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...smooth 4K UHD streaming, online gaming, and more. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router WiFi 6 for Today's Smart Devices Nighthawk® AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router is powered by the industry's latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) standard with 4 times increased data capacities... in a dense environment to handle up to 40 devices in your family from malware, stolen passwords, identity theft, and hacker attacks. PAGE 1 of 13 With NETGEAR Armor™...
...smooth 4K UHD streaming, online gaming, and more. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router WiFi 6 for Today's Smart Devices Nighthawk® AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router is powered by the industry's latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) standard with 4 times increased data capacities... in a dense environment to handle up to 40 devices in your family from malware, stolen passwords, identity theft, and hacker attacks. PAGE 1 of 13 With NETGEAR Armor™...
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... and scheduling data. Have more fun with better reliability and faster speeds. High-performance antennas, pre-optimized for best peformance, on the router amplify WiFi signals for all your devices. Speed Get ultra-fast wireless speeds with less congestion. PAGE 2 of more than AC WiFi,... WiFi 6 allows more WiFi devices. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router WiFi 6-Ready for Today and Tomorrow's Smart Home Delivering four times better performance than one Gigabit per second or more, 4K/8K streaming...
... and scheduling data. Have more fun with better reliability and faster speeds. High-performance antennas, pre-optimized for best peformance, on the router amplify WiFi signals for all your devices. Speed Get ultra-fast wireless speeds with less congestion. PAGE 2 of more than AC WiFi,... WiFi 6 allows more WiFi devices. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router WiFi 6-Ready for Today and Tomorrow's Smart Home Delivering four times better performance than one Gigabit per second or more, 4K/8K streaming...
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Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi Ultra WiFi 6 performance delivering multiple 4K streaming to newer mobile devices. Quad-core 1.5GHz Processor More processing power increases the overall performance of your network. > 1G b p s PAGE 3 of 13 Greater than 1Gbps WiFi Speeds Enjoy greater than 1Gbps WiFi speeds for blazing fast streaming and downloading to smart TVs, mobile devices, and gaming consoles. 8 Faster Upload & Download Speeds Faster WiFi download & upload speeds at the same time.
Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi Ultra WiFi 6 performance delivering multiple 4K streaming to newer mobile devices. Quad-core 1.5GHz Processor More processing power increases the overall performance of your network. > 1G b p s PAGE 3 of 13 Greater than 1Gbps WiFi Speeds Enjoy greater than 1Gbps WiFi speeds for blazing fast streaming and downloading to smart TVs, mobile devices, and gaming consoles. 8 Faster Upload & Download Speeds Faster WiFi download & upload speeds at the same time.
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ideal for better 4K/8K UHD streaming, gaming or video conferencing experience. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Speed Get ultra-fast wireless speeds for Gigabit Internet speeds PAGE 4 of 13 AX WiFi UP TO 6.6GBPS SPEEDS-1.2+4.8 Gbps + 600Mbps...channels to provide Gigabit speeds for compatible mobile devices and laptops 25% 1024-QAM-25% increased data efficiency and faster speeds than a 256-QAM router ONE SUPERSPEED USB 3.0 PORT-Up to 10X faster than USB 2.0 5 G 5 GIGABIT PORTS-Connect more wired devices for all your smart home...
ideal for better 4K/8K UHD streaming, gaming or video conferencing experience. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Speed Get ultra-fast wireless speeds for Gigabit Internet speeds PAGE 4 of 13 AX WiFi UP TO 6.6GBPS SPEEDS-1.2+4.8 Gbps + 600Mbps...channels to provide Gigabit speeds for compatible mobile devices and laptops 25% 1024-QAM-25% increased data efficiency and faster speeds than a 256-QAM router ONE SUPERSPEED USB 3.0 PORT-Up to 10X faster than USB 2.0 5 G 5 GIGABIT PORTS-Connect more wired devices for all your smart home...
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...over larger area. Antennas are pre-optimized for best WiFi performance Sharing With NETGEAR, sharing across your devices. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router WiFi Range Faster and expanded coverage throughout your home and for all devices on... the network PRE-OPTIMIZED ANTENNAS-Unfold and set antennas on the router, no further adjustment required. BEAMFORMING+-Improve range ...
...over larger area. Antennas are pre-optimized for best WiFi performance Sharing With NETGEAR, sharing across your devices. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router WiFi Range Faster and expanded coverage throughout your home and for all devices on... the network PRE-OPTIMIZED ANTENNAS-Unfold and set antennas on the router, no further adjustment required. BEAMFORMING+-Improve range ...
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... RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Ease Of Use Start enjoying your home††. Control your NETGEAR WiFi network with simple voice commands Security Maintain high security across your network to ensure your router and get more out of 13 ...Whether it's preventing phishing & spyware or just limiting access for the entire home. NETGEAR ARMOR™-Cybersecurity for your guests AUTOMATIC FIRMWARE UPDATE-Delivers latest security patches to the router PAGE 6 of your network away from anywhere to make sure you covered. One ...
... RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Ease Of Use Start enjoying your home††. Control your NETGEAR WiFi network with simple voice commands Security Maintain high security across your network to ensure your router and get more out of 13 ...Whether it's preventing phishing & spyware or just limiting access for the entire home. NETGEAR ARMOR™-Cybersecurity for your guests AUTOMATIC FIRMWARE UPDATE-Delivers latest security patches to the router PAGE 6 of your network away from anywhere to make sure you covered. One ...
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...ensuring the main processor is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor designed to your home (where supported). PAGE 7 of the first routers to support WAN port aggregation that allows combining two Gigabit Ethernet ports to deliver more than one Gigabit internet speed to transfer multi-Gigs of... CPU load. Multi-Gig Internet * Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router is one of 13 Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Powerful Quad-core Processor Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router is available for all other applications. Enjoy smoother Ultra-HD 4K video ...
...ensuring the main processor is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor designed to your home (where supported). PAGE 7 of the first routers to support WAN port aggregation that allows combining two Gigabit Ethernet ports to deliver more than one Gigabit internet speed to transfer multi-Gigs of... CPU load. Multi-Gig Internet * Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router is one of 13 Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Powerful Quad-core Processor Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router is available for all other applications. Enjoy smoother Ultra-HD 4K video ...
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... faster downloads and smoother streaming for video streaming or gaming. 4x4 Multi-user MIMO Using multi-user MIMO‡ technology, routers can stream data to multiple devices simultaneously. Enjoy simultaneous streaming with MU-MIMO Data sent to one device at Gigabit speeds to...are increasingly used for your devices. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Gigabit WiFi to Mobile Devices Support for 160MHz channel allows the Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router to stream at a time Data sent to multiple devices simultaneously Traditional WiFi MU-MIMO...
... faster downloads and smoother streaming for video streaming or gaming. 4x4 Multi-user MIMO Using multi-user MIMO‡ technology, routers can stream data to multiple devices simultaneously. Enjoy simultaneous streaming with MU-MIMO Data sent to one device at Gigabit speeds to...are increasingly used for your devices. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Gigabit WiFi to Mobile Devices Support for 160MHz channel allows the Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router to stream at a time Data sent to multiple devices simultaneously Traditional WiFi MU-MIMO...
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... all WiFi devices PAGE 9 of up to 600Mbps All Legacy WiFi Devices WiFi Band 2 5GHz - Up to 6.6Gbps. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Tri-Band WiFi The Nighthawk AX8 AX6600 Router with breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi technology delivers a massive combined wireless speed of 13
... all WiFi devices PAGE 9 of up to 600Mbps All Legacy WiFi Devices WiFi Band 2 5GHz - Up to 6.6Gbps. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Tri-Band WiFi The Nighthawk AX8 AX6600 Router with breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi technology delivers a massive combined wireless speed of 13
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... | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router State-of 13 The antennas are optimally positioned for guests • Quick Setup-Get connected in a few steps-just connect your mobile device to set up your router and get more out of your router in just minutes • Get it easy...best WiFi performance and extend strong and reliable WiFi coverage indoors and outdoors. Once set up , you through the rest. Nighthawk App The NETGEAR Nighthawk® App makes it at nighthawk-app.com PAGE 10 of -the-art Industrial Design The next-generation Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi...
... | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router State-of 13 The antennas are optimally positioned for guests • Quick Setup-Get connected in a few steps-just connect your mobile device to set up your router and get more out of your router in just minutes • Get it easy...best WiFi performance and extend strong and reliable WiFi coverage indoors and outdoors. Once set up , you through the rest. Nighthawk App The NETGEAR Nighthawk® App makes it at nighthawk-app.com PAGE 10 of -the-art Industrial Design The next-generation Nighthawk AX8 Tri-Band WiFi...
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Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router NETGEAR Armor™ NETGEAR Armor empowers you to eliminate vulnerabilities or simply know with Nighthawk App. Get instant notifications when malicious threats are discovered easily through the... devices from joining your home network and devices, anytime, anywhere. Stay in the know the status of 13 Keeps you 're on Your NETGEAR Router netgear.com/armor ANTIVIRUS & RANSOMWARE PROTECTION- Ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN ports for faster file transfers Power On/Off LED On/Off Internet...
Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router NETGEAR Armor™ NETGEAR Armor empowers you to eliminate vulnerabilities or simply know with Nighthawk App. Get instant notifications when malicious threats are discovered easily through the... devices from joining your home network and devices, anytime, anywhere. Stay in the know the status of 13 Keeps you 're on Your NETGEAR Router netgear.com/armor ANTIVIRUS & RANSOMWARE PROTECTION- Ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN ports for faster file transfers Power On/Off LED On/Off Internet...
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...-performance antennas • 5 Gigabit ports-Connect more out of your router and get more wired devices for your home network and your connected devices†† Warranty • www.netgear.com/warranty • Extend your warranty & technical support within 90 ... to manage your network away from a NETGEAR authorized reseller • Join the NETGEAR Community Forum. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Package Contents • NETGEAR® Nighthawk® AX8/8-stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router (RAX70) • Ethernet cable •...
...-performance antennas • 5 Gigabit ports-Connect more out of your router and get more wired devices for your home network and your connected devices†† Warranty • www.netgear.com/warranty • Extend your warranty & technical support within 90 ... to manage your network away from a NETGEAR authorized reseller • Join the NETGEAR Community Forum. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Package Contents • NETGEAR® Nighthawk® AX8/8-stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router (RAX70) • Ethernet cable •...
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... does not support 160MHz. ***Requires client device that is a service mark of 13 and other trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Supports Windows® 10 This product comes with a limited warranty that supports 160MHz bandwidth on WiFi. ††...
... does not support 160MHz. ***Requires client device that is a service mark of 13 and other trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Data Sheet | RAX70 Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Supports Windows® 10 This product comes with a limited warranty that supports 160MHz bandwidth on WiFi. ††...
Installation Guide
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Armor blocks online threats like hackers and phishing attempts on your Nighthawk app to install your router On your mobile phone, download the Nighthawk app and follow the setup instructions. 2 Secure your devices with NETGEAR Armor Tap the Security icon in your devices. 3 Do more . Quick Start 1 Download the Nighthawk app to verify that NETGEAR Armor™ is activated. Run a speed test, pause the Internet, see all the connected devices, and more with NETGEAR Armor cybersecurity. Your Nighthawk comes with the app Check out everything you can do on the Nighthawk app!
Armor blocks online threats like hackers and phishing attempts on your Nighthawk app to install your router On your mobile phone, download the Nighthawk app and follow the setup instructions. 2 Secure your devices with NETGEAR Armor Tap the Security icon in your devices. 3 Do more . Quick Start 1 Download the Nighthawk app to verify that NETGEAR Armor™ is activated. Run a speed test, pause the Internet, see all the connected devices, and more with NETGEAR Armor cybersecurity. Your Nighthawk comes with the app Check out everything you can do on the Nighthawk app!
Installation Guide
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..., return the device to your place of purchase within your return period. For more information, visit netgear.com/routerhelp. Restart your modem and router and disconnect them. NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA July 2020 NETGEAR INTERNATIONAL LTD Floor 1, Building 3, University Technology Centre Curraheen Road, Cork, T12EF21, Ireland ©...
..., return the device to your place of purchase within your return period. For more information, visit netgear.com/routerhelp. Restart your modem and router and disconnect them. NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA July 2020 NETGEAR INTERNATIONAL LTD Floor 1, Building 3, University Technology Centre Curraheen Road, Cork, T12EF21, Ireland ©...
User Manual
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Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA User Manual Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router Models RAX70 RAX78 October 2020 202-12088-01 NETGEAR, Inc. 350 E.
Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA User Manual Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router Models RAX70 RAX78 October 2020 202-12088-01 NETGEAR, Inc. 350 E.
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... are used for helpful advice at community.netgear.com. For NETGEAR's Privacy Policy, visit https://www.netgear.com/about /terms-and-conditions. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router Support and Community Visit netgear.com/support to get your return period. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting...
... are used for helpful advice at community.netgear.com. For NETGEAR's Privacy Policy, visit https://www.netgear.com/about /terms-and-conditions. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router Support and Community Visit netgear.com/support to get your return period. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting...
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... Top panel LEDs and buttons 11 Rear panel 13 Extend the antennas 14 Router label 14 Position your router 15 Wall mount your router 16 Cable your router 17 Chapter 2 Connect to the network and access the router Connect to the network 19 Connect to the network using a wired connection 19 Find and... 19 WiFi connection using WPS 19 Types of logins 20 Install and manage your router with the Nighthawk app 20 Use a web browser to access the router 21 Automatic Internet Setup 21 Log in to the router 22 Change the language 23 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet ...
... Top panel LEDs and buttons 11 Rear panel 13 Extend the antennas 14 Router label 14 Position your router 15 Wall mount your router 16 Cable your router 17 Chapter 2 Connect to the network and access the router Connect to the network 19 Connect to the network using a wired connection 19 Find and... 19 WiFi connection using WPS 19 Types of logins 20 Install and manage your router with the Nighthawk app 20 Use a web browser to access the router 21 Automatic Internet Setup 21 Log in to the router 22 Change the language 23 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet ...
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Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router Use auto config for an IPv6 Internet connection 39 Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection 40 Manage the MTU size 42 MTU concepts 42 Change the MTU size 43 Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet Manage NETGEAR Armor 46 Activate Armor using the Nighthawk app... the WiFi On/Off button 72 Enable or disable the WiFi radios 72 Set up a WiFi schedule 72 Specify WPS settings 73 Set up the router as a WiFi access point 74 Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group 75 Set up a bridge for a port group 75...
Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router Use auto config for an IPv6 Internet connection 39 Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection 40 Manage the MTU size 42 MTU concepts 42 Change the MTU size 43 Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet Manage NETGEAR Armor 46 Activate Armor using the Nighthawk app... the WiFi On/Off button 72 Enable or disable the WiFi radios 72 Set up a WiFi schedule 72 Specify WPS settings 73 Set up the router as a WiFi access point 74 Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group 75 Set up a bridge for a port group 75...
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...81 Delete a static route 81 Enable or disable airtime fairness 82 Enable or disable MU-MIMO 83 Enable or disable PMF 83 Set up the router in bridge mode 84 Manage Ethernet port aggregation to a LAN device 86 Set up Ethernet port aggregation to a LAN device 86 View or change... the router Ethernet port aggregation mode...88 Chapter 6 Optimize Performance Use Dynamic QoS to optimize Internet traffic management........91 Enable Dynamic QoS 91 Enable or disable the...
...81 Delete a static route 81 Enable or disable airtime fairness 82 Enable or disable MU-MIMO 83 Enable or disable PMF 83 Set up the router in bridge mode 84 Manage Ethernet port aggregation to a LAN device 86 Set up Ethernet port aggregation to a LAN device 86 View or change... the router Ethernet port aggregation mode...88 Chapter 6 Optimize Performance Use Dynamic QoS to optimize Internet traffic management........91 Enable Dynamic QoS 91 Enable or disable the...