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Netgear Nighthawk R7300 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7300
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Editiorial reviews
15
3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
88 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
0 %
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SmallNetBuilder provides networking and IT news, reviews, help and information for professional and prosumer home, SOHO and small business users.Read more
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Excellent throughput and range at the 5GHz band, lots of features (including full VPN)?plus a cool name?all make the Nighthawk one of the best routers we've seen from Netgear in a while, despite a few annoyances.Read more
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User rating
15
4.2 out of 5
15 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
3 %
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Total USB ports
N/A
22
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
11

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono
N/A

Dimensions

Width7.48 in10.12 in12.05 in
Height0.87 in7.24 in8.0 in
Depth4.69 in2.2 in10.3 in
Number of units11
N/A
Rack-mount designnono
N/A
Weight
N/A
1.23 lb1.98 lb

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Communication protocol
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
N/A
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • 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
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
Jumbo frames supportnono
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesno
N/A
Type of mobile support
Built-in modem
N/A
Built-in modem
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)no
N/A
yes
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)yesno
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networknoyesyes
External antennayesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate150.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
6to4
N/A
no
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
600.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
N/A
MIMO
N/A
yes
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
33

Security

VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
N/A
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
DMZ
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A
VPN client
N/A
no
N/A