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The EU declaration of conformity names the same hardware Nighthawk BE9300 WiFi 7 Router, model RS300.","gtins":"The page data lists the UPC 606449169591 for RS300-100NAS.","form_factor":"Standalone WiFi 7 router. Dong Knows Tech says it is not mesh-ready.","segment":"Sold in the Nighthawk home router line, with no gaming range name.","status":"The page offers the router in stock at 299.99 USD.","coverage_m2":"Covers up to 2,500 sq. ft. Converted to 232 m2 (232.3). The UK declaration and Expert Reviews quote 2,000 sq. ft. or 185 m2 for other regions, and the US figure is used.","max_connected_devices":"Supports up to 100 connected devices.","internal_antenna_count":"Technical details: (4) high-performance internal antennas and high-power amplifiers. KitGuru writes about 2 internal antennas for each band, six in total, which conflicts. The maker figure is used.","external_antenna_count":"All four antennas are internal, so no external antenna.","detachable_antennas":"The antennas are internal, so none can be detached.","units_in_pack":"One router is sold. What's included lists one router.","power_supply":"The router takes a DC connector from the 12V/3.5A power adapter in the box.","network_features":"Separate WiFi Networks: Main Network, IoT Network and Guest Network. VLAN, IPTV, aggregation and Dynamic DNS come from the manual.","security_suite":"Compatible services: an optional NETGEAR Armor subscription powered by Bitdefender.","security_suite_cost":"The page calls Armor optional and a subscription, with a trial included. No free tier is listed. The field note names Armor as basic_free for shared names, but NETGEAR sells only paid plans, so paid is stored like for the RS150.","in_the_box":"What's included: WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router (RS300), Ethernet cable, 12V/3.5A power adapter and Quick Start Guide.","power_input":"Published as the bundled 12V/3.5A power adapter. Stored as the DC input rating.","included_adapter_output_w":"12 V times 3.5 A is 42 W.","dimensions_mm":"Technical details: height 249 mm, width 150 mm, depth 101.6 mm. The router stands upright and the antennas are internal.","weight_g":"Weight 2.09 lb (.95 kg), stored as 950 g."}},{"url":"https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RS300/RS300_TS.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["spec_sheet_url","wifi_standard","wifi_speed_class","wifi_radios","wifi_features","internal_antenna_count","ports","cpu_cores","cpu_clock_max_ghz","wifi_security","automatic_updates","vpn_server_protocols","network_features","max_connected_devices","in_the_box"],"notes":{"wifi_standard":"WiFi 7 BE9300 Router, tri-band, with the 6 GHz band.","wifi_speed_class":"Technical Specifications: WiFi 7 BE9300 Router Tri-band WiFi.","wifi_radios":"Technical Specifications: 2.4 GHz (2x2), 5 GHz (2x2) and 6 GHz (2x2), with 320 MHz channels. Widths and rates are in the manual.","wifi_features":"MU-MIMO capable for simultaneous data streaming and uplink and downlink OFDMA. The manual adds 4096-QAM and Smart Connect.","internal_antenna_count":"Antennas: (4) high-performance internal antennas and high-power amplifiers.","ports":"Ports: (1) 2.5 Gbps internet port, (2) 2.5 Gbps Ethernet LAN ports, (2) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports and (1) USB 3.0 port. USB 3.0 is stored at 5 Gbps, the standard rate that Expert Reviews also prints.","cpu_cores":"Powerful quad-core 2.0 GHz processor.","cpu_clock_max_ghz":"Powerful quad-core 2.0 GHz processor.","wifi_security":"Engineered with WPA3 encryption technology. The manual lists WPA2-Personal and WPA3-Personal, plus mixed modes.","automatic_updates":"Supports automatic firmware updates.","vpn_server_protocols":"Supports VPN to remotely access the home network. The manual names OpenVPN only.","network_features":"Create separate WiFi Networks: Main, IoT and Guest.","max_connected_devices":"320 MHz high-capacity channels for up to 100 devices.","in_the_box":"Package Contents: WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router (RS300), Ethernet cable, 12V/3.5A power adapter, quick start guide."}},{"url":"https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RS300/RS300_RS280_UM_EN.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manual_url","wifi_radios","wifi_features","management","account_required","operating_modes","network_features","vpn_server_protocols","usb_applications","wifi_security"],"notes":{"wifi_radios":"Introduction: models RS300 and BE9300 have a 2.4 GHz radio with 4096-QAM and 20/40 MHz up to 0.7 Gbps, a 5 GHz radio with 20/40/80/160 MHz up to 2.9 Gbps and a 6 GHz radio with 20/40/80/160/320 MHz up to 5.8 Gbps, as 802.11 n/ac/ax/be and ax/be radios. The maker prints the rates only rounded to 0.1 Gbps. Dong Knows Tech prints 688, 2880 and 5760 Mbps. The stored rates are the 802.11be rates for 2 streams and 4096-QAM at 40, 160 and 320 MHz, which round to every printed figure and add up to the 9.3 Gbps of the BE9300 class. The RS280 in the same manual has a slower 2.4 GHz radio and is not this model.","wifi_features":"Introduction names 4096-QAM. Chapter 6 covers Smart Connect, which puts the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz radios under one name and picks the fastest band, and a setting for MU-MIMO. MLO is not stored since NETGEAR's pages do not name it, see the Dong Knows Tech note.","management":"Chapter 3 covers both the router web interface at routerlogin.net and the Nighthawk app.","account_required":"Chapter 3: the installation assistant runs in any web browser, with a link for people without a compatible smartphone. A free NETGEAR account is only needed to register the router, manage it remotely and manage subscriptions. Footnote 4 of the datasheet says the app needs a free account.","operating_modes":"Chapter 9: Set up the router as a WiFi access point, and Return the router to router mode.","network_features":"Chapter 6 guest WiFi network, chapter 7 IPTV port or VLAN tag bridge, LAN port aggregation (LAN ports 1 and 2) and Internet port aggregation (the 2.5G Internet port with LAN port 4), chapter 11 Dynamic DNS. Smart parental controls are left out, since NETGEAR sells them as a subscription. Access control and keyword blocking are not named parental controls and are left out.","vpn_server_protocols":"Chapter 12: Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network. No other VPN server protocol is listed.","usb_applications":"Chapter 10: share a USB storage device on the network, FTP access and a media server. KitGuru says the USB port is for storage, not printers or modems.","wifi_security":"Chapter 6: WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal and mixed WPA2 plus WPA3 settings. The 6 GHz network is fixed to WPA3-Personal."}},{"url":"https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RS300/RS300_RS280_QSG_EN.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["management"],"notes":{"management":"The quick start guide sets up the router with the Nighthawk app and says to use the router web interface at routerlogin.net if the app install fails."}},{"url":"https://www.netgear.com/about/consumer-warranty/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"The duration table gives 1 year for purchases in the United States and Canada. The table of models with different coverage lists RS300 only for China, South Korea and all other countries (3 years). The tables are images on the page. US and Canada."}},{"url":"https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/DoC/204-11986-04_CE_RS300_EN-GR-FR-IT-SP-EP_29Jul25.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"EU declaration of conformity dated 22 Jul 2025: Product Name NIGHTHAWK BE9300 WiFi 7 Router, Model RS300. Dong Knows Tech calls the BE9300 an identical variant. The BE9300 name is kept as an alias."}},{"url":"https://dongknows.com/netgear-nighthawk-rs300-wi-fi-7-router-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","launch_price_usd","markets","ram_gb","flash_gb","fan","operating_modes","account_required"],"notes":{"release_date":"Hardware table: US Release Date June 2024. KitGuru's launch article is dated 2024-06-20 and NETGEAR's Hong Kong release is dated 2024-06-25.","launch_price_usd":"Hardware table: US Price (at launch) $329.99. TechRadar prints $329.99/£299.99/AU$649 for the same router. The US maker page now shows 299.99 USD, which is not stored. No euro launch price was found.","markets":"The launch price is a US price.","ram_gb":"Hardware table: Quad-Core 2.0GHz CPU, 512MB NAND flash and 2GB RAM. TechRadar prints the same memory. NETGEAR does not publish it.","flash_gb":"512 MB NAND flash, stored as 0.512 GB with 1000 MB per GB.","fan":"The review says the RS300 ran cool and was silent, and its table lists no internal fan.","operating_modes":"Hardware table: Router (default) or Access Point.","account_required":"The review says the app is attached to a NETGEAR login account and is required for add-on premium features, while the router has a full web user interface."}},{"url":"https://dongknows.com/netgear-nighthawk-rs300-wi-fi-7-router-review/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_energy_24h_wh"],"notes":{"measured_energy_24h_wh":"Hardware table: power consumption per 24 hours, about 250 as tested, on firmware V1.0.0.38. The cell prints no unit. The same row prints Wh for the TP-Link Archer BE550 and the number fits an average of about 10 W, so Wh is used. The review does not describe the load."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/computing/servers-network-devices/netgear-nighthawk-rs300-review-high-speed-wi-fi-7-at-a-competitive-price","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["ram_gb","flash_gb","colors","launch_price_usd","release_date"],"notes":{"ram_gb":"Specs table: Memory 2GB RAM.","flash_gb":"Specs table: Storage 512MB NAND Flash.","colors":"The review describes a tall obelisk shape finished in matte black. The maker pages give no colour name, so it is stored as Black.","launch_price_usd":"Price (as reviewed) $329.99/£299.99/AU$649, available now in the US, UK and Australia.","release_date":"The review says the router is available now and calls it Netgear's first affordable Wi-Fi 7 router."}},{"url":"https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/technology/wifi-home-networking/netgear-nighthawk-rs300-wi-fi-7-router-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["ports","wifi_radios"],"notes":{"ports":"The review lists two 2.5GbE LAN connectors, two standard gigabit Ethernet ports and a single 5Gbits/sec USB connector.","wifi_radios":"The review says each band uses a 2x2 antenna array, with theoretical peak speeds of 700Mbits/sec, 2.9Gbits/sec and 5.8Gbits/sec across the three radios."}}],"fields_filled":57,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}