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For the TH-cam video test... « 1440p » isn’t 4K, it’s not even half the pixels of 4K. For your NAS test it’s « MB » not « Mb »... so your transfer is 8x faster that what you said.
Hi there, It looks like you've provided a detailed overview of the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Wi-Fi 6 router, along with its performance, features, and setup process. It's great to see that you've thoroughly tested it and shared your experiences. If you have any specific questions or need further information about the router or its capabilities, please feel free to ask, and I'll be happy to provide more details or assistance.
Always better to configure the router using a web browser and not the app, more custom settings options allowing you to tweak the router to your preference.
This high-end home router are becoming essential since more people are not working from home and having more devices. Reliability is so important now these days. Awesome review and unboxing 👌
Thanks for the video. I just got this router since my older nighthawk bit the dust. Helped a lot as to how power and versatility this router has. I also got a new cable modem. Good thing I did. My old modem was slowing my speeds way way down. Now, to go play some more.
Update , I was able to fixed downgraded the software for the .28 version and putting same Wi-Fi unify setting, however this is bull sh.. it is a 300$ router , just returned It should worked normal plug and play with no issues, I order a Tp Link deco x60 3 pack , waiting to arrive avoid Netgear items , PD : I’m not a beginner user so I know what I’m saying.
Nice review, thank you. I did purchase this router two months ago to replace my Netgear R7000. I use this router to connect CAMs around the house, the CAMs use the 2.4 network. to my surprise the R7000 reaches further than the new one. The new one is excellent in the 5 G network, But the 2.4G is very bad. I tested both 2.4 and 5G at 60ft. the 5G is twice as fast. very confusing, I am sorry to say.
Same reasons why I'm afraid to upgrade, i have the R8000 and the range is very good, afraid to upgrade and get an inferior range while getting a more expensive router
I bought this from someone and I don’t have the plastic with the QR code but I can see a QR code behind the mesh thing on top. (I see it in the video too). My camera won’t capture it tho. Is there a way to remove the mesh that’s covering it?
Hi, awesome video. Did you connect to your internet provider router? My desire is to eliminate the internet company router, rtn it, and connect directly to the modem, I assume?
So I plugged into my other router not working. Internet port from nightgear to a LAN port of my existing router, the my existing router connecting as normal to my landline? Or am I messing up.
Another great review, many thanks for review. Nice one to have but the price... Are you with Bt at the moment? Had an older Nighthawk router but as some devices could not connect for some reason had to ditch it.
Thanks for the comment, yeah these would never be cheap. I've moved from Virgin Media to TalkTalk being loyal to these service providers is never worth it...cut my bill by 50%. Service generally been fine, and suprised the upload speed is twice as fast.
Bro are you still using this? I'm with Virgin media, when I first got this I was on M350 it worked for 2 hours then went off. I spoke to Netgear technical, they helped by changing things within the router page. After 1 year I upgraded to Gig 1 and now the wi-fi speeds have gone really slow on the upper floor. I have no technical support left can pay for it but don't know if it is worth it. Do you have any ideas please? I've forgotten the original setup they made me do. Thanks in advance!!
@@GeekStreet this is on for £300 at the moment and TP link £250 what would you recommend? This does have better specs. I'm with Virgin media 350Mbps. We have over 25+ WiFi device's and counting you know what it's like.
Hi, I have normal Cooper wire WiFi, my speeds are a terrible 11 mbps and it’s drops randomly all the time, if I was to get one of these would it improve my ping when gaming and stop from dropping all the time ?
That armour security sucks, it decreased my speed by half when testing. It also didn't allow my nest hello doorbell to connect. Ended up turning it off for optimal internet speed.
@@GeekStreet dude tysm that you still reacted to this. I wanted to buy this exact router and when i saw youre video about putting it in a modem? I almost was not gonna buy it! One question still. Most of the time a modem is just your regular house wifi correct? Much love
Really helpful and interesting video. I’m inheriting one from a family member. It doesn’t have a power cord and I’m struggling to find a replacement as of conflicting information regarding the pin. Wondered if you changed the power supply or can shed some light on it. Thanks again.
That review is the best I've seen. Thank you very much sir. May I ask: is the device suitable for use with Layer 3 Switches? The Layer 3 Switch handles VLANS, as these Routers are said to be VLAN-unaware. The Router handles routing only.
Anyone, please chime in. I pre-ordered the Netgear RAXE500. Im hesitant to keep the pre-order and just get this AX12 RAX120. Reasons: I won't have any 6e devices anytime soon. I currently have a Linksys wrt1900acs. Its giving me issues. The RAXE500 is 599.99 and this RAX120 is 499.99, which one would you guys go with?
Geek Street I did more research and according to Netgear developers on their forum, Apple’s dev kits doesn’t allow use of API’s that would let them make a very good wi-fi analytics program. community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/Wifi-Analytics-for-IOS/idi-p/1173388
I’ll try now , I tough that I was a temperate issue cuz a read a few days ago that people install a extra usb fan to get perfect performance on this one but my fails it doesn’t seems hot and 2.4 red is getting trouble full signal but no data transmission, ping connection drops to 20 30 and 1 to 2 mb of data with Interruptions, when I connected to the 5gz there is no issues lol is the first time that I see an issue like this on a router
I have 2 8TB Seagate external HD. 1 is a vintage gaming (Hyperspin + Launchbox) server. The other is just got shareable storage. My question is, can the router detect that size of drive; if so, can you stream audio/video or video games to a TV (in another room)? I plugged both in and nothing showed up on our pc. The pc only has usb 2.0 so I was attempting to bypass that bottleneck on a Plex server.
Can the router do WAN aggregation with one of the LAN ports? I have a cable modem with 2x 1G LAN and supports LAN aggregation. My ISP recently upgrade my plan to 1200Mb/s. I wonder if I can use WAN aggregation to take advantage of the extra 200Mb/s.
True, i think the thing to consider is how much performance do most poeple really need. Generally I most don't think much but again depending on usage, but good coverage is really important and this router does a pretty good job.
The problem is what devices will use 6E and when they first appear we will again see revisions in chipsets. So you grab 6E router and not all features of WiFi 6 may be on board and then down the line other chipsets appear offering more functions within the standard. It’s why you can’t fully future proof router. You may have noticed the Qualcomm chip in the 120 is an unusual one and specs are not fully available. It’s almost a first run of the pro line chipsets.
You can add their AX extenders which help to aid coverage however unlike the Orbi these extender if using more than one can latch on to each other rather than the router.
Stay away from Netgear if you have Comcast/Xfinity! Days wasted on the phone! three different Netgear WiFi gateways, including orbi, will not stay connected and EX7000 extender doesn't work with Comcast gateway.
PLEASE ELABORATE! We are having MASSIVE Comcast issues of it going out on both LAN and wireless as if the modem is rebooting. Who told you about that this would not work? We are also having extender issues too and asks us to log in.
I am disappointed in this review, you focused only on the configuration via the phone application, completely skipping the web interface. Playing with the voice assistant instead of discussing advanced features. In general, it seems that the router is weak, since the maximum speed from the NAS is about 38MB/s.
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Content TIMESTAMP
00:00 Preview
00:37 Unboxing
03:00 Look at the Netgear Router
04:45 Setting up the WiFi Router
06:35 Look at the options on the App
09:10 Test signal strength performance
11:46 Speed Test
12:05 Router performance with NAS server
13:29 Performance with connection to Netgear Orbi
14:59 Look at the link aggregation and Multi link Gigabit port
16:17 LED lights on the Router
16:29 Look at the 2 buttons on the Router
16:58 Voice Setup with Google Home and Alexa
20:48 Final Summary
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For the TH-cam video test... « 1440p » isn’t 4K, it’s not even half the pixels of 4K.
For your NAS test it’s « MB » not « Mb »... so your transfer is 8x faster that what you said.
Hi there,
It looks like you've provided a detailed overview of the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 Wi-Fi 6 router, along with its performance, features, and setup process. It's great to see that you've thoroughly tested it and shared your experiences.
If you have any specific questions or need further information about the router or its capabilities, please feel free to ask, and I'll be happy to provide more details or assistance.
Always better to configure the router using a web browser and not the app, more custom settings options allowing you to tweak the router to your preference.
This high-end home router are becoming essential since more people are not working from home and having more devices. Reliability is so important now these days. Awesome review and unboxing 👌
The first reviewer to actually tell us the measurement of the winged antennas. Thank you!
It’s on the specs
Thanks for the video. I just got this router since my older nighthawk bit the dust. Helped a lot as to how power and versatility this router has. I also got a new cable modem. Good thing I did. My old modem was slowing my speeds way way down. Now, to go play some more.
I saw reviews about it resetting constantly is this a problem?
When I reviewed it I didn't across problems like that but I havent got long term experience with it. Hopefully someone else can help?
Yes it is true , I’m trying to fixing it before returning it , I plug and usb fan and also someone mentioned to disable WMM on 2.4 gz
Update , I was able to fixed downgraded the software for the .28 version and putting same Wi-Fi unify setting, however this is bull sh.. it is a 300$ router , just returned It should worked normal plug and play with no issues, I order a Tp Link deco x60 3 pack , waiting to arrive avoid Netgear items , PD : I’m not a beginner user so I know what I’m saying.
MB/s = Megabytes/sec which is x8 megabits/sec. 38MB/s = 304mbit/s
Have this router it is just amaizing
Which you use modem?
Did he plug the cat5 cable that came with the router to the internet port to the modem ?
Thanks so much for the video. This video has been so helpful. Now I'll be looking forward to receiving this router minus the headaches.
Thanks! Good to hear the video helped!
I like to know if RAXE500 can reconnect to router after power outage or we need to manually connect it back
Will this help my gaming experience since I lag a lot
Nice review, thank you. I did purchase this router two months ago to replace my Netgear R7000. I use this router to connect CAMs around the house, the CAMs use the 2.4 network.
to my surprise the R7000 reaches further than the new one. The new one is excellent in the 5 G network, But the 2.4G is very bad. I tested both 2.4 and 5G at 60ft. the 5G is twice as fast.
very confusing, I am sorry to say.
Thanks for the info
Same reasons why I'm afraid to upgrade, i have the R8000 and the range is very good, afraid to upgrade and get an inferior range while getting a more expensive router
Thanks. Bummer the power brick is a so big. It actually sits over two other plugins, so it takes up three plugs on my extension cord.
My home theater security system while connected via LAN Cable is yellow/orange what does that mean. I have this exact WiFi router.
This is an excellent video. Great work
Thank you! Cheers!
So i need a primary router to
Make nighthawk ax12 connected to him ?
Correct
Does voice control on Alexa allow you to turn on wps
Or Google home?
I bought this from someone and I don’t have the plastic with the QR code but I can see a QR code behind the mesh thing on top. (I see it in the video too). My camera won’t capture it tho. Is there a way to remove the mesh that’s covering it?
You don’t need Que QR , better set it up from the website, app sucks
if my router asked for location and camera privledges I'd throw it in the trash.
hi, i recently purchased this router, but netflix doesn’t work anymore, any ideas ?? i’ve tried netgear support by the way, thanks
I use this router and no issues with Netflix i wonder if you need to update the firmware on yours
He did everything.. but the speedtest. lol
I wanna to buy it is it accept for 5G and sim card ?!
No
Hi, awesome video. Did you connect to your internet provider router? My desire is to eliminate the internet company router, rtn it, and connect directly to the modem, I assume?
Yo uso el módem como bridge y todo el tráfico lo maneja el AX 12 sin problemas siempre es la mejor configuración
i just ordered one with just AX 8 thank you for the video very helpful should get it next week
USA Maine
So I plugged into my other router not working. Internet port from nightgear to a LAN port of my existing router, the my existing router connecting as normal to my landline? Or am I messing up.
Watch from 04:45...so you need a cable from your existing router to this one
Will it do better than normal, my old router does download 200mbps and 70mbps upload
Support only available for 3 months?
Know any fixes for the router crashing periodically?
Have you checked for any firmware updates?
@@GeekStreet yeah turns out it’s a known issue with RAX120s gonna save up for an asus router.
USB fan solve mine
Please help! I cannot find anything specific on the gaming features this thing has.
Can it configure for VPN?
Muchas gracias a todos mis amigos que han apoyado mi canal, espero que siempre tengan éxito.
The Netgear app
Multigig port is also good for high speed internet too!
Warum nur 34MB/s ? Ich schaffe mit NAS mit dem R8500 88MB/s ?
Another great review, many thanks for review. Nice one to have but the price... Are you with Bt at the moment? Had an older Nighthawk router but as some devices could not connect for some reason had to ditch it.
Thanks for the comment, yeah these would never be cheap. I've moved from Virgin Media to TalkTalk being loyal to these service providers is never worth it...cut my bill by 50%. Service generally been fine, and suprised the upload speed is twice as fast.
I have a Plusnet modem/router so would I just plug the AX12 into it or do I need to get a separate modem?
You can plug a ethernet cable from the plusnet device to the AX12.
@@GeekStreet Quick question: If I connect it to my Xfinity modem will it increase the internet bill or no?
Bro are you still using this? I'm with Virgin media, when I first got this I was on M350 it worked for 2 hours then went off. I spoke to Netgear technical, they helped by changing things within the router page. After 1 year I upgraded to Gig 1 and now the wi-fi speeds have gone really slow on the upper floor.
I have no technical support left can pay for it but don't know if it is worth it. Do you have any ideas please? I've forgotten the original setup they made me do. Thanks in advance!!
How is it working? Is the WiFi still good?
I'm looking at this or the new TP Link AX6600.
Working well bro, performance is very impressive.
@@GeekStreet this is on for £300 at the moment and TP link £250 what would you recommend? This does have better specs.
I'm with Virgin media 350Mbps.
We have over 25+ WiFi device's and counting you know what it's like.
It all depends on the issues your having ... you thought about mesh network? You'll get better coverage in you whole house.
@@GeekStreet yeah tried everything else upstairs the wi-fi is really slow
Is armour worth purchasing?
Is the WiFi still good?
Hello! Which app are you using to check your wifi signal strength in this video???
I wasn’t able to find it as well
Speedtest by ookla
your NAS transfer rates are MegaBYTES per second
Can I use the SSID & password from my old Nighthawk X6? I just don’t want to change from all my devices.
Yes you can do that, thats what I normally do.
Yes
Hi, I have normal Cooper wire WiFi, my speeds are a terrible 11 mbps and it’s drops randomly all the time, if I was to get one of these would it improve my ping when gaming and stop from dropping all the time ?
Test connectivity with a wired ethernet connection if that is good, then this will help for sure.
@@GeekStreet thanks for the reply !!!!
what do you do, if you have no QR scanner?
90% of phones have a camera that will pick it up.
Great video- Thank you for the educagtion.
That armour security sucks, it decreased my speed by half when testing. It also didn't allow my nest hello doorbell to connect. Ended up turning it off for optimal internet speed.
Is this router an upgrade from my Linksys EA9500 tri band router?
Yep
Witch one is best HUAWEI cpe pro 2???
Or netgear any one have idea??
SHOW ME WHERE THE INTERNET CABLE LEADS TO! I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED FOR THIS ROUTER TO WORK
You plug it into your existing router or if you had a modem plug that into it.
@@GeekStreet dude tysm that you still reacted to this. I wanted to buy this exact router and when i saw youre video about putting it in a modem? I almost was not gonna buy it!
One question still. Most of the time a modem is just your regular house wifi correct?
Much love
A modem would be a separate box with a cable going to your existing router, I've got that now with my Fibre broadband.
does anyone know or have videos of someone opening this up to see what's inside ?
There is a pdf with the tear down Google it I see a couple days ago external photos and internal
Really helpful and interesting video.
I’m inheriting one from a family member. It doesn’t have a power cord and I’m struggling to find a replacement as of conflicting information regarding the pin.
Wondered if you changed the power supply or can shed some light on it.
Thanks again.
It is a 3.16 amps, 19volts DC, the 3.5amp one should work fine too if barrel is the same.
Wish you tested the speed with the aggregation enabled.
is the WAN port multigig as well?
No. Only 1 but you can yours the multi gig port as a WAN port.
That review is the best I've seen. Thank you very much sir.
May I ask: is the device suitable for use with Layer 3 Switches? The Layer 3 Switch handles VLANS, as these Routers are said to be VLAN-unaware. The Router handles routing only.
In that case let your L3 switch handle all the advanced stuff (DHCP, VLANs, QoS, DNS), and put this device in AP mode.
@@rickytomatoes Thanks.
I like this keep sharing my friend
Where's the indicator light
Very thorough review excellent thank you
Anyone, please chime in. I pre-ordered the Netgear RAXE500. Im hesitant to keep the pre-order and just get this AX12 RAX120. Reasons: I won't have any 6e devices anytime soon. I currently have a Linksys wrt1900acs. Its giving me issues. The RAXE500 is 599.99 and this RAX120 is 499.99, which one would you guys go with?
I'm not entirely sure, but 1440p is not 4K.
Opps my bad 1440p is not 4K its in-between 4k and 1080p. Well spotted.
This is the first video I have ever seen where the creator places “ok google” on screen and muting the audio. BIG W, subbing now.
Commented early, you did it for Alexa too, BIG W.
What app did you use for the wifi signal strength test? Cheers :-)
It part of the Netgear App I showed in the video.
@@GeekStreet It is not included in the Nighthawk app on iOS for some reason. Very disappointing.
@@mxpxboy77 That is really disappointing.
Geek Street I did more research and according to Netgear developers on their forum, Apple’s dev kits doesn’t allow use of API’s that would let them make a very good wi-fi analytics program. community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/Wifi-Analytics-for-IOS/idi-p/1173388
@@mxpxboy77 ah ok! Thanks for the info
Nice !!! Way nice:) is it safe from a Pineapple WiFi Device ?Great Review!
Thanks, sorry not sure!
If you have random reboots DISABLE WMM ON THE 2.4GHZ BAND!!!
I’ll try now , I tough that I was a temperate issue cuz a read a few days ago that people install a extra usb fan to get perfect performance on this one but my fails it doesn’t seems hot and 2.4 red is getting trouble full signal but no data transmission, ping connection drops to 20 30 and 1 to 2 mb of data with Interruptions, when I connected to the 5gz there is no issues lol is the first time that I see an issue like this on a router
12:42 its actually 304 Megabits per second or 38 Megabytes per second
Opps my bad....thanks!
Waiting for a water-cooled router....
🤣😂
Dud the router should be at the bottom floor
He said he doesnt think it fails to disappoint 😂
I have 2 8TB Seagate external HD. 1 is a vintage gaming (Hyperspin + Launchbox) server. The other is just got shareable storage.
My question is, can the router detect that size of drive; if so, can you stream audio/video or video games to a TV (in another room)? I plugged both in and nothing showed up on our pc. The pc only has usb 2.0 so I was attempting to bypass that bottleneck on a Plex server.
Can the router do WAN aggregation with one of the LAN ports? I have a cable modem with 2x 1G LAN and supports LAN aggregation. My ISP recently upgrade my plan to 1200Mb/s. I wonder if I can use WAN aggregation to take advantage of the extra 200Mb/s.
Yes LAN 1 and LAN 2. Check the manual n how to set it up :-)
12:42 38 megabytes
I’ll WAIT FOR NEXT VERSION, WHICH SUPPORTS FLYING FEATURE 😂
😅
I’m going to go for a WiFi 6e here soon
But I think I’m going nighthawk mesh, have you reviewed either of those?
You meant to say 38 MegaBytes per sec...
Nice
if youre getting sub 100mbs there are better options
the thing is...wifi 6e is around the corner...not worth the investment in wifi 6 imho
True, i think the thing to consider is how much performance do most poeple really need. Generally I most don't think much but again depending on usage, but good coverage is really important and this router does a pretty good job.
The problem is what devices will use 6E and when they first appear we will again see revisions in chipsets. So you grab 6E router and not all features of WiFi 6 may be on board and then down the line other chipsets appear offering more functions within the standard. It’s why you can’t fully future proof router.
You may have noticed the Qualcomm chip in the 120 is an unusual one and specs are not fully available. It’s almost a first run of the pro line chipsets.
Can you add wifi meash to it
No
You can add their AX extenders which help to aid coverage however unlike the Orbi these extender if using more than one can latch on to each other rather than the router.
Stay away from Netgear if you have Comcast/Xfinity! Days wasted on the phone! three different Netgear WiFi gateways, including orbi, will not stay connected and EX7000 extender doesn't work with Comcast gateway.
PLEASE ELABORATE! We are having MASSIVE Comcast issues of it going out on both LAN and wireless as if the modem is rebooting. Who told you about that this would not work? We are also having extender issues too and asks us to log in.
Mine keeps turning off on me. And I call netgear I reach India everytime
Did you ever get this resolved?
Try with a USB fan
My terrible virgin router gets 130mb/s download and 42 upload
🤣😂 I moved away from Virgin Media just too expensive.
I like your video but it makes me sad that you got such a high end router with such slow internet speeds
Thanks, I was with a faster provider but was too expensive so thought I'd try a cheaper one 50% cheaper no way I'm going back.
Think about getting rid of my Google nest mesh system for this. Google keeps dropping.
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God damn it, it is not pronounced ROOTER...You don't pronounce Rout as Root, it's literally Rout-er...fuck me.
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Dafuq is a "rowter"
💔💔💔💔 nice nice
But mine has a Wank port ╭∩╮ᵔᴥᵔ╭∩╮
Looks like an expensive piece of plastic. Waste of electricity with all the lights on it. Armor is a glorified firewall.
I am disappointed in this review, you focused only on the configuration via the phone application, completely skipping the web interface. Playing with the voice assistant instead of discussing advanced features. In general, it seems that the router is weak, since the maximum speed from the NAS is about 38MB/s.
this is one of the ugliest routers I've ever seen