Netgear XR500

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Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router
Homepage	Product page
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	Netgear
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Netgear XR500
FCC ID	PY315100319
Board ID	29764958
Type	wireless router
Series	Nighthawk
CPU1	Qualcomm IPQ8065
CPU1 Type	ARMv7-A
CPU1 Speed	1.7 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (NAND)
RAM1 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 Chip	Nanya Model? x 2
ETH chip1	Qualcomm IPQ8065
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux DumaOS
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0
USB ports	2
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	12 VDC, 3.5 A
Connector type	barrel
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3, (115200 8N1)
Flags: Wave2, MU-MIMO, 256QAM, VHT160, DFS
Other
Default IP address: http://www.routerlogin.net the IP http://www.routerlogin.net is used by 3 additional devices of which 3 are Netgear devices Default login user: admin Default login password: password admin:password credentials used by 425 additional devices of which 306 are Netgear devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Delta Networks
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
(Est.) release date	08 January 2018
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$300
Newegg	9SIAB278JT9892
ASIN	B078GWJ44Z ,  multiple uses
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
N-QAM	up to 800 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	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
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 R7800 PY315100319 Netgear XR450 PY315100319

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm.
For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

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

• 1733 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),

• 800 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 256-QAM) = AC2600 class

Overview

• Web GUI: http://www.routerlogin.net

• OEM: Delta Networks - Board ID: 29764958

Hardware ID: 29764958+0+256+512+4x4+4x4+Cascade

See also: Netgear XR450, Netgear XR700 and Netgear

nqam enabled on 2.4GHz 802.11n radio (800Mbps)

• NCC CCAI18LP0440T9

Links of Interest

Forum threads

• Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFI Router XR500 on Netgear forums
• Netgear CES 2018 Announcements on SmallNetBuilder forums

Netgear CES 2018 Announcements on SmallNetBuilder

"What the XR500 has that the R7800 doesn't, however, is a Gaming Dashboard that shows

'real-time bandwidth utilization by device, ping delays, and many other parameters'

and a Geo Filter aimed at minimizing gaming lag by limiting distance to servers or

other players, getting a guaranteed local connection, and creating black/white lists

of your preferred servers. Other features include QoS for gaming device prioritization,

OpenVPN support and network monitor."

• Netgear XR500 Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router on OpenITforum (PL)

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: ipq806x
OpenWrt Subtarget: generic
OpenWrt Package architecture: arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 23.05.5
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Comment:
Hardware is similar to R7800 but with eSATA port removed

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Pictures

Retail Images

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See also

List of Netgear Nighthawk Products

List of Costco Exclusive Wireless Devices

• Netgear R9000 • FCC ID: PY316200339 (09/23/2016)

Nighthawk X10 - AD7200 Smart WiFi Router

• Netgear R8500 • FCC ID: PY315200309, PY315200310 (v1)

Nighthawk X8 - AC5300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router • PR

• Netgear R8000 • FCC ID: PY314200264 (10/05/2015)

Nighthawk X6 - AC3200 Smart Wi-Fi Router

• Netgear R7800 • FCC ID: PY315200310, PY315100319

Nighthawk X4S - AC26000 Smart Wi-Fi Router

IPQ8065 Dual-core SoC @1.7GHz and QCA9984 radio

4x4 design supports 160MHz (or 80+80MHz), MU-MIMO

• Netgear D7800 • FCC ID: PY315200302

Nighthawk X4S - AC2600 VDSL/ADSL Modem Router

• Netgear R7500 • FCC ID: PY314100258, PY314300288

Nighthawk X4 - AC2350 Smart Wi-Fi Router

• Netgear R7500v2 • FCC ID: PY315100301

Nighthawk X4 - AC2350 Smart Wi-Fi Router