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Nighthawk™ X8-AC5300 Smart WiFi Router Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO‡) Data Sheet R8500 Using Multi-User MIMO technology, NETGEAR routers can stream data to multiple devices simultaneously. With MU-MIMO, your WiFi network can deliver faster throughput to every MU-MIMO connected device. That means faster downloads and smoother streaming for your devices. Enjoy simultaneous streaming with MU-MIMO Data sent to one device at-a-time Data sent to multiple devices simultaneously Traditional WiFi MU-MIMO WiFi ‡MU-MIMO feature requires firmware upgrade. MU-MIMO firmware upgrade not currently available for this product, but currently anticipated to be released before the end of 2015. MU-MIMO capability requires both router and client device to support MU-MIMO. Please see www.netgear.com/mumimo for more details. Tri-Band WiFi The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router with breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi technology delivers a massive combined wireless speed of up to 5.3Gbps. X8 optimizes WiFi performance by intelligently assigning every device to the fastest WiFi band possible and doing so allows devices to connect at their maximum speed. Load Balancing distributes WiFi devices ensuring usage of both the 5GHz WiFi bands. Even if everyone and everything in the home that's connected to the Internet is streaming, gaming, working, playing, socializing or updating at the same time, the X8 won't miss a beat-you'll enjoy seamless clarity and zero lag. Tri-Band WiFi provides 3 dedicated WiFi Bands WiFi Band 1 2.4GHz - Up to 1000Mbps All Legacy WiFi Devices WiFi Band 2 5GHz - Up to 2.2Gbps Dual Band WiFi Devices WiFi Band 3 5GHz - Up to 2.2Gbps Newer Dual Band AC WiFi Devices FAST FASTER FASTEST PAGE 4 OF 11

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Nighthawk
X8—AC5300 Smart WiFi Router
Data Sheet
R8500
PAGE 4 OF 11
Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO
)
Using Multi-User MIMO technology, NETGEAR routers can stream data to multiple devices simultaneously. With MU-MIMO, your WiFi
network can deliver faster throughput to every MU-MIMO connected device. That means faster downloads and smoother streaming
for your devices.
MU-MIMO feature requires firmware upgrade. MU-MIMO firmware upgrade not currently available for this product, but currently anticipated to be released before the end of 2015.
MU-MIMO capability requires both router and client device to support MU-MIMO. Please see www.netgear.com/mumimo for more details.
Tri-Band WiFi
The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router with breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi technology delivers a massive combined wireless
speed of up to 5.3Gbps. X8 optimizes WiFi performance by intelligently assigning every device to the fastest WiFi band possible and
doing so allows devices to connect at their maximum speed. Load Balancing distributes WiFi devices ensuring usage of both the 5GHz
WiFi bands. Even if everyone and everything in the home that’s connected to the Internet is streaming, gaming, working, playing,
socializing or updating at the same time, the X8 won’t miss a beat—you’ll enjoy seamless clarity and zero lag.
WiFi Band 1
2.4GHz - Up to 1000Mbps
All Legacy WiFi Devices
WiFi Band 2
5GHz - Up to 2.2Gbps
Dual Band WiFi Devices
WiFi Band 3
5GHz - Up to 2.2Gbps
Newer Dual Band AC WiFi Devices
FAST
FASTER
FASTEST
Traditional WiFi
MU-MIMO WiFi
Data sent to one device at-a-time
Data sent to multiple devices simultaneously
Enjoy simultaneous streaming with MU-MIMO