They eliminate loss in signal strength and avoid any additional noise during transmission.

Unlike typical antennas that simply relay the Wi-Fi signal received from your devices to the router, Active Antennas amplify the Wi-Fi signal within the external antenna itself. The popular networking company further explains, 'Nighthawk X8 boasts a total of eight antennas, four internal and four patent-pending external Active Antennas - the industry's first - that boost the wireless range of the Nighthawk X8. All told, the Nighthawk X8 pushes wireless performance and range to an extreme that is required for enabling your increasingly always-on networked life', says NETGEAR. It also supports more wired connections with six Gigabit Ethernet ports including two that can be aggregated for faster file transfers. It is powered by an extremely powerful 1.4GHz dual core processor for faster connections the industry's first, patent-pending Active Antennas to boost range and three Wi-Fi bands with quad-streams, 1024 QAM, and MU-MIMO capable for the fastest Wi-Fi speeds. Read圜LOUD ® USB Access - Secure personal access to USB storage from anywhereįor more information, please visit this products webpage.'Engineered from the ground up with a stylish modern design, the Nighthawk X8 is performance perfected with the new Wave 2 AC Wi-Fi.Dynamic QoS prioritizes bandwidth by application and device.MU-MIMO capable for simultaneous streaming of data to multiple devices.Smart Connect intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for every device.6 Gigabit Ethernet ports-aggregate two ports for faster file transfers.4 active antennas and 4 internal antennas amplify and maximize range.Quad Stream delivers up to four data streams per WiFi band.Tri-band WiFi delivers more WiFi to more devices.Get fastest speeds available up to 5.3Gbps.

Six gigabit Ethernet ports means even more wired devices can connect and with port aggregation 2 ports can combine to double maximum wired speeds. Four external Active Antennas plus four internal antennas amplify WiFi range. Tri-Band WiFi and Quad Stream performance boosts X8's combined wireless speeds to up to 5.3Gbps. The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router is the next wave in WiFi.

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