Note that unlike the Buffalos, the R6300 doesn’t support Channel 165 in 5 GHz, nor does it have an Auto channel setting in that band. Not all routers support the same channels in 5 GHz, so I’ve summarized that and other wireless setting information in Table 2. We recommend keeping this feature enabled for best performance. The typical scenario where it will help improve WiFi performance is where CPU is the bottleneck: The Performance Boost feature reduces the CPU utilization for WLAN processing on the router. But here’s what NETGEAR had to say about it:

There is no explanation of what this does in the online help or User Manual. I also stumbled across a Performance Boost option in the Advanced Wireless settings page that is highlighted in the screenshot below. – Skyworks SE5003L 5 GHz, 23dBm Power Ampįor those of you who won’t rest until you know that guest networks are really supported, here is the screenshot to prove it. The components are the same used in the Buffalo draft 11ac products except for the switch, which is a BCM53125 in the Buffalos. The component summary below pulls all the details into one handy place. Some digging around has confirmed that the components used in the R6300, aside from the 5 GHz radio, are the same as used on the WNDR4500. NETGEAR has posted the R6300’s User Manual, so I was able to grab my usual front and rear panel annotated views shown below.

So this review includes a retest of 5 GHz 80 MHz mode tests as well as 2.4 and 5 GHz testing with our standard Intel 6300 three-stream N client. NETGEAR has since posted three updates with the lastest V1.0.2.14_1.0.23 firmware including both the missing guest networks and, according to NETGEAR, providing some improvements in draft 11ac mode performance. The First Look was based on original V1.0.0.68_1.0.16 firmware, which lacked support for guest networks. Typical Price: $128 Buy From Amazon Introduction

Can reach almost 500 Mbps total 11ac throughput.NETGEAR WiFi Router – 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit (R6300) īroadcom-based simultaneous dual-band AC1750 class Draft 2.0 802.11ac router

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