NETGEAR Nighthawk Dual-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS200) – Security Features, BE6500 Wireless Speed (up to 6.5Gbps) - Covers up to 2,500 sq. ft., 80 Devices – 2.5 Gig Internet Port

Like other posts, I don’t like taking time to write reviews. However, I received an email from Netgear that my router was too old to take anymore updates. Since I prefer NETGEAR, I went online to AMAZON to purchase a router. I decided the (RS200) would easily serve my needs. (My wife and I are old retirees). Amazon had a note that router may be less at other venders. I clicked on and found AMAZON store describing one like new. I ordered half the price and it arrived in mint condition. Set up was fairly easy. It is easier if you have an iPad and iPhone close by. The biggest problem was finding old passwords to reconnect thermostats, Roku sticks, Apple streaming devices. Too, if you have RING cameras. they have to be removed and reset. I got very little help from RING. One was understanding foreign language, other was English speaking that did not have any idea what to do, and lastly is the garage door opener. The NETGEAR has only been installed (3) days, but so far it’s performing very well, and speed has improved.

Bought this to connect to my Xfinity gateway since that does not have a guest network and you cannot change the channels on a network to avoid interference. It was extremely easy to set up a guest network and get it going via the app. It even increased my speeds compared to the Xfinity Gateway alone by 50% or so. Works great!

Description: Super quick set up, decided to use new wifi name and password so reconnecting all devices was a bit of a chore, but have had zero lag and zero downtime since setting it up.

Overall, a good router. One of the only electronic things I ever bought that actually worked out of the box. Installation and setup was very easy with the Nighthawk app from my Android tablet. I have not had to access the router as administrator, it actually worked fine, first time. I have a 1 Gbit service and I get that speed up and down. Fantastice coverage, I get good service in my backyard, garage, basement and driveway. A couple of small things prevented 5 stars -- first, if my internet service winks out for some reason, the router will not auto-recover, must be powered down for hard reset and second, if internet is out for any reason, the router will not work within our household AND I cannot access as admin either by Nighthawk app or via the common "192.168.1.1" or Netgear's "routerlogin.net".

This is a beast of a router! It seriously blew everything else I used for the last few decades right out of the water. It does require some basic knowledge to properly install. I have 40 years of experience with IT and even I had to scratch my head once or twice, but it was well worth it. My Samsung S25 Ultra goes to WiFi7 and simply downloads everything with maximum speed. My desktop is connected through Ethernet (cat 6e) and it has no issues. Beautiful! Control level is also great - you can use app to see who is connected at any given time. I use just basic functions, but you can control this easily from your phone.