NETGEAR RP614 Web Safe Router with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps SwitchNETGEAR RP614 Web Safe Router with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch
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- Router lets you share a single broadband connection with multiple users
- Switch with four 10/100 Mbps auto-sensing ports allows for wired network connections
- Security includes SPI firewall and NAT translation
- Backed by a 2-year warranty
- Device measures 5.8 x 1.1 x 3.8 inches (WxHxD)
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 The modern styling fits in with your home decor. View larger. |
 A built-in 4-port switch provides wired connections for your home network. View larger. |
NETGEAR has made setting up network devices as painless as possible with their interactive Installation Assistant that guides you through setup step by step. Configuration is done through an easy-to-use web interface.
Outstanding Performance and Security
The RP614 features four auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports that will figure out each network connection without any need for manual switches. The RP614 allows for transfer of movies, music and photos at up 200 Mbps so the video and sound will be clear.
Two security methods are utilized to keep the network secure: Network Address Translation (NAT) and Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI). SPI safeguards against popular Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. For parents, content filtering allows you to set filters so that children are unable to reach websites with certain keywords or domain names, such as those associated with pornography. Web access can also be limited by the day of the week and time of day.
Styling That Fits In Your Home The RP614 has a svelte design with silver-and-gray styling that won't look out of place in your home.
The NETGEAR RP614 Web Safe Router with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch is backed by a 2-year warranty.
What's in the Box
RP614 Router Gateway, resource CD, power adapter, Ethernet cable, and warranty/support information card.
- Personal Computers: 0 pages
- Platforms: Windows
- Publisher: Netgear
- Label: Netgear
- Format: CD
- Studio: Netgear
- Sales Rank in Electronics: #10653
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:  major flaws, By This review is from: NETGEAR RP614 Web Safe Router with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (Personal Computers) As other reviewers have noted, the router is very easy to set up. However, it has two major flaws which would keep me from recommend this unit:1. The router randomly locks up several times a week. It requires a power off then on in order to start working again. 2. The router times out idle TCP session after a few minutes, and there is no way to disable or change this timeout. After the timeout the connection is dropped and has to be re-established. This is a *major* annoyance for people like me who use ssh or telnet to log into outside machines, but it can also cause problems with chat clients or other network applications if you are idle for a few minutes. This behavior has been confirmed by Netgear tech support, and they don't have a solution. Between these two flaws, I recommend against buying this unit. Netgear's previous generation product (RP314) was rock solid, it's sad to see Netgear go so far downhill. 27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:  Worked Without A Hitch, By DavidFromCT (Norwich, CT United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: NETGEAR RP614 Web Safe Router with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (Personal Computers) Setting up the Netgear router to share our DSL line was terribly easy. The directions are clear and set-up is quick and simple. It includes a CAT5 cable and a little vertical mount which makes the router look very slick. You don't have to install any software or drivers; there is just a simple test procedure which takes a couple of minutes. The Netgear physically behaves like a server, and it has some solid security features. Also, installing the router actually solved problems that we originally had with the DSL modem, and it has behaved itself nicely since we set up the network. Accessing the router's features is simple- you log onto the Netgear by typing "192.168.0.1" in your browser window. Configuration is simple and straightforward. The RP614NA is a fine product and reasonably priced. 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful: Great Low Priced Router, Easy setup, By "abellr77" (Spokane, WA United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: NETGEAR RP614 Web Safe Router with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (Personal Computers) I picked this router up after doing some research on customer reviews on different brands/models. I was deciding between this RP614NA and the FR114P (also Netgear). I finally decided on this one after it ended up in my Amazon gold box with an additional discount. The router setup took about 20 minutes for 2 PC's sharing AT&T Broadband Cable. (One XP and one Win 98SE). Another 10 min and I had the network up and going (file/printer sharing). Probably would have went even quicker if I had more networking experience. As far as speed, I haven't noticed any drop by adding the router. The bandwidth test on CNet comes up about the same depending on the amount of traffic. I have not used the port forwarding or content filtering features, yet, so I can't comment on that. The only thing I wish it had is the DoS and SPI security features of the FR114P. However for half the price, I can't really complain. If you are looking for an inexpensive router with basic features and easy setup, I would...Read more |
