NETGEAR Nighthawk Quad Stream Quad core Compatible

My Old Chap Mr Irwin tell us This router is fantastic if you can utilize it's features and don't mind the price..

I bought this router for a six primary reasons:
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a ) Strong performance when handling a large number of connected devices
b ) Ethernet Port Aggregation via 802.3ad (LACP)
c ) Strong WiFi performance (though there are competing routers which may be a bit better)
d ) Six Ethernet ports on the router's switch
e ) Active antennas
f ) Dynamic Quality of Service (QoS)

For anyone with MINIMAL experience with networking equipment, or general networking knowledge, I have some advice for you.
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1. Download and read the User Guides and Documentation for this router (see link) https://www.netgear.com/support/product/R9000.aspx#docs
2. Follow the step by step directions and pay attention to any WARNING messages in the documentation
3. Ideally you'll want to place the X10 in a room that is in the center of your house but if you need to play it in an edge room in your house then pair it with the NETGEAR Nighthawk Mesh X6S like I did to prevent WiFi dead spots (mostly applies to larger homes or people looking for the best performance).
4. Backup your settings on the X10 once configured (it's just a good idea).
5. Once everything is set up, download the latest firmware (I did this via the web-interface, it's easy).

A little more detail below
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For my personal setup I started by downloading the manuals at NETGEAR's website for this router. I read the manuals just to make sure I did things in order because every company does things slightly different and it's good to know how your particular hardware is meant work (and when it's ready to do things). I mapped out my network (just draw a diagram of your house, the locations of your networking hardware, and connection type) and I determined where I would place my X10 router (and the X6S extender I purchased separately). I connected my modem and router and then the primary PC in my home using cat6a cable and performed initial setup of the router. Once the router was connected, in a working state, and ready for modifications, I logged into the web interface and I modified the settings that applied to me (enabling QoS, changing the default password for the router's login page, enabling Ethernet port aggregation, setting priorities for devices, downloading firmware, etc.). Then I connected the X6S extender to this router via two NETGEAR Powerline 1200 Mbps (PLP1200) ports and cat6a cable. I set the X6S up in access-point mode (you can do extender mode but access point mode will give you the best performance in most cases if the wiring in your house is good). I ran tests in every room of my house and my WiFi signal was full-bars at all locations and the speed test results confirmed that my WiFi performance was consistent throughout the house (the loss or gain was NOT meaningful). This router is able to handle a large number of connected devices without slow down (from the router, you may have slowdown due to high bandwidth usage but that is not the fault of the router, that is a limitation of your internet connection). Today at my house we had 18 devices running on this router and it ran without any issues. I have had 0 disconnects, or sudden drops in performance (WiFi or wired) from any devices connected to this router.

Simply put, if you want a great router then buy this one but make sure you learn how to get the most out of it before buying it, otherwise, there are other similar routers with a few less features that might save you some money and fir your needs better. Also, at least for larger homes or people looking for the very best WiFi experience, pair this with the X6S (and place them in ideal locations) and if you want to go crazy like I did set up a power-line Ethernet connection between the X10 and the X6S using cat6a Ethernet cabling so the X6S can be run in access-point mode instead of extender mode.

I love this router and I hope it lasts me 5 years like my previous router (which was still in working condition but couldn't handle the processing requirements of my household). If I had to be critical of NETGEAR for anything it would be that a 1 year warranty is simply laughable for a router at this price point. This company needs improve in this area in particular. I have had good interactions with NETGEAR customer support and I plan on staying a NETGEAR customer in the future but a 1 year warranty is a joke and a premium router deserves a premium warranty. I hope that eventually NETGEAR puts a strong warranty behind all of their products but especially their high end products and learns from companies like Samsung (who I buy all of my SSD's from partly because of their 10 year warranty on the 850 Pro) because a strong warranty is a way for the company to say that they believe in the reliability of the product and NETGEAR doesn't do that currently. Other than the abysmal warranty, this router has been flawless.

My Old Man Charlie Gibson experience Beware!!.

Hopefully you all read this....
To all looking to buy this produce please do a bit of research before hand!! look at netgears support page on this model.
when I first got the router everything worked fine for about a month or so, I have 100 mbs down and about 15 mbs up speeds, while on wifi this router shoots about 91 down and 11.2 up, not bad at all wired their is no drop at all very nice, problem is that the wifi CONSTANTLY drops!! for me it's about 1~2 times a day, from other's that have this it's far more than that, this issue has been going on with this model scene early 2017 and has yet to be fixed netgear is fully aware of the situation and has done nothing to fix the issue after replacing the unit about 3 times hopping to get one that will not have this issue i have given up, i've tried manually setting firmware versions, some work a bit more stable than other's but none are a 100% fix, as soon as you mess with the "linked device" page and start really messing with it that page will go away soon as you update major changes to any device leaving you without that access or page to further adjust them, again google "netgear r9000 wifi dropping" and go to their websites support page and read it's a real thing got so bad they closed that support page for it. NOT ALL of them have this issue but if you are one of the MANY unlucky people to get a bad one you are in for one hell of a ride, Netgear will not help you fix this issue they've known about it for a long time and are still selling them hints the price drop every couple months because of this issue it's not a great on sell item it's a lemon and they know it.
3 stars and not 1 because when it's working it's amazing and me rebooting about 1 time a day isnt to bad but for this price point you should not have to be dealing witch such B.S

My friend VanLear experience Do not buy - High end in price only.

I had reached a supported limit of 25 Wi-Fi devices connected to the Wi-Fi router provided by my local telephone company. I decided to make an investment in my home network and get a high-end, expensive Netgear X10 Nighthawk. My expectation was that this investment would be worthwhile since I have a lot of Wi-Fi devices such as multiple Alexa devices, streaming sticks, a Playstation and mobile devices. This Wi-Fi router has been a major disappointment. The Wi-Fi constantly drops connections numerous times daily for both the 2.4G and 5.0G frequencies. Researching online I have found that this is a VERY common problem. The Netgear communities are filled with users with this exact issue. Upgrading to the latest firmware, turning off QoS, turning off the 5G band have had no impact. I have tried numerous channels as well. I am so disappointed I paid a premium for such a faulty product. I would highly encourage anyone considering a Netgear router to research "Netgear Wi-Fi disconnections" and see all the problems existing customers are having and then find an alternative product. I am a technical professional and well versed in computer networking. This is the worst piece of tech I have ever bought. I'm hoping my pains can be a warning to others so that they don't spend a premium on a device only to be extremely disappointed.

UPDATE So...after 9 months of WiFi dropping every 20ish minutes , Netgear FINALLY released a new firmware to address the issue. This is very bittersweet. My WiFi issues are resolved, however, why the hell did it take so damn long for Netgear to fix this when the Netgear support boards were screaming about this issue. According to the support boards there was a timer issue that dropped WiFi every 15 to 20 minutes. New firmware was released Jan, 2019.

I stand by my decision to never buy Netgear again. Nine months to address a crippling issue for their “high end” router is unacceptable. I would look strongly at Asus as an alternative.

My Old Fellow A. Zeeb Talk Buyer Beware of their Scam.

I bought this device 3.5 months ago. My support warranty expired after 3 months. A few days ago, I disconnected the USB device so that I could add more movies to it. When I reconnected, everything went haywire. I could no longer connect to plex. It said it had a NTP time error. I reset the router twice. Now it intermittently disconnects and loses signal to my windows 10 computer. My ipad and iphone are completely unable to connect to it. They alternate between saying I put in the wrong password and just spinning saying it is connecting but it never does. My devices that are wired to the router work fine which means it is not my internet. I called the company today to get help. They would not help me unless I bought a $140 one year software support warranty. When I refused, the guy went over and over about how this could not possibly be a hardware issue, but had to be a software settings issue and that I would have to pay for that support. He would not help me at all until I agreed to buy the warranty. I asked to speak to someone else, but he just kept trying to sell me the warranty. I have always thought that netgear was a good company but after spending $450 for a router that stopped working after 3.5 months, and they refused to make it right, I will never buy their products ever again.

My Old Chap Amanda Herring said Terrible..

I've been a network engineer for nearly 20 years. This product shouldn't have ever been sold...not ready for production. An exercise in futility. If you're the type of person that likes to juggle rotten eggs and hope they don't explode on you, then this product may be for you. If you're a balanced person with normal intelligence, run. Run, and hide from Netgear. There should be a class action lawsuit against the company for this product (and likely others based upon the software). See attached photo for a small sampling of the joy that is the Netgear mobile app. I was forced to use the mobile app for certain mgmt functions because the web based config pages don't work. Listen to me...they don't even LOAD. I've tried mac's, I've used pc's, I even rented a government mainframe, built my own interface and that didn't work either. For about a year now I've tried to be patient and loving. I have now moved onto the sledgehammer and blowtorch mode of our relationship. I would sell it, however, I cannot, in good conscience, sell this for money to another human being.
Good luck.

My Old Neighbor ElecEnthusiast said First day just blown away..

Day one.... Amazed! GUI not great but I can figure it out.

Setup to my original network IP and everything worked without touching it. My wife has been having issues with her last 2 iPhones using too much cellular data and dropping wifi when in bedroom upstairs on opposite side of house. On my Android I never had this problem and usually get 30Mbps. This X10 is on first floor outside wall in a solid wood computer desk cabinet. I have 2 outer antenna pointed upstairs and forward. Getting 215 mbps down and 22 up. First time ever seeing paid for speeds on WiFi. Unheard of. Previous router Asus rt-ac66u.

This is day 1 so I will update if necessary.

My Old Chap Michael say Broke in less than 4 months.

It worked great and was fast - while it was working. Then all of sudden, it didn't. For the price, I expect better than this. Apparently, there are a lot of people experiencing problems with it internet connectivity. I also experienced this but it would usually reconnect in a minute.

As for their web site - I tried for 45 minutes to log on and not being able to do that, I tried to find a support phone number on the site. Phone number is nowhere to be found. I had to Google "Netgear support phone" to find it. Seems to me, when you click a link that says "Contact Us", it should give you a phone number or at least an email address. Instead, it seemed like it was just another opportunity for them to try to sell their products or extended warranty.

I finally did get a tech on the phone and after trying a few things, she sent me a Return Merchandise Authorization. I have no complaints about the tech - she did a good job.

I guess they'll replace it. Meanwhile, I'm glad I didn't ditch my old router. I don't think I'll buy Netgear again.

My Old Chap Brian S. said Forget the "Access Point" setup, just use "Router" in the auto-install and you'll have a fully-functioning speed-loving system!.

After installing this router, I waited a couple days just to ensure it continued to work well before making any comments or rating about it. (nothing worse than when people rate something with one or even five stars and say they haven't used it yet, or will just update their comments later... Idiots. Why even comment and rate the product then in the first place if you have zero knowledge of how it actually works, first...?!)

But, since I've been using this for awhile and have used sooooo many different routers over the last 41 years, I feel confident in commenting and rating this product with a 5-star rating, even though I had one issue (described below). I feel that issue is pretty irrelevant as a work-around in the type of installation was done in just a few seconds and made everything work just as well if not better than it would have otherwise. Maybe someone else has the same issue and cannot get over that issue affecting them - that will be between you and Netgear - for me - it's a non-issue and still gets a 5-rating.

So - installing this thing.

It comes with plenty of quick-start guides to help you with manually connecting to it (Ethernet) or using the WiFi (it has three frequencies and speeds that can be chosen!) 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz or 60Ghz. You can have all three operating at the same time so whatever device you are using can use the best signal that it physically can use - or you can shut them down and limit it to only two or three options. Whatever you want. There is also a GUEST WiFi connection that is set "OFF" as default - and if you do choose to allow strangers to connect to your WiFi, it blocks them from accessing other systems on the network automatically - and you can additionally choose to limit the amount of speed / bandwidth that the guest can achieve. Personally - always leave the "Guest" mode off, unless you're going to host a big party with lots of people and everyone wants to use WiFi at the same time and you don't want to give each of them your password. (that's actually rude of them so tell them to suck it up and use their cell data instead!)

You can also set a different password for each of the three frequencies of the WiFi, if you want to.

Since I have a modem from my internet provider, that is also a WiFi spot, I installed this in the back of the house for my desktop computer in my den as well as having better WiFi signals due to too many walls between the back of the house and the living room where the ISP's Modem / Router is located.

The Netgear's setup suggested programming this router as an Access Point instead of as an additional Router, since we already have a router in the front of the house. The Access Point essentially creates an extension from your primary router.

Well - that installation took over 20 minutes to configure (it's all automatic once you choose Router or Access Point setup). It locked up numerous times and I have to factory reset the thing twice - all for the WiFi antennas to still not broadcast or allow any connections. It was definitely ON, the WiFi button (on the front of the unit - to the far right under it's LED light (which is not referred to in any of the instruction manuals)) was confirmed ON and every light indicated that the unit was functioning perfectly. But zero connection to the WiFi portion of the router. The desktop, with the Ethernet cable plugged in, connected to the internet without issue (even though the Computer Network Icon kept saying there is no connection)... Some days you just have to love machines - other days, not so much.

So, after fiddling with this router for another half hour, using troubleshooting guides, all firmware up-to-date, customer support assistance from Netgear on the phone and going through several bulletin boards - everyone was in agreement - Absolutely everything was set up correctly and configured between the desktop, the router, the cell phones (used to try and connect to the WiFi). Connections to the WiFi could be made - but zero data would go through it.

I did another Hard Reset back to factory settings and just installed the unit as another Router, instead of an access point.

In less than 30 seconds (literally), it was up and running, WiFi was working perfectly fine, the distance from the unit to the farthest point I walked to before I lost a signal was about 75 feet - and that's with several concrete and metal walls in between.

I was able to pick up the 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz and 60Ghz signals without any issue and data transfer rates were as they were expected to be - quite fast. The Netgear App on the iPhone also worked without issue, immediately after telling the device to program itself as a router.

Even with 100 feet of cable connecting the Router to the living room's modem/router from the ISP, (using a Cat 5e cable), there is zero signal degradation. I have put this thing through some touch tests with multiple bandwidth-hogging programs all running at the same time, plus two PS4 units, two cell phones and a Smart TV connected to an Apply TV box - - that had EVERYTHING running, streaming, uploading, downloading and using live gaming. Not a single problem experienced after a few days.

I pay for 250Mb connection - through the modem and this router, my desktop still downloads at 304Mbps and uploads at 38Mbps. And that was when it was having a full load of systems all demanding bandwidth and signal space through this one router and a 100' older-style Cat cord.

My Old Neighbor Cynthia say Failed after three months.

After spending significant time researching a new WIFI router, I decided on the NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 AD7200 based on the reviews and Netgear's reputation. It was easy to set up and everything was going well for several weeks. Until I started hearing from my husband and son that they were having problems connecting. They would have connectivity for 5-10 minutes then it would stop or slow down significantly. I also had guests who were unable to connect to our WIFI at all. Everything looks like it should be connected but it just wasn't working. I used the Netgear Nighthawk app to reboot the system (many times). I switched out the cable from a cat5 to cat6. I adjusted the placement of our router. It would get better for a little while but honestly it was just limping along. When I check the internet speeds it reports being fast but it's not our experience. Of course, these problems begin happening after my window for technical assistance from Netgear has expired and I can no longer return it to Amazon. In order to get support from Netgear, I need to pay an additional $90, which I can't justify given that I have already invested $400 in a device that may ultimately just get trashed. What a disappointment!

My Old Man C. S. Bastian Talk DO NOT BUY THIS ROUTER. Nothing but problems no support.

This router has been nothing but problems and now I cannot return it or get service after another month. SO after 50 days, I cannot return this to Amazon and warranty service ends in 30 more days. 400 bucks for a POS. May stop shopping here over this. New update # 2. I cannot believe a 400 dollar router has a 90-day warranty. This is unacceptable and I will not be buying another Netgear again because of this.
See update below; issue resolved.(wasn’t)
I bought this and installed it with default settings yesterday. last night all my ethernet connected devices lost internet connection. blogged online finding several people with this issue and no real solution found online. reset it and everything worked fine for about 24 hours until just now. all wired devices lost internet. I'm chatting with Netgear now. An update : I spoke with customer service who seemed calm despite my worries. They simply told me that they would have me adjust my MTU size from 1500 to 1492 and if it occurred again they would replace the item directly. This worked to a point but performance never acceptable. Fought with Amazon to return the item and ended up getting the return with a financial penalty. Stopped shopping here for almost a year in turn. Definitely spent 10x the money the kept elsewhere in the meantime