Comparison of Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300
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 Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500) |
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| Launch | |
| 2015 | |
| Body | |
| Dimensions | |
| 316 x 264 x 61 mm | |
| Weight | |
| 1.68 kg | |
| System | |
| Chipset | |
| Broadcom BCM47094 @ 1.4 GHz | |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB | |
| Flash | |
| 128 MB | |
| OS | |
| Netgear | |
| Alternative OS | |
| Power supply | |
| 19 V / 3.16 A | |
| Network | |
| Protocols | |
| IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | |
| 6 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | |
| 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | |
| no | |
| VPN support | |
| OpenVPN | |
| Wireless | |
| Antennas | |
| 4 x 2 dBi (internal) 4 x 3 dBi (external) |
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| 2.4 GHz | |
| yes | |
| 5 GHz | |
| yes | |
| 6 GHz | |
| 60 GHz | |
| no | |
| Standards | |
| IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Class | |
| AC5300 | |
| Speed | |
| 1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | |
| 20 dBm | |
| Security | |
| WEP WPA WPA2 |
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| Guest network | |
| yes | |
| Connectivity | |
| USB ports | |
| 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
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| Print server | |
| yes | |
| File server | |
| yes | |
| Features | |
| Specials | |
| Administration | |
| Default IP | |
| 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | |
| admin | |
| Default password | |
| password | |