EX7300

This awesome extender looked that it would dramatically improve the performance of wifi deficiencies in my house. This was to replace the ex6200 that finally died after many years of faithful and uneventful service. I've installed all the electronic thingys at my house so I thought that this would be a breeze. It seems that this unit will have to be returned as it cannot be made to function correctly as an extender. And, to get phone support of the device it has to be installed and registered. HAHA. I get it to install correctly but must be able to connect to it wirelessly. Upon trying to connect to it, even though it is still in the same room as the originating router, my device, a new Samsung phone, tells me that the password/passkey for the device (which I purposefully copied from the originating router) is incorrect. ughhh. I give up! If I should get this to work I'll repost a more positive review. Edited 4-10-17 Ok, sorry for that. I was able to get it to install and even update the firmware and connected to my original wifi network. It has soooo much better coverage/extending abilities. There is even a page on extender configuration to limit the power (100%, 75%, 50%) of the extender so as not to interfere with the originating wifi signal. My kids can now wander the house doing whatever they were doing on their wifi devices. I had mainly gotten this as I was having problems with the signal getting to my Roku downstairs thru concrete. Now there is never any buffering and I can/could wifi up to 4K video. You also have the option to change the wifi band (2.4 or 5GHz) on the Ethernet port out. It seems that to configure the extender, the install wizard app says to use any wifi able device to connect for installation, and that is not true as the compute power is beyond my new Samsung GS7 phone. My newer desktop was able to do everything in seconds. There was none of the authentication problems that I had encountered before. I feel a little foolish as I had spent so long trying to get it to install correctly but using only one way. I have no problems recommending this device to extend or even to be an Access Point (there's a switch). My only beef with the way Amazon sells Netgear anything is that they lump all the reviews together for all devices.

We got this because our router is on the 2nd floor and when we watch streaming video in the downstairs living room, it would hang or pixilate. I'd previously gotten a WiFi extender from our Internet provider, and that didn't work well at all. This does. I like that the lights on it tell you everything you need to know at a glance--the extender is close enough to the router, the extender is close enough to the devices trying to use it, and you have good signal. Installation was fairly easy once I got their free "Nighthawk" app and used it to install. I had first tried to install by pressing the WPS button on my router, and that was unsuccessful. but I think that is due to my router, as it seems like the same reason the other extender I'd previously tried didn't work. I was even able to get this at a discounted price on amazon, which was even better. Once I had it set up to "talk" to my router, I just took it downstairs, plugged it in to an outlet near the TV, and we are good to go. I also like that the Nighthawk app gives me good info on what devices are connected to it, and how well it's working.

Total disappointment. Set up was ok. Took several tries for it to properly negotiate it's initial connection with my router, but once it was up and running, the range was excellent as was the speed. I was happy for 3 weeks. Then, any devices connected to it couldn't access the Internet. A quick unplug and plug back in fixed the issue after it rebooted. Then I was good for another 2 weeks, and had to power cycle again to get devices Internet access. Then it went for 1 week. Then every 2-3 days. I now have to unplug and plug it back in every single day when I get home from work for connected devices to have Internet access. Ridiculously annoying since (1) it has such a wide range that most of my devices prefer to connect to it, instead of directly to the router, only to have a useless connection to an expensive nightlight with no actual internet, (2) it is upstairs in a corner of my bedroom, so I have to go up and down the stairs to power cycle it (at least that would be good cardio if it weren't for the stress and irritability this junk device creates), and (3) I work an hour away from home and depend on remote access to my devices that lose their connection because of this extreme disappointment. I sprung the extra money in hopes of a fast and reliable device, and feel like I got hosed because it doesn't turn into a useless piece of junk until the return period is over. It's sad, because when it does work, it is absolutely wonderful, but power cycling on a daily basis is unacceptable. This is not my first bad experience with a netgear device, but it will be my last. I am done with their products. D-link, Asus, and linksys/cisco have all proven far more reliable. It was a stupid move going for netgear knowing that their products always had connectivity issues for me in the past, but I figured I would give them another shot after a decade of avoiding them. Now I avoid them for life. I recommend others do the same. I am an advanced pc builder and systems administrator with 20+ years experience, and have yet to find anything with the netgear name on it worth my time. Hope this helps at least one other person avoid this headache.

Good product. Does what it’s designed to do.

Has made a world of a difference by installing this range extender.

Have a large house and had issues with the internet signal in the basement even with another Range extender. Another great feature is that I do not have to give the hub a different name. The login name is the same all over the house. The Extender will take over when required. Very convenient and save a lot of time.

Funciona increíble, soluciono mis problemas de vacíos de internet riñen lugares les remotos, la configuración no es tan fácil tsrde mas de una hora para poder instalarlo , consideren eso …

Lo he usado como access point y como repetidor de señal y en ambos caso es super potente, llega hasta el 3er piso de la casa sin problemas y tanto la señal como el ancho de banda es excelente, aunque un poco costoso es excelente producto