Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 (2019) review
The Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 (RAX120) router released in 2019. It is powered by Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8074 @ 2.2 GHz chipset, 1024 MB RAM and 512 MB flash. The AX6000 router is compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax standards, and the maximum speed that you can get with Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 is 1148 + 4804 Mbps.
The Guest network is a useful feature of the Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 2 x USB 3.0 port(s).
The Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 router has 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps, 1 x 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports.
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Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 (RAX120) specifications
- Brand
- Netgear
- Name
- Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6
- Type
- RAX120
- Rating
- Launch
- 2019
Body
- Dimensions
- 300 x 222.4 x 85.2 mm
- Weight
- 1.36 kg
System
The router's memory (RAM) cannot be expanded. By default, the router's flash memory is used to store the Netgear operating system.
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8074 @ 2.2 GHz
- RAM
- 1024 MB
- Flash
- 512 MB
- OS
- Netgear
- Power supply
- 19 V / 3.16 A
Network
The latest firmware supports IPv6 protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. The Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 comes with OpenVPN support. OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which implements OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension using the industry standard SSL/TLS protocol.
- Protocols
- IPv4
IPv6 - LAN ports
- 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
- WAN ports
- 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps, 1 x 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
- Mobile network
- no
- VPN support
- OpenVPN
Wireless
The Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 is compatible with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks. 2.4 GHz is the most widely used frequency and in some cases may be overcrowded. The Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.
- Antennas
- 8 x 3 dBi
internal - 2.4 GHz
- yes
- 5 GHz
- yes
- 6 GHz
- no
- 60 GHz
- no
- Standards
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
- Class
- AX6000
- Speed
- 1148 + 4804 Mbps
- Transmit power
- 30 dBm
- Security
- WEP
WPA
WPA2
WPA3
WPS - Guest network
- yes
Connectivity
The USB 3.0 ports provide a fast interface for external storage with data transfer rates of up to 4.8 Gbps. You can attach a compatible USB printer to the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 device. It has built-in NAS functionality.
- USB ports
- 2 x USB 3.0
- Print server
- yes
- File server
- yes
Administration
The default IP addresses of the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Dual-Band WiFi 6 device is 192.168.1.1. These address allows you to access the router's console login page.
- Default IP
- 192.168.1.1
- Default username
- admin
- Default password
- password
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