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Netgear RAX80 (Nighthawk AX8)

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Nighthawk AX8 Smart WiFi Router
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Tomato any flavor Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev Netgear RAX80 (Nighthawk AX8)
FCC ID PY318200414
IC ID 4054A-18200414
Board ID U12H376
Type wireless router
Series Nighthawk AX
CPU1 checkY Broadcom BCM4908
CPU1 Type ARMv8 Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed 1.8 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip Winbond W29N04GVSIAA
Flash1 Size 512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size 1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />
RAM1 Chip Winbond W634GU6MB-12 x 2
ETH chip1 Broadcom BCM4908
ETH chip2 Broadcom BCM54612E
Switch Broadcom BCM4908
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-WAN
5-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: 14:59:C0 (1 E, 1 W)
Ethernet OUI: 14:59:C0 (1 E, 1 W)

Stock FW OS Linux 4.1 aarch64
Expansion IF types USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
USB ports 2
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 19 VDC, 3.16 A
Connector type barrel
Flags:
Wi-Fi 6, 1024QAM, VHT160, HE160, Link Aggregation, LACP, MU-MIMO, DFS (master/slave), fan

Additional chips
2.4GHz High-Power WLAN Front-End Module;Skyworks;SKY85331-11;;4;
5GHz High-Power WLAN Front-End Module;Skyworks;SKY85743-21;;4;

Other

Default login user: admin
Default login password: password
admin:password credentials used by 426 additional devices
of which 306 are Netgear devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM Foxconn U12H376
Retail
FCC approval date 21 August 2018
(Est.) release date 07 November 2018
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $400
ASIN B01MQDZXA4 Flag of the United States.svg
Country of manuf Vietnam
Radio 1
Chip1 Broadcom BCM43684
Wireless interface OUI 14:59:C0
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11g up to 54 Mbps
802.11b up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1 Broadcom BCM43684
Wireless interface OUI 14:59:C0
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 4x4:4
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ac up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n up to 600 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 GHz
 FCC ID
Netgear RAX75 (Nighthawk AX8)PY318200414

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented Netgear devices with specifications, see Netgear.

4804 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 256-QAM) = AX6000 class

Overview

This router was initially referred to as the Nighthawk X12 in FCC documents

but it has been released as the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 (RAX80).

Software/Firmware Version is listed as "Linux 4.1 (aarch64) 17.10.25.3"

in the Test Report (DFS)_rev 3 FCC document.


This device was under short-term confidentiality, but that expired 02/18/2019 ⚠.

Links of Interest

Reviews

SoC: Broadcom BCM4908 ARM 64-bit (Cortex-B35) @1.8GHz
RAM: 2x Samsung K4B4G1646E-BYMA (1GB DDR3-1866)
Flash: Winbond W29N04GVSIAA (4Gb NAND MLC)
WLAN: Broadcom BCM43684 (2x 2.4/5GHz)
FEM: Skyworks SKY85331-11 (4x 2.4GHz)
Skyworks SKY85743-21 (4x 5GHz)
LAN: Broadcom BCM54612E (GbE PHY)
OEM: Foxconn U12H376

Forum threads

News

See also

List of Netgear Nighthawk ProductsList of 802.11ax Hardware