NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS300) - Router Only, BE9300 Wireless Speed (up to 9.3 Gbps) - Covers up to 2,500 sq. ft., 100 Devices - 2.5 Gig Internet Port - Free Expert Help

Title: Nighthawk RS300 Description: I have a Nighthawk XR1000, runs great and effective, However Ive recently upgraded with Astound 1.5 gig speed, and need to upgrade my router to run equal speed or better in case future upgrade. My home is a smart home, 70 devices across each and every ft of my house, and some hardwired devices at home, has the ability to run 2.5 gig connection. That being said, received the router, installation easy, connection with ISP (through Cable Modem) flawless, and my average speed test down1.475 incredible, with 15 sec lat. Side note, Ive has the router now for 6 days No Issues, on speed, latency, or hiccups. Plus no software update constant patches, which is a plus.

The NETGEAR Nighthawk BE9300 is quick, reliable, and easy to set up. Coverage is strong and stays stable throughout my home, even with lots of devices streaming and gaming at once. It’s pricey, but the performance upgrade is worth it if you want top-tier WiFi 7.

Description: Works perfectly. It was a smooth and easy set up. Night Hawk mobile app is simple to use. A little pricey but worth it for people that need consistent, reliable WiFi. If cost is an issue, you could always opt in for the Asurion protection coverage. For a great 5-6+ year router investment.

So far so good, but not without compatibility issues and annoyances. 1. Basic setup was very easy, but you have to have an active cable modem or other digital service internet connection to setup the router. 2.5 Gb Ethernet RJ-45 interface is there. There are also 2 additional 2.5 Gb RJ-45 internet interfaces plus 2 1 Gb RJ-45 internet interfaces. Annoyance: The Nighthawk phone/ipad app only supports basic setup. If you want to do something like disable SSID broadcast, you need to manually login directly to the router via laptop from a browser. Other routers can be setup without the connection, and then plugged into a live internet connection like a cable router. 2. Some older networked appliance type devices may have WiFi compatibility issues. Example: Older Apple TV boxes like the Generation 2 Apple TV A1469 will hang on initial connection request to the network. You will get to the screen where you can select a network SSID for AppleTV to choose, but it will bomb out with a message: "There was a problem connecting to the internet. The WIFI password entered is not correct. Try Again. (-3900)" - or - "There was a problem connecting to the internet. The WIFI password entered is not correct. Try Again. (-100)" Often this happens before the system has even prompted you to enter in a password. You have only selected the network. This is a modem chip type communications issue which is actually somewhat common with older WiFi devices built to older WiFi specs and newer WiFi6/WiFi6E/WiFi7 routers, not just Apple and not just NETGEAR. One workaround in my case was to DISABLE Access Control on the router and retry setup of the old Apple TV device. This did not work. Another workaround of changing authentication to downgrade WPA2/WPA3 back to WPA2 on the router and retry setup. WPA2 is apparently not always reliably detected by the NETGEAR Router. This did not work, either. Annoyance: The Nighthawk app also is too basic to handle this as well, and info on the WPA settings is not under the SECURITY tab, but under the INFO on the wireless network - but not changeable there. Again, you have to login. Another workaround of disabling all router security also did not work. With some routers it will work, but the older Apple TV boxes will return to an error state of (-100) or (-3900) once security is turned back on. Before you return your router, consider replacing the older devices unless you have no option. In my instance, the Gen 2 Apple TV 1469 box is the only device I have that had connection issues. The device is very old and getting a new one is not that expensive. You may run into similar problems with older Home WiFi appliances adhering to older WiFi specs, even if you replace the router with a different brand. Search their knowledge bases before deciding to return the router and getting something else. Do your research on the device and the specific routers you are looking at, and don’t blindly trust what the router vendor tells you.. Keep in mind that WiFi7 is also still an interim draft specification at this time (January 2025), but it has backwards compatibility. WiFi7 is faster than WiFi6 or 6E, but not much can take advantage of the speed yet. WiFi6 is a released spec. WiFi6E is somewhat proprietary and has no backwards compatibility or limited backwards compatibility, but it is faster than 6. I did, however, still notice a definite improvement in my Internet TV devices on the new NETGEAR RS300 Router.

RS600 Tri-Band WiFi 7 BE18000: By far the best of the best for home network routers, and Internet routers. This router delivers bandwidth for Wifi 7 standards to its fullest potential. Streaming everything up to and including 8K video, zero latency, matching and exceeding your Internet service provider bandwidth plan. Compatible with every standard supporting service provider; i.e. Cox, Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Starlink, and more. Running business applications, home entertainment services, running home and business applications simultaneously, the BE18000 delivers connectivity easily in a 3,000 sq. ft. home when centrally located. This is a "no compromise" system for superior Internet connectivity. This Netgear router is superior to all of the competitors offering similar devices. The 10 gig / multi-gig ports are capable of handling bandwidth from every fiber service available today. The advanced security features and parental controls ensure that everything remains safe. The BE18000 is compatible with all equipment that meets IEEE standards, past and present. The BE18000 is easily the best value for the money, offers the best in coverage and functionality. It is a "no compromise" solution for the network enthusiast, supporting Wifi 7 and IEEE Ethernet standards. UPDATE: April 12, 2025 The Netgear Nighthawk RS600 has delivered superior stability, bandwidth and throughput supported by our service providers plan purchased. The Netgear Nighthawk RS600 performance is flawless. Despite a tedious setup, the router has proven to be reliable, stable, highly configurable, clearly proving to be the leader in WiFi 7 standards. We're delighted to have upgraded from an earlier Netgear Wifi 5 router, only to experience superior performance, reliability, and superior stability. The RS600 is proven to be the router to own. UPDATE: April 22, 2025 The Netgear Nighthawk RS600 has delivered superior throughput, delivering a full 10 gig on the Intranet port between the RS600 and a Cisco 10gig/multi-gig unmanaged switch, and a full 1 gig of download bandwidth via Xfinity Internet services. The RS600 is performing beyond expectations. The RS600 stability is rock solid, and the configurability for advanced features is superior. This is the premier router on the market for extreme network throughput capacity, and a superior network security appliance to interface with the Internet. UPDATE: May 17, 2025 The Netgear RS600 continues to perform flawlessly. The routers stability in WiFi7 connectivity delivering exceptional performance for 6 Ghz compatible devices, while serving both 5 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz equipment seamlessly. The RS600 handles everything thrown at it, from 30 plus wireless devices, everything from computers, phones, TVs for streaming video, security cameras (18 and growing), printers, a scanner, and a dozen or more hardwired systems; all supported by the Netgear RS600. The ActiveArmor service offered by Netgear has also proven to thwart a number of connections, while the service offers the option to accept or deny through the interface. Not sure of the reviews where there seems to be disappointment, but our experience has been a solid WiFi7 performer, with network bandwidth second to none. The setup is simple for such a powerful network router. Spent my career in enterprise networking, so maybe that's our advantage with the equipment. UPDATE: May 22, 2025 Experienced the first firmware update for the RS600. The router update performed flawlessly. Netgear has delivered a seamless delivery of the first firmware upgrade for our RS600. The stability of the router before and after the first update has been flawless. All WiFi devices remained connected post update, resumed full operational functionality, with all three WiFi standards for WiFi 5, 6, and 7 returning to full stable operation. The 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, and 6Ghz radios support all devices simultaneously without issue. The RS600 has been perfectly stable and running 24/7 since installation, well over a month of seamless operation at exceptional speed and bandwidth. UPDATE: June 4, 2025 Solid, Stable, Flawless network performance. Up-time 100%

This was such a good purchase. I've had this router over a year now. Everything connects to it seamlessly with the exception of one device. That one device was a WiFi enable birdhouse which I wouldn't recommend to anyone. But this router keeps all our devices safe. It blocks links that are spam or suspicious. We have had zero account compromised while running this. And it's super simple to setup. We have all the typical devices in our house, gaming devices, computer, smart TVs, phones, ipad, Kindles and have zero issues. It's fast and devices connect on all 3 floors as well as the garage and outside. I have zero complaints. The NetGear Armor is great and I will pay to renew it. Not like the old days of Norton. You don't even know it's running. I purchased it when it was well over $700 and I still feel that was a value.

Set up was super easy. The performance improvement from the last Netgear router (R8000) is very noticeable. I have this located in the downstairs of a two story 4600 sq ft home and things are smooth and fast. Very happy with my purchase. The price was a bit steep but if it continues to work like it is, it's well worth it. Highly recommend.

Title: Very good router with advanced features Description: The router works very well, is fast and features like OpenVPN and VLAN tagging are supported. One thing that is missing is the support for VLAN tagging in conjunction with LACP support. Now you have pick either/or and if your WLAN connection requires VLAN tagging, you are out-of-luck with using LACP.