Wireless Speed And Range; Advanced Features; Readyshare Usb - NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 Reviewer's Manual

4. Wireless Speed and Range

The NIGHTHAWK X6 has six highly tuned external retractable antennas connected to the highest-power
radio amplifiers allowed by regulations: transmit power of +30 dBm in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
bands and receive sensitivity of -99 dBm at 1 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band and -96 dBm at 6 Mbps in the
5GHz band.
Reviewers might receive two units—one Nighthawk X6 (R8000) to set up as a router, and the other
Nighthawk (R7000) to set up as a bridge. For reviewers, the units will be preconfigured. There is also a
separate note that explains how to configure the NIGHTHAWK (R7000) as a bridge. This feature is
accessed through the Advanced Wireless Settings page of the router GUI (Advanced tab > Advanced
Setup > Wireless Settings).
The result is more WiFi range – and more wireless speed at any given distance – than top-of-the-line
home routers available today.
To test this informally, start with your current router before setting up the NIGHTHAWK X6. Go to
remote corners of your test area with a laptop, smartphone or tablet and look for areas of low signal
strength. Then check the same locations again after installing the NIGHTHAWK X6. You should see
greater signal strength at many of these points.
For NETGEAR's recommendations on technical evaluation of wireless performance, see the Appendix.

5. Advanced Features

This section highlights a few of the many advanced features available on the NIGHTHAWK X6.

ReadySHARE USB

The NIGHTHAWK X6 is ready for instant file sharing – just plug a USB hard drive or flash drive into either
of the router's two USB ports. Files on the shared drive can then be accessed anywhere on the network,
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