NETGEAR Expands Award Winning Platinum Family of Easy To Use Home Networking Solutions with Launch of 802.11b cable/DSL Wireless Router

Secure and stylish new router from the worldwide leader in wireless SOHO router sales as of the 2nd Quarter of 2002

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — November 18, 2002 — NETGEAR, Inc., a worldwide provider of easy-to-use, high performance networking products, today announced the launch of the NETGEAR 802.11b Cable/DSL Wireless Router (MR814), bringing customers the freedom to share their broadband Internet connection throughout the house easily and affordably.

With the NETGEAR 802.11b Cable/DSL Wireless Router, NETGEAR adds another product to its lineup of wireless routers that enabled it to become the new worldwide leader in wireless SOHO router sales as of Q2 ’02, as detailed in In-Stat/MDR’s 8/02 Worldwide Total Market Share report for wireless.

This platinum-cased four-port 2.4 GHz wireless router offers an easy-to-use, secure, and stylish solution for sharing and extending high-speed DSL/cable modem Internet connections both with and without wires. A patented design complements any room in today’s technology-rich networked home. The NETGEAR 802.11b Cable/DSL Wireless Router is the latest addition to NETGEAR’s Platinum Family of home networking products, which includes the Cable/DSL Router (RP614), Powerline Ethernet Adapter (XE602), Powerline USB Adapter (XA601), DSL Modem Internet Gateway (DG814), and Five- and Eight-port Switches (FS605 and FS608).

In just a few short months of availability, NETGEAR’s Platinum Family of easy to use home networking solutions has received numerous awards around the world, including a CNet and ZDNet Editor’s Choice Award, a Design and Engineering Award at CES during the Innovations 2002 Showcase, ID Magazine’s Annual Design Review, and PC Answers' Platinum Award in the UK. In addition, NETGEAR was one of the first networking companies to be awarded the first PC Magazine Reader’s Choice Award for Service and Reliability in Home Networking.

"With our new wireless addition to the Platinum Family, NETGEAR delivers a complete networking solution that offers whole home coverage," stated Patrick Lo, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of NETGEAR. "NETGEAR’s easy to use, secure, and stylish Platinum Family combines the flexibility of Ethernet, powerline, and now wireless, with our award-winning Smart Set-up Wizard and Installation Assistant that enables customers to share their broadband Internet connection in minutes."

The NETGEAR 802.11b Cable/DSL Wireless Router offers the unique NETGEAR Smart Set-up Wizard and Install Assistant, which automatically detects the user’s ISP connection type and simplify installation. In addition, it comes standard with a powerful detachable 5 dBi antenna giving users the flexibility to attach higher gain antennas with different characteristics to provide optimal coverage in unique networking environments. NETGEAR’s MR814 boasts a robust feature set that includes: port-range forwarding, URL content filtering and e-mail alerts for parental control, and exposed host (DMZ).

Along with a Network Address Translation (NAT) firewall, the MR814 features 40/64 and 128-bit encryption, and supports VPN pass-through for access to security-conscious remote sites. Since wireless security is a growing concern, NETGEAR offers the ability to restrict access to specific wireless address (based on the unique Ethernet MAC address). The MR814 is the only home router on the market that ships complete with a full, 1-year subscription to personal firewall software to provide privacy protection and password management for up to 8 PCs.

Backed by a three-year warranty and 24/7 technical support, the NETGEAR’s 802.11b Cable/DSL Wireless Router (MR814) is available immediately, via retailers, direct marketers, and e-commerce sites, at a street price of $129.

About NETGEAR Inc.
NETGEAR provides branded, easy-to-use, reliable and technologically advanced networking solutions for homes and small businesses. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, Calif., NETGEAR designs and develops products that enable home and small business users to share Internet access, peripherals, digital content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR primarily markets and sells its products through distributors based in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region to a network of resellers, including more than 4,500 retail stores, mail order catalogs and online retailers. For more information visit the company’s Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408.907.8000).

For more information:
Doug Hagan
NETGEAR Inc.
(408) 907-8053
doug.hagan@netgear.com

Ken Hagihara
Integrity Public Relations
(949) 768-4423
ken@integritypr.net