Comparison of ZyXEL Armor Z1 and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300
We are comparing the ZyXEL Armor Z1 and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300. It's important to look at key things like what the model is, who made it, how it connects, and how well it works. This will help you decide which router is right for you.
Let's compare the ZyXEL Armor Z1 and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 to see which one is better!
 ZyXEL Armor Z1 (NBG6816) |
 Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2015 | 2015 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 297.7 x 207.8 x 71.5 mm | 316 x 264 x 61 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 840 g | 1.68 kg | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064 @ 1.4 GHz | Broadcom BCM47094 @ 1.4 GHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 512 MB | 512 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 4096 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| ZyXEL | Netgear | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| Power supply | ||
| 12 V / 4 A | 19 V / 3.16 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 6 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | no | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | OpenVPN | |
| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 4 x 4 dBi RP-SMA |
4 x 2 dBi (internal) 4 x 3 dBi (external) |
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| 2.4 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 5 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 6 GHz | ||
| 60 GHz | ||
| no | no | |
| Standards | ||
| IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Class | ||
| AC2350 | AC5300 | |
| Speed | ||
| 600 + 1733 Mbps | 1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 20 dBm | 20 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WPA WPA2 |
WEP WPA WPA2 |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 2 x USB 3.0 | 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
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| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| [blank] | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| 1234 | password | |
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