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XR700 Nighthawk® Pro Gaming WiFi Router uses state-of-the-art software to optimize your internet connection by stabilizing ping, reducing lag spikes, and keeping you in the game with reliable wired and wireless connectivity for fast-paced gaming.
Personalize your gaming dashboard to view real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping and many other parameters. Limit lag and get a guaranteed local connection with Geo Filter or enable Quality of Service to ensure gaming traffic is always prioritized and gets maximum bandwidth.
Features
GUARANTEE LOCAL CONNECTIONS & ELIMINATE LAG
Connect to closer servers for less lag and better gaming
BEST-IN-CLASS QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS)
Control and eliminate lag caused by local devices or other players
MONITOR YOUR NETWORK
View real-time bandwidth activity by device and adjust on the fly
HIGH PERFORMANCE ACTIVE ANTENNAS
Better WiFi coverage & faster speeds
10-GIGABIT WAN/LAN PORT WITH SFP+
Support for up to 10 Gigabit Internet speeds. Connect to NETGEAR SX10 gaming switch for lower latency LAN parties
PLEX MEDIA SERVER
All your movie, TV show, music, video, and photo collections at your fingertips. Anywhere you go, on the devices you love
CLOUD DRIVE
Automatically backup your precious data to the cloud
NIGHTHAWK APP
The Nighthawk App makes it easy to set up your router and get more out of your WiFi
GEOFENCING
Distance is the main reason you lag. Get the best connection for your game by drawing boundaries to block out-of-range servers
APPLICATION QOS
Determine priorities for genres of traffic across all your devices and specify allocations based on the application
PING HEATMAP
Ping Heatmap maps your favorite game servers, visualizes your connection quality to each server in the world. You choose which server to connect to giving you the advantage
CONNECTION BENCHMARK
A pure test of your internet line, measuring all the key metrics you care about with extreme accuracy. This lets you determine the quality of your internet line
Network Monitor
Check bandwidth-hogging devices & identify what causes lag
PROVEN PERFORMANCE
The XR700 is designed for the very best in gaming performance. Stabilize your connection, kick lag spikes, and concentrate on what matters: your gaming
IS YOUR WIFI HURTING YOUR GAMING?
If you are not playing with hardware that’s designed for gaming and gamers, the answer is probably “yes”. Armed with a hefty processor and a software suite of features built for gaming, the XR700 is unbeatable
NEVER FIGHT OVER BANDWIDTH
Dial back, enhance, block any device on your home network, even those bandwidth vampires like streaming devices and voice operated home products
KICK LAG SPIKES TO THE CURB
With Advanced Quality of Service (QoS) backed by a 1.7ghz dual-core processor, the XR700 adeptly prioritizes even the most congested home networking traffic. That means you’ll stay in the game and not in the queue.
| XR300 | XR500 | XR700 | XR1000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WiFi Speed | WiFi 5 - AC1750 | WiFi 5 - AC2600 | WiFi 5 - AP7200 | WiFi 6 -AX5400 |
| Wireless Bands | Dual-Band | Dual-Band | Dual-Band | Dual-Band |
| Gaming Router OS | DumaOS 2.0 | DumaOS 2.0 | DumaOS 2.0 | DumaOS 3.0 |
| Customizable Gaming Dashboard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Processor Speed | 1.0Ghz Dual-core | 1.7Ghz Dual-core | 1.7Ghz Quad-core | 1.5Ghz Triple-core |
| Ports | 1 WAN & 4 LAN | 1 WAN & 4 LAN | 1 WAN & 6 LAN | 1 WAN & 4 LAN |
| USB ports - For Shared Storage + Printer | 1 x USB 3.0 | 1 x USB 3.0 | 2 x USB 3.0 | 1 x USB 3.0 |
| Network Security | WPA2, VPN, double firewall, DoS | WPA2, VPN, double firewall, DoS | WPA2, VPN, double firewall, DoS | WPA2/WPA3, Armor by BitDefender, VPN, double firewall, DoS |
| Advanced Technology | Beamforming+ | Beamforming+, MU-MIMO | Beamforming, MU-MIMO, OFDMA | Beamforming+, Smart connect (One SSID), MU-MIMO, OFDMA |
Specifications
Product Number
XR700
Warranty Information
3-year Limited Hardware Warranty
Physical Specifications
Dimensions: 12.7 x 9.6 x 2.5 in (321.9 x 243.7 x 64.5 mm)
Weight: 4.11lb (1865g)
System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista®, XP®, 2000, Mac OS®, UNIX®, or Linux®
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11 or higher, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome 55 or higher, Firefox® 45 or higher, Safari® 10 or higher
Standards
Two (2) USB 3.0 ports
IEEE® 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz +256 QAM support
IEEE® 802.11 a/n/ac 5.0GHz
Seven (7) 10/100/1000Mbps (1 WAN & 6 LAN) Gigabit Ethernet ports
Security
VPN support — secure remote access
Standards-based WiFi Security (802.11i, 128-bit AES encryption with PSK)
Double firewall protection (SPI and NAT)
Denial-of-service (DoS) attack prevention
Package Contents
XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router (XR700)
Ethernet cable
Quick start guide
Power adapter
Specifications
AD7200
Powerful Quad-Core 1.7GHz processor
Memory: 512MB NAND Flash and 1GB DDR3 SDRAM
Enhanced Active Antennas with high powered amplifiers
Explicit Beamforming for 2.4 & 5GHz bands
10G LAN SFP+ port connection for low-latency LAN gaming parties
IPv6 Support (Internet Protocol Version 6)
On/Off LED light switch
Country of Origin
China