Netgear RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter (WPN311)

From the Manufacturer
As a 21st-century consumer, your desktop computer is an integral part of your life. But does your home computing environment work for you? Even if you already have a wireless network, you've probably found "dead spots" in your home where your Internet connection fades in and out, or drops off completely.

Now, say good-bye to those dead spots -- and say hello to the freedom to work (and play) absolutely anywhere in your home!

With the RangeMax Wireless Router and PCI Adapter, your whole house becomes a "hot spot" NETGEAR's exclusive RangeMax technology gives you the longest range of any wireless network on the market today - up to 10 times the wireless coverage of 802.11g. So you'll have a sizzling-fast, consistent connection in every room of your house.

Range Matters
Put the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter to work for you, and that's all you need - leave those range extenders, repeaters, and external antennas at the store. The RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter is optimized for use with the RangeMax Wireless Router which adjusts to the interference and physical barriers in your home, and delivers up to 500,000 square feet of coverage - 1000% more than 802.11g. And the RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter is 100% compatible with your existing 802.11b/g products.

Power Under the Hood
RangeMax is an advanced Smart MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology that uses seven internal antennas in the wireless router. The RangeMax Wireless Router constantly surveys your home environment for barriers and interference and adjusts the signal to compensate for these performance inhibitors. For example, if you want to place your desktop in a different location, the RangeMax Wireless Router automatically senses the change and selects from over 100 possible antenna configurations to deliver you the fastest, clearest connection! The RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter is optimized for use with the RangeMax Wireless Router so that everyone will enjoy high-speed connections, everywhere in your house - no drop-outs, and no dead spots.

Simple, Safe, Secure
Think you can't set up your wireless network without an engineering degree? Think again. NETGEAR's SmartWizard makes the set-up easy and hassle-free. NETGEAR also ensures that every computer user in your home network can work and play safely - with WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre-Shared Key) Security your network will have powerful safeguards against unauthorized usage.

NETGEAR also ensures that every computer user in your home network can work and play safely - with a double firewall, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), and WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) Security, your network will have powerful safeguards against unauthorized usage.

Rangemax expands wireless coverage up to 500,000 square feet compared to 45,000 square feet for standard 802.11g.

What is MIMO

MIMO wireless refers to the use of multiple antennas at both ends of a radio link, and is emerging as an important technology to enhance wireless performance. MIMO has evolved (and is still evolving), since its early beginning in 1993, with contributions from hundreds of researchers around the world. Some aspects of MIMO have already entered wireless standards, and many more standards efforts are ongoing.

The multiple antennas at each end of a MIMO link can be used in different modes such as transmit-receive diversity, beamforming, antenna subset selection and spatial multiplexing. Each of these modes further has several internal options. Which mode or option actually maximizes performance depends on the channel condition, SNR and QoS requirements, among other factors. For example spatial multiplexing can perform poorer than transmit-receive diversity under certain scenarios. Different aspects of MIMO will find their unique niches in the plethora of products now entering the market.

Product Description:
The WPN311 RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter makes your wireless network more powerful. Avoid hitting dead spots where your fades in and out, or drops off completely. Give yourelf the freedom to work (and play) absolutely anywhere in your home -- the RangeMax gives you 10 times the wireless coverage of 802.11g. You'll have a sizzling-fast, consistent connection in every room of your house.

Netgear RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter (WPN311)

Average customer rating:

Not compatible with AMD processors

JUNK.....DO NOT BUY

WPN 311 - Beware!!!

Great PCI Adapter

Good Range

Netgear RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter (WPN311)

Manufacturer: Netgear
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Up to 10 times more wireless coverage and speed than standard 802.11g routers when used with a RangeMax Router

MIMO internal smart antennas adapt on the fly to interference

100% compatible with 802.11b, 802.11g, and SuperG devices

Easy setup via Smart Wizard install assistant

Features WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre-Shared Key) Security

ASIN: B0007OWNBS
Release Date: 2005-04-11

Product Description

The WPN311 RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter makes your wireless network more powerful. Avoid hitting dead spots where your fades in and out, or drops off completely. Give yourelf the freedom to work (and play) absolutely anywhere in your home -- the RangeMax gives you 10 times the wireless coverage of 802.11g. You'll have a sizzling-fast, consistent connection in every room of your house.

Customer Reviews:

Not compatible with AMD processors.......2007-06-07

Hi,

I just got off the phone to Netgear tech support.
They informed me that the wireless card was slowing my PC down and dropping out because...
It doesn't work with some AMD processors!!!!

The tech guy told me to give the card back to the shop and buy something made by another manufacturer!

I guess this explains why some people on amazon didn't have problems, while others have been tearing their hair out.

What annoys me about this is that Netgear do not state that this product is only compatible with Intel processors anywhere on their website. I guess that leaving angry customers to figure it out for themselves is what they consider to be a professional way of doing business.

I won't be doing business with Netgear ever again. There are plenty of other companies out there with a better attitude to sales.

When googling "AMD Netgear problems" it turns out that the WPN311 isn't the only card with problems.

Joel Green

JUNK.....DO NOT BUY.......2007-02-20

This adapter did nothing but make my windows xp system run like crap. BSOD, registry problems, computer froze repeatedly. And yes I did install the drivers correctly. Once this card was installed it acted virus like. I couldn't even load any google sites, though every other site was fine. Once the card was removed and replaced with a simular product from another manufacturer my computer ran fine. DO NOT BUY>>>PIECE OF CRAP.

WPN 311 - Beware!!!.......2006-10-06

I'd give it zero stars if I could.

This card will definitelly crash to a blue screen intermittently. Windows XP doesn't like this card at all.

The 'fix' from Netgear trashed my registry. The hardware caused a total trashing of my primary hard drive (MBR), probably due to poor circut design.

This has happened not once, but TWICE on two different computers!

Buying this card is asking for major trouble and paying for the privilege.
I would recommend running CAT 5 cable instead.

STAY AWAY FROM THIS POS!

Great PCI Adapter.......2006-07-05

I purchased Netgear's RangeMax Wireless Router (WPN824) and two RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapters (WPN311). After reading the reviews here, I knew to install the software first and then the hardware. It worked without a hitch! I've never setup a wireless network before, but I had this one up and running in minutes.

My furthest PC from the router, is about 150' away, on another floor in the basement. My connection to the router is always between 95% to 100%. Not a single problem in the month I've been using it.

Hope this helps.

Good Range.......2006-04-03

I was skeptical about previous comments on how it crashes windows xp. I have 2 computers running xp with same card and no major issues. Range is slightly better than model without range max.

Netgear WPN311 Rangemax Wireless PCI Adapter

Average customer rating:

Netgear WPN311 Rangemax Wireless PCI Adapter

Manufacturer: Netgear
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Netgear WPN311 Rangemax Wireless PCI Adapter General Features:
Network Speeds: up to 108 Mbps Interface: 32-bit PCI Hardware-based 40/64-bit & 128-bit WEP encrypti
WPA-PSK encryption Delivers consistent wireless connections Backward compatible with Wireless-G stan
Frequency: 2.412 ~ 2.462 GHz (US) 2.412 ~ 2.472 GHz (Japan) 2.412 ~ 2.472 GHz (Europe ETSI) 2.457 ~
2.457 ~ 2.472 GHz (France) LEDs: PWR ACT Regulatory Approvals: FCC CE C-Tick

ASIN: B0007YQO2W

Product Description

Wireless Connection! This Netgear WPN311 can extend your network coverage up to 10x more than Wireless-G so it's ideal for surfing the Internet, streaming music and making Internet phone calls. Enjoy high speed connections with this Netgear WPN311 Rangemax Wireless PCI adapter! Order today!

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