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Netgear Nighthawk R7300 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7300
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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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1 editorial reviews
Linksys N750 X3500 (Modem): 2.6 out of 5 stars from 7 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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4 editorial reviews
SmallNetBuilder provides networking and IT news, reviews, help and information for professional and prosumer home, SOHO and small business users.Read more
We check out the Best Buy exclusive NETGEAR Nighthawk R7300 AC1900 DST router to see how it performs and if you should buy it or not.Read more
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
59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %
36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports1
N/A
4
Number of WAN ports1
N/A
1
USBno
N/A
yes
Total USB ports
N/A
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
1

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Width4.18 in8.46 in12.05 in
Height2.71 in1.57 in8.0 in
Depth4.18 in7.87 in10.3 in
Weight0.75 lb
N/A
1.98 lb
Number of units3
N/A
N/A
Rack-mount designno
N/A
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Communication protocol
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
N/A
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAno
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)no
N/A
yes
Mobile 3Gno
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)no
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
N/A
Wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
5GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
External antennano
N/A
N/A
Detachable antennano
N/A
yes
MIMOyes
N/A
N/A
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMOno
N/A
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate550.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
Wireless security
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
N/A
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
Built-in modem
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
3

Security

Firewallyes
N/A
N/A
DMZno
N/A
N/A
VPN clientno
N/A
N/A
Encryption AlgorithmWPA2-PSK
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 40-bit WEP
  • 104-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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