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Netgear Nighthawk R6800

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Pros

  • The Nighthawk also has better parental control features

Cons

  • AC1900 Wi-Fi router
  • the tiny gray symbols on the gray enclosure are nearly impossible to read
  • Time Machine backup technology for Macs on the network

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Netgear Nighthawk R6800 - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of WAN ports
1
Best:
Cisco MWR 2941-DC
Number of WAN ports: 16
IconTotal wireless data transfer rate
1900 Mbps
Best:
TP-Link Talon AD7200
Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps
IconNumber of LAN ports
4
Best:
Cisco CISCO7206VXR
Number of LAN ports: 60

Netgear Nighthawk R6800 - Full Specifications

Units:
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Connectivity
Number of LAN ports4
Number of WAN ports1
USByes
Total USB ports2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
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Dimensions
Width11.22 in
Height2.44 in
Depth7.2 in
Weight1.57 lb
Number of units1
Rack-mount designno
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Communication
6to4no
Communication protocol
  • 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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
Mobile broadband supportno
Throughput WAN-LAN1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)yes
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
External antennayes
Detachable antennayes
MIMOyes
Beamformingyes
MU-MIMOyes
Number of antennas3
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
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Memory
Included flash memory128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
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Features
Built-in DSL modemno
File serverNo
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Compatibility
DynDNSyes
Target audienceHome users
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Security
DMZyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyes

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Netgear Nighthawk R6800 Netgear - Editorial Reviews (1)

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Netgear Nighthawk R6800 Netgear Nighthawk review: One of the best 802.11ac routers you can buy
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Published: 27.12.2013
Netgear Nighthawk review: One of the best 802.11ac routers you can buy
4.5

If you want the best Wi-Fi on the market, it’s this or the Asus RT-AC68U

By Michael Brown
10 minute read

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