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Netgear RS300

Champnet — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:44:45 GMT

Anyone in the UK using a Netgear RS300 Router ?

Re: Netgear RS300

Dan_the_Van — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:57:34 GMT

@Champnet

Not that I use any netgear routers but this router seems to be very expensive compared with others.

Today on amazon it is £278.98 where as an example similar spec TP-Link BE550 is £155.99

I'd be interested what the attraction is for an expensive product.

This is the result of Gemini AI comparing the two

Key Differences

Wired Network Bottlenecks: TP-Link wins clearly on backhaul and local routing. Every single LAN port on the Archer BE550 is 2.5 Gbps. The Netgear RS300 mixes two 2.5 Gbps ports with two standard 1 Gbps ports, which limits LAN throughput if you connect multiple multi-gigabit devices (like a NAS, server, or fast PC).
Mesh & Expansion: TP-Link uses the standardised EasyMesh framework, allowing you to use other inexpensive EasyMesh-compatible routers or extenders as nodes. Netgear’s mesh ecosystem for Nighthawk routers is more restrictive.
Price-to-Performance: At roughly £160–£195, the Archer BE550 delivers full 2.5 GbE across all ports and Wi-Fi 7 features (MLO, 320 MHz channels on 6 GHz) for noticeably less money than the RS300.

Recommendation

Go for the TP-Link Archer BE550. It offers full multi-gigabit capabilities across all wired ports at a far lower price point. Only consider the Netgear RS300 if you specifically prefer Netgear's management ecosystem or rely on Netgear Armor software

Re: Netgear RS300

Champnet — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:57:45 GMT

Thanks @Dan_the_Van , I was undecided betwee the BE500 & the RS300 but went for the Neargear router to replace the aged D6400. My question to any UK owner is about the missing email log menu option that should be there. Netgear Support are unhelpful, their best response so far is a full factory reset. Neargear user forum members are suggesting Netgear are using "Regional cyber Security policies" which suggests the UK is a risk.

New one to me but I've been retired for several years and IT moves on at a rapid rate............

Re: Netgear RS300

MisterW — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:26:24 GMT

Neargear user forum members are suggesting Netgear are using "Regional cyber Security policies" which suggests the UK is a risk.

Sounds a bit like 'bovine excrement' to me. You are making a conscious decision to configure your own equipment to send a log file to an email address you are specifying. Although since email isnt usually end to end encrypted I guess it could be argued that the information is accessible on the email providers servers, but how is that different from sending any other information by email ? I suppose it could be argued that users may not be aware of what personal information may be in the logs.

Re: Netgear RS300

Dan_the_Van — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:33:53 GMT

@Champnet

Like many things these days have you searched for the answer using an AI? I found using Gemini

I asked "netgear rs300 missing email option for log file"

If you are looking for ADVANCED > Security > E-mail on your Nighthawk RS300 (or other WiFi 7 / Nighthawk BE models) and cannot find it, you haven't missed anything—NETGEAR removed the native Email notification feature on newer router lines.

This was intentionally phased out on recent Nighthawk and Orbi models due to modern SMTP security standards (such as Gmail and Outlook mandating OAuth 2.0/2FA and ending support for "less secure apps"), which legacy router firmware SMTP clients could no longer reliably support.

Not saying this incorrect.

Re: Netgear RS300

Champnet — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:42:35 GMT

Thanks @Dan_the_Van & @MisterW

Users in the States have this menu option, some have new kit, all have the same, latest, firmware version.

No surprise the logs are not as detailed as the still emailable D6400 ones.

Re: Netgear RS300

Champnet — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:34:37 GMT

Thanks @Dan_the_Van Completely out of Character but I'm not yet into AI, maybe it's an age thing....