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Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500

Dual Band Wi-Fi AC2600 (N800 AC1733) MU-MIMO 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Wireless Router

Last price 299€95
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Overview

Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500: The special gaming Wi-Fi router.

The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 is a special gaming Wi-Fi router that has been designed for ultimate gaming performance. Featuring state-of-the-art software, this Netgear wireless router will help you optimise your Internet connection. The XR500 is dual-banded to give you 2.6 Gbps wireless speed(AC1733 + N800), but also a powerful Gigabit wired connection. This router will become your best ally in your online games without ever failing.

The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 is based onNetDuma's proven and powerful OS that maximizes your Internet connection usage, stabilizes your ping, reduces lag and keeps you in the game with optimal wired and wireless connectivity, all to help you enjoy intense gaming.


Designed for gaming, streaming and mobility


The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Wifi Routeruses powerful software to maximize your Internet connection, stabilize ping, reduce slowdowns, and keep you in the game with optimal wired and wireless connectivity, all so you can enjoy intense gaming.

Customize your gaming dashboard to see real-time bandwidth usage for each device, ping and many other settings. Limit slowdowns and enjoy a guaranteed local connection with geofilter or enable Quality of Service for priority gaming devices and allocated bandwidth. The VPN Client protects your network identity and prevents DDoS attacks. Ultra-fast 2.6 Gbps Internet speeds, Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a dual-core 1.7 GHz processor take the frustration out of online and network gaming.


MU-MIMO (Multi-User MIMO)

With MU-MIMO technology, NETGEAR routers can stream data to multiple devices simultaneously. With MU-MIMO, your Wi-Fi network can now boost the throughput of each connected MU-MIMO device. This optimises download speed and streaming smoothness on all your devices.




Key features:

  • Game Dashboard - Customize the dashboard to see real-time bandwidth usage for each device, ping delays, and other features on one screen.
  • Geofilter - Solve game slowdown by limiting distance. Get a guaranteed local connection. Create a blacklist or whitelist of your favorite servers.
  • QoS - Prioritise gaming devices and allocate bandwidth for each device to eliminate slowdowns due to queuing at the ISP network.
  • VPN for gaming - Connect to the VPN server with a VPN client to protect your network identity.
  • Network monitoring - Check bandwidth usage for each device and application.
  • 4 GigabitEthernetports- Maximise speeds using a wired connection.
  • AC2600 (800 Mbps at 2.4 GHz - 256QAM support +1733 Mbps at 5 GHz 11ac)
  • Powerful 1.7 GHz Dual Core Processor
  • 4 high performance external antennas
  • Memory: 128 MB Flash memory and 512 MB RAM
  • IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) support
  • Connection: 2 USB 3.0 ports; IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz + 256QAM support; IEEE 802.11a/n/ac 5 GHz; 5 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s ports (1 WAN and 4 LAN)
  • 2-year warranty
Specifications
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General information

Product name

Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500

Brand

Netgear

Model

XR500-100EUS

Router

Modem/Router type

WIFI Router

Network standard(s)

Wi-Fi A (IEEE 802.11a)
Wi-Fi AC
Wi-Fi AC 1733 Mbps (IEEE 802.11ac)
Wi-Fi AC 2600 Mbps (IEEE 802.11ac)
Wi-Fi B (IEEE 802.11b)
Wi-Fi G (IEEE 802.11g)
Wi-Fi N 750 Mbps (IEEE 802.11n)

Wireless

Yes

Mesh Wi-Fi (mesh/multiroom network)

No

Dual-Band

Yes

IPv6 compatible

Yes

Network connector(s)

4 X Gigabit Ethernet - RJ45 Female
1 X WAN - Gigabit Ethernet - RJ45

Modem

Integrated Modem

No

Interface with the computer

Wi-Fi
2 X USB 3.0

Physical characteristics

Width

321.9 mm

Height

55 mm

Depth

243.7 mm

Weight

801 g

Warranties

Commercial warranty

Seller 3 years

Legal warranty

See terms & conditions

Product referenced on 6 Feb 2018

Customer reviews
Global rating
8/10
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  • by Stéphane F
    Posted on 21 Jan 2019
    Bought on 14 Dec 2018 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 12 Average rating: 7

    XR500 Security Flaw

    The xr500 has a known potential vulnerability that facilitates attacks named (EDB-3167.A - Vulnerability Type: Incorrect Access Rights) the manufacturer already knows about the security flaw since the release of the xr500 and it has still not been fixed since its release and will probably never be fixed.

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  • by Adam P
    Posted on 16 Jul 2018
    Bought on 9 Jul 2018 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

    Very good product, top delivery with chronopost

    Received quickly, very well packaged and protected, excellent quality materials // Quick installation, quick and complete setup via DumaOs interface // Very good product, top delivery with chronopost

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