NETGEAR Nighthawk AX8 WiFi 6 Next-Gen Router, AX6000 Up to 6 Gbps | Ideal for Medium to Large Smart Homes (RAX80)
The NETGEAR Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router (RAX80) offers improved network capacity for more WiFi devices in your home and 2Gbps wired connectivity support for an incredibly fast Internet experience. This 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) router is powered by a 64bit 1.8GHz Quad-core processor designed to transfer multi gigabits of data with almost zero CPU
The NETGEAR Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router (RAX80) offers improved network capacity for more WiFi devices in your home and 2Gbps wired connectivity support for an incredibly fast Internet experience. This 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) router is powered by a 64bit 1.8GHz Quad-core processor designed to transfer multi gigabits of data with almost zero CPU load. 160MHz channel support doubles the speeds as offered by 80MHz channels to provide gigabit speeds to compatible devices.
Product Features
- With blazing-fast wireless speeds of up to 6 Gbps, the AX8 lets families simultaneously stream 4K/8K video on multiple devices, video chat with friends, and share large files without network congestion or lag
- Experience the future of WiFi with next-generation 802.11ax (WiFi 6) technology, designed to handle the increasing demand for wireless connectivity in every part of people’s lives
- High-performance WiFi 6 for Smart Homes with 30-50 devices
- NETGEAR’s quad-core 1.8 GHz processor enables smooth, bufferless 4K/8K Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) video streaming and immersive online gaming for the latest smart TVs, gaming consoles, and mobile devices
- Get faster file transfers and uninterrupted connections using the six wired gigabit ports, which enable you to aggregate ports for even faster LAN transfer and multi-gig internet
- Securely access your router anytime and anywhere with the free and easy-to-use Nighthawk app for smartphones and tablets
- Backwards-compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi technologies, the RAX80 supports all your existing WiFi devices
Atrocious Customer Support This is for the NetGear Nighthawk X4S (R7800)Here’s what I really like about this router.- Easy to set up and despite it’s features, it’s very noob friendly- Mobile apps that help you tweak and trouble shoot- Firmware upgrades are easy and painless.- Excellent throughput on all bands and channels.- Excellent wireless range and signal strength on all bands.Now onto the bad things, of which there is really only one.Here’s…
Solid router and very good performance Disclaimer: Netgear has not paid me to write this review or asked me to endorse this product (AX 8). I was fortunate enough to be selected in beta testing of this router. I am providing feedback based on 2++ months real world use of this product.Pros:1) Awesome design2) New Netgear GUI for setup and configuration – very easy to use and fast. I had the router setup in < 5 mins3) Performance is decent out of the box – I expect with future firmware updates,…
Security flaw: Guest networks are NOT isolated, only partially filtered at the L3 layer, and wide open at L2. Hardware-wise this is a 5-star great router, esp for challenging small-business environments. Except there’s a glaring software security issue: the Guest networks are NOT isolated from the private networks! L2 level access is wide open, which of course is a deal-breaker.A guest can use Fing and in 2 seconds see every device on your private network, read their MAC addresses, discover services and printers, manage private routers, etc. Guests can even receive DHCP leases from…