


And if your wireless network streams video to just one or two devices, you probably don’t need a router with the Nighthawk X6’s advanced capabilities. As you’ll see from the performance charts, that distinction still belongs to the Linksys WRT1900AC (again, I have not yet benchmarked the Asus RT-87U). Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Google Chrome 11.The Nighthawk X6 is not the fastest router I’ve tested.

Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux * Processor:Powerful dual core 1.4GHz processor Denial-of-service (DoS) attack prevention Double firewall protection (SPI and NAT) Customized free URL to set up personal FTP server Eight (8) high performance antennas with high-powered amplifiers MU-MIMO capable-simultaneous streaming of data for multiple devices Load Balancing distributes WiFi devices ensuring usage of both 5GHz WiFi bands Smart Connect intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for every device * Number of USB Ports: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) * Beamforming:Implicit & Explicit Beamforming for 2.4 & 5GHz bands * WiFi Band:Simultaneous Tri-Band WiFi - Tx/Rx 4x4 (2.4GHz) + 4x4 (5GHz) + 4x4 (5GHz) Control your home network with voice commands using Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant. Six gigabit Ethernet ports means even more wired devices can connect and with port aggregation 2 ports can combine to double maximum wired speeds. Four external Active Antennas plus four internal antennas amplify WiFi range. Tri-Band WiFi and Quad Stream performance boosts X8's combined wireless speeds to up to 5.3Gbps. Netgear Nighthawk X8 (R8500) AC5300 Smart WiFi Router is the next wave in WiFi.
