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Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Router
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Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports13484
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesyesyes
Total USB ports1122
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1111
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports00112
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
00
N/A

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhiteBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
Active cooling (fan)noyesnono
N/A

Dimensions

Width3.86 in3.86 in8.66 in11.81 in12.67 in
Height0.91 in6.61 in3.28 in3.3 in2.17 in
Depth3.86 in3.86 in6.3 in7.4 in9.59 in
Weight0.53 lb2.09 lb1.92 lb2.09 lb1.76 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnonononono

Communication

Management interfaceSNMPWeb/networkWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyesyesyes
N/A
Communication protocolIPv6
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections5032360
N/A
35938
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnonoyesyes
N/A
VoIP (SIP)yesnonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
External antennanonoyesyesyes
MIMOyesnoyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
Jumbo frames support
N/A
noyesyes
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
325.5 Mbps
N/A
930.0 Mbps
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps1773.0 Mbps
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
yesno
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
yesno
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
444

Compatibility

Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users
DynDNS
N/A
noyesyes
N/A
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
N/A
DD-Wrt
N/A

Security

DMZnoyesyesyes
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN clientyesnoyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
11
N/A
VPN server
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
N/A
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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