NETGEAR Nighthawk Wifi 6 Router (RAX120) | AX6000 Wireless Speed (Up to 6 Gbps) | PS5 Gaming Router Compatible
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The Super-Fast Speed You NeedUp to an amazing 6Gbps for smooth 4K/8K Ultra-HD streaming, lag-free online gaming, uninterrupted video calls, and no more waiting for content on smart phones, computers and tablets. | More Capacity for 30+ WiFi Devices12 WiFi streams give you 6X the capacity of previous WiFi. More streams greatly increase the bandwidth available to your devices and the amount of data you can send and receive. Now there’s nothing to hold you back from a true high-speed internet experience. | More Efficiency, Less CongestionArmor Advanced Threat Protection Stop paying for multiple anti-virus subscriptions. NETGEAR Armor multi-layer security software resides in your router to protect all your connected smart devices, smartphones and computers with anti-virus, anti-malware, and data theft protection. Included for 3 years free. |
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Longer, Stronger CoverageEight high-powered antennas, concealed under the wings, are optimally positioned to deliver ultra-reliable long-distance WiFi coverage indoors and outdoors. Move from the basement TV to the backyard patio with no loss in performance. | Easy Setup & ManagementThe Nighthawk App makes it a snap to set up your router and get more out of your WiFi, including great features like Internet speed test, remote access to your network, internet pausing and more | Supports Multi-Gig Internet up to 2GbpsRAX120 is one of the first routers to support a WAN port to deliver more than one gigabit of Internet speed to your WiFi devices. Requires compatible fiber or cable modem supporting Multi-Gig internet speeds (sold separately). |
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| WiFi Speed | AC1900 (Up to 1900Mbps) | WiFi 6 – AX3000 (Up to 3Gbps) | WiFi 6 – AX6000 (Up to 6Gbps) | WiFi 6 – AX6000 (Up to 6Gbps) | WiFi 6 – AX11000 (Up to 11Gbps) | WiFi 6 – AX6000 (up to 6Gbps) |
| WiFi Coverage | Small to Medium Homes | Small to Medium Homes | Large Homes | Large to Very Large Homes | Large Homes | Add up to 2500 sq. ft. coverage |
| # Simultaneous Streams | 3 Streams | 4 Streams | 8 Streams | 12 Streams | 12 Streams | 8 Streams |
| Wired Ethernet Ports | 4 x 1G | 4 x 1G | 5 x 1G, Supports Port Aggregation and up to 2G WAN | 4 x 1G, 1 x 1G/2.5G/5G (WAN or LAN), Supports Port Aggregation | 4 x 1G, 1 x 2.5G (WAN or LAN), Supports Port Aggregation | 4 x 1G |
| USB ports – For Shared Storage | 1 x 3.0, 1 x 2.0 | 1 x 3.0 (storage only) | 2 x 3.0 (storage only) | 2 x 3.0 (storage only) | 2 x 3.0 (storage only) | 1 x 3.0 |
| Parental Controls (schedule device access, etc) | Circle app | Basic controls | Basic controls | Basic controls | Basic controls | |
| Network Security | WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall | WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall | WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall | WPA2/WPA3, DoS, Double Firewall | WPA2, DoS, Double Firewall | WPA2 |
| ISP/Cable Provider Bandwidth Supported | Up to 1Gbps | Up to 1Gbps | Up to 2Gbps | Up to 2Gbps | Up to 2Gbps | |
| Advanced Technology | Dual Band, Beamforming+, Smart Connect | Dual Band, Beamforming+, OFDMA | Dual Band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, Smart Connect, OFDMA | Dual Band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, Smart Connect, OFDMA | Tri-Band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, Smart Connect, OFDMA | Dual-Band, Smart Connect, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, OFDMA |
| Other Features | Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control | VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control | Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control | Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control | Personal Cloud Storage, VPN, Guest WiFi Secure Access, Amazon Alexa Voice Control |
| Dimensions: | 30.99 x 19 x 4.5 cm; 2.12 Kilograms |
| Model: | RAX120-100NAS |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. |
| Manufacture: | Netgear |
| Origin: | China |
Excellent route
I replaced this with my old Netgear router which I had for 4 years . I moved into new house and was struggling with dead spots. This has been sorted as I have WiFi range to the end of my backyard. I have 900 Mbps and now utilising full bandwidth with WIFI 6.
Over all full marks for functionality and only downside is price!
Fantastic route
Brilliant router, get almost the full Gig over wifi. Make sure to turn smart switch on in settings so it chooses the best band for the connected device otherwise you won’t have a good experience. Highly recommend.
Performance improvement to previous models
I’m an owner of a XR300 which in general was happy with. However I noticed some small hiccups in the connection that weren’t due to the ISP. I decided to try this model as I wanted to upgrade to wifi-6 and get a better CPU for the routing services and additionally I didn’t want exclusive gaming features.
After many months using this router on a working from home situation and plenty of video streaming and online gaming I’m quite happy with the purchase. The mentioned networking hiccups are gone completely and QoS features work very well when playing online and downloading/streaming at the same time. Right now I don’t monitor the network often as I was doing with the previous router as everything works very well. Wi-fi performance has improved massively compared to before specially when the network is stressed with uploads, downloads and video-calls happening at the same time from 2 people.
Worth the upgrade to enjoy the benefits of fibre
Despite having full fibre (almost gigabit) service at home we still had issues with relatively poor download speeds and insufficient coverage with our existing WiFi router supplied by our service provider. After running out of options we replaced the existing WiFi router with the Netgear Nighthawk 11000. Apart from being told by our service provider that we still have to use the existing WiFi router as access point, installation was quickly taken care by the engineer (I opted for this service,). We are now enjoying the benefits of proper download speeds and coverage. The unit has a quality feel and looks the part – even the name- nighthawk- is cool!
Finally WiFi problems solved
Due to having quite a busy WiFi network due to smart home appliances etc i started suffering issues with my standard service provider router. My first though was trying a Mesh system.
The first one i tried was a total failure and very unreliable.
I then upgrade to a second more premium solution. However suffered issues with this, even after following all the trouble shooting. I constantly had devices connecting to a weak signaled far away node rather than the one 3ft away and then dropping off the network.
Annoying at the best of times, Extra annoying at 2am when your lights don’t turn on! The Netgear was my “last hope” and thus far has proven solid as a rock. Unlike with my previous struggles everything stays connected all the time and the signal strength is excellent and while not the cheapest router in the world was still cheaper than my last attempt with a Mesh.