Getting Started

Welcome to the NETGEAR Community! The NETGEAR Community Team strives to make this a positive place where you can ask for advice, chat about technology, your experience with NETGEAR products, ti...

  Registration allows you to take full advantage of the community, enabling you to: Post new messages and reply to other members' posts Receive an email when someone responds to a specif...

You may have noticed that some users have an "Experienced User" icon next to them, and you may be wondering what that means. That's a great question, and we'd love to tell you more about it! ...

Direct Messages let you privately communicate with other community members without sharing personal contact information. It’s a secure way to chat without leaving the community platform. To u...

You can upload images to your gallery and include them in posts, and if you have earned a high enough rank, you can also use a picture as your avatar. Every time you upload an image in the comm...

Do you have a suggestion or idea for something you would like to see in a next-gen NETGEAR Home Networking product? Or maybe you have an idea for something that would make the NETGEAR community...

Before you post a new question, make sure you have searched the forums first. Not only will it help you get an answer quicker if it already exists, but it will keep the community from being clu...

Likes are a way to show appreciation to others for a helpful or kind post, or a great idea. Likes can be given on most threads and posts in the community, including the idea exchange and commun...

What are user ranks? We here at NETGEAR want to provide an engaging and lively place for people who own and/or are interested in NETGEAR products to be able to learn, support, and share your ...

Bookmarks Bookmarks enable you to list community content (boards, articles, ideas, topics, or individual posts) on a special page so you can easily find it again.   To bookmark a piece of...

If this is your first time in our community, you have come to the right place to learn how the Forum works! First things first…categories, products, and boards, oh my!   Our site is structu...

There are many ways to personalize your experience on the NETGEAR Community. We'll discuss a few here:   Change your avatar to something that suits your personality or interests Your curr...