NETGEAR genie home network manager includes remote access to manage your network away from homeĬustomized free URL to set up personal FTP serverĭenial-of-service (DoS) attack preventionĭimensions: 12.44 x 10.39 x 2. VPN support-secure remote access to your home network & InternetĮnhanced Parental Controls to manage web filtering & accessibility by profiles or devices
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ReadySHARE Vault-PC software for automatic backup to USB hard drive connected to the routerĭLNA server to find & play your media on TVs & game consoles Read圜LOUD USB Access-Personal & secure cloud access to USB storage anytime, anywhere MU-MIMO capable-simultaneous streaming of data for multiple devicesĮight (8) high performance antennas with high-powered amplifiersįour (4) external Active Antennas enhance weak signals and reduce interference for best WiFi performance (patent pending)ĭynamic QoS prioritizes network traffic by application & device Load Balancing distributes WiFi devices ensuring usage of both 5GHz WiFi bands Smart Connect intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for every device
Two (2) USB ports: 1 USB 3.0 & 1 USB 2.0 port Seven (7) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports: 1 WAN & 6 LAN Implicit & Explicit Beamforming for 2.4 & 5GHz bands Simultaneous Tri-Band WiFi - Tx/Rx 4x4 (2.4GHz) + 4x4 (5GHz) + 4x4 (5GHz) This theoretically allows multiple clients to transmit from the router at speeds beyond Gigabit, but only in certain scenarios and for multiple users. The “extra” LAN port can be used for Link Aggregation if you have a switch or NAS that supports it, like the new Netgear ReadyNAS RN212 or RN214. Free shipping Free shipping Free shipping. NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK X6 AC3200 TRI-BAND WIFI ROUTER (R8000) 140.00. One other cool feature of the R8500 is the presence of six LAN ports as well as the standard WAN port. NETGEAR AC5300 Nighthawk X8 Tri-Band Quad Stream WiFi Router R8500-100NAS. Unfortunately, at the time we went to press here Netgear had not "officially" implemented functionality for this feature, but there is a beta firmware available on their website, if you're daring and want to play with it. This is essentially the same technology we saw in 80211.N routers (MIMO) but with multiple channels of data at once, instead of just a single channel. When you take both 5GHz channels at 2,100Mbps and add it to the 1000Mbps on the 2.4GHz channel, you end up with a number around 5,300Mbps, hence the branding.Īnother big feature of routers like the Nighthawk X8 is support for MU-MIMO, which stands for Multi-User Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output. Each 5GHz radio is able to broadcast at 2.1Gbps compared to 1.3Gbps on Gen 1 devices, and the bandwidth on the 2.4GHz channel is also increased from 600Mbps on Gen 1 devices to 1Gbps. This means the amplifiers for the antennae are on the antennae itself rather than down on the main board, helping to boost the signal without crosstalk or signal loss associated with modern PCB circuitry. Instead of using a 3x3 configuration with six antennae, this router takes it to the next level with a 4x4 configuration, with four internal antennae and four active external antennae, each with their own blue LEDs to signal their active state.
The first router out of the gate (for us at least) is the Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300. Mind you, your fastest speed(s) are ALWAYS as fast as your slowest link - so if your "old" router/modem is THAT old, it'll likely _appear_ your new 8500 is slowing down your network when it's actually due to you're using a very old device that (likely) has a processor in it way back when 1.5Mb/s was having a FAST Internet connection!!! (I won't mention my age, but my 1st 1.5Mb/s symmetrical link cost $1250 PER MONTH and was using a modem/switch built for 10Mb/s Ethernet.) Yikes.With the first generation of wireless AC routers in our rearview, we now turn to the second generation, which is dubbed "Wave 2" and carries the AC5300 moniker. So don't stick a very old modem on your network unless your ISP says it'll still work and will still work FAST ENOUGH with any upgrades they may have done. Yes! (Provided your old modem still works with/from your ISP, that is.) Many things have changed though over the past 5 years - and in MY situation in order for our area ISP to increase our speeds to > 80Mb/s, the modems needed to be replaced. A: Answer If your question is: Can I use my OLD router (that's also a modem) "AS my modem" with my new 8500?