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product_id: 65540846
title: "NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Wi-Fi Router with 4 Ethernet Ports and Wireless Speeds Up to 2.6 Gbps, AC2600, Optimized for Low Ping"
brand: "netgear"
price: "€ 359.96"
currency: EUR
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category: "Netgear"
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# 2.6 Gbps blazing Wi-Fi speed 4x 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports 1.7 GHz dual-core processor NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Wi-Fi Router with 4 Ethernet Ports and Wireless Speeds Up to 2.6 Gbps, AC2600, Optimized for Low Ping

**Brand:** netgear
**Price:** € 359.96
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎮 Own the Game with XR500 — Where Speed Meets Stability

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Wi-Fi Router with 4 Ethernet Ports and Wireless Speeds Up to 2.6 Gbps, AC2600, Optimized for Low Ping by netgear
- **How much does it cost?** € 359.96 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/65540846-netgear-nighthawk-pro-gaming-xr500-wi-fi-router-with-4)

## Best For

- netgear enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted netgear brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Rock-Solid Stability:** Engineered for nonstop performance with a powerful dual-core processor and no-reboot-needed reliability.
- • **Dominate with Precision:** Geo-filtering connects you to the closest servers and players for ultra-low ping and lightning-fast response.
- • **Privacy Meets Performance:** Built-in secure gaming VPN protects your identity and shields you from DDoS attacks while you play.
- • **Real-Time Network Control:** Personalize your dashboard to monitor bandwidth and ping by device, so you always know who’s hogging the network.
- • **Lag-Free Gaming, Guaranteed:** Advanced QoS creates an express lane for your gaming traffic, crushing lag spikes and jitter.

## Overview

The NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 is a high-performance AC2600 dual-band Wi-Fi router designed for serious gamers and professionals. Featuring blazing wireless speeds up to 2.6 Gbps, four gigabit Ethernet ports for lag-free wired connections, and a powerful 1.7 GHz dual-core processor, it optimizes your network with advanced QoS and geo-filtering to minimize ping and reduce lag spikes. Its customizable dashboard offers real-time monitoring of bandwidth and ping, while a built-in gaming VPN ensures secure, uninterrupted gameplay. Trusted by network engineers for its rock-solid stability and ease of use, the XR500 delivers a seamless, ultra-responsive gaming experience.

## Description

XR500 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Wi-Fi Router uses state-of-the-art software to optimize your internet connection by stabilizing ping, reducing lag spikes, and keeping you in the game with reliable wired and wireless connectivity for fast-paced gaming. Personalize your gaming dashboard to view real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping and many other parameters. VPN Client protects your network identity and prevents DDoS attacks. Blazing-fast 2.6Gbps Wi-Fi speeds, Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a dual core 1.7GHz processor make online and network gaming frustration free.

Review: Excelente producto, facil de instalar, gran velocidad, muy buena señal. El empaque venia dañado con un corte de navaja que llego hasta el router.
Review: I’m a network engineer and I wanted to replace my enterprise gear at home with something simple to manage, yet powerful. I’m getting old and I’d rather not troubleshoot network problems at home. Not that it happens often, but it’s been a nightmare when the wife calls saying that the Internet isn’t working. Time to downgrade. Enter the Netgear XR500. The XR500 ticks off the boxes I was looking for: -It does not need to be rebooted for silly wireless issues. It’s rock-solid stable. -Never needs a reboot to change a setting. -The WiFi range goes well into my yard, past my neighbors home and into the street. How?? It blows away a multiple AP setup it replaced. -My iPhone X is speed testing at 91/5.5 on a 100/5 Internet connection. My computers test at 110+/5.5. -AirPlay runs flawessly to my Apple TV 4K. -Initial setup is simple. My dog could have done it. -VPN is simple to configure and has detailed instructions accompanying the menu options. -Dynamic DNS is insanely easy to turn on. It even configured an account for me. While there are very few drawbacks: -Remote admin can only be secured to one IP or a range. I can’t input a list of IP’s I’d like to have access from. -There’s no mobile app for DumaOS. The web view works pretty well on mobile though, so I’d say that 75% makes up for it. (UPDATE 10/27/18: The Nigthawk app works great with this router; I highly recommend it.) -I could not get the Internet to work in “manual setup” mode. The router would proxy any DNS address to itself: 192.168.1.1. There might be a bug that caused the proxy not to turn off, or maybe there’s a setting I simply couldn’t locate. When I used the automatic setup, Internet started working in one click. Overall I’m very happy with my XR500 and I’m excited to have my home network all under one box again. My “issues” with the router are all “fussy network engineer-problems” that most users would *never ever* encounter. Since my number one concern was stability, I would go as far to say that there is no other home-class router on the market that could satisfy me. I’m a demanding user and the XR500 delivers in spades. In the network world, this thing is the equivalent to an indestructible tank. Congratulations to the Netgear and DumaOS teams who developed this product. You absolutely outdid yourselves. UPDATE 10/27/18: I'm still absolutely loving this router, and I can't recommend it enough. I recently updated my XR500 to the latest firmware, and believe it or not, it didn't require a reboot! This thing NEVER needs to reboot. You may be able to tell that I'm the kind of techie that gets excited about servers with up-times measured in decades. The XR500 definitely gives off that feel! I hadn't thought about it until today, but we never have network problems at home anymore. Not even one- The last time the Internet stopped working, it was because the power was out during a storm. This device is amazing, and I have ZERO regrets in my purchase decision.

## Features

- Minimize ping and maximize performance with four 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports for lag free, wired connectivity and 1.7 GHz dual core processor network efficiency
- Amp up your Wi-Fi with AC2600 dual band router that delivers blazing fast speeds up to 2.6 Gbps
- Put your gaming traffic in a designated express lane with advanced quality of service, bypassing network congestion and reducing lag spikes, jumps and jitters
- Make every millisecond count by using Geo filtering to connect to the closest servers and players so you can respond and dominate
- Monitor your network and game ping in real time so you can see who’s hogging the bandwidth by device and application
- Protect your network identity by connecting to a secure gaming VPN server
- Optimized to give you the lowest ping possible on Fortnite, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Overwatch, PubG, CS:GO, and more

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B078GWJ44Z |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 345,407 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 2,440 in Routers 18,951 in PlayStation Legacy Systems |
| Brand | NETGEAR |
| Colour | Black |
| Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,740) |
| Date First Available | 8 Jan. 2018 |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item Weight | 1.68 kg |
| Item model number | XR500-100NAS |
| Manufacturer | Netgear |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 5 |
| Operating System | RouterOS |
| Product Dimensions | 5.59 x 32.26 x 24.38 cm; 1.68 kg |
| Series | XR500-100NAS |
| Voltage | 220 Volts |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** NETGEAR
- **Colour:** Black
- **Compatible devices:** Phone, Tablet, WiFi-Enabled Devices, Media Streaming Devices, Computer, PC, Mac, Gaming Consoles
- **Connectivity technology:** Ethernet, Wi-Fi
- **Frequency band class:** Dual-Band
- **Model name:** XR500-100NAS
- **Recommended uses for product:** Gaming
- **Special feature:** WPS
- **Wireless communication standard:** 802.11ac

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can this router just be used for other than gaming?. I don't do games**
A: Yes you can. dumaOS makes it easy to setup and configure your network and router settings. The dumaOS adds a bit more to the price vs the Netgear X4S (which is the exactly the same router in terms of hardware spec).  If you want to save a bit of money, go for the netgear X4S, which is also a fantastic router. Good luck.

**Q: Should I buy this router or keep my x8 router**
A: The X8 looks like it has more capacity.  They're both mu-mimo and the x8 has 6 ports opposed to 4.  One of the big reasons I bought this was the operating system (look up Netduma).  So far haven't had any issues - even just watching youtube haven't had the buffering and quality issues I had just using my AC1900 modem router.  If you're not having issues you may want to stay with what you got, but if you want the benefits of the dashboard and operating system, and have the money, you can give it a try,

**Q: How do you compare xr500 to orbi, please?**
A: The Orbi is a mesh router, designed for covering irregular, obstacle dense, or large areas with wi-fi network. Mesh router systems are expandable, meaning you can buy more units to extend your network seamlessly.

If you do not need the expansion capabilities of mesh routers, a standard router such as the XR500 is more suitable.

**Q: Can i run a connection from an existing router via Ethernet to it and have two routers**
A: As others have said, yes you can. In my particular setup, my original router is also my modem from our fiber internet provider, so the option to directly replace it wasn’t there. I hardwired the Nighthawk to port 1 on the original router, booted it up, and configured as a secondary router. It was smart enough to see that another router existed in the network, and so assigned itself another internal IP network map of 10.0..... so as not to conflict with the original 192.168..... overall it’s an awesome router, especially with the DumaOS to configure each individual device and modify its capabilities, I highly recommend it.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***H on 2 February 2021*

Excelente producto, facil de instalar, gran velocidad, muy buena señal. El empaque venia dañado con un corte de navaja que llego hasta el router.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by M***C on 16 February 2018*

I’m a network engineer and I wanted to replace my enterprise gear at home with something simple to manage, yet powerful. I’m getting old and I’d rather not troubleshoot network problems at home. Not that it happens often, but it’s been a nightmare when the wife calls saying that the Internet isn’t working. Time to downgrade. Enter the Netgear XR500. The XR500 ticks off the boxes I was looking for: -It does not need to be rebooted for silly wireless issues. It’s rock-solid stable. -Never needs a reboot to change a setting. -The WiFi range goes well into my yard, past my neighbors home and into the street. How?? It blows away a multiple AP setup it replaced. -My iPhone X is speed testing at 91/5.5 on a 100/5 Internet connection. My computers test at 110+/5.5. -AirPlay runs flawessly to my Apple TV 4K. -Initial setup is simple. My dog could have done it. -VPN is simple to configure and has detailed instructions accompanying the menu options. -Dynamic DNS is insanely easy to turn on. It even configured an account for me. While there are very few drawbacks: -Remote admin can only be secured to one IP or a range. I can’t input a list of IP’s I’d like to have access from. -There’s no mobile app for DumaOS. The web view works pretty well on mobile though, so I’d say that 75% makes up for it. (UPDATE 10/27/18: The Nigthawk app works great with this router; I highly recommend it.) -I could not get the Internet to work in “manual setup” mode. The router would proxy any DNS address to itself: 192.168.1.1. There might be a bug that caused the proxy not to turn off, or maybe there’s a setting I simply couldn’t locate. When I used the automatic setup, Internet started working in one click. Overall I’m very happy with my XR500 and I’m excited to have my home network all under one box again. My “issues” with the router are all “fussy network engineer-problems” that most users would *never ever* encounter. Since my number one concern was stability, I would go as far to say that there is no other home-class router on the market that could satisfy me. I’m a demanding user and the XR500 delivers in spades. In the network world, this thing is the equivalent to an indestructible tank. Congratulations to the Netgear and DumaOS teams who developed this product. You absolutely outdid yourselves. UPDATE 10/27/18: I'm still absolutely loving this router, and I can't recommend it enough. I recently updated my XR500 to the latest firmware, and believe it or not, it didn't require a reboot! This thing NEVER needs to reboot. You may be able to tell that I'm the kind of techie that gets excited about servers with up-times measured in decades. The XR500 definitely gives off that feel! I hadn't thought about it until today, but we never have network problems at home anymore. Not even one- The last time the Internet stopped working, it was because the power was out during a storm. This device is amazing, and I have ZERO regrets in my purchase decision.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***R on 24 July 2020*

I have a dead zone in my duplex house which my old dlink 605L can only show 1point and cannot have stable connection. Signal strength of this in 2.4 Ghz is penetrating there also which great. I can able to login to office and work without any noticable issue any where from home. 5 Ghz is just passing 1 wall. whereas 2.4 Ghz is passing 2 to 3 walls in between. Another thing about this router is Duma Os which is awesome if u r monitoring and managing home network frequenty. DHCP settings works as charm as I have some IOT devices where I need static ip address to be assigned. Overall its good router and value for money if ur house is having lot of dead zone and u r serious about ur home network.

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