Netgear unveils AC2600 router: Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500

Netgear has announced a new router as part of its Nighthawk Pro Gaming line. The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 router offers advanced features to optimize gaming performance. The AC2600 router also has all the functions you can expect, such as 4x4 MIMO and gigabit ethernet.

With the new Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router, you’ll enjoy frustration-free online and network gaming. Its MU-MIMO WiFi streams simultaneously to multiple devices on the same network so you and your pals can smoothly game online at the same time without affecting each other’s performance. The XR500 is based on a dual-core 1.7GHz processor with 512 MB of work and 256 MB of storage memory. There are five gigabit ethernet ports present.

Here are some of the other key reasons you’ll want to make the Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router the centerpiece of your gaming experience:

• Gaming Dashboard — On a single screen, view real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping delays, and many other parameters.
• Geo Filter — Fix your gaming lag by limiting distance to servers or other players, get a guaranteed local connection, and create black/white lists of your preferred servers.
• Quality of Service (QoS) — Prioritize gaming devices and allocate bandwidth by device to eliminate lag due to queuing at the ISP network.
• Gaming VPN — Protect your network identity, prevent DDoS attack, and use the VPN client to connect to the VPN server.
• Network Monitor — Check on bandwidth-hogging devices and identify the applications which could be causing lag.
• Gigabit Ethernet Ports — Maximize speed with four (4) GbE LAN ports for wired connections, ideal for fast-paced gaming and high-quality streaming.
• 802.11ac WiFi — Enjoy Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) for simultaneous streaming, Quad-Stream, and 160MHz for faster speeds.
• Dual-Core 1.7GHz Processor — Support more devices for better 4K streaming, VR gaming, surfing, and more with this powerful, faster processor.
• AC2600 WiFi — Take advantage of up to 800+1733 Mbps* wireless speed, and double the available bandwidth with simultaneous dual-band WiFi.
• High-Performance Antennas — Get better WiFi coverage and faster speeds with four (4) external antennas.
• Memory — Enjoy plenty of headroom with 256 MB flash and 512 MB RAM.
• Beamforming+ — Enjoy more reliable connections for fewer drops, providing jitter-free network performance.