Nighthawk Dual-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS100) – Router Only, BE3600 Wireless Speed (up to 3.6 Gbps) - Covers up to 2,000 sq. ft., 50 Devices – 2.5 Gig Internet Port - Free Expert Help

Our RS500 replaces a Netgear XR500 that is no longer supported. WiFi connections to the XR500 were also beginning to exhibit connection issues and performance degradation. These problems have cleaned up with the RS500, which has no trouble delivering our ISP's 500Mbps up/down over WiFi and wired connections. Ping latency is 7ms with a wired connection and 9ms with a WiFi connection. Installation and setup was easy, and I preferred to use a web browser instead of the smartphone app. The RS500 supports 2.4Ghz, 5GHz and 6GHz WiFi channels, WiFi 7, and has a 2.5Gbps WAN port, one 2.5Gbps LAN port and three Gigabit LAN ports. One minor issue occurred during setup when it checked for a firmware update and reported that I had the latest firmware. After completing setup and signing in as admin, I found that the router firmware was not the most recent and needed an update. We've only been running the router for a few days now, but so far everything is stable and working well, with no hints of any functional or performance issues. I would definitely recommend the RS500, particularly at the currently available 25% discount price.

This Wi-Fi router is awesome for the price. It runs circles over the Nokia router that my fiber internet company provided me. It can handle more devices simultaneously, has faster download and upload speeds, and the signal reaches further. Set up was a breeze and the app has many useful features.

This is a great router. I experienced signal strength and fluctuations. Spent a month analysis and tried the isp router and another router. Went through tech support help, which was great. After a few hours with isp I determined the problem was isp. Changed isp and now everything is perfect. I gave 25 2.4 connections. String and less than 5 second response from cameras. I like clear id of each device and where whether 2.4, 5.0 or wired. I use the armor on the router on each connected device. I get 100mb with 25 devices attached, and that is important. Easy setup and easy to understand options, My only ding is I wish it was more horizontal than vertical. Very stable and compatable with all the devices. Very happy with the very stable router.

Recently purchased and set up this router for my home, and here are some thoughts. First of all, on the specs themselves, I thought this was a steal at $188, compared to the RS300 at $280. I did a lot of research and these are practically identical routers, the only difference being the 2.4Ghz band does not support WiFi 7, so it's 500Mbps instead of 600Mbps, which seems completely trivial. Anything you need high speed for should be using the 5Ghz or 6Ghz band anyways. Setup: I did run into an issue when setting it up. After it asked me to name the network, it then needed a firmware update. The firmware update completed fine but the network name reverted back to the default name, even though in the Nighthawk app it still showed the new name I gave it. The only way to fix this was to turn off the smart connect feature that merges all the SSIDs into one, and once there were three different SSIDs, the names showed up correctly. Performance: So far the performance is good, but hasn't blown me away. The range for the 2.4/5Ghz bands is pretty much the same as the cheap TP-Link AX1800 that this replaced. The 6Ghz band range is terrible. There's no other way to put it. It pretty much only works in the same room. I was sort of expecting it to be worse based on what I've read online, but it's worse than I thought. Additionally, it's actually a littler slower than the 5Ghz band on the one device I have that currently can use the 6Ghz band, which is my new phone I just got that has Wifi6E. I tested both bands while standing right in front of it and the 5Ghz band outperformed the 6Ghz band by about 5-10%. I bought this for future proofing, so we'll see if Wifi7 devices will work better with it in the future. My desktop PC has a wireless AC card in it and was able to max out my internet's bandwidth at 800Mbps on the 5Ghz band no problem, so that was great (I upgraded my modem at the same time, which was previously bottlenecking me to 130Mbps no matter the device or band). Other: I have noticed at times that my phone will connect to the 2.4Ghz band instead of the 5Ghz band, so I made my phone forget the 2.4Ghz SSID to force it to always use the 5Ghz band. I suppose if the smart connect feature had worked, it would have fixed this (but I can't say since I never got to test it out). Conclusion: Definitely not perfect, but still good overall for the 2.4/5Ghz bands. For the price, I think it's a good deal and hopefully will work well with Wifi7 devices in the future.

For regular people sitting around the house watching TV even working from home with no drama or heavy data requirements, this is the answer. Getting that notification that your modem is so old that anyone can hack it? Get this. It is easy to install, has a very small footprint unlike those ones with wings and antennae sticking out all over. The bubble for coverage doesn't extend a mile out so someone parked down the street at the corner can hack into your system. And, drum roll please, its cheap vs most everything else. I give a big thumbs up. YOU have to register it completely online so it will send a signal to your unit to fully activate it. DO THIS. It isn't an optional thing.

Great router but not necessarily plug-and-play. Replaced previous Netgear that we had for 14 years but wanted to upgrade due to adding several WiFi devices. When we first plugged this router into our cable modem, the router turned on and we had WiFi access, but no internet. Turns out for our cable modem, the traditional method of turning on the cable modem first, then router did not work. We needed the router on and connected to the modem and then performed a software reboot on the cable modem. At that point the router was able to get an IP address and the internet starting working. Speeds (especially at 6Ghz) are incredible.

Purchased this router to replace a three year old TP Link router due to slow speeds. Setup was real simple and the performance is great! The app is very user friendly, an all around upgrade. Now my internet speeds are where they should be.

Excelente!

Exellent

El soporte de la Netgear esta en la India, no hablan español, apenas hablan ingles, y forzosamente quieren tu nombre, apellido y correo electronico para tomar tu llamada. Si no das esos datos, te cuelgan. Netgear ahora se dedica a la venta de datos personales, ya que no hacen routers que sirvan. Compre este router por que la pagina de netgear insiste que puedes configurar un cliente VPN directamente en el router. Esto es categoricamente FALSO. El submenu que su misma documentacion indica, NO EXISTE dentro de este router, ende, NO ES POSIBLE configurar una VPN. Falla seguido. De la nada mis servicio deja de navegar. No indica falla o perdida de señal, o un timeout. Simplemente deja de cargar lo que sea, ya sea por wifi o por ethernet. El problema se soluciona inmediatamente conectando directamente al modem de mi provedor de servicios. Si, es cierto. Es Wifi6, pero solo para dispositivos mobiles. Mi PC tiene una tarjeta de red que tambien es wifi6, y por ninguna razon el router solo le permite una conexion tipo 802.11n, lo cual te limita a 200Mbps. No hay forma de conectar mi PC en 802.11ac o 802.11ax. Curiosamente, al compartir datos con mi celular a la misma PC, esa conexcion SI ES 802.11ax. Es decir, no es un problema con la PC, ni con el celular. El router simplemente limita las conexciones de PCs a 802.11n, y no hay forma, no hay manera de forzar al router a utilizar 802.11ax. Y por alguna razon todo quieren que sea por su jodida app.

A brilliant piece of kit ... fast and smooth with plenty of gear hanging off it

Much smaller than I anticipated compared to my previous Nighthawk but no issues as of yet. The previous one lasted about 5 years. Seems to work well with WiFi 6/7 and handles cloud gaming effortlessly. (Tested with Nvidia GEFORCE Now and Xbox Cloud)