Netgear revealed their newest router of the Nighthawk Pro Gaming lineup. The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 AX5400 router is the latest and most up to date router from Netgear and is part of their Nighthawk Pro Gaming series lineup. The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 AX5400 router brings many enhancements including WiFi 6 support which increases throughput and lowers latency.
The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 is powered by DUMAOS 3.0 which has several new features like Bandwidth Allocation (QoS), Geofencing, Ping Heatmap, and Connection Benchmark. During the release presentation, Netgear described these features.
- Bandwidth Allocation (QoS)—Prioritizes gaming devices and allocates bandwidth per device or application.
- Geo-Fencing––Customizes and filters which game servers you play on for an elevated gaming experience. No longer simply a spherical aperture with the wasted area, this newly updated feature provides the capability to draw customized shapes with up to 47 angles.
- Ping Heatmap— Pings your favorite game servers to display your connection quality to each server on a World Map.
- Connection Benchmark — Tests your connection’s speed, ping, & performance under peak congestion.
During the release presentation, Netgear discussed their new Geo-Fencing feature and described it as one of the most crucial components of their XR1000 Pro Gaming Router. With the Geo-Fencing feature, users will be able to opt to only accept connections from within the reach of their nearest data center for the lowest latencies possible.
The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 has speeds more than four times faster than older Nighthawk gaming routers. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz processor which runs DUMAOS 3.0. DUMAOS 3.0 will allow XR1000 router admins to take deeper control and adjust the bandwidth each app or game can take up. Apps can be assigned into custom groups with an intuitive slider mechanic to tune the allocations to one’s liking.
The Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 AX5400 router is available now at select retailers, including direct from Netgear. The Suggested sale price of this router is $349.99.
