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Nighthawk

AX8/8-Stream

AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender

Data Sheet | EAX80

Leading the New Era of WiFi 6

NETGEAR

Nighthawk

8-Stream

WiFi Mesh Extender (EAX80)

supports the latest generation Wi-Fi

6 (802.11ax) standard. This powerful

Nighthawk Mesh Extender works

with your existing WiFi to create a

powerful whole home mesh WiFi.

Enjoy a better connected home

experience and extend faster WiFi

to the farthest corner of your home

with blazing-fast speeds up to

6Gbps.

Summary of content (11 pages)

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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Leading the New Era of WiFi 6 NETGEAR® Nighthawk® 8-Stream Nighthawk Mesh Extender works experience and extend faster WiFi WiFi Mesh Extender (EAX80) with your existing WiFi to create a to the farthest corner of your home supports the latest generation Wi-Fi powerful whole home mesh WiFi. with blazing-fast speeds up to 6 (802.11ax) standard. This powerful Enjoy a better connected home 6Gbps.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender WiFi 6—Ready for Today and Tomorrow’s Smart Home Introducing WiFi 6—the latest generation of WiFi that delivers four times better performance than AC WiFi. With innovative technologies, such as Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple-Access (OFDMA)§, 4x4 Multi-User MIMO, and intelligent scheduling, WiFi 6 delivers a huge boost in speed and total capacity.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender 8 Stream WiFi 6— 4X Better Performance Eight WiFi spatial streams - four in the 2.4GHz band and four in the 5GHz band offer four times the device capacity as compared to typical 2x2 AC WiFi. This results in a significantly improved network capacity and benefits the performance of all legacy devices. 8 Expansive Coverage for Your Smart Home Wider range to cover every corner of your home even where your router WiFi cannot reach.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Speed Get ultra-fast wireless speeds for better 4K/8K UHD streaming, gaming or video conferencing experience. UP TO 6GBPS SPEEDS—1.2 + 4.8Gbps† with 8-stream connectivity** 4x4 MU-MIMO‡—Go faster by simultaneously streaming to multiple devices POWERFUL PROCESSOR—64-bit 1.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Sharing With NETGEAR, sharing across your network is fun and easy, such as accessing stored photos & music. READYSHARE® USB ACCESS—Wirelessly access & share USB hard drive via USB port READYSHARE® PRINT—Wirelessly access & share a USB printer BEAMFORMING+—Improve range and performance for both 2.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Create a Mesh WiFi 6 System using the WiFi you already have N EC I CO N H W IF < < < M ES Your existing WiFi T IO N >>> Nighthawk AX8 WiFi 6 Extender Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) Using the uplink and downlink OFDMA§ feature of WiFi 6, the WiFi traffic is managed much more efficiently since data is transmitted from different devices concurrently, rather than having each device’s data wait for its turn.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Gigabit WiFi to Mobile Devices Support for 160MHz channel allows the Nighthawk AX8 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender to stream at Gigabit speeds to supported mobile devices, which are increasingly used for video streaming or gaming. 4x4 Multi-User MIMO Using multi-user MIMO‡ technology, routers and extenders can stream data to multiple devices simultaneously. That means faster downloads and smoother streaming for your devices.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Nighthawk App The NETGEAR Nighthawk® App makes it easy to set up your extender and get more out of your WiFi. With the app, you can install your extender in a few steps—just connect your mobile device to the network and the app will walk you through the rest. Once set up, you can use the intuitive dashboard to manage your network.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Connection Diagram Reset 1G Four Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports to connect more wired devices One 3.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender Package Contents Key Features Support • Nighthawk® AX8 8-Stream WiFi Mesh Extender (EAX80) • 4X Better Performance than an AC Router—8 Stream WiFi with up to 1.2 + 4.8 Gbps† for ultra-fast wireless speeds** • 90-day complimentary technical support following purchase from a NETGEAR authorized reseller • Quick start guide • Power adapter Physical Specifications • Dimensions: 10 x 7.75 x 4.2 in (279 x 197 x 106 mm) • Weight: 1.
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Data Sheet | EAX80 Nighthawk® AX8/8-Stream AX6000 WiFi 6 Mesh Extender This product comes with a limited warranty that is valid only if purchased from a NETGEAR authorized reseller. www.netgear.com/warranty. * 90-day complimentary technical support following purchase from a NETGEAR authorized reseller. ¹ Works with devices supporting WPS. ∞ Gigabit Internet speeds require compatible service plans and equipment.