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Netgear WNDR 4500 N900 - Missing Power Supply
I have bought a 2nd hand Netgear WNDR4500 N900 router from Ebay supposedly new and unused but when it arrived it was missing the power supply and any other sundries! The only thing in the box was the...
mpc28 wrote:
I have bought a 2nd hand Netgear WNDR4500 N900 router from Ebay supposedly new and unused but when it arrived it was missing the power supply and any other sundries!
Netgear's power supplies are pretty generic. "One size fits all" comes close to it.
Netgear does not sell replacement power adapters in most markets, especially for something that old. Any generic transformer will work, as long as it has the right volts, enough amps and a tip with the right (+/-) polarity and dimensions. (Look at the label on your device or the old adapter.)
Some generic adapters come with a set of tips that will fit a range of different devices.
These things are pretty common, so first check to see if you have something compatible lying around.
I have no idea if mine is a v1 or v2 model router.
If it doesn't say V2, it is almost certainly V1. (There is also a V3.)
Your router isn't likely to be "new". V1 came out in 2013 and V3 in 2015.
The manuals for V1 say "All regions (output): 12V DC @ 5A, output". But for V2 it is a more likely 12V DC @ 2.5A, output with V3 saying 12V/2.5 ADC output.
The details should also be on the label on the back of the thing.
You should also know that this router us seriously slower than many modern Internet services.
According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware.
It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.
The wifi may also not be up to much.
Nothing wrong with it being old, just don't expect too much.
michaelkenward wrote:
mpc28 wrote:I have bought a 2nd hand Netgear WNDR4500 N900 router from Ebay supposedly new and unused but when it arrived it was missing the power supply and any other sundries!
Netgear's power supplies are pretty generic. "One size fits all" comes close to it.
Netgear does not sell replacement power adapters in most markets, especially for something that old. Any generic transformer will work, as long as it has the right volts, enough amps and a tip with the right (+/-) polarity and dimensions. (Look at the label on your device or the old adapter.)
Some generic adapters come with a set of tips that will fit a range of different devices.
These things are pretty common, so first check to see if you have something compatible lying around.
I have no idea if mine is a v1 or v2 model router.If it doesn't say V2, it is almost certainly V1. (There is also a V3.)
Your router isn't likely to be "new". V1 came out in 2013 and V3 in 2015.
The manuals for V1 say "All regions (output): 12V DC @ 5A, output". But for V2 it is a more likely 12V DC @ 2.5A, output with V3 saying 12V/2.5 ADC output.
The details should also be on the label on the back of the thing.
You should also know that this router us seriously slower than many modern Internet services.
According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware.
It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.
The wifi may also not be up to much.
Nothing wrong with it being old, just don't expect too much.Hi michaelkenward thank you for your reply.
In response to the router being old, I understand what you mean but new routers cost much more than I am willing to pay out at the moment in this difficult financial climate.
My previous router is a Netgear WNDR3700 v4 that has served me well but has now faulted. For simplicity I thought it would be ok to get a 'newer' than mine router that I am familiar with and just change the wifi settings (name, passwords) to that of my faulted router so all my devices would connect to automatically.
I have read that the WNDR4500 N900 is a decent router and i'm assuming will be better than my WNDR3700 v4.