Netgear AC2600-Nighthawk AC2600 Smart WiFi Router with MU-MIMO Review

Nighthawk® X4S AC2600 Wise WiFi Router with 160MHz, MU-MIMO, and Quad Stream technology provides WiFi to several devices concurrently for quicker speeds. Whether gaming or streaming, you are getting 160MHz bandwidth that guarantees low-ping and greatest stream high quality. Enjoy the greatest WiFi boosts to 2.53Gbps, a robust 1.7GHz double core processor, and Dynamic QoS, delivering smoother streaming and video gaming by prioritizing programs and devices. Functions such as for example NETGEAR Nighthawk App, ReadyCLOUD®, OpenVPN, and Kwilt app support assist you to manage your network. Handle your house network with the tone of voice commands making use of Amazon Alexa™ and the Search engines® Assistant.

Reach every part of the home with powerful amplifiers, beamforming+, and 4 powerful external antennas
With the fastest MU-MIMO performance per PC Magazine, an ideal matchup for MU-MIMO capable gaming devices such as Alienware 13, 15, and 17. Industry’s first 160MHz radio allows Nighthawk® X4S to dual the bandwidth dealing with 160MHz allowed devices 15 more channels (DFS) in 5GHz for interference-free operation.

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Design

The X4S shares exactly the same bulky design because of the X4, with four detachable antennae, five network ports (four LAN ports and something WAN/Web port), and three peripheral ports (two USB 3.0, one eSATA). In addition, it has quad-stream assistance (4×4) with a high speed of just one 1,733Mbps on the 5GHz band or more to 800Mbps on 2.4GHz, in comparison to 600Mbps of the X4. Merging both bands, the router includes a top Wi-Fi bandwidth of 2,553Mbps, indicating it earns the AC2600 designation.

The router sports probably the most powerful hardware in the marketplace, owning a dual-core 1.7GHz processor chip with 256MB of RAM and 512MB of flash memory. If you ask me, powerful equipment doesn’t always result in fast performance, that was the situation with the X4. However the X4S, generally, shipped in my own testing.

Performance

Gigabit CPU, Gigabit wired, and Gigabit WiFi, set for 4K gaming. A gaming beast with advanced WiFi technologies offers you unparalleled speed. Compete with additional gamers, not various other devices. Dynamic High quality of Support (QoS) intelligently prioritizes movie streaming and gaming. Built for Video gaming PCs or even consoles manufacturers such as for example Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo, obtain the most sound connection easy for zero lagging gameplay.

Specifications

• WIFI TECHNOLOGY

  • 802.11ac

• WIFI PERFORMANCE

  • AC2600 Mbps (800 + 1733)

• WIFI RANGE

  • Very large homes

• WIFI BAND

  • Simultaneous Dual-Band WiFi – Tx/Rx 4×4 (2.4GHz)+ 4×4 (5GHz)

• BEAMFORMING

  • Beamforming+—Smart, signal-focusing technology boosts the speed, reliability, and range of your WiFi connections

• NUMBER OF ETHERNET PORTS

  • Five (5) 10/100/1000 (1 WAN and 4 LAN) Gigabit Ethernet ports

• NUMBER OF USB PORTS

  • Two (2) USB 3.0 ports

• KEY FEATURES

  • AC2600 (800 Mbps @2.4GHz—256 QAM support +1733 Mbps @5GHz 11ac)†

  • Simultaneous Dual-Band WiFi – Tx/Rx 4×4 (2.4GHz)+ 4×4 (5GHz)

  • 4×4 11ac 80MHz + 2×2-160/80+80MHz*

  • 15 more channels (DFS) in 5GHz for interference-free operation

  SECURITY

  • Customized free URL to set up a 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 1.7GHz processor

• MEMORY

  • 128 MB flash and 512 MB RAM

• STANDARDS

  • One (1) eSATA port

  • Two (2) USB 3.0 ports

  • IEEE^® 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz-256 QAM support

  • IEEE^® 802.11 a/n/ac 5.0GHz

  • Five (5) 10/100/1000 (1 WAN and 4 LAN) Gigabit Ethernet ports

• SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • Microsoft^® Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista^®, XP^®, 2000, Mac OS^®, UNIX^®, or Linux^®

  • Microsoft^® IE 5.0, Firefox^® 2.0, Safari^® 1.4, or Google Chrome^® 11.0 browsers or higher