Comparison of Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 and ZyXEL Armor Z2
The side-by-side comparison of the routers’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting router.
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 Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500) |
 ZyXEL Armor Z2 (NBG6817) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 316 x 264 x 61 mm | 250 x 168 x 51 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 1.68 kg | 570 g | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Broadcom BCM47094 @ 1.4 GHz | Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8065 @ 1.7 GHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 512 MB | 512 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 128 MB | 4096 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Netgear | ZyXEL | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| Power supply | ||
| 19 V / 3.16 A | 12 V / 3 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 6 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 4 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 | ||
| OpenVPN | no | |
| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 4 x 2 dBi (internal) 4 x 3 dBi (external) |
4 x 2.8 dBi RP-SMA |
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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 | ||
| AC5300 | AC2600 | |
| Speed | ||
| 1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps | 800 + 1733 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 20 dBm | 20 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA WPA2 |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 2.0 1 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 | ||
| admin | [blank] | |
| Default password | ||
| password | 1234 | |