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Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
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WD My Net N900 Router
WD My Net N900
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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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2
2 editorial reviews
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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 %
5
4.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
60 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-DuplexFull-Duplex
Number of LAN ports147
Number of WAN ports111
USBnoyesyes
Total USB ports
N/A
2
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
12
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
10

Design

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

Dimensions

Width4.18 in11.22 in9.33 in
Height2.71 in1.97 in1.18 in
Depth4.18 in7.24 in6.14 in
Weight0.75 lb1.65 lb1.06 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 mountingnoyes
N/A
Displayno
N/A
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
N/A
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
N/A
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 802.11b
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnono
N/A
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
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
External antennanoyesno
Detachable antennanoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOnono
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate550.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Management interface
N/A
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
3879316384
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
931.4 Mbps708.0 Mbps
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
600.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSnoyes
N/A
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

Memory

Included flash memory4096.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
Maximum flash memory4096.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB

Security

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

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