Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 AC2600 Dual Band WiFi Router with Geo Filter

Overview

XR500 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 for prioritized gaming devices and allocated bandwidth. VPN Client protects your network identity and prevents DDoS attacks. Blazing-fast 2.6Gbps WiFi speeds, Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a dual core 1.7GHz processor make online and network gaming frustration free.

Guarantee Local Connection & Eliminate Lag
Geo Filter lets you fix your gaming lag by limiting distance to servers or other players. You can get a guaranteed local connection and create a blacklist or whitelist of your preferred servers.

Monitor Internet Utilization & Live Game Ping
Keep an eye on real-time bandwidth utilization with the Internet Utilization Monitor. Reveal bandwidth-hogging devices and identify the applications which could be causing lag and slowing your game.

Prioritize Your Gaming Traffic
Prioritize gaming devices and allocate bandwidth by device to eliminate lag due to queuing at the ISP network with Quality of Service (QoS). Control the maximum upload and download speeds per device on the network to minimize sudden lag spikes while gaming.

Customizable Dashboard
Personalize your gaming dashboard to view real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping and many other parameters
on a single screen.

Key Features

Blazing Fast Wifi
Up to 2.53 Gbps 2.53Gbps

Quad Stream
Up to four data streams per WiFi band maximizes connection speed

Mu-Mimo
Multi-user MIMO enables simultaneous streaming to mobile devices

Dual Core Processor
Dual core 1.7GHz processor boosts wireless, wired & WAN-to-LAN performance

Gigabit Wifi
Next-generation WiFi now at Gigabit speeds

Gigabit Wired
Ideal for HD gaming & video

Gaming Dashboard
Customizable view of real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping, etc.

Geo-Filter
Control your lag by limiting distance to game servers or other players

Quality Of Service
Prioritize gaming devices and allocate XR500 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router

Gaming VPN Client Support
Protect your network identity VPN and prevent DDoS attacks

Network Monitor
Check bandwidth-hogging devices and identify what causes lag

Ultimate Range
WiFi coverage throughout very large homes

Antennas
High-power amplifiers with 4 external antennas

Readyshare USB Access
Wirelessly access & share USB hard drive & printer via two USB ports

Two Superspeed USB 3.0 Ports
Up to 10x faster than USB 2.0

Readyshare Vault
PC software automatically backs up to USB hard drive connected to the router

Beamforming+
Boosts speed, reliability, & range of WiFi connections

Simultaneous Dual Band Wifi
Supports two WiFi bands simultaneously to double the available bandwidth and provide a reliable, dedicated WiFi network for smooth online gaming without any network congestion

Additional DFS Channels
15 more channels in 5GHz for interference free gaming experience