Beamforming+ improves range and performance, high powered amplifiers and antennas to extend your Wi-Fi coverage
Five 10/100/1000 Mbps - (1 WAN and 4 LAN) Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB ports, one USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 port
Lots of apps and features (genie, ReadyCLOUD, Kwilt, ReadySHARE, Open VPN, Smart Connect, Prioritisation) to make most of your router
Also compatible for PC/Mac/iPhone/iPad and Android devices(Requires a modem).
Product DescriptionNETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Cable Router, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, Implicit and Explicit Beamforming/Upstream and Downstream QoS.
Note:Ensure that the factory reset is carried out and then the latest firmware is installed.
Box ContainsNETGEAR Nighthawk Router 3x Detachable Antennas Ethernet Cable Power Adapter User Documentation
All comments (35)
JustExtreme
17 Jul 171#1
Tempted to get this so I can route everything I connect to my network through a VPN
neoavi7 to JustExtreme
17 Jul 17#13
It does not have a VPN client. It has a VPN server so you can connect to YOUR network.
OrribleHarry to JustExtreme
17 Jul 171#18
Works well including selective routing, but you'll need either dd-wrt or TomatoUSB for this. Both work well.
Leon8585
17 Jul 171#2
great price
coventgamer
17 Jul 17#3
Does it have a built in modem
vandanfc to coventgamer
17 Jul 17#6
No.
Also compatible for PC/Mac/iPhone/iPad and Android devices(Requires a modem).
bobdylan to coventgamer
17 Jul 17#8
No you need the Netgear D7000 if you want one with a built in modem
Used to own this and was ok for a while but then kept intermittently failing. Spent days on phone to virgin thinking it was an issue with them but turned out it was the router. Changed to an Asus Router which is superb.
Zameen to Gravesy166
17 Jul 17#33
Please share link to one you got, did you put the virgin superhub to modem only mode and add Asus as router ?
Any other recommendations for router to work with virgin media ?
Do you know if you are able to use one with built in modem with virgin media ? Getting real crap speeds and range with Virgin at the mo.Thanks
cantonbean
17 Jul 17#11
Anyone know if you can use ProXPN via this?
OrribleHarry to cantonbean
17 Jul 17#19
I believe TomatoUSB supports this.
Dan__
17 Jul 171#12
no built in modem, no ww-drt, no vpn setup.
for this price its a rubbish deal.
voted COLD
ymmf to Dan__
17 Jul 17#14
I connect to this router set up at a home overseas daily via OpenVPN. In fact after Apple stopped supporting PPTP VPN it is my only way to route traffic.
OrribleHarry to Dan__
17 Jul 172#15
I suggest researching before spouting. This fully supports dd-wrt and VPN. It's supports OpenVPN out of the box also.
Just because you want a modem others might not......
Excellent router. Hot.
OrribleHarry
17 Jul 17#16
With dd-wrt installed it has both vpn client and server.
Dan__
17 Jul 17#17
doesnt work with purevpn which is what I use
OrribleHarry
17 Jul 171#20
Yes it does via pptp and OpenVPN please research before responding rubbish. I have used this on both purevpn and nordvpn myself.
scoobytawazara
17 Jul 17#21
ANYONE GOT A GOOD MODEM ROUTER SUGGESTION FOR TELEPHONE LINE ADSL
marra to scoobytawazara
17 Jul 17#25
Get a new keyboard first your caps lock is stuck :smiley:
Voted hot btw
JustExtreme to scoobytawazara
17 Jul 17#27
A potato
shibli to scoobytawazara
17 Jul 17#30
Got mine from ebay for around £20, loads on there, so much better than using the home hub.
bigbak
17 Jul 171#22
I bought the R7800 on primeday and connected it to my BT homehub 5. The improvement in wifi stability and speed was substantial.
I don't know how BT can claim to have the best wifi and keep a straight face. I don't anyone who uses a homehub who doesn't have problems with it.
shirishtiwari01 to bigbak
17 Jul 17#23
How did you connect to HOME hub 5? Any specific settings in Netgear? Any special mode you need to run Netgear in?
mikeyfive to bigbak
17 Jul 17#24
I have a Homehub 5 too, pretty poor range and stability tbh.. you'd recommend this as an improvement?
Thanks.
Phobos
17 Jul 17#26
Cheers OP, ordered one to replace my ageing WiFi routers.
bigbak
17 Jul 17#28
I think I'd recommend anything as an improvement over a homehub.
I had nodered doing a speedtest every 30 minutes. It was set up to email me if it dipped below 10mbit. Never emailed me. The graphs showed a solid connection on a network connection.
Most mornings I woke up to find my wifi running at 3mbit and needed a reboot.
bigbak
17 Jul 17#29
My router guided me through it. Connect it's wan connection to the homehub and set up the wifi to use what the homehub used.
It uses a 10.0.01/24 network, but allows you to connect to the homehub.
You need to disable the wifi on the homehub and set the new router up as a dmz.
If you're using BT TV you'll need to plug it into the homehub.
shibli
17 Jul 17#31
I have had this router for few years and also started experiencing problems with wifi when upgrading to the latest firmware such as dropped 2.4ghz wifi.
shibli
17 Jul 17#32
and it does ddrt
dreamcat4 to shibli
17 Jul 17#34
also:
* there used to be buids of asus-merlin too, not sure if they still keep those up to date.
* advancedtomato
Them main things this does not do are:
* mimo, and mu-mimo
* mesh wifi for multiple units. (seamless handoff)
For that you would need some ubiquity hotspots or whichever alternative mesh wifi solution you find is best. Reason this router doesnt do these ^ above wifi things:
They are all held as proprietary / closed source IP by Quallcomm. So there is no open source solution for those. You can buy hotspots in addition to this device (being your main router)... It just gets kindda expensive.
Opening post
Product DescriptionNETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Cable Router, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, Implicit and Explicit Beamforming/Upstream and Downstream QoS.
Note:Ensure that the factory reset is carried out and then the latest firmware is installed.
Box ContainsNETGEAR Nighthawk Router
3x Detachable Antennas
Ethernet Cable
Power Adapter
User Documentation
All comments (35)
Also compatible for PC/Mac/iPhone/iPad and Android devices(Requires a modem).
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Any other recommendations for router to work with virgin media ?
Do you know if you are able to use one with built in modem with virgin media ? Getting real crap speeds and range with Virgin at the mo.Thanks
for this price its a rubbish deal.
voted COLD
Just because you want a modem others might not......
Excellent router. Hot.
Voted hot btw
I don't know how BT can claim to have the best wifi and keep a straight face. I don't anyone who uses a homehub who doesn't have problems with it.
Thanks.
I had nodered doing a speedtest every 30 minutes. It was set up to email me if it dipped below 10mbit. Never emailed me. The graphs showed a solid connection on a network connection.
Most mornings I woke up to find my wifi running at 3mbit and needed a reboot.
It uses a 10.0.01/24 network, but allows you to connect to the homehub.
You need to disable the wifi on the homehub and set the new router up as a dmz.
If you're using BT TV you'll need to plug it into the homehub.
* there used to be buids of asus-merlin too, not sure if they still keep those up to date.
* advancedtomato
Them main things this does not do are:
* mimo, and mu-mimo
* mesh wifi for multiple units. (seamless handoff)
For that you would need some ubiquity hotspots or whichever alternative mesh wifi solution you find is best. Reason this router doesnt do these ^ above wifi things:
They are all held as proprietary / closed source IP by Quallcomm. So there is no open source solution for those. You can buy hotspots in addition to this device (being your main router)... It just gets kindda expensive.