preface:

Nowadays, the router market is very busy, and they are all showing their cost performance. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose a good router. Once you choose the right router, everything will go smoothly, because it has more amazing functions and more obvious technical advantages. Some people say that shopping is not afraid of being expensive, but worth it. So, what is the "martial arts secret script" of a 2999 yuan Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 worth our attention? Today, I will take you to find out.

Appearance

↑ A New Year gift arrived at my home, that is Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router. It was the first time I received such a valuable "big gift". I was so excited that I felt too tall. Compared with the routers we have been exposed to before, the outer package of this product is really large. From the amount of information on the surface, we can clearly grasp its true face and true kung fu. In the outer package, it does not maintain any mystery at all, but is presented to everyone straight to the point. Since the products obtained by Xiaobian are foreign versions, they are all displayed in English, which is really unknowingly harsh

↑ What is the official standard configuration in such a large box? They are router host, power adapter, 1000M network cable, manual and warranty card (all in English, but very simple to use). In addition, a Bull intelligent transformer is specially configured for me, which should be more comprehensive to protect the "life" of the router. As for whether it is an official standard configuration, I don't know

↑ The appearance of the Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router is really different. It looks very tall and has a unique design, which makes people feel very unique and professional. Relatively speaking, compared with the router I have ever contacted, it is simply a new life of a giant. The fuselage adopts high quality plastic manufacturing technology, and the black dress makes it more scientific. The front of the fuselage adopts a wavy undulating design, which is covered with grid type heat sink to ensure that the heat of the router can dissipate quickly. The four antennas on the back of the Nighthawk X8 are a highlight, which can be flexibly applied and can be freely retracted and played in different scenarios, so the front and rear shapes are very distinctive

↑ A row of function indicators can be seen from the left side of the front of the fuselage, which are power supply, external network, 2.4G, 5G1, 5G2 USB 3.0、USB 2.0、 Intranet 1-6 interface, when the router is powered on, there will be different indicator colors, which represent different router states

↑ A hidden dust cover is designed on the right side of the body. After opening it, it will be found that there are two USB interfaces, one is USB2.0, and the other is USB3.0. In fact, the router with two USB interfaces is very beneficial. It can be connected to external storage devices such as hard disks and printing machines. On the front of the fuselage, there are LED, WPS and WIFI solid switch buttons, which can be turned on or off

↑ It provides a relatively rich interface at the rear of the fuselage, with six LAN interfaces (including interfaces 1 and 2 to realize the aggregation function), one WAN interface, reset key, power switch key, and power interface, which can be easily controlled by enterprises, companies, and households. This design can be easily applied to various scenarios. Of course, there are many computers in the office area. Of course, the more interfaces configured, the better

↑ The back of the machine body is almost occupied by heat dissipation holes, and the overall workmanship is very exquisite. With a wide range of openings, the benefit of this is naturally to better heat dissipation. Moreover, the large area of heat dissipation holes ensures the long-term work of the router without worrying about heat dissipation, which has played an excellent role. The left and right sides are equipped with two fixing holes on the wall, which can be directly hung on the wall to avoid occupying space

↑ The front looks like a notebook, which is very popular. It has four hidden antennas, which are hidden behind the router when it is not supported. If you do not look carefully, it is hard to imagine that it will be a router with four antennas. When the left and right antennas are high above the ground, their appearance is amazing, making their image instantly high

[Use Evaluation]

First, connect the router with power (this process is omitted), and then turn on the power key. Then the indicator light on the front of the router and the antenna indicator light are on, which indicates that the router is running. Let me introduce how to set up a router? Just open the browser, enter www.routerlogin.net to access it, and complete the relevant settings according to its prompts

When you enter the interface on the home page, you will be prompted that the Internet is unable to connect to the network, showing a red status. Then, as long as you click it and enter the broadband account and password, you can easily access the Internet. This process only needs one step to complete the configuration. Setting up the Internet is so simple! There is no pressure to talk to friends who first contact this router. Congratulations, you can surf the Internet through the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router

A smart router, of course, cannot be separated from the installation and use of mobile apps. The phone needs to install the genie app to play its functions. You can find it through the website to download and install it. It is really convenient and fast to manage the router on the APP, because the interface is simple and clear, there is not too much complexity, all functions and operations are basically the same, which is more suitable for novice users to use. You do not need to open the computer to enter the web address and other cumbersome processes, so that the operation can be achieved in one step. Therefore, use mobile phones to manage routers, and manage them in place anytime, anywhere.

Signal test

What we often care about most is the wireless signal strength, signal stability, and wall penetration capability of the router. In fact, these are the core competitiveness of wireless routing. In order to let users have a clearer view of the router's signal, Xiao Bian has prepared two routers. One is the Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router; The second is the 699 yuan millet router. Although the price difference between the two is too much, it is expensive but worth it. Let's see how they perform in the same test environment? As for whether 2999 yuan is worth the money, it is easy to see.

Signal strength:

Less than - 40dbm: strong signal

-40 dbm~- 85 dbm: signal is normal

Less than - 90 dbm: the signal is very weak and can hardly be connected

Test environment:

As shown in the figure above, I placed the two routers in the room at the bottom right corner. It can be seen that there is a certain distance (about 13 meters) from the location of point A. This process also needs to cross the barriers of three walls. In this case, we can draw the following conclusions:

From the first figure, we can see that in the 2.4GHz frequency band, the signal strength data of NETGEAR53 is 49dBm and that of xiaomi is 55dBm. In the 5GHz frequency band, the signal strength of NETGEAR53 is significantly higher than that of xiaomi, and its effect is better. In the second figure, in the 2.4 and 5GHz bands, through the mixed display of various data, it can be seen that the signal strength of the Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router is better than that of Xiaomi, and its overall stability is relatively high.

As shown in the above figure, the distance from the router to my location is four floors high, which is about tens of meters! This process needs to pass through many barriers, which can be said to be basically four sides hit the wall. It is conceivable that the transmission and reception from top to bottom may also have some difficulties. How does it perform in such a situation?

From the data in the figure, it can be concluded that in the 2.4GHz frequency band, the signal strength data of NETGEAR53 is 52dBm, the received signal is 100%, the data of xiaomi is 60dBm, and the received signal is 88%. In contrast, NETGEAR53 signal is in a stable state and performs well. In the 5GHz band, the NETGEAR53 signal strength is slightly higher than that of xiaomi, and the difference is between 4-5dBm.

In order to make the experimental conclusion more accurate and reliable, the second data collection should be carried out. Here, I will search Wifi signals of two routers through a Wifi analyzer. The strength of the signal is expressed in dBm. The figure above shows that the NETGEAR53 signal strength is greater than that of Xiaomi in the 2.4 and 5GHz frequency bands. The larger the number (because it is negative, - 53 is larger than - 63, and - 83 is larger than - 88), the stronger the signal. This proves that the Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router demonstrates its strong wireless transmission capability and good wall penetration capability.

As shown in the figure above, both routers are placed in the room on the fourth floor, a certain distance from my station, which is about tens of meters away, but only facing a wall. The distance is not a problem, but the strong signal is the absolute truth.

It can be seen from the picture that the NETGEAR53 signal is strong and stable in the case of a long distance. From the data point of view, all the data of the Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router are far ahead, and the difference between the NETGEAR53 5G signal and the Xiaomi 2.4G signal is only 1dBm, which is a shocking effect. It should be clear to all that the 5G signal performance of routers in the current market is weak. Even Xiaomi routers, which are very useful, have lost their Xiaomi_5G signal

Similarly, in order to make the experimental conclusions more accurate and reliable, I used this Wifi analyzer APP again at the same location to collect Wifi signal data of two routers. Therefore, the strength of the signal is expressed in dBm. The larger the number, the stronger the signal.

At 2.4GHz band

NETGEAR53 wireless signal strength is - 60~-70 ， ABCD wireless signal strength is - 70~-80

At 5GHz frequency band

NETGEAR53 wireless signal strength is - 70~-80 ， ABCD wireless signal strength is less than -90 (almost no signal)

From the data, the capability of Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router is very good! Wide signal coverage!

Summary

This is a flagship router. It has the top configuration and superb technology, and its effect is particularly good. This is the best router I have ever worked with. Its wireless signal performance is very stable and strong, with excellent wireless coverage and wall penetration capability. So it's not afraid to buy something expensive, but it's worth it! I saw the meaning of this sentence on the Netware Nighthawk X8 AC5300 router. What are you waiting for?