol) in order to fetch time from remote servers. This would be okay, however it only tries to use the hardcoded Netgear’s servers (that are usualy down or broken), and there’s no way to pick alternate NTP servers. The access restriction, firewall, and VPN setup were also quite limited. Five firmware upgrades since I bought it didn’t improve nor solve my issues.Fortunately, this router is compatible with DD-WRT. After reading DD-WRT’s on-line documentation, I was able to replace Netgear’s firmware with DD-WRT in an easy to follow, ten minutes, two-stage process. It is now faster, properly in sync with global NTP servers, and there are waaaaaaaay more features you can control. In particular, I was able too boost transmission power: not only am I able to use it anywhere in my apartment, but I can get a good signal from the ground floor (I live on the 7th. floor) also.It is a good piece of hardware with a lousy firmware. Plan to use DD-WRT if you want to enjoy it thoroughly. If you feel that installing DD-WRT is way over your abilities, and don’t have a friend nearby able to help you, don’t buy it.
lalit manchanda –
Great product and delivery by amazon!
kisshero –
still get kick off network
Customer –
Fantastic product.
Customer –
Worked good
timothy farnam –
Worked ok but very spotty on 5ghz. Now, it’s a little over 1 year old, the 5ghz is fried. 2.4ghz keeps dropping connection.
Riasat –
Great item. Very well made. Packaged securely. Happy. Will buy again.
David Garay –
Still awesome
Jerbear –
Have owned this router for about 8 years. It has performed flawlessly. Had several Linksys routers that failed just passed the warranty period which prompted me to change to Netgear. This router is easy to set up, has excellent range and has never given me a bit of trouble. And it looks pretty sweet too. I purchase nothing but Netgear product for my home and my family that relies on me to set up their system. I only buy Netgear products and have not had any problems with any of their product.
Amber Davis –
Does what it should. I purchased with Arris Touchstone TM822G DOCSIS router to get rid of xfinity rental. Love that it has a on/off Wi-Fi so I can turn on only when needed just in case it is frying my brain lol.
Customer –
Great product
Edward J Paradise –
nice
Zoltan the Gypsy –
Way late for a review but for anyone else who has one and finds wired speeds are slow: after using several of these for years I upgraded my internet service to 400mbps. Didn’t get any where near that. After a couple of days of troubleshooting it turns out that even though these routers advertise GigE ports they can only support around 300mbps. Talking about _wired_ not wireless.
EdMart3 –
Been working super so far bought lightly used then again I don’t know, but that’s what he said. Purchase in Nov 2015 my review is July 2018 she’s still going.