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chutyas5
Aspirant
Apr 18, 2024

Nighthawk 7000R still secure?

I found a Nighthawk on used market.

It was only 25$.

Is this more secure than ASUS‘s new low price routers?

2 Replies

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 18, 2024

    The R7000 is getting up in gate. Circa 2013 so over 10 year old. NG updated FW for it and I have mine online currently to test something. Works good. I like the additional wireless bridge mode it offers. No WPA3 though since WPA3 wasn't out back then.

     

    For that cost and if that's all you need then maybe worth it. 

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 18, 2024

    I'd save your $ for something newer. The R7000 was released in 2013. Its over a decade old and now 2 (or 2.5 if you consider wifi 6E) generations behind on technology and security. You can pickup a off brand wifi 7 router with a 2.5gig port for around that $40 if you spend a little time looking