NETGEAR Nighthawk RS700S
NETGEAR

Nighthawk RS700S

A tower-shaped Wi-Fi 7 router with 10Gb ports.

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The RS700S is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router in a tall tower with internal antennas, a 10Gb internet port and a 10Gb LAN port. The S model bundles a security subscription. Reviewers rated the RS700 platform four to four-and-a-half stars for its speed; it has few LAN ports.

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Key specs
Wi‑Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Weight
3.6 lb (1.64 kg)
Power
19 V / 3.16 A
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The RS700S is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router in a tall tower with internal antennas, a 10Gb internet port and a 10Gb LAN port. The S model bundles a security subscription. Reviewers rated the RS700 platform four to four-and-a-half stars for its speed; it has few LAN ports.

Best for

Homes with multi-gig internet who want a tidy router.

Not for

Anyone who needs many wired ports.

Main strengthTri-band Wi-Fi 7
Main weaknessFew LAN ports
Reasons to buy
Tri-band Wi-Fi 7
10Gb internet and LAN ports
Tower design with internal antennas
Strong speeds
Reasons to avoid
Few LAN ports
Large footprint
Security features need a subscription after the bundle
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Full specifications

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Ports
1× 10G WAN + 1× 10G LAN + 4× 1G LAN + 1× USB 3.0
Wifi Bands
Tri-band BE19000: 2.4 GHz 4×4 + 5 GHz 4×4 + 6 GHz 4×4 (up to 19 Gbps)
Wifi Standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
New Connection Notifications
Yes
Max Connected Devices
200
Configuration Backup Restore
Yes
Web Interface
Yes
Time Machine
No
Speed Tests
Yes
Snmp
No
Sms Send Receive
No
Samba
Yes
Qos
Yes
Media Sharing
Yes
Ios App
Yes
Ftp
Yes
Ddns
Yes
Cli
No
Cellular Backup
No
Android App
Yes
Access Point Mode
Yes
Bandwidth
Up to 320 MHz
MIMO
4×4 (2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz); 12 streams
Dimensions
281.70 × 142 × 124.03 mm (11.09 × 5.59 × 4.88 in)
Chipset
2.6 GHz quad-core
Weight
3.6 lb (1.64 kg)
Weight
1635 g
Wan Sfp Ports
0
Wan Sfp Plus Ports
0
Wan Port Count
1
Wan Failover
No
Wan 1 Gbps Ports
0
Usb 3
1
Usb 2
0
Total Ports
6
Multi Wan
No
Lan Sfp Ports
0
Lan Sfp Plus Ports
0
Lan Port Count
5
Lan Link Aggregation
Yes
Lan 1 Gbps Ports
4
2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports
0
2.5 Gbps LAN ports
0
10 Gbps WAN-capable ports
1
10 Gbps LAN-capable ports
1
Wireguard Vpn
No
Vpn Server
Yes
Vpn Client
No
Pptp Vpn
No
Open Vpn
Yes
L2tp Ipsec Vpn
No
Iot Network
Yes
Guest Network
Yes
Firewall
Yes
Block Content
Yes
Power
19 V / 3.16 A
Form Factor
Wi-Fi 7 tri-band router
Security
WPA3; NETGEAR Armor (Bitdefender, optional); Access Control; VPN
Thread Border Router
No
Matter Controller
No
Coverage
3500 sq ft
Product Segment
BE19000 (up to 19 Gbps)
Transmit / Receive
2.4 GHz 4×4; 5 GHz 4×4; 6 GHz 4×4
Max Channel Width
320 MHz
OFDMA
Yes (uplink & downlink)
MU-MIMO
Yes
Wpa3 Encryption
Yes
Wifi Pause Schedules
Yes
Wi-Fi 7
Yes
Wi-Fi 6E
Yes
Wi-Fi 6
Yes
Wi-Fi 5
Yes
Mlo
Yes
Mesh Wifi
No
Max Wifi Speed
19 Gbps
Internal Antennas
8
Instant Wifi Pause
Yes
External Antennas
0
6 Ghz Speed
12000 Mbps
6 GHz bands
1
5 Ghz Speed
6000 Mbps
5 GHz bands
1
2.4 GHz bands
1
2 4 Ghz Speed
1000 Mbps
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