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AC5300 AC5300 Nighthawk X8 Tri-Band WiFi Router 802.11ac Tri-Band Quad Stream Gigabit The Next Wave in WiFi The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router is the next wave in WiFi. Tri-Band WiFi and Quad Stream performance boosts X8's combined wireless speeds to up to 5.3Gbps. Four external Active Antennas plus four internal antennas amplify WiFi range. Six gigabit Ethernet ports means even more wired devices can connect and with port aggregation 2 ports can combine to double maximum wired speeds. Nighthawk X8 is the next wave in WiFi. Model: R8500
Implicit & Explicit Beamforming for 2.4 & 5GHz bands
Number of Ethernet Ports
Seven (7) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports: 1 WAN & 6 LAN Dual Gigabit Ethernet Port Aggregation
Number of USB Ports
Two (2) USB ports: 1 USB 3.0 & 1 USB 2.0 port
Key Features
Smart Connect intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for every device Load Balancing distributes WiFi devices ensuring usage of both 5GHz WiFi bands MU-MIMO capable”simultaneous streaming of data for multiple devices Eight (8) high performance antennas with high-powered amplifiers Four (4) external Active Antennas enhance weak signals and reduce interference for best WiFi performance (patent pending) Dynamic QoS prioritizes network traffic by application & device ReadyCLOUD® USB Access”Personal & secure cloud access to USB storage anytime, anywhere ReadySHARE® Vault”PC software for automatic backup to USB hard drive connected to the router DLNA® server to find & play your media on TVs & game consoles VPN support”secure remote access to your home network & Internet Enhanced Parental Controls to manage web filtering & accessibility by profiles or devices NETGEAR® genie® home network manager includes remote access to manage your network away from home
Security
Customized free URL to set up personal FTP server VPN support”secure remote access Guest network access”separate & secure WiFi Protected Access® (WPA/WPA2”PSK) Double firewall protection (SPI and NAT) Denial-of-service (DoS) attack prevention
Processor
Powerful dual core 1.4GHz processor
Memory
128 MB Flash and 512 MB RAM
Physical Specifications
Dimensions: 12.44 x 10.39 x 2.40 in (316 x 264 x 61 mm) Weight: 3.70 lb (1680 g)
Two (2) USB ports: 1 USB 3.0 & 1 USB 2.0 port IEEE® 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz 1024QAM support IEEE® 802.11 a/n/ac 5GHz1024QAM support Seven (7) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports: 1 WAN & 6 LAN
System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows 7, 8, Vista®, XP®, 2000, Mac OS®, UNIX®, or Linux® Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.0, Firefox® 2.0, Safari® 1.4, Google Chrome 11.0 browsers or higher
* Specifications are subject to change without notice. * Specifications may vary. * The product picture(s) is only for your reference, it may differ from the actual product.
