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Netgear R7900

details: AC3000 Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2015-08-23
updated: 2020-02-16
With breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi technology, the Nighthawk X6 AC3000 WiFi Router gives you fast connections with a combined wireless speed of up to 3.0Gbps for all your wireless devices.

With one 2.4GHz band and two 5GHz WiFi bands to work with, the X6 has the capacity, flexibility, and intelligence to assign each device to the WiFi band where it can connect at its maximum possible speed. The result is that faster devices can connect and perform unhindered by slower or older devices - meaning ALL devices load, stream, and game at their maximum speed.

The 6 antennas deliver X6 Tri-Band WiFi, and Beamforming+ focuses WiFi signals creating stronger and more reliable connections for all to enjoy.

ReadySHARE USB opens up a set of convenient features like USB storage access and streaming media. Free ReadyShare Vault PC software is there for you to schedule automatic hassle-free backups to safeguard precious photos and files from any PC directly to the connected USB storage.

With a 1GHz dual core processor and three offload processors, the Nighthawk X6 delivers faster WiFi speed, faster wired speed, faster USB access speed, and faster WAN-to-LAN speeds meaning faster overall network speeds than ever before.
 
 
 
 R7900 Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $208
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN throughput upstream: 1 Mbps
 WAN port(s) type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 USB port(s): 1
for storage devices
 USB port type: USB 3.0
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 3000 Mbps (Wi-Fi 5)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11a (Wi-Fi 2)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
802.1X (EAP-MD5/TLS/TTLS/PEAP)
Wireless MAC Address filtering
SSID Broadcast disable
 WiFi modes: Access point
 external antenna(s): 6
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 Beamforming: yes
 Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 Simultaneous Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Device Management
 Alternate Admin URL: www.routerlogin.net
 Default admin username: admin
 Default admin password: password
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Configuration backup/restore: yes
 Usage Statistics: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 256 Mb
 Flash Memory: 128 Mb
 IPv6 support: yes
 Links
 Product page: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/...
 Datasheet: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/G...
 Manual: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/G...
 Quick Install Guide: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/G...

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