Netgear R8500

Netgear R8500 -100NAS
(Nighthawk X8)
Availability: now

Manuf (OEM/ODM): Foxconn U12H334 T99

FCC approval date: 26 May 2015
(Est.) release date: 01 October 2015
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $300
Country of manuf.: China
Series: AC5300

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ASIN
B015PD3HOC (, On Amazon, On CCC)
On Newegg

Type: wireless router

FCC ID: PY315200309
IC ID: 4054A-15200309
PCB ID: U12H334T99

Power: 19 VDC, 3.16 A
Connector type: barrel

CPU1: Broadcom BCM4709C0 (1.4 GHz, 2 cores)
FLA1: 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (Spansion S34ML01G200TFI00)
RAM1: 512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (Samsung K4B4G1646E-BYK0)

Expansion IFs: USB 3.0, USB 2.0
USB ports: 2
Serial: yes, 4-pin header, J4

WI1 chip1: Broadcom BCM4366
WI1 chip2: Broadcom BCM4366
WI1 802dot11 protocols: an+ac
WI1 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI1 antenna connector: U.FL
WI2 chip1: Broadcom BCM4366
WI2 802dot11 protocols: bgn
WI2 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI2 antenna connector: U.FL

ETH chip1: Broadcom BCM4709C0
Switch: Broadcom BCM53125S
LAN speed: 1G
LAN ports: 6
WAN speed: 1G
WAN ports: 1

abgn+ac

Additional chips
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3-lane, 3-port PCIe Gen2 Switch;PLX Technology;PEX8603;;1;

Stock bootloader: CFE

Stock FW OS: Linux

Flags: MU-MIMO, DFS, LACP, Link Aggregation

Default SSID: NETGEARXX (35 addl. devices)
Default login user: admin
Default login password: password
admin:password credentials used by 421 additional devices
of which 302 are Netgear devices

802dot11 OUI: none specified

	FCC ID
Netgear R8300	PY315200309

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

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• 2x 2165 Mbps - 2x 4-stream 802.11ac device (80MHz wide 5GHz channel),

• 1x 1000 Mbps - max. PHY rate for the 40MHz wide 2.4GHz channel = 5300 Mbps class

Nighthawk X8 - AC5300 Tri-Band WiFi Router

Product page  • Support page

See also: Netgear R8300 and Foxconn

Product features

• Get fastest speeds available up to 5.3 Gbps
• Tri-band Wi-Fi delivers more Wi-Fi to more devices
• Quad Stream delivers up to four data streams per Wi-Fi band
• 4 active and 4 internal antennas to amplify and maximize range
• 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports, aggregate two for fast file transfers
• Smart Connect intelligently selects Wi-Fi band for every device
• MU-MIMO for simultaneous streaming of data to multiple devices
• Dynamic QoS prioritizes bandwidth by application and device

Specifications

• CPU: Broadcom BCM47094 @1.4GHz (DualCore ARM Cortex A9)
• Memory: 128 MB Flash (NAND) and 512 MB RAM (DDR3)
• WLAN: 2x 4T4R AC BCM4366 + 1x 4T4R N BCM4366
• DualBand, NitroQAM, 5GHz (2x 2165Mbps), 2.4GHz (1000Mbps)
• Seven (7x GbE) 10/100/1000 Mbps ports: 1x WAN & 6x LAN

LACP: Dual Gigabit Ethernet Port Aggregation (LAN1 + LAN2)

• Two (2x USB) USB ports: 1x USB 3.0 & 1x USB 2.0 port
• Dimension:: 316 mm x 264 mm x 61 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 1680 g1.68 kg <br />59.254 oz <br />3.704 lbs <br />

Reviews

• On SmallNetBuilder
• On HardwareZone
• On OpenITforum (PL)

Gallery on OpenITforum

Forum threads

• On SNB forums

News

• PR on Broadcom
• PR on AnandTech

GPL Info

• On DD-WRT GitHub

• GPL info >> •

/*formal version control*/ #define AMBIT_HARDWARE_VERSION "U12H334T00" #define AMBIT_SOFTWARE_VERSION "V1.0.0.56" #define AMBIT_UI_VERSION "1.0.28" #define STRING_TBL_VERSION "1.0.0.56_2.1.46.1" #define AMBIT_PRODUCT_NAME "R7800" #define AMBIT_PRODUCT_ALIAS "Nighthawk X8" #define AMBIT_PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION "802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router R7800" #define UPnP_MODEL_URL "http://www.netgear.com/Products/R7800.aspx" #if defined(DUAL_TRI_BAND_HW_SUPPORT) #define AMBIT_PRODUCT_NAME_TRI_BAND "R8500" #define AMBIT_PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION_TRI_BAND "802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router R8500" #define UPnP_MODEL_URL_TRI_BAND "http://www.netgear.com/Products/R8500.aspx" #endif #define UPnP_MODEL_DESCRIPTION "802.11ac" /**************************************************************************** * Board-specific defintions * ****************************************************************************/ /* Interface definitions */ #define WAN_IF_NAME_NUM "eth0" #define LAN_IF_NAME_NUM "vlan1" #define WLAN_IF_NAME_NUM "eth1" #define WLAN_N_IF_NAME_NUM "eth2" #if defined(R8000) #define WLAN_5G_2_IF_NAME_NUM "eth3" #endif #define WDS_IF_NAME_NUM "wds0.1" /* WDS interface */ /* Foxconn add start by aspen Bai, 11/13/2008 */ #ifdef MULTIPLE_SSID #define WLAN_BSS1_NAME_NUM "wl0.1" /* Multiple BSSID #2 */ #define WLAN_BSS2_NAME_NUM "wl0.2" /* Multiple BSSID #3 */ #define WLAN_BSS3_NAME_NUM "wl0.3" /* Multiple BSSID #4 */ /* Foxconn add start, Tony W.Y. Wang, 03/22/2010 @For 5G*/ #define WLAN_5G_BSS1_NAME_NUM "wl1.1" /* Multiple BSSID #2 */ #define WLAN_5G_BSS2_NAME_NUM "wl1.2" /* Multiple BSSID #3 */ #define WLAN_5G_BSS3_NAME_NUM "wl1.3" /* Multiple BSSID #4 */ /* Foxconn add end, Tony W.Y. Wang, 03/22/2010 @For 5G*/ #define WLAN_5G_2_BSS1_NAME_NUM "wl2.1" /* Multiple BSSID #2 */ #define WLAN_5G_2_BSS2_NAME_NUM "wl2.2" /* Multiple BSSID #3 */ #define WLAN_5G_2_BSS3_NAME_NUM "wl2.3" /* Multiple BSSID #4 */ #endif /* MULTIPLE_SSID */ /* Foxconn add end by aspen Bai, 11/13/2008 */ /* GPIO definitions */ /* Foxconn modified start, Wins, 04/11/2011 */ #define GPIO_POWER_LED_GREEN 2 #define GPIO_POWER_LED_GREEN_STR "2" #define GPIO_POWER_LED_AMBER 3 #define GPIO_POWER_LED_AMBER_STR "3" #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_1 1 #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_1_STR "1" #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_2 9 #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_2_STR "9" #define GPIO_WAN_LED 8 #define GPIO_WAN_LED_2 9 #define GPIO_WIFI_2G_LED 13 #define GPIO_WIFI_5G_LED 12 #define GPIO_WIFI_5G_2_LED -1 /*only for 8500*/ #define GPIO_WIFI_SUMMARY_LED 20 #define GPIO_WIFI_LNA_LED 15 #define GPIO_LED_SWITCH 5 #define GPIO_LED_BTN_LED 1 #define WPS_LED_GPIO 14 #if (defined INCLUDE_USB_LED) #define GPIO_LED_USB 18 #define GPIO_USB_LED 18 /* USB1 LED. */ #define GPIO_USB1_LED 18 /* USB3.0 LED. */ #define GPIO_USB2_LED 17 /* USB2.0 LED. */ #endif /*INCLUDE_USB_LED*/ #define GPIO_USB1_ON_OFF 0 #define GPIO_USB2_ON_OFF 16 #define enable_usb_ports() { \ system("gpio 0 1"); \ system("gpio 16 1"); \ } #define disable_usb_ports() { \ system("gpio 0 0"); \ system("gpio 16 0"); \ } /*Buttons definitions, original in ~/swresetd/swresetd_config.h */ #define GPIO_RESET_BUTTON 10 /* Input */ #define GPIO_WPS_BUTTON 4 #define GPIO_WIFI_BUTTON 19 #define GPIO_LED_BUTTON 5 //#define SINGLE_FIRMWARE #ifdef SINGLE_FIRMWARE #define GPIO_POWER_LED_GREEN_8500 2 #define GPIO_POWER_LED_GREEN_STR_8500 "2" #define GPIO_POWER_LED_AMBER_8500 3 #define GPIO_POWER_LED_AMBER_STR_8500 "3" #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_1_8500 1 #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_1_STR_8500 "1" #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_2_8500 9 #define GPIO_LOGO_LED_2_STR_8500 "9" #define GPIO_WAN_LED_8500 8 #define GPIO_WAN_LED_2_8500 9 #define GPIO_WIFI_2G_LED_8500 13 #define GPIO_WIFI_5G_LED_8500 11 #define GPIO_WIFI_5G_2_LED_8500 12 #define GPIO_WIFI_SUMMARY_LED_8500 20 #define GPIO_WIFI_LNA_LED_8500 15 #define GPIO_LED_SWITCH_8500 5 #define GPIO_LED_BTN_LED_8500 1 #define WPS_LED_GPIO_8500 14 #if (defined INCLUDE_USB_LED) #define GPIO_LED_USB_8500 18 #define GPIO_USB_LED_8500 18 /* USB1 LED. */ #define GPIO_USB1_LED_8500 18 /* USB2.0 LED. */ #define GPIO_USB2_LED_8500 17 /* USB3.0 LED. */ #endif /*INCLUDE_USB_LED*/ /*Buttons definitions, original in ~/swresetd/swresetd_config.h */ #define GPIO_RESET_BUTTON_8500 10 /* Input */ #define GPIO_WPS_BUTTON_8500 4 #define GPIO_WIFI_BUTTON_8500 19 #define GPIO_LED_BUTTON_8500 5 #if defined(DUAL_TRI_BAND_HW_SUPPORT) #define DUAL_BAND_HW_VER "R7800" /* Foxconn add start, Snoopy.wu, 04/07/2015 */ #define DUAL_BAND_NTGR_SPECIFIC_HW_ID "" #define DUAL_BAND_NTGR_GENERIC_HW_ID "" /* Foxconn add end, Snoopy.wu, 04/07/2015 */ #define TRI_BAND_HW_VER "R8500" /* Foxconn add start, Snoopy.wu, 04/07/2015 */ #define TRI_BAND_NTGR_SPECIFIC_HW_ID "VEN_01f2&DEV_0021&REV_01" #define TRI_BAND_NTGR_GENERIC_HW_ID "VEN_01f2&DEV_8000&SUBSYS_01&REV_01 VEN_01f2&DEV_8000&REV_01" /* Foxconn add end, Snoopy.wu, 04/07/2015 */ /* Foxconn add start, Snoopy.wu, 05/15/2015 */ #define Reboot_Waiting_Time "3300" /* Foxconn add end, Snoopy.wu, 05/15/2015 */ #define FLASH_SIZE (96*1024*1024) #define MAX_SIZE_FILE 96*1024*1024 #define MAX_SIZE_KERNEL (MAX_SIZE_FILE) #define MAX_SIZE_ROOTFS (MAX_SIZE_FILE) #define MAX_SIZE_FILE_OPENSOURCE MAX_SIZE_FILE #define MAX_SIZE_KERNEL_OPENSOURCE MAX_SIZE_FILE #define MAX_SIZE_ROOTFS_OPENSOURCE MAX_SIZE_FILE #define BOARD_ID_OPENSOURCE "U12H334T99_OPENSOURCE" #define OPENSOURCE_START_MTD_IDX (1) #define OPENSOURCE_END_MTD_IDX (1) #define IMAGE_BLOCK_SIZE 0x20000 #define MAX_IMAGE_SIZE MAX_SIZE_FILE #endif /*_AMBITCFG_H*/

See also

• List of Netgear Nighthawk Products
• List of Costco Exclusive Wireless Devices
• List of Tri-Band Wireless Devices

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