The WNR3500L (also known as the WNR3500U) is an 802.11 b/ g/ n

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router created by Netgear. It was officially launched in the autumn of 2009. The WNR3500L runs

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firmware and supports the installation of third party packages such as

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and

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Hardware

Version 1: * Broadcom BCM4718 453 MHz SoC * 8 MB

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* 64 MB RAM * 32 kB instruction cache * 32 kB data cache * Three internal antennas * 802.11 b/g/n wireless support * One 10/100/1000 Mbit/s WAN port * Four 10/100/1000 Mbit/s switched LAN ports * Integrated

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host port * Compatible with

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Version 2: * Broadcom BCM47186 500 MHz SoC * 128 MB flash memory * 128 MB RAM * 32 kB instruction cache * 32 kB data cache * Two internal antennas * 802.11 b/g/n wireless support * One 10/100/1000 Mbit/s WAN port * Four 10/100/1000 Mbit/s switched LAN ports * Integrated USB 2.0 EHCI host port * Compatible with Windows 7

Features

There are several ways to identify the version, including a v2 label on version 2. Version 1: * Supports installation of Tomato firmware and

; the manufacturer has a custom version of OpenWrt while the mainline version works partially * Supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) * Automatically detects

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type, exposed host (DMZ), MAC address authentication,

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content filtering, logs and email alerts of internet activity * Static & dynamic routing with

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, VPN pass-through (IPsec, L2TP),

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, PPTP,

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, DHCP (client & server) * Supports

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, including automatic

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tunnel (since firmware 1.2.2.30) Version 2: * Supports installation of Tomato firmware (Shibby and Toastman varieties) and DD-WRT

Open source features

According to one analysis, installing DD-WRT reduced performance.

References

External links

Review and Installation of NETGEAR WNR3500L Wireless-N Gigabit Open Source Router
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The WNR3500L at DD-WRT.com

Official Product Page

Official Support Page

Firmware downloads

DD-WRT for WNR3500L

Tomato for WNR3500L

Netgear WNR3500L Setup

New Extender Setup

OpenWrt for WNR3500L

Other Firmware for WNR3500L

Netgear Firmware Update
WNR3500L Hardware routers Linux