NETGEAR WGT624 Super-G Wireless Router delivers a consistent wireless connection up to 108 Mbps with greater range with Super GTM Technology, 4-port LAN Switch, advanced security feature.
When you find the speed of 802.11G standard 54 Mbps is satisfaction, you would be surprised that NETGEAR WGT624 Super-G speed is 108 Mbps (in ideal condition). This wireless-G router is powered by Super GTM Technology, the next generation of home wireless networking. This will allow you to provide the power to stream HD video, mp3, share printer, chat and distribute large photo files.
Like other Netgear wireless router at the marketplace, NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless Super-G router has the following key features:
- With Super GTM Technology, NETGEAR WGT624 will deliver a consistent wireless connection up to 108 Mbps with longer distances
- To defend the network against any types of internet threats, NETGEAR WGT624 Super-G router is embedded with the dual firewall feature (NAT and SPI). Although this is not sufficient protection for a large corporate organization against any types of security threats, for your home network this dual firewall features is appropriate.
- To secure the wireless connection, NETGEAR WGT624 supports the WPA security standard; MAC address authentication and Trusted User control.
- Parental control: Time based usage management and URL content filtering
- Pre-shared key remote management. This is a basic security where password is transmitted in a plain text.
- Exposed Host (DMZ), allows you put a public accessed host separated from your private network.
- For internetwork connection via public Internet, the Virtual Private Network VPN pass-through (IPSec, L2TP) is supported, dual NAT&SPI firewall, PPTP, PPPoE, DHCP services (client & server) Static & Dynamic Routing with TCP/IP.
NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless-G Router Diagram
With this NETGEAR WGT624 wireless router, you can connect the router to the cable modem to share the broadband Internet connection with the computers anywhere within the house wirelessly. You can extend your Windows Vista media center to your wide screen HD-TV wirelessly in the comfort of your living room. Or you can play the game console LIVE with your high definition TV wirelessly in your living room; stream the video, music, browse the internet right into your HDTV.
With the absence of 5 GHz band on this router, all the wireless devices connected to this NETGEAR WGT624 will share in the same single band 2.4 GHz. Unlike Rangemax Dual Band Wireless-N Router (WNDR3300) which supports dual bands, with this dual band version you can browse the Internet in 2.4 GHz band, while you stream the HD video, music and photo from your media center in separate 5 GHz band with less interference and better connection.
Having a wireless network, you should protect the wireless connection with the latest standard WPA/WPA2 encryption, although this protection does not guarantee you 100% against network security attack, for a home network it is adequate for your network protection. And protection with your anti-virus software for your computers is a must for virus attack, and assures to always update the security patch at the earliest release.
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