Many of Sydney’s IT fraternity gathered on Wednesday evening for a nautical-themed soiree celebrating the launch of Netgear’s next generation Wireless-N family of products. The warm surrounds of Cargo’s lofty lounge bar played host to an eclectic mix of vendors, resellers, distributors, journalists and Netgear staffers.

In between oysters and wine, Netgear’s Australian manager, Ryan Parker, took the crowd through the new technical advancements featured in the RangeMax product line.

Netgear's new range of products have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance and are based upon the IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 specification. The RangeMax series all feature Netgear’s “Push ‘N’ Connect” button which supports Wi-Fi Protected Set-up (WPS) but removes the need to input security password keys when connecting new clients to the home network. All products also feature multiple internal antenna arrays to reduce interference and offer more stable connections.

Products launched include the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router, the Wireless-N Gigabit Router, a USB dual-band adaptor and a specially designed HD/Gaming 5GHz Wireless-N Networking kit and HD access point.