Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Wi-Fi 6 Router

NETGEAR's flagship 12 stream AX6000 platform in the Nighthawk AX12 wireless router impresses! Join us as we take a close look.

Netgear Nighthawk AX12 tri-band: An impressively powerful router, though not as superlative as you might hope for the price

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  Twin 5GHz radios, Accessible management portal, Built-in VPN

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  Connection speeds aren’t quite top-tier, No parental controls

: The Nighthawk AX12 is an exceptional router but at a significant cost

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  One of the fastest routers we’ve ever tested, Enormous 8x8 MU-MIMO capability, WPA3 support built-in

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  One of the most expensive routers we’ve ever tested, Wi-Fi 6 performance only on par with the cheaper AX8, Not overloaded with features

The NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 shows exactly what a leap in performance is in store with the arrival of WiFi 6. It’s also a very capable router in terms of features. The Multi-Gigabit networking port will be a particularly welcome inclusion if you want to create a fast uplink to a similarly-equipped...

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  Fastest router we have tested thanks to the new WiFi 6 standard., Fastest single-router 802.11ac bandwidth we’ve tested up to 10m., Excellent 802.11n performance and range., Multi-Gig Ethernet port for uplinks up to 5Gbit., Port aggregation option., Comprehensive management interface.

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  WiFi 6 clients still quite rare (but coming soon)., Antiquated port forwarding presets., Darth Vader not included.

I like that with my Samsung 5g phone I get a wifi6 symbol and it connects at 1200 MB’s However we get random network drops. This router is the most Corky router I have ever seen like the random dropping of the network a low signal only 70 feet away and at 70 feet away I can only reach 70 MB’s keep...

Aside from great looks, this box has performance to match. I haven't had any issues since I bought it and it provides excellent signal strength throughout my 2500 square foot single story house from the front yard to the back yard. The big thing I really like is the additional ethernet port.

I have been running the AX12 in access point mode with the multi-gig port connected to my upstream switch CRS305-1G-4S+IN at 5Gb/s. This was the selling point to me as with Wifi 6 getting higher throughput is only worth it to me if I can also access my upstream devices at higher speeds.

This router is the best I have ever owned. It easily handles 4000 sf of house, through many walls, and out into the yard and in front of the house. I always have a healthy signal no matter where I am. I also love the dual bands to separate the traffic.

Let me start by saying that I have owned a R7000 since 2014. That router was fantastic, great range and speeds. Five years later, it was having issues with all of the connected devices that are in the house.

I've been using Netgear for along time, and just updated to the latest and greatest AX12, which has been around for 9 months or so internationally. I was expecting some troubleshooting getting Wifi 6 running (AX), and it was a bit of a nightmare.

Easy setup with their app, fantastic product and very fast

Very happy with this Router / Wireless Access Point. I have upgraded from a 2013 Wireless Access Point and it wasn't until I used the Netgear Nighthawk that I realised what I was missing out on with Wireless performance.

If you want to spend a lot of money for a router that drops the wifi internet connection and spend time talking to tech support that has no idea what they are doing.........then this is the router for you.

I've had this device for three months now. It does not deliver the rated speed and is inconsistent in reliability. Devices cannot stay connected - Internet is unavailable, authentication errors. Extremely disappointed for the price and rated performance. Worse yet, I contacted Netgear support.