The R7000 Nighthawk has convinced us

The Netgear R7000 Nighthawk is supplied in a sturdy box. In addition to the router, a network cable, a power adapter and a German manual is included. The three also supplied antennas are attached to the unit. I imagined the small router, it is slightly larger than our modem. Once placed on the shelf, affects the black part not so bulky (The design is just not my cup of tea). The R7000 is very well made. You can put him down flat or even mounted on the wall.

Connections

On the back of the device is a USB 2.0 port. There are four Netzwerkanschlüsss, and an on / off switch. The front is a bit hidden, the USB 3.0 connection. On the upper side, the highly visible LED control lights and are among other things the WPS button. With the WPS button you can quickly and easily connect to the wireless network, so far as the device to be connected also has such a function.

Installation

The setup and installation of the R7000 Nighthawk is simple. The existing modem is connected to the router, and when the router is switched on, the POWER LED lights. When a white light can be seen, the router is ready. Now you can connect to a computer. This works with either WiFi or a network cable. When the router is detected by the computer, you start the default browser configuration. The default login credentials are included with the router and can of course be changed later.

Configuration / Software

With the R7000, many possible equipment from the budget can be connected. We have currently connected 2 hard drives, a camera and a printer. With the free software and the App "NETGEAR Genie" can the DIY network conveniently via computer, smartphone or tablet monitor, connect and control. You can easily share information, such as videos and music, and stream. Much more is possible, here are a few examples ...

- Access the router, change settings, network issues can be resolved, etc.
- Network overview with all devices which are connected
- Test WLAN Status and speed
- Set up guest access. Here you can specify, for example, that although guests come with their smart phones to the Internet, but can not access data.
- Set up Parental Controls
- ReadySHARE
- Air Print

It is possible to configure much for its own needs. Someone who is busy and who knows, will certainly have no problems with it. We have chosen the simple settings and are thrilled. The operation is also part of not so tech-savvy. Mainly because there are easy to understand explanations of many settings. Since then, we have the R7000 Nighthawk in operation, we really have in every corner of our house a perfect reception with very different wireless devices.

Turbo transmission

When we access on our iPad or the Samsung Galaxy S4 on one of the connected hard disks that is now in lightning speeds. Great pictures, music and short videos can be played without any time delay. Transfer movies from the hard drive on your TV without the disk equal to connect to the TV is a nice touch. Will I really do not miss the future.

Other

Previously, we used a now totally outdated router. That's why I do not want to compare with the new R7000 our old unit. There are simply worlds between the two devices.

Conclusion

When the company Netgear has asked me if I want to test the R7000 router, I was still skeptical. Whether the advertised high speed would actually apply for lag-free play, I could not believe before. The R7000 Nighthawk router from Netgear has completely convinced us. Above all, the streaming was important for us and this will work without hanging and bucking. The fact that we have our hard drives now centrally connected to the router, for all family members is a clear advantage. Anyone can access it from different devices. And printed is now also easily via the single printer in the house. The only thing I did not like so much here, is actually the design of the device. I would recommend this device but in any case!