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Netgear R6250

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User ratings:
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46 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
4 %
Consumer ratings:
4.1 / 5
Editorial reviews:
4
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Pros

  • signal strength is wonderful
  • reasonable
  • attentive

Cons

  • smaller ceramic heat spreaders were only stuck on with thermal tape
  • only allow admins to log in anyway
  • loses connection to some devices (not internet)

Key specs

  • 4
  • 1
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Netgear R6250 - Pros & Cons

Netgear R6250

Pros

  • signal strength is wonderful
  • reasonable
  • attentive
  • and respectful
  • The settings
  • the options are awesome
  • more and faster Multi-Gig ports is always a good thing
  • Signal strength inside the house is fine
  • performance is good

Cons

  • smaller ceramic heat spreaders were only stuck on with thermal tape
  • only allow admins to log in anyway
  • loses connection to some devices (not internet)
  • slow and weak on these new axe routers
  • This site uses Akismet to reduce spam
  • nest cameras are not hearing the beacons from the router
  • no built-in online protection
  • No registry bs
  • no settings to change
  • never connect back to the same channel

Netgear R6250 - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of WAN ports
1
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Number of WAN ports: 16
IconTotal wireless data transfer rate
1600 Mbps
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TP-Link Talon AD7200
Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps
IconNumber of LAN ports
4
Best:
Cisco CISCO7206VXR
Number of LAN ports: 60

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Netgear R6250 - Full Specifications

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Connectivity
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
Number of LAN ports4
Number of WAN ports1
USByes
Total USB ports1
Number of USB 2.0 portsNo
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
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Dimensions
Width7.52 in
Height2.56 in
Depth7.81 in
Weight0.93 lb
Number of units1
Rack-mount designno
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Communication
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
6to4yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyes
Mobile broadband supportno
Throughput WAN-LAN745.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
External antennano
MIMOyes
Beamformingyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1600.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
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Memory
Included flash memory128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB
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Security
DMZyes
VPN clientno
Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
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Features
Built-in DSL modemno
File serverVia USB
Built-in printer serveryes
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Compatibility
DynDNSyes
Routing protocol
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
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Power
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 11
Power over Ethernet (PoE)no

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