Netgear Nighthawk AX8 AX6000 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender(EAX80)

NETGEAR Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Mesh Extender (EAX80) supports the latest generation WiFi 6 (802.11ax) standard. This powerful Nighthawk Mesh Extender is built for the future of WiFi delivering maximum capacity, maximum speed and more coverage. Enjoy a better connected home experience and extend faster WiFi to the farthest corner of your home with blazing fast speeds up to 6Gbps. With 8-streams WiFi, more spatial streams provide more available bandwidth and less congestion for all the devices in the WiFi network. Ideal for large homes with up to 6 bedrooms, you can extend powerful WiFi to every corner and take advantage of the fastest broadband speeds available to get the speeds you pay for. Easily set up your extender and get more out of your WiFi with the Nighthawk App. Upgrade to Nighthawk AX8 WiFi 6 Extender to experience the fastest WiFi speeds with up to 4-times greater network capacity than WiFi 5 allowing you to connect more and more devices to your WiFi today and in the future.

Easily Create a Mesh WiFi 6 System with your Existing Router
Expand coverage of your Existing Router using your current WiFi name and password. This unique desktop design has four powerful internal antennas that extend WiFi signals to where your router WiFi cannot reach. Nighthawk AX8 Mesh Extender is backward compatible with previous WiFi generations (11b/g/n/a/ac) and will work with all your existing internet-connected devices.

8-STREAM WIFI - NETWORK EFFICIENCY AND FASTER SPEEDS
Ultimate Speed and Range without Bandwidth Drop
Your upgraded WiFi experience will deliver smooth streaming of ultra HD content on your new smart TV, music for your WiFi connected speakers, and fast online game play throughout your home.

ONE WIFI NAME
No More Switching WiFi Network Names
Nighthawk AX8 Extender creates a seamless network throughout your home by using the same WiFi network name (SSID) as your router. Your WiFi devices like the smartphones and laptops will remain connected to the same network name without disconnect and reconnect as you move around your house and yard.

SMART ROAMING
Seamless Coverage for Your Mobile Devices
Smart Roaming intelligently connects your mobile devices to the optimal WiFi for 4K streaming, surfing and more. Now you can enjoy uninterrupted streaming on YouTube or Netflix, even as you move around the house.

Smart Roaming is designed for devices that support the 802.11k standard.

FOUR GIGABIT ETHERNET PORTS + USB
CONNECT MORE
A desktop extender like EAX80 is a great choice if you need more Ethernet ports to connect more network-ready wired devices and USB storage options. Use the extender's four (4) Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect wired devices like Smart TVs and game consoles.

ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE AND COVERAGE
Nighthawk Router + Nighthawk Mesh Extender
Love your Nighthawk router? Now you can easily build your own powerful Nighthawk Mesh network.

Enjoy all the advanced router features that a Nighthawk has to offer and easily build your own powerful WiFi Mesh System. The Nighthawk AX8 is compatible with any WiFi router but delivers best mesh performance with the Nighthawk® WiFi 6 routers.

Technical Details

Brand : Netgear
Model : EAX80
WIFI TECHNOLOGY  : 802.11ax
WIFI PERFORMANCE  : AX6000

WIFI BAND 
Band 1: 1.2Gbps @2.4GHz - 1024QAM
Band 2: 4.8Gbps @5GHz - 1024QAM

NUMBER OF ETHERNET PORTS 
Four (4) 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports with auto-sensing technology

NUMBER OF USB PORTS 
One (1) USB 3.0 port

KEY FEATURES 
Gigabit Internet speeds throughout the home*
4X Better Performance than a Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Extender—8 Stream WiFi with up to 1.2+4.8 Gbps† for ultra-fast wireless speeds**
More WiFi for More Devices— OFDMA allows efficient data transmission up to 8 devices at the same time. Uplink OFDMA improves scheduling during high volumes of upload traffic.§
Up to 4 Simultaneous WiFi Streams—4-stream MU-MIMO‡ enables up to four (4) 1x1 devices to stream content at the same time
160MHz Channel Support***—Gigabit speeds for compatible mobile devices & laptops
Powerful Processor—64bit 1.8GHz dual-core processor ensures smooth 4K UHD streaming & gaming

SECURITY 
Standards-based WiFi Security (802.11i, 128-bit AES encryption with PSK) and WEP Standards

EASE OF USE 
Nighthawk App—Easily set up your extender and get more out of your WiFi
Wi-Fi 6 Supports All Current WiFi Devices—Backward compatible with Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation WiFi devices
Push & Connect using WPS
Power on/off button

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS 
Dimensions: 10 x 7.75 x 4.2 in (279 x 197 x 106mm)
Weight: 1.9lb (0.86kg)

STANDARDS 
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ax 2.4GHz
IEEE 802.11 a/n/ac/ax 5GHz
IEEE 802.11 k
Four (4) 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports with auto-sensing technology
One (1) USB 3.0 port

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 
2.4 and/or 5GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax WiFi router or gateway
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