The Nighthawk X8 Ac5300 Tri-Band Wifi Router Is The Next Wave In Wifi With Tri-Band Quad Stream Performance - NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Tri-Band User Manual

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The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Tri-Band WiFi Router is the next wave in WiFi with Tri-Band Quad Stream performance,

Nighthawk delivers combined WiFi speeds of up to 5.3 Gbps. Four external active antennas combined with four internal
antennas amplify and maximize WiFi range. The X8's powerful 1.4 Ghz dual-core processor gives you a high-performance
networking engine for faster connections. Aggregate two of the Gigabit ports to double your wired speeds to
network-attached storage. Quad-Stream with MU-MIMO support allows you to enjoy simultaneous streaming to your
devices for speeds up to four times faster than traditional WiFi.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Unpack Your Router
• Front View on page 9
• USB Ports on the Right Panel
• Rear Panel on page 12
• Position Your Router
• Cable Your Router
• How Active Antennas Improve WiFi Performance
• Position the Active Antennas
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
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