NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS280S) – Router Only, BE9200 Wireless Speed (up to 9.2 Gbps) – Covers up to 2,500 sq. ft. – 2.5 Gig Internet Port – 1-Year Armor & Free Expert Help
$199.99
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Leverage the power of WiFi 7 for speeds up to 9.2 Gbps at 2.4x faster than WiFi 6 and 320 MHz high-capacity channels for up to 100 devices. The Nighthawk RS280S WiFi 7 Tri-band Router offers 3 bands of WiFi, including the ultra-fast 6 GHz band. The high-performance antenna design provides up to 2,500 sq. ft. WiFi coverage, and you can connect your high-demand devices to the two 2.5 Gig and two 1 Gig LAN ports for fast wired speed. Enjoy the very best of next-gen 4K/8K video streaming, gaming, video conferencing, security system, and smart home devices. Includes 1-year NETGEAR Armor subscription. Product dimensions: 9.8 x 5.9 x 4 in.
Blazing-fast WiFi 7 speeds up to 9.2 Gbps for gaming, smooth streaming, video conferencing and entertainment with easy set up using the Nighthawk App
WiFi 7 delivers 2.4x faster speeds than WiFi 6 to maximize performance across all devices. This is a Router, not a Modem.
This router does not include a built-in cable modem. A separate cable modem (with coax inputs) is required for internet service.
Sleek new body with smaller footprint and high-performance antennas for up to 2,500 sq. ft. of WiFi coverage with easy set up using the Nighthawk App
2.5 Gig internet port enables multi-gig speeds with the latest cable or fiber internet service plans, a separate 2.5 Gbps capable modem may be needed for you cable or fiber internet service
2 x 2.5 Gig and 2 x 1 Gig Ethernet LAN ports for fast wired connections to your cable modem, separate unit
NETGEAR Armor provides a powerful suite of tools to help keep you safe online, including enhanced protection against hackers, malware and identity theft, at home or on the go. Includes 1-year subscription
NETGEAR routers come with security measures built in, including automatic firmware updates. Our Advanced Router Protection enables enhanced safety features and updates designed to help protect you and your family
Made for use in the U.S. only
13 reviews for NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS280S) – Router Only, BE9200 Wireless Speed (up to 9.2 Gbps) – Covers up to 2,500 sq. ft. – 2.5 Gig Internet Port – 1-Year Armor & Free Expert Help
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Rich –
Awesome Wi-Fi router
This Wi-Fi router is awesome for the price. It runs circles over the Nokia router that my fiber internet company provided me. It can handle more devices simultaneously, has faster download and upload speeds, and the signal reaches further. Set up was a breeze and the app has many useful features.
KGB –
Great Router
Our RS500 replaces a Netgear XR500 that is no longer supported. WiFi connections to the XR500 were also beginning to exhibit connection issues and performance degradation. These problems have cleaned up with the RS500, which has no trouble delivering our ISP’s 500Mbps up/down over WiFi and wired connections. Ping latency is 7ms with a wired connection and 9ms with a WiFi connection. Installation and setup was easy, and I preferred to use a web browser instead of the smartphone app. The RS500 supports 2.4Ghz, 5GHz and 6GHz WiFi channels, WiFi 7, and has a 2.5Gbps WAN port, one 2.5Gbps LAN port and three Gigabit LAN ports.One minor issue occurred during setup when it checked for a firmware update and reported that I had the latest firmware. After completing setup and signing in as admin, I found that the router firmware was not the most recent and needed an update. We’ve only been running the router for a few days now, but so far everything is stable and working well, with no hints of any functional or performance issues.I would definitely recommend the RS500, particularly at the currently available 25% discount price.
Amazon Customer –
Great router, easy setup for tech-challenged
Super easy set up using the Nighthawk app, which was also easy to download, and truly great product. Everything works so much better and quicker with our new Nighthawk router. Less stress, better internet. Can’t beat that.
WDCK –
Upgrade Nighthawk – Replaced old (no longer supported) version!
Easy to install and activate. Suppose to have 6G signal strength, so we will see. Seems better already. Too bad I had to reset everything connected to internet like smart plugs/devices, etc. Hopefully this will provide better and more consistent access and connectivity to the internet. I have many smart devices so I have to have a robust and secure system. Love that there is a separate login for parental and guest controls. It seems to be compatible with everything in the home so far. Crossing my fingers. I was generally satisfied with my old Nighthawk but received notice that it was no longer supported. I knew the connection was not always the best and that was probably why.
Amazon Customer –
Great speeds but may be a bit finicky setting up.
Great router but not necessarily plug-and-play. Replaced previous Netgear that we had for 14 years but wanted to upgrade due to adding several WiFi devices. When we first plugged this router into our cable modem, the router turned on and we had WiFi access, but no internet. Turns out for our cable modem, the traditional method of turning on the cable modem first, then router did not work. We needed the router on and connected to the modem and then performed a software reboot on the cable modem. At that point the router was able to get an IP address and the internet starting working. Speeds (especially at 6Ghz) are incredible.
jhubcap12 –
Simple setup!
Title: RS100 ReviewDescription: I haven’t updated my router in many years. I bought this router, unboxed it, and with the app, it was very, very simple. Everything worked as it should with as simple as it could possibly be. The size is smaller than my old one which saves some shelf space. The speed is pretty good and the 2.4gHz allows my 2500 sq. ft. home to have coverage everywhere! I recommend taking a chance on this one!
Matthew Montesano –
Great affordable home router; fantastic value
Very reasonably priced router. Only three people in the home, but multiple smart products (Amazon Alexa’s, smart switches, smart phones, iPads, Rokus,Etc). This router was easy to install and the transition between old and new was seamless. Connection is super stable and very fast.
anonymous –
Good 2.4/5Ghz performance for the price. Disappointing 6Ghz band.
Recently purchased and set up this router for my home, and here are some thoughts.First of all, on the specs themselves, I thought this was a steal at $188, compared to the RS300 at $280. I did a lot of research and these are practically identical routers, the only difference being the 2.4Ghz band does not support WiFi 7, so it’s 500Mbps instead of 600Mbps, which seems completely trivial. Anything you need high speed for should be using the 5Ghz or 6Ghz band anyways.Setup: I did run into an issue when setting it up. After it asked me to name the network, it then needed a firmware update. The firmware update completed fine but the network name reverted back to the default name, even though in the Nighthawk app it still showed the new name I gave it. The only way to fix this was to turn off the smart connect feature that merges all the SSIDs into one, and once there were three different SSIDs, the names showed up correctly.Performance: So far the performance is good, but hasn’t blown me away. The range for the 2.4/5Ghz bands is pretty much the same as the cheap TP-Link AX1800 that this replaced. The 6Ghz band range is terrible. There’s no other way to put it. It pretty much only works in the same room. I was sort of expecting it to be worse based on what I’ve read online, but it’s worse than I thought. Additionally, it’s actually a littler slower than the 5Ghz band on the one device I have that currently can use the 6Ghz band, which is my new phone I just got that has Wifi6E. I tested both bands while standing right in front of it and the 5Ghz band outperformed the 6Ghz band by about 5-10%. I bought this for future proofing, so we’ll see if Wifi7 devices will work better with it in the future. My desktop PC has a wireless AC card in it and was able to max out my internet’s bandwidth at 800Mbps on the 5Ghz band no problem, so that was great (I upgraded my modem at the same time, which was previously bottlenecking me to 130Mbps no matter the device or band).Other: I have noticed at times that my phone will connect to the 2.4Ghz band instead of the 5Ghz band, so I made my phone forget the 2.4Ghz SSID to force it to always use the 5Ghz band. I suppose if the smart connect feature had worked, it would have fixed this (but I can’t say since I never got to test it out).Conclusion: Definitely not perfect, but still good overall for the 2.4/5Ghz bands. For the price, I think it’s a good deal and hopefully will work well with Wifi7 devices in the future.
Guilherme –
Excelente!
Hector –
Exellent
Rodrigo S. –
El soporte de la Netgear esta en la India, no hablan español, apenas hablan ingles, y forzosamente quieren tu nombre, apellido y correo electronico para tomar tu llamada. Si no das esos datos, te cuelgan. Netgear ahora se dedica a la venta de datos personales, ya que no hacen routers que sirvan.Compre este router por que la pagina de netgear insiste que puedes configurar un cliente VPN directamente en el router. Esto es categoricamente FALSO. El submenu que su misma documentacion indica, NO EXISTE dentro de este router, ende, NO ES POSIBLE configurar una VPN.Falla seguido. De la nada mis servicio deja de navegar. No indica falla o perdida de señal, o un timeout. Simplemente deja de cargar lo que sea, ya sea por wifi o por ethernet. El problema se soluciona inmediatamente conectando directamente al modem de mi provedor de servicios.Si, es cierto. Es Wifi6, pero solo para dispositivos mobiles. Mi PC tiene una tarjeta de red que tambien es wifi6, y por ninguna razon el router solo le permite una conexion tipo 802.11n, lo cual te limita a 200Mbps. No hay forma de conectar mi PC en 802.11ac o 802.11ax. Curiosamente, al compartir datos con mi celular a la misma PC, esa conexcion SI ES 802.11ax. Es decir, no es un problema con la PC, ni con el celular. El router simplemente limita las conexciones de PCs a 802.11n, y no hay forma, no hay manera de forzar al router a utilizar 802.11ax.Y por alguna razon todo quieren que sea por su jodida app.
Ian Capuano –
A brilliant piece of kit … fast and smooth with plenty of gear hanging off it
Russell –
I have had endless problems with this router. Its auto selection of 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz signal confuses my Apple Watch and iPhone. So I turned that feature off and renamed the two networks separately. Now it recognises the faster network but keeps dropping out and eventually won’t let me connect to it. Furthermore, where once I could get a signal anywhere in the house, to connect some things I need to be sitting tight next to the router. After that I can go anywhere in the house or yard and it’s ok. This router tries to be too fancy and it’s giving me a headache as every day I need to reconfigure settings to get it to work properly.