NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 maaha router cusub oo wireless ah, in kasta oo ay tahay mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu horreeya suuqa si ay u keento taageerada heerka wireless 802.11ad. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waa noo router wireless cusub anaga, at Digital Citizen , maadaama ay tahay markii ugu horeysay ee aan fursad u helno inaan dib u eegno router wireless shirkaddan. Nighthawk X10 waa router wireless-ka weyn, oo leh qalab cajiib ah, tafaasiil, iyo cabbir. Haddii aad rabto inaad wax ka ogaato wax ku saabsan waxqabadkeeda adduunka dhabta ah, iyo haddii ay kugu habboon tahay, akhri faallooyinkayaga faahfaahsan:

NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 : Yay u fiican tahay?

NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 waa doorasho aad u fiican noocyada isticmaalayaasha soo socda:

• Isticmaalayaasha doonaya router-ka-wireless-ka ee awoodda leh oo xamili kara macaamiil badan oo shabakadeed
• Dadka xiisaynaya waxa heerka wireless-ka ee 802.11ad uu bixiyo oo diyaar u ah inay maalgashadaan
• Isticmaalayaasha u baahan inay ku xidhaan xalalka kaydinta degdega ah ee router-kooda wireless

Faa'iidada iyo khasaaraha

Waxaa jira waxyaabo badan oo wanaagsan oo ku saabsan NETGEAR Nighthawk X10:

• Qalab wayn, xoog badan oo xamili kara macaamiil badan oo shabakadeed
• Dekadaha USB 3.0 aad u degdeg badan
• Waxqabadka bilaa-wireless-ka ee la jaan qaadaya router-yada kale ee dhamaadka-sare
• Wadaagista aaladaha USB-ga^(USB) runtii waa fur-iyo-ciyaar, sababtoo ah qaabka ReadySHARE
• Waxay haysataa 10 Gigabit LAN SFP+ deked ah oo loogu talagalay isku xirka kaydinta shabakadaha^{(Network Attached Storage)} degdega ah ( NAS )
• Aasaaska router-ka waxaa meel fog laga maamuli karaa casrigaaga ama tablet-kaaga
• Waxaad u dejisan kartaa router-ka si uu u cusbooneysiiyo firmware-kiisa si toos ah, iyada oo aan faragelin gacanta ah
• Waxaa lagu dhejin karaa derbiyada
• Waxay soo bandhigaysaa heerka wireless 802.11ad suuqa
• Taageero luqado badan oo weyn

Waxa kale oo jira waxyaabo taban oo la tixgeliyo:

• Qiimuhu maaha qof walba
• Nalal aad u badan iyo LEDs
• ^(Netgear)Nidaamka deegaanka ee abka mobaylka ee Netgear waa jahawareer wuxuuna u baahan yahay in la fududeeyo oo la hagaajiyo
• Xawaaraha soo raritaanka ee band 2.4 GHz waxa uu leeyahay xoogaa isbeddelo/dhicis yaab leh
• Isku dhafka ka- hortagga Bitdefender^{(Bitdefender)} waa inuu diyaar u ahaadaa moodelkan qaaliga ah sidoo kale

Xukun

Suuqa jiheeyayaasha bilaa-dhamaadka sare ee heerka sare ah waxa ka mid ah noocyo badan oo taageero u ah heerarka cusub ee wireless-ka. Netgear Nighthawk X10 waa mid ka mid ah dhowr-wadareedka wireless-ka ee taageera heerka wireless-ka ee 802.11ad, kaas oo si cajiib ah u leh wareejinta wireless-ka ee xawaaraha gaaban. Haddii aad xiisaynayso heerkan oo aad diyaar u tahay inaad maalgashato, router-kani waa mid ka mid ah doorashooyinka ugu fiican ee aad samayn karto. Meel kale oo lagu iibiyo Nighthawk X10 waa taageeradeeda xalalka kaydinta degdega ah ee lagu xiri karo router loona isticmaalo qulqulka warbaahinta iyo wadaagista faylka. Labada dekedood ee USB 3.0 aad bay u dhakhso badan yihiin, router-ku wuxuu kaloo bixiyaa 10 Gigabit LAN SFP+ deked ah oo loogu talagalay isku xirka NAS degdega ah.^(NAS)xalalka. Haddii aad rabto inaad dhisto adeegga kaydinta daruurahaaga gaarka ah, Netgear Nighthawk X10 waa mid ka mid ah jiheeyayaasha wireless-ka ugu xiisaha badan ee la tixgeliyo.

Furitaanka NETGEAR Nighthawk X10^{(NETGEAR Nighthawk X10)} router wireless

Nighthawk X10 AD7200 smart WiFi router^(WiFi) wuxuu ku yimaadaa sanduuq weyn oo culus. Daboolka sare, waxaad ku aragtaa sawirka router-ka iyo liiska qaar ka mid ah sifooyinka ugu muhiimsan. Dhinacyada sanduuqa, waxaan helnaa liis leh dhammaan qalabyada qalabka router-ka iyo liis dhamaystiran oo astaamo ah.

Gudaha sanduuqa, waxaad ka heli doontaa shayada soo socota: router laftiisa, adabtarada korantada, hagaha dejinta, fiilada Ethernet , macluumaadka dammaanadda, iyo saxanka kheyraadka^(Resource) oo ay ku jiraan Hagaha Habaynta Degdega ah^{(Quick Setup Guide)} ee luuqado badan.

Khibradda unboxing ee uu bixiyo Nighthawk X10 waa mid wanaagsan, in kasta oo router-ku uu ku yimaado sanduuq weyn. Baakadaha, waxaad ka heleysaa wax kasta oo aad u baahan tahay si aad u dejiso oo aad isticmaasho router-ka wireless-ka.^{(The unboxing experience offered by Nighthawk X10 is a pleasant one, even though the router comes in a massive box. In the packaging, you get everything you need to set up and use the wireless router.)}

Tilmaamaha qalabka iyo naqshadeynta

Netgear Nighthawk X10 waa router wireless - ka weyn oo leh afar anteeno dibadda ah oo aan la go'i karin. Muuqaalkeedu waa mid culus oo dagaal badan, taasoo ku siinaysa aragtida ah inaad la macaamilayso qalab awood leh. Aragtidaani waa run, maadaama aan la macaamileyno router wireless oo leh qalab awood leh: Quad-core AL-514 processor oo ka socda Annapurna Labs , oo ku shaqeeya 1.7 GHz , 1 GB ee DDR3 RAM , iyo 512 MB ee booska kaydinta ee firmware. Annapurna Labs waa Israel i startup, taas oo qayb ka ah Amazon Web Services , oo xarumo horumarineed ku leh Maraykanka iyo Israa'iil^(Israel) .

Qalabka ku dhex jira Nighthawk X10 wuxuu u baahan yahay in la qaboojiyo, wuxuuna leeyahay shabagyada hawo-qaadista ee dhinaca sare, oo ay ku jiraan marawaxa ku dul fadhiya processor-ka. Nasiib wanaag, labadii toddobaad ee aan tijaabinay router-kan, taageeruhu waligii ma shidmin, mana dhalin wax buuq ah.

Router-kani waxa uu leeyahay LED^(LEDs) -yo badan oo badan oo dhinaca sare ah, kuwaas oo tilmaamaya heerka shaqeyn ee dhammaan dekedaha Ethernet iyo sifooyinka baahinta. Dhanka bidix, waxaa jira laba dekedood oo USB 3.0 ah oo qarsoon, laakiin si fudud loo heli karo.

Dhabarka dambe ee Nighthawk X10 , waxaa jira dekedo badan: lix dekedood oo Ethernet ah oo ka shaqeeya 1 Gbps , laba ka mid ah kuwaas oo taageera Port Aggregation , hal deked WAN , hal 10 Gigabit LAN SFP+ deked loogu talagalay isku xirka shabakada degdega ah ee Xakamaynta Kaydinta^{(Network Attached Storage)} , badhanka Awoodda^(Power) , daaran koronto, iyo badhanka daarida iyo daminta LED^(LEDs) -yada.

Dhinaca hoose ee Nighthawk X10 , waxaa jira godad loogu talagalay in lagu dhejiyo derbiyada iyo hawo-qaadid dheeraad ah. Sidoo kale, waxaad ka heli kartaa qaar ka mid ah stickers oo leh macluumaad faa'iido leh sida nambarka taxanaha ah ee router ee aad soo iibsatay, cinwaanka MAC^{(MAC address)} ee asalka ah , iyo goobaha caadiga ah ee WiFi , oo waxtar leh markaad doorato inaadan habeynin routerkaaga wireless.

Netgear R9000 Nighthawk X10 waa router-ka wireless-ka ee tri-band:

• Mid ka mid ah band 2.4 GHz oo taageero u ah 802.11n heerka wireless, oo leh baaxad weyn oo aragti ah 800 Mbps .
• Hal band oo 5 GHz ah oo taageero u ah 802.11ac Wave 2 heerka wireless, oo leh xajmiga ugu sarreeya ee aragti ahaan 1733 Mbps .
• Hal band oo 60 GHz ah oo taageero u ah heerka cusub ee 802.11ad wireless, oo leh xajmiga ugu badan ee aragti ahaan 4600 Mbps .

Tani waxay keenaysaa wadarta guud ee baaxadda baaxadda ugu sarreysa ee 7133 Mbps (oo markaa qiyaasta 7200 Mbps ee qaybta Netgear ). Inkastoo tirooyinkan aragtiyeed ay u muuqdaan kuwo cajiib ah, xaqiiqadu aad bay uga duwan tahay. Dhibaatadu waxay tahay in 4600 Mbps ee 60 GHzband waxaa diyaar u ah kaliya macaamiisha shabakadaha isticmaala heerka wireless 802.11ad. Halbeeggani waxa kaliya oo loogu talagalay gudbinta fiilo-gaaban ee ilaa 30 cagood ama 9 mitir, iyada oo aan lahayn wax gidaar ah ama caqabado kale oo kala saaraya macmiilka shabakadda iyo router-ka. Dhibka weyn ee 802.11ad ku haysta ayaa ah in aanu wali arag wax weyn oo soo jiidasho leh, taas oo ka dhigan in aanay jirin wax qalab ah oo isticmaali kara, marka laga reebo dhawr router oo sidan oo kale ah. Tusaale ahaan, ma jiraan laptops-ka caadiga ah ama TV-yada Smart^{(Smart TVs)} oo taageero siiya. Ma lihin macaamiil shabakadeed oo ku shaqeeya heerkan, markaa ma tijaabin karno kooxda saddexaad ee laga heli karo routerkan, oo aan ku siino cabbirada nolosha dhabta ah.

Cabbirrada Nighthawk X10 waa cajiib: router-kani wuxuu leeyahay 8.81 x 6.61 x 2.91 inji ama 224 x 168 x 74 mm oo dherer ah x ballac x dherer ah. Waxa kale oo uu miisaankiisu yahay 4.11 lb ama 1.8 kg, taasoo ka dhigaysa router-ka wireless-ka ugu culus ee aan tijaabinay ilaa hadda.
Haddii aad jeclaan lahayd inaad wax badan ka ogaato sifooyinka rasmiga ah ee router-ka wireless-ka, aad boggan: NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 Specifications .

Dejinta iyo isticmaalka NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 router wireless

Dejinta NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 waxay la mid tahay jiheeyayaasha kale ee wireless-ka. Saaxir dejinta degdega ah waxaa lagu magacaabaa NETGEAR genie oo xitaa waxay ku siinaysaa ikhtiyaarka aad ku go'aamin karto goobaha ugu fiican laftiisa, adiga oo aan wax gelin. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaa jira faahfaahin yar oo ay tahay inaad bixiso: faahfaahinta isku xirka internetkaaga, erayga sirta ah ee isticmaalaha maamulka (waxaan rabnaa in Netgear ay u ogolaato isticmaalayaasha inay bedelaan magaca isticmaalaha ee caadiga ah, halkii ay ku dhejin lahaayeen admin), iyo jawaabaha laba su'aalood oo amniga ah oo aad isticmaali karto si aad u soo ceshato akoonkaaga marka aad illowday eraygaaga sirta ah.

Kadib, waxa lagu tusayaa soo koobida goobahaagii hore, oo ay ku jiraan magacyada caadiga ah iyo ereyada sirta ah ee WiFi . Kadib, saaxir dejinta degdega ah ayaa ku weydiinaya inaad rabto inaad isticmaasho barnaamijka ' ReadySHARE Vault app' ee Windows , oo aad hubiso cusboonaysiinta firmware-ka. Waxaan jecelnahay habkan firfircoon, waxaanan ku dhiirigelinaynaa isticmaalayaasha inay cusboonaysiiyaan qalabkooda firmware, si ay uga faa'iidaystaan ​​hagaajinta amniga, sifooyinka cusub, iyo horumarinta waxqabadka.

Digniin kale oo weyn oo ku saabsan qaybta Netgear waa in ay ku taliso dadka isticmaala inay dejiyaan router si ay si toos ah ugu cusbooneysiiyaan firmware mustaqbalka. Waxaan kugula talineynaa inaad sidaas sameyso, si aad ugu sii socoto hagaajintii ugu dambeysay ee amniga routerkaaga.
Ka dib marka aad dhammayso dejinta bilowga ah, waxaad ugu dambeyntii geli kartaa isdhexgalka isticmaalaha maamulka. Sida aad hoos ku arki karto, waxay u kala qaybsantaa laba tab: Aasaaska^(Basic) - oo leh kaliya goobaha muhiimka ah ee isticmaalayaashu u baahan yihiin, iyo Advanced , kaas oo bixiya dhammaan goobaha diyaar u ah routerkaaga.

Isku xirka isticmaalaha maamulka wuxuu u eg yahay taariikh. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, way fududahay in la isticmaalo oo laga jawaabo, haddii aad ku dhegto tabka aasaasiga ah ee^(Basic) leh goobaha. Dukumeentiyada wax walba waxay ku fadhiyaan bar ku taal hoose ee interface interface. Guji^(Click) , waxaana lagu geynayaa shabakada Netgear , halkaas oo aad ka heli karto caawinta aad u baahan tahay. Mid wanaagsan ayaa ah in interface-ka isticmaaluhu uu ku jiro in ka badan 20 luqadood, beddelashada dhexdoodana way fududahay.

Tabka sare^(Advanced) waxa uu leeyahay dhamaan goobaha diyaarka u ah router kaaga. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, habka loo habeeyey, maaha mid si fiican looga fekeray, waxayna u baahan tahay wakhti si ay ula qabsato goobta dhammaan goobaha. Tusaale ahaan, maxay Dejinta USB-ga^{(USB Settings)} ugu jirin qaybaha ReadyShare ama Setup , laakiin hoosta Setup Sare^{(Advanced Setup)} , ma cadda. Sidoo kale, waxaad heleysaa laba qaybood oo kala duwan oo ah goobaha wireless, labadaba hoosta Setup iyo Advanced Setup , taas oo keenta jahawareer.

Netgear Nighthawk X10 waxaa meel fog laga maamuli karaa abka moobilka ee iOS iyo Android . Nasiib darro, Netgear waxay leedahay hab jahawareer leh oo ku saabsan abka mobaylka: waxay ku talinaysaa laba apps mobile oo kala duwan, iyadoo ku xidhan hadba meesha aad eegto. Bogga sheyga router-ka, Netgear wuxuu ku talinayaa isticmaalka Nighthawk App . Waanu isku daynay, waxaanan u helnay inay fududahay in la isticmaalo iyo labadaba. Wax badan kama qaban kartid, marka laga reebo habaynta bilowga ah, iyo tafatirka goobaha WiFi-gaaga. App-kaani waa mid aasaasi ah si uu u qalmo router-ka wireless-ka ah ee qaaliga ah. Isticmaalayaashu waxay filayaan astaamo badan iyo faa'iido badan.

Haddii aad sii eegto, sida boggaga dukumeentiyada ee ku saabsan isticmaalka Xakamaynta Waalidka^{(Parental Controls)} ee routerkan, waxaad ogaanaysaa in Netgear ay ku talinayso NETGEAR Genie app. App-kani waxa uu bixiyaa sifooyin faa'iido badan, oo ay ku jiraan habka kaliya ee lagu heli karo Xakamaynta Waalidka^{(Parental Controls)} , laakiin sidoo kale waa gaabis, iyo buggier, taasoo horseedaysa waayo-aragnimo isticmaale kale oo aan u qalmin alaab qaali ah.

Mid wanaagsan oo ku saabsan habka Netgear ee kontoroolka fogaanta waa xaqiiqda ah in ay isticmaasho xaqiijinta laba-geesood si ay u ilaaliso xisaabaadka isticmaalaha iyo qalabka shabakada. Markaad awood u siiso maamulka fog ee routerkaaga wireless, waa inaad kicisaa xaqiijinta laba-tallaabo^{(two-step verification)} si aad u hubiso in dhinacyada aan la rabin aysan si fudud u jabsan karin akoonkaaga iyo shabakadaada guriga. Soosaarayaasha kale ee router waa inay nuqul ka sameystaan ​​sifadan amniga waxtarka leh.

Mid ka mid ah sifooyinka aan filaynay inaan ku aragno router-ka-sare ee wireless-ka, wuxuu ahaa NETGEAR Armor , oo ay ku shaqeyso Bitdefender , kaas oo bixiya ilaalinta khatarta internetka ee horumarsan ee gurigaaga iyo dhammaan qalabkaaga. Nasiib darro, arrintu sidaas maaha. Tilmaamahan waxa kaliya oo loogu talagalay laba router NETGEAR oo ka jaban: Nighthawk AC2300 iyo Nighthawk AC1900 .

Ka dib markii aanu dhammaynay dejinta Netgear Nighthawk X10 smart WiFi router, waxaan ku xidhnay dhowr qalab oo shabakada ah: laba kombuyuutar oo kombuyuutar ah, laba laptops, hal tablet, dhowr telefoonada casriga ah, Xbox One console, laba fiilo smart, hal nal smart, iyo daabacaha wireless-ka. Dhammaantood waxay ku xidhmeen si fudud, wax dhibaato ahna nagama qabin baahinta warbaahinta shabakadda, ama wadaagista faylasha iyo faylalka. Socodsiinta warbaahintu^(Media) sidoo kale waxay ahayd mid degdeg ah, oo ay ku jirto kombayutarka desktop-ka oo leh kormeere leh xallin Quad HD^{(Quad HD resolution)} ah .

Marka xogta lagu wareejinayo shabakadda, waxaan sidoo kale eegnay kala duwanaanshaha wareejinta shabakadda. Markii aan isticmaalnay laptop isla qol uu leeyahay router-ka, ama qolalka ay kala soocaan hal darbi, arrimuhu waxay u muuqdeen kuwo wanaagsan, oo leh xoogaa kala duwanaansho ah, taas oo u muuqata mid aan laga fursan karin.

Kala duwanaanshiyaha ayaa xoogaa kordhay markii aan dhignay laptop-ka qol ay ka soocaan router-ka laba darbi, iyada oo aan dhibaato la kulmin.

Waxqabadka guud ee uu bixiyo Netgear Nighthawk X10 wuxuu ahaa mid lagu qanco labadii toddobaad ee aanu isticmaalnay. Si kastaba ha noqotee, haddii aad rabto inaad aragto cabbirro faahfaahsan, iyo isbarbardhigga waxqabadka jiheeyayaasha kale ee wireless, tag bogga labaad ee dib u eegistan.

Netgear Nighthawk X10 review: Is it worth investing in the 802.11ad standard?

NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 is not а new wireless router, even thоugh it is one of the first on thе market to bring support for thе 802.11ad wireless standard. However, it is a new wireless router for us, at Digital Citizen, as it is the first time we get the chance to review a wireless router from this company. Nighthawk X10 is a massive wireless router, with impressive hardware, specs, and size. If you want to know about its real-world performance, and whether it is a good fit for you, read our detailed review:

NETGEAR Nighthawk X10: Who is it good for?

NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 is a great choice for the following types of users:

• Users that want a powerful wireless router that can handle many network clients
• People that are interested in what the 802.11ad wireless standard has to offer and are willing to invest in it
• Users who need to connect fast storage solutions to their wireless router

Pros and cons

There are many positives about the NETGEAR Nighthawk X10:

• Massive, powerful hardware that can handle many network clients
• Very fast USB 3.0 ports
• Wireless performance in line with other high-end routers
• The sharing of USB devices is truly plug-and-play, due to the ReadySHARE feature
• It has a 10 Gigabit LAN SFP+ port for connecting fast Network Attached Storage (NAS)
• The basics of the router can be remotely controlled from your smartphone or tablet
• You can set the router to update its firmware automatically, without your manual intervention
• It can be mounted on walls
• It introduces the 802.11ad wireless standard to the market
• Great multilingual support

There are also negatives to consider:

• The price is not for everyone
• Too many lights and LEDs
• Netgear's mobile app ecosystem is confusing and needs to be simplified and improved
• The upload speed on the 2.4 GHz band has some weird fluctuations/drops
• The Bitdefender antivirus integration should be available for this premium model too

Verdict

The market of premium high-end wireless routers includes several models that bring support for new wireless standards. Netgear Nighthawk X10 is one of the few wireless routers that has support for the 802.11ad wireless standard, which features incredibly fast wireless transfers over short ranges. If you are interested in this standard and are willing to invest it, this router is one of the best choices you can make. Another selling point for Nighthawk X10 is its support for fast storage solutions that can be connected to the router and used for media streaming and file sharing. Both its USB 3.0 ports are very fast, and the router also offers a 10 Gigabit LAN SFP+ port for connecting fast NAS solutions. If you want to build your personal cloud storage service, Netgear Nighthawk X10 is one of the most interesting wireless routers to consider.

Unboxing the NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 wireless router

The Nighthawk X10 AD7200 smart WiFi router comes in a large, and heavy box. On the top cover, you see a picture of the router and a list of some of its most important characteristics. On the sides of the box, we get a list with all the hardware specs of the router and a complete list of features.

Inside the box, you are going to find the following items: the router itself, the power adapter, the setup guide, an Ethernet cable, the warranty information, and a Resource disc that includes the Quick Setup Guide in several languages.

The unboxing experience offered by Nighthawk X10 is a pleasant one, even though the router comes in a massive box. In the packaging, you get everything you need to set up and use the wireless router.

Hardware specifications and design

The Netgear Nighthawk X10 is a massive wireless router with four non-detachable external antennas. Its looks are bulky and aggressive, giving you the impression that you are dealing with a powerful device. This impression is true, as we are dealing with a wireless router that has powerful hardware: a quad-core AL-514 processor from Annapurna Labs, running 1.7 GHz, 1 GB of DDR3 RAM, and 512 MB of storage space for the firmware. Annapurna Labs is an Israeli startup, that is part of Amazon Web Services, with development centers in the US and Israel.

The hardware inside the Nighthawk X10 needs to be cooled, and it has large ventilation grids on the top side, including a fan that sits on top of the processor. Luckily, in the two weeks that we tested this router, the fan never turned on, and it did not generate any noise.

This router has many many LEDs on the top side, that signal the functioning status of all the Ethernet ports and broadcasting features. On the left side, there are two USB 3.0 ports hidden from view, but which are easily accessible.

On the back of the Nighthawk X10, there are many ports: six Ethernet ports that work at 1 Gbps, two of which support Port Aggregation, one WAN port, one 10 Gigabit LAN SFP+ port for connecting fast Network Attached Storage solutions, the Power button, the power jack, and a button for turning the LEDs on and off.

On the bottom of the Nighthawk X10, there are holes for mounting it on walls and additional ventilation grids. Also, you can find some stickers with useful information like the serial number of the router that you have purchased, its default MAC address, and the default settings for the WiFi, useful when you choose not to configure your wireless router.

Netgear R9000 Nighthawk X10 is a tri-band wireless router:

• One 2.4 GHz band with support for the 802.11n wireless standard, with a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 800 Mbps.
• One 5 GHz band with support for the 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless standard, with a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 1733 Mbps.
• One 60 GHz band with support for the new 802.11ad wireless standard, with a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 4600 Mbps.

This leads to a total theoretical maximum bandwidth of 7133 Mbps (and thus the 7200 Mbps approximation on Netgear's part). While these theoretical numbers sound impressive, the reality is quite different. The problem is that the 4600 Mbps on the 60 GHz band are available only for network clients that use the 802.11ad wireless standard. This standard is only for short-range wireless transmissions of up to 30 feet or 9 meters, without any walls or other obstacles separating the network client from the router. A big problem with 802.11ad is that it has not yet seen any major traction, which means that there are no devices that can use it, except for a few wireless routers like this one. For example, there are no mainstream laptops or Smart TVs that offer support for it. We do not have network clients that work with this standard, so we could not test the third band available on this router, and provide you with real-life measurements.

The dimensions of the Nighthawk X10 are impressive: this router has 8.81 x 6.61 x 2.91 inches or 224 x 168 x 74 mm in length x width x height. It also weighs 4.11 lb or 1.8 kg, making the heaviest wireless router that we have tested so far.
If you would like to learn more about the official specifications of this wireless router, go to this page: NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 Specifications.

Setting up and using the NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 wireless router

Setting up the NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 is similar to other wireless routers. The quick setup wizard is named NETGEAR genie and it even gives you the option to determine the best settings by itself, without your input. However, there are a few details that you have to provide: the details of your internet connection, the password for the admin user (we wish that Netgear allowed users to change the default user name too, instead of sticking to admin), and the answers to two security questions that you can use to recover your account when you forget your password.

Then, you are shown a summary of your initial settings, including the default names and passwords for the WiFi. Then, the quick setup wizard asks whether you want to use the ReadySHARE Vault app for Windows, and checks for firmware updates. We like this proactive approach, and we encourage users to update their firmware, in order to benefit from security fixes, new features, and performance improvements.

Another great precaution on Netgear's part is that it recommends that users set the router to automatically update to future firmware. We recommend doing so, to stay on top with the latest security fixes for your router.
After you are done with the initial setup, you can finally access the administration user interface. As you can see below, it is split into two tabs: Basic - with only the important settings most users need, and Advanced, which offers all the settings available for your router.

The administration user interface looks dated. However, it is easy to use and responsive, if you stick to the Basic tab with settings. The documentation for everything sits on a bar on the bottom of the user interface. Click on it, and you are taken to Netgear's website, where you can find the help you need. One positive is that the user interface is available in more than 20 languages, and switching between them is easy.

The Advanced tab has all the settings available for your router. However, the way it is organized, it is not that well thought out, and it needs some time to get used to the location of all the settings. For example, why are USB Settings not in the ReadyShare or Setup categories, but under Advanced Setup, is not clear. Also, you get two different sets of wireless settings, both under Setup and Advanced Setup, which leads to confusion.

Netgear Nighthawk X10 can be remotely controlled from a mobile app for iOS and Android. Unfortunately, Netgear has a confusing approach to mobile apps: it recommends two different mobile apps, depending on where you look. On the this router's product page, Netgear recommends using the Nighthawk App. We tried it, and we found it both easy-to-use and basic. You cannot do much with it, except for the initial setup, and the editing your WiFi settings. This app is too basic to be worthy of an expensive high-end wireless router. Users expect more features and more usefulness.

If you look further, like on documentation pages about using Parental Controls on this router, you find that Netgear recommends their NETGEAR Genie app. This app offers more useful features, including the only way to access Parental Controls, but it is also slower, and buggier, leading to another user experience that is not worthy of such an expensive product.

One positive about Netgear's approach to remote control is the fact that it uses two-factor authentication to protect user accounts and network devices. When you enable the remote administration of your wireless router, you should activate two-step verification to make sure that unwanted parties cannot easily hack into your account and your home network. Other router manufacturers should copy this useful security feature.

One of the features that we were expecting to see on such a high-end wireless router, was NETGEAR Armor, powered by Bitdefender, which provides advanced cyber threat protection for your home and all your devices. Unfortunately, that is not the case. This feature is available only for two cheaper NETGEAR routers: Nighthawk AC2300 and Nighthawk AC1900.

After we were done setting up the Netgear Nighthawk X10 smart WiFi router, we connected several devices to the network: two desktop PCs, a couple of laptops, one tablet, several smartphones, an Xbox One console, two smart plugs, one smart bulb, and a wireless printer. They all connected with ease, and we had no problems in streaming media over the network, or in sharing files and folders. Media streaming was also fast, including on a desktop PC with a monitor that has a Quad HD resolution.

When transferring data through the network, we also looked at the variability of network transfers. When we used a laptop in the same room with the router, or in rooms that are separated only by one wall, things looked good, with some variability, which tends to be unavoidable.

The variability increased a bit when we placed the laptop in a room separated from the router by two walls, without becoming problematic.

The general performance offered by Netgear Nighthawk X10 was satisfying in our two weeks of use. However, if you want to see detailed measurements, and a performance comparison with other wireless routers, go to the second page of this review.

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