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Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 (2020) review

460 + 960 + 4800 Mbps
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
AX6200
Broadcom BCM6755 @ 1.5 GHz
512 MB / 256 MB

The Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 (RAX78) router released in 2020. It is powered by Broadcom BCM6755 @ 1.5 GHz chipset, 512 MB RAM and 256 MB flash. The AX6200 router is compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax standards, and the maximum speed that you can get with Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 is 460 + 960 + 4800 Mbps.

The Guest network is a useful feature of the Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 1 x USB 3.0 port(s).

The Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 router has 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports.

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Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 (RAX78) specifications

BrandNetgear
NameNighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6
TypeRAX78
Rating
Rated 4/5 based on 721 user votes.
Launch2020

Body

Dimensions301 x 208 x 82 mm
Weight1.17 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.

ChipsetBroadcom BCM6755 @ 1.5 GHz
RAM512 MB
Flash256 MB
OSNetgear
Power supply19 V / 3.5 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 AX8 8-Stream Tri-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.

ProtocolsIPv4
IPv6
LAN ports4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
WAN ports1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Mobile networkno
VPN supportOpenVPN

Wireless

The Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-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 AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.

Antennas6 x 5 dBi
internal
2.4 GHzyes
5 GHzyes
6 GHzno
60 GHzno
StandardsIEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
ClassAX6200
Speed460 + 960 + 4800 Mbps
Transmit power24 dBm
SecurityWEP
WPA
WPA2
WPA3
WPS
Guest networkyes

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 AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 device. It has built-in NAS functionality.

USB ports1 x USB 3.0
Print serveryes
File serveryes

Administration

The default IP addresses of the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 device is 192.168.1.1. These address allows you to access the router's console login page.

Default IP192.168.1.1
Default usernameadmin
Default passwordpassword

The specifications above are based on the official data published by the manufacturer, but we also take user reviews into consideration. If you found an error or something lacking in the specifications above for the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6, then don’t hesite and signal the problem to us.

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