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.
- Get fastest speeds available up to 5.3Gbps
- Tri-band WiFi delivers more WiFi to more devices
- Quad Stream delivers up to four data streams per WiFi band
- 4 active antennas and 4 internal antennas amplify and maximize range
- 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports—aggregate two ports for faster file transfers
- Smart Connect intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for every device
- MU-MIMO capable for simultaneous streaming of data to multiple devices
- Dynamic QoS prioritizes bandwidth by application and device
- ReadyCLOUD® USB Access — Secure personal access to USB storage from anywhere
Fastest Tri-Band WiFi Router
The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router with breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi
technology delivers a massive combined wireless speed of up to 5.3Gbps. X8 uses
Smart Connect to optimize WiFi performance by intelligently assigning every
device to the fastest WiFi band possible and doing so allows devices to connect
at their maximum speed. Load Balancing distributes WiFi devices ensuring usage
of both the 5GHz WiFi bands. Even if everyone and everything in the home
that’s connected to the Internet is streaming, gaming, working, playing,
socializing or updating at the same time, the X8 won’t miss a beat—you’ll
enjoy seamless clarity and zero lag.
Dynamic Quality of Service
If you like gaming and streaming videos, then you'll benefit from Dynamic
Quality of Service (QoS). Dynamic QoS resolves Internet traffic congestion when
you have competing Internet demands at home. Dynamic QoS identifies your online
activities by application and device, and then utilizes bandwidth allocation,
and traffic prioritization techniques, to automatically allocate more bandwidth
to latency sensitive applications like online gaming and video streaming, while
ensuring that lower priority applications continue to work.
Industry's First Active Antennas
Each new generation of routers grows more powerful than the last, delivering
stronger WiFi signals with greater range. At the same time, the WiFi signals on
mobile devices are not getting more powerful. This difference in WiFi
performance reduces overall WiFi range and speed.
To meet this challenge, NETGEAR developed the industry’s first Active Antennas technology. NETGEAR moved the WiFi amplifiers from their usual location, on the router’s motherboard, to the top of the antennas. These Active Antennas help improve WiFi performance by amplifying signal in the antenna itself. This allows the router to receive cleaner and stronger signals from your mobile devices, avoiding signal degradation between the antennas and motherboard.
Powerful Dual Core 1.4GHz Router Processor
Basic WiFi routers use simple single core processors to connect WiFi devices to
the Internet.
Nighthawk X8 delivers Tri-band WiFi, quad-stream performance on each band, Multi-User MIMO capable, has 6 Gigabit LAN ports with Port Aggregation, and dual USB interfaces to connect external USB storage. Using a single core processor would cause severe performance issues as various processes compete for CPU power.
That's why the X8 utilizes a powerful 1.4GHz dual-core processor to separate processes and prioritize high performance WiFi connections to get maximum combined WiFi speeds of up to 5.3Gbps.
Specs
- WiFi Technology: 802.11ac
- WiFi Performance: AC5300 (1000 + 2166 + 2166 Mbps)†
- WiFi Range: Very large homes
- WiFi Band: Simultaneous Tri-Band WiFi – Tx/Rx 4×4 (2.4GHz) + 4×4 (5GHz) + 4×4 (5GHz)
- Beamforming: 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: 12.44×10.39×2.40 in (316×264×61 mm)
- Weight: 3.70 lb (1680 g)
- Package Content
- Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Router (R8500)
- Ethernet cable
- Quick install guide
- Power adapter
- Standards
- 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