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Introducing The Nighthawk AX8 WiFi Router - The New Era of WiFi
NETGEAR is leading the New Era of WiFi with our new Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi Router! The Nighthawk AX8 is NETGEAR’s first WiFi Router to support Wi-Fi 6, the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology. With AX WiFi you will get a smoother and more enjoyable experience in your hyperconnected home. By supporting 802.11ax, the Nighthawk AX8 is engineered to deliver up to four times more data capacity than today’s AC WiFi.
Whether you’re looking for strong and reliable smart home connectivity for your IoT devices, smoother UHD 4K/8K streaming, or faster and farther coverage, the Nighthawk AX8 is here to take WiFi to the next level! With advanced features like OFDMA, MU-MIMO, 160MHz channel support and 1024 QAM, the 802.11ax supported Nighthawk AX8 promises to deliver the fastest and most reliable WiFi yet!
Additional Features Include:
- Faster WiFi, Better Performance
- Uplink and Downlink OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access)
- 4-stream MU-MIMO
- Powerful Quad-Core 1.8GHz Processor
- Multi-Gig Internet Support
- 6 Gigabit Ports
- Works with Existing WiFi Devices
- NETGEAR Nighthawk App
For more information about the Nighthawk AX8, please visit: https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/RAX80.aspx
Learn more about AX WiFi by visiting the following:
AX WiFi Landing Page:
https://www.netgear.com/landings/AX-WIFI/
Blog Articles:
802.11ax: The Latest Wireless Standard
Network Capacity: It’s the New Netowrk Speed
Are you excited about the arrival of 802.11ax and the future of WiFi? Tell us your thoughts on the newest WiFi standard and how you expect it to help your smart home!
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Can anyone tell me if I buy this model from USA, I can use it in Australia and will not voide the warranty? Can you also tell me if the power supply comes with 110-220 voltage or just 110 voltage?
Complete piece of junk. Half the range of my previous Asus router. I spent 45 mins adding the correct names to my connected devices, rebooted and the router reset all of it to default names. Constantly dropping connection to my Nvidia Shield Tablet. I'll be returning this and waiting for the Asus AX router.
Annoyed_AF wrote:
... Half the range of my previous Asus router. ... Constantly dropping connection to my Nvidia Shield Tablet.
It's a risky game going for the latest class of wireless - especially now wehre a lot of the technology has changed massively, interoparability issues are predictable. A litle blt blue-eyed to believe other do better - as all vendirs are based on the radio firmware coming from the SoC and radio chip makers.
Annoyed_AF wrote:
Complete piece of junk. ...
I spent 45 mins adding the correct names to my connected devices, rebooted and the router reset all of it to default names.
That sounds more like Netgear. Why I don't wonder dear ChristineT ?
To those of you questioning/complaining about number of wireless devices allowed. My Unifi AP's are spected at 200 devices per AP. I do not need all that currently, but nice to know. I deployed Arlo cameras, but they talk to the base station over wireless provided by the base and not the home network.
Annoyed_AF wrote:
Complete piece of junk. Half the range of my previous Asus router. I spent 45 mins adding the correct names to my connected devices, rebooted and the router reset all of it to default names. Constantly dropping connection to my Nvidia Shield Tablet. I'll be returning this and waiting for the Asus AX router.
I applaud your move. Right now, IMHO, Netgear is putting out crap. Too bad as they used to be one of the best. Might also look at Linksys. Hear good report about them also. My Asus router was much better then the 2 Netgear routers I sold due to firmware issues.
It is very sad. I love their range extenders, but this is a joke. I bought the x10 and was impressed with the power, even though nothing every became of AD. After my last post, it randomly renamed my 5G band back to Netgear 5g and deleted the security, leaving it open. One would think they could release a firmware supporting current mainstream technology as they already have working firmware on all their other AC routers. Not worth the money for sure. This is going back to Best Buy tomorrow.
- I bought this router in USA, However I need. Power adapter for Europe, can I get this accessory somewhere?
You should be able to find a power adaptor to fit the country's outlets with the correct pin and voltage rating to power the router at a electric supply house in that country or a travel converter.
- Netgear FW's for all Nighthawk serious of routers need upgrade with GUI redesign to modern one and also with the availability of more setup options. Now it's bad that super new routers have an old FW's with very old and unmodern GUI.
shamarin wrote:
Netgear FW's for all Nighthawk serious of routers need upgrade with GUI redesign to modern one and also with the availability of more setup options. Now it's bad that super new routers have an old FW's with very old and unmodern GUI.If I could choose between reliability, performance, features, and GUI ... I could do it without a new GUI.
Wrong priority setting in my opinion.
Totally agree. Get the firmware right, especially a good reliable basic router and wireless which we do not have now, then additions. I agree a upgrade to UI would be nice, but that would take a large commitment of engineering talent to make happen and they are demonstrating they don't have the talent to fix the basics, routing and wireless support..
- Wow all previous comments about not caring about your users and crappy firmware just erased.
Good thing I have a screenshot of the before and after. Take some responsibility....not erased but moved to its own thread here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Fix-your-firmware/td-p/1661547/
One thing I will say about Netgear whoever designs their Nighthawk physical products does a great job.
They really are awesome looking machines!
Can this Router support more Devices then the X6 R8000 AC3200?
The X6 comes in at 32 devices per channel. 2.4 and 5ghz
Particularly interested in 2.4 Ghz max device capabilities
Eric_Cartman wrote:
Can this Router support more Devices then the X6 R8000 AC3200?
The X6 comes in at 32 devices per channel. 2.4 and 5ghz
Appears marketing does not know much about the real world requirements - the number of IoT is growing fast at many prospect customer site - this information is missing on both the AX8 and AX12 "Show All Tech Specs". Strange.
- I have the x6 ac3200 but I have 45 lot devices all requiring 2.4 mostly to link plugs. If I power on any more then 32 devices the whole network starts failing. Is there a Netgear router that can power 50 plus 2.4 ghz devices simultaneously or is there a way to get around this bottle neck ¿
