near With the rapid development of wireless network technology in recent years, the popularity of wireless routers has played an important role. Today's wireless routers not only have more and more advantages (multiple frequency bands, high bandwidth, multiple functions, fast speed, etc.), but also the most important The wireless router has become more intelligent and humanized. At the end of 2015, Netware released a 5300Mbps wireless router, and the author was lucky to get this flagship product - Nighthawk X8 R8500， Now let's experience this domineering wireless router.

Appearance and Parameters

When I received the express mail, I was shocked because the package was too large and heavy. After unpacking the package, I found that not only the router was heavy, but also a 220 V to 110 V transformer. The Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router was a bit as large as a 14 inch laptop.

The package of Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router is very intuitive, and the entire package is introduced in English. The front of the router is printed with the shape, model and wireless speed of the R8500 router.

The Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router consists of three bands. On the back of the box is an introduction to the use of the WIFI band and the functions of the router.

The Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router package is introduced in English, but the origin of the product is made in China.

It says that some friends may not believe the Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500. The figure above shows the floor tile of 80 and the router on it. All accessories of Nighthawk X8 R8500 include router host, power supply, 1000M network cable, manual and warranty card.

The Nighthawk X8 R8500 received by the author is a US version, so the manual and warranty card are all in English, but the product is very simple to use.

night Eagle X8 The front of the R8500 wireless router adopts a wavy design, and the entire front is full of strip heat dissipation holes to ensure that the router's heat can be quickly raised. On the left side of the router, the router's various function indicators are arranged up and down Faces are described separately. The Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router is composed of eight antennas, four of which are external antennas and four of which are internal antennas that need to be disassembled to be visible. The most noteworthy thing is the Netware Nighthawk X8 The R8500 adopts the active antenna design, which can greatly improve the WIFI coverage and signal strength compared with similar products.

The front and bottom of the Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router is also a neatly arranged strip shaped heat sink, in which anti slip pads are pasted on the four corners of the bottom of the router, mainly for anti slip and heat dissipation. In addition, there are two routers hanging on the wall at the bottom for the convenience of customers who like to put the router up for use.

The front panel of the Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router is very simple. On the left is the logo of Netware, and on the right are three buttons: LED light switch, WPS switch, and WIFI switch.

night The rear panel of the Eagle X8 R8500 wireless router is a bit compact. Not only is the external antenna in the back, but also the router's network port, power switch and power interface are all in the back. Nighthawk X8 R8500 has designed 6 gigabit LAN ports in total, among which the No. 1 and No. 2 interfaces realize the aggregation function. The most important is the full 1000M interface. The writer said that Nighthawk X8 The R8500 supports three frequency bands (2.4G, 5.2G, 5.8G respectively), and the maximum wireless transmission rate is 5300Mbps. The wireless transmission rate in the 2.4GHz band reaches The wireless transmission rate of 1000Mbps, 5.2Ghz and 5.8GHz is 2166Mbps. This series of data can make you feel faster! The most important thing is the Nighthawk All three bands of the X8 R8500 use 4 × 4 transmission technology, which is absolutely super speed!

Next, let's look at the various function indicators of the Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router. From top to bottom, they are power supply, external network, 2.4G, 5G1, 5G2 USB 3.0、USB 2.0. Intranet 1-6 interfaces (including 1 and 2 supporting link function). After the router is connected to the network normally, the power supply, Internet, 2.4G, 5G1 and 5G2 lights up at the same time. The USB interface and intranet interface should The light can only be identified after the device or network cable is inserted. If you do not want the light to light up, you can press the LED switch on the front panel of the router to turn it off.

The Nighthawk X8 R8500 wireless router is composed of one USB 3.0 interface and one USB 2.0 interface. It is very good to use it as a "data sharing center" at home.

The Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 obtained by the author mentioned earlier is an American version, so the power input is 100-120V. If you want to use it, you need to add a 220V to 100V transformer. Fortunately, the product is delivered with a Bull transformer. The power output is 19V3.16A. It is recommended that domestic power products be launched as soon as possible, or a large transformer will occupy too much space.

The Nighthawk X8 R8500 looks very handsome after being connected.

This is a picture of the connection in use. Behind the Nighthawk X8 R8500 is a 24 inch monitor. The length of the router accounts for half of the length of the monitor!

The size of the Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 is smaller than that of the Netware Nighthawk R7000.

Detailed Parameters

Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 The configuration adopts Broadcom 1.4GHz dual core processor, 512MB super large memory and 128MB flash memory, and a total of six gigabit LAN ports are designed, two of which can achieve aggregation function. Netware Nighthawk The X8R8500 consists of eight antennas, with four internal antennas and four external active antennas, which can achieve stronger wireless transmission effects. Equipped with new Ruidong antenna technology （Beamforming+）， sure Let the wireless signal track the wireless terminal intelligently, so as to improve the signal strength of smart phones, tablets and other wireless Internet devices, and greatly improve the user's wireless Internet experience. In short, Nighthawk X8 The R8500 is very powerful. See the detailed parameters below:

Internet configuration

The Internet settings of the Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 (that is, the firmware part we usually refer to) are no different from those of previous Netware products. The settings are also very simple. Friends who have used Netware can master the interface at a glance. Even those who use the Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 for the first time will quickly complete the configuration through the user-friendly installation and setting wizard of the router.

Connect the power supply of the Nighthawk X8 R8500 (the connection method has been described previously), and connect the router LAN port to the computer network port with a network cable. After the router starts up, enter "www.routerlogin. net" on the computer browser to enter the system configuration page of the R8500. The main interface mainly displays the status of the network connection.

This is the network installation setup wizard for the Nighthawk X8 R8500. If you are new to it, you can simply set it here.

Nighthawk X8 R8500 router, router's wireless, port, visitor and other display information.

The QoS intelligent network bandwidth allocation technology of Nighthawk X8 R8500 router can well allocate the bandwidth of your own home. "Dynamic QoS" is a very practical function. After this function is enabled, the system will test the network bandwidth through "SpeedTest" and automatically optimize the home network.

The Nighthawk X8 R8500 router also has the "easy to share" function, which has always been a feature of high-end wireless routers in network devices The R8500's USB3.0 interface and USB2.0 interface enable users to connect external mobile storage devices and access their content as long as they are in the same network, making it easy to build a small personal "private" Cloud ".

The update interface of Nighthawk X8 R8500 router. If we find any new content in use, we can upgrade it through this interface. The R8500 router supports online upgrade, which is very convenient for customers.

This is the content shared by the router. The Nighthawk X8 R8500 router recommends that EasySHARE not only can access wirelessly but also can use it as a small "cloud disk". Both sides can access each other.

Band Introduction

The Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 consists of three frequency bands (2.4G, 5.2G, 5.8G). We can see it at a glance through the following three indicators.

Display pictures of signal strength and channel position of three frequency bands

2.4G band display pictures, 2.4 up to 1000Mbps

The 5.2G band displays pictures, and the maximum 5.2G band can reach 2166Mbps

5.8G band displays pictures. Like 5.2G, 5.8G can also reach 2166Mbps at most

Data Testing

Since the Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 is equipped with a USB3.0 interface, we should make full use of this interface, which is also to better equip our home "private cloud". In order to test, the author has found the largest wireless network card D-link 1900M dual band network card at present. The data test chart is shown below.

Test tool:

One HP laptop (USB3.0+1000M network card)

D-link 1900M dual band network card (1300M+600M)

One Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500 router

One 120G USB3.0 solid state disk

First, conduct a 1000M wired test, and copy large files from the R8500 router to the speed map of the laptop

1000M wired test, copying large files from the computer to the R8500 router speed map

Then run the R8500 2.4G band speed test chart. The figure above shows the speed chart of copying large files from the computer to the R8500 router

R8500 2.4G frequency band, speed chart of copying large files from R8500 router to laptop

R8500 5.2G frequency band, speed chart of copying large files from R8500 router to laptop

R8500 5.2G band. The figure above shows the speed of copying large files from the computer to the R8500 router

R8500 5.8G frequency band, speed chart of copying large files from R8500 router to laptop

R8500 5.8G band. The figure above shows the speed of copying large files from the computer to the R8500 router

Signal test

The use of the wireless router requires stability and wireless signal strength and wireless wall penetration capability. Now let me take you to test the signal strength and wall penetration capability of the Netware Nighthawk X8 R8500.

The above figure shows the floor plan of the author's home. The R8500 router is located at point A, and the point B router is the main route in the home. We test the three frequency bands of the R8500 router from A-F, and the following pictures are sorted from A to F.

Point A test, about 3m from R8500

Point B test, about 7m from R8500

Point C test, separated by a wall, about 5m from R8500

Point D test, separated by two walls, about 10m from R8500

E-point test, separated by three walls, about 15m from R8500

F point test, separated by two walls, about 10m from R8500

summary

With the development of the network, home entertainment has become more diversified and intelligent, leading to home users becoming more and more dependent on the wireless network, and the role of wireless routers has become more and more important, whether it is smart phones, tablets Brain, set-top boxes and game consoles all need to access the Internet through wireless routers. Nighthawk X8 As the latest flagship wireless router launched by Netware, the R8500 not only adopts the latest technology, but also has excellent wireless coverage and wall penetration capabilities, which can bring wireless networks to every corner of the home. most What matters is the Nighthawk X8 The R8500 also has a strong wireless transmission capability, so that all kinds of network behaviors can be well satisfied. No matter how big the data is, it can be transmitted quickly. Those who like this product can go to the official website of Netware to learn about it. It has been sold very well online!