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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
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Editiorial reviews
13
4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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10
4.0 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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13
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
28 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %
86
3.5 out of 5
86 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
10 %
62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports144
Number of WAN ports111
USBnoyesyes
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
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width4.18 in11.22 in11.63 in
Height2.71 in1.97 in8.93 in
Depth4.18 in7.24 in2.15 in
Weight0.75 lb1.65 lb2.43 lb
Number of units311
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverNoVia USBVia USB
Battery operatedno
N/A
N/A
Designed for wall mountingnoyesyes
Displayno
N/A
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Support for mesh networkyes
N/A
N/A
Built-in printer server
N/A
yesyes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Communication protocol
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • 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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • 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 802.3x
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportnoyesno
Mobile broadband supportnonono
Mobile HSUPAno
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gno
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)no
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
External antennanoyesyes
Detachable antennanoyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOnonono
Total wireless data transfer rate550.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Management interface
N/A
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4
N/A
yesno
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
38793
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
931.4 Mbps806.4 Mbps
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
Number of antennas
N/A
36

Compatibility

DynDNSnoyesno
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
DD-Wrt
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2

Memory

Included flash memory4096.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory4096.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 9
N/A
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

Firewallyes
N/A
N/A
DMZnoyesyes
VPN clientnoyesyes
Encryption AlgorithmWPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
N/A

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