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Netgear Nighthawk X10 Router
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Editiorial reviews
15
4.4 out of 5
8 user ratings
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3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
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4 stars
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2 stars
28 %
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3.9 out of 5
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User rating
40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4 stars
42 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
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62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports
N/A
4
N/A
Number of WAN ports
N/A
1
N/A
USB
N/A
yes
N/A
Total USB ports
N/A
2
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
1
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
1
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Black
Active cooling (fan)
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.82 in11.63 in12.44 in
Height2.91 in8.93 in2.4 in
Depth6.61 in2.15 in10.39 in
Weight
N/A
2.43 lb
N/A
Number of units
N/A
1
N/A
Rack-mount design
N/A
no
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
N/A
Web/network
N/A
6to4
N/A
no
N/A
Communication protocol
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
Data link layer
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Wireless standards
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
no
N/A
Mobile broadband support
N/A
no
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
806.4 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless network
N/A
yes
N/A
2.4GHz wireless network
N/A
yes
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
600.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz wireless network
N/A
yes
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
2600.0 Mbps
N/A
External antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
no
N/A
MIMO
N/A
yes
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
6
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
3200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A

Security

Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA2-PSK
DMZ
N/A
yes
N/A
VPN client
N/A
yes
N/A

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