NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming 6-Stream WiFi 6 Router (XR1000) - Security Features, AX5400 Wireless Speed (up to 5.4Gbps), DumaOS 3.0 Optimizes Lag-Free Server Connections, 4 x 1G Ethernet Ports
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Features
- Powered by DumaOS 3.0. Reduce ping rates up to 93% and enjoy faster, lag-free online gaming and smoother streaming with this Router OS built especially for gamers
- Fast AX5400 dual-band WiFi 6 performance with up to 4x more device capacity than AC routers
- NETGEAR routers have security features enabled out of the box with automatic firmware updates, and industry-leading safety features to help protect you and your family
- Works with any wired Ethernet or wireless gaming device including PCs, Xbox, PlayStation & Nintendo Switch consoles
- Plug in computers, game consoles, streaming players and more with 4 x 1 G Ethernet ports
- Share a storage drive with any connected device using the 1 x 3.0 USB port
- NETGEAR Armor software provides an automatic shield of security for your WiFi and connected devices for real-time protection against hackers and added privacy with VPN. 30-day trial included
- Made for use in the US only
Description
Nighthawk XR1000 WiFi 6 Gaming Router improves your internet connection by stabilizing ping, reducing lag spikes, and keeping you in the game with reliable wired and wireless connectivity for fast-paced gaming. WiFi 6 allows more devices to connect and stream simultaneously by efficiently packing and scheduling data. Optimize your gaming experience with reduced ping rates up to 93%†, geo fencing, ping heatmap, and more.
Brand: NETGEAR
Model Name: XR1000-100NAS
Special Feature: Internet Security
Frequency Band Class: Dual-Band
Wireless Communication Standard: 802.11ax
Compatible Devices: Phone, Tablet, WiFi-Enabled Devices, Media Streaming Devices, Computer, PC, Mac, Gaming Consoles
Frequency: 120
Recommended Uses For Product: Home
Included Components: WiFi 6 Pro Gaming Router (XR1000), 4 detachable antennas, Ethernet cable, Quick start guide, Power adapter See more
Connectivity Technology: Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Product Dimensions: 11.61 x 7.87 x 2.51 inches
Item Weight: 1.32 pounds
Item model number: XR1000-100NAS
Date First Available: September 17, 2020
Manufacturer: Netgear
Frequently asked questions
The Nighthawk XR1000 is designed specifically for gamers, offering a high-performance WiFi 6 experience with speeds up to 5.4Gbps, aimed at reducing lag and ensuring smoother gaming. It's powered by DumaOS 3.0, which optimizes server connections for lag-free gaming and better network management.
Yes, the XR1000 supports 6-stream WiFi 6 technology allowing multiple devices to connect and stream simultaneously without compromising on speed or performance. This makes it ideal for busy households with high demand for gaming and streaming content.
The router features 4 x 1G Ethernet ports for wired connections, providing secure and faster connections for gaming consoles and PCs. Additionally, it includes 1 USB port for sharing storage or other USB devices across your network.
DumaOS 3.0 is a software feature that offers an advanced quality of service (QoS), geo-fencing, and ping heatmap tools. These features allow users to prioritize gaming traffic, choose the best servers for the lowest latency, and see the global server locations to optimize their connection for gaming.
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This is our summary and key points to consider based on customer reviews.
The NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi 6 Pro Gaming Router (XR1000) gathers highly positive feedback for its performance, particularly in gaming scenarios. Users commend its easy installation, high-speed internet performance, and impressive range even through multiple walls. It's well-suited for those with WiFi 6 devices and demanding internet needs, though a critical review highlights some usability and setup challenges, indicating that it might not be for everyone.
Pros
- 🚀 Super fast speeds, especially beneficial for gamers
- 🔌 Easy to install and set up through both app and Ethernet
- 📡 Offers significant improvements in range and signal strength
- ✂️ Customizable bandwidth allocation through DumaOS 3.0
- 🛡️ Increases security and protection against hackers
Cons
- ❗ Some users report initial setup issues and firmware update problems
- 🐞 Reported bugs and usability issues in the interface, particularly with ad block and ping heatmap features
- 📶 Marginal increase in signal strength for some, despite higher speeds
Should I Buy It?
If you have WiFi 6 devices and require top-notch internet speed and range, especially for gaming, this router comes highly recommended. However, if you're not tech-savvy or don't have devices that support WiFi 6, you might want to consider other options that are easier to manage and more cost-effective.
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So I have xfinity and my ping is low but I would lag everytime I played warzone. I had technicians out to change wires and my modem and nothing fixed it. I ordered this and even tho I don’t use geo filter the qos alone has got rid of the lag . I still get a weird ping spike in my upload but I am no longer lagging .. super easy to set up as well.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2025 by Zack
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Before you update the firmware (which you obtain through the netgear website) please make sure you reset the router to factory defaults. After you've flashed the new fw please make sure to factory reset it again and THEN set it up. This is known is a clean flash. If you're facing issues with WiFi dropping. Its due to a flawed WPA2 integration on the 4 way handshake. Simply use the better and more secure version WPA3 in settings and it works perfectly. You should be using the wpa3 anyways regardless If WPA 2 is flawed or not. I'm actually happy this happened to me. Geo fence works, QoS works, literally everything just works. Bufferbloating is no longer an issue. I love the ui, the only "bad" thing would be 100mbps loss compared to my ISP router. However seeing that this router has a much higher range, better ui and better controls this is a no brainer. Not to mention no buffer bloat.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024 by Yadiel
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Update: I'm a security architect / engineer, been in the profession for 20+ years. Manage firewalls at work. Pro’s: Wifi - fast, true, nice maps, lots of charts. Very Pretty, That’s where it stops though. Usefulness? I found 17+ major areas where this > $300 item just does not stack up, so it will be ***returned***. TL;DR VASTLY SUB PAR for a) the price (> 300) b) NetGears' Rep (I have several products) c) and the maturity of the market. Yes, it is updated to current version as of early May 2022. I found at least 15 major usability problems that cause you to go elsewhere. Editing your own PING heatmap is buggy, error pone and just does not appear to work. These problems that WILL affect home users. There are BUGS listed here and significant user usability issues that, with 3% of effort, would make this device *significantly* more usable for the home user. 1) Router does not come with an AdBlock list, it should, as its a core feature. When you *first* open the ad bock area, you get a nice message explaining feature, and it specifically calls out protecting smart TV's. When you go find in the support forum the suggested block list, the “default” one, and … you go to Amazon TV, IMDB shows do not play. Why? Because … they have an ad. Stop the ad blocker – IMDB shows play. Now this is not some obscure cheap-o “smart TV” service, its … AMAZON and IMDB! 2) Router has a “ping map” feature, the idea is to see response time for common games. That’s not valuable to me. The idea of having my OWN ping map for work services, Google DNS. OpenDNS servers, etc., would help me to be sure that the services I need for work are “up” and I have good I’Net connectivity. All of the entries I created do respond to ping (ICMP Echo Request) at the cmd line, but … alas … when you add them to the custom router’s list and try it, you get zero response. Unlike the game lists. 3) AD BLOCK: The adblock feature has a “bubble map” showing volume of adds blocked by a given device on the network. Devices are listed as “unknown”, UNLESS the device gives up its name in some manner. For a home user, this is useless. The absolute minimum should be to show the sending devices IP address. THAT would allow the system user to at least see if ads are blocked for … oh … I don’t know, their SMART TV!!! It takes a LOOOOONG time for the ‘adblocker’ page to paint (longer than others). The ad blocker screen did not paint on initial access when I started this write up. I tried going to other screens, and back to ad blocker. ONLY when I hit the “refresh” button in the browser did the adblocker page paint. AdBlock history only goes back 24 hrs. Does not appear to be a way to export ad blocked sites – although you can click at a point in time on the bubble chart and see the ad sites blocked for a specific point in time. Does not appear a way to ‘exclude’ a system from adblocking (that would solve my smart TV issue…) 4) QoS: On day one of getting the device - I set this up. ON day three, when I wet to the QoS settings, I get the “Welcome to QoS” page. I looked at it 3-4 times, and never got the ‘welcome’ page before til day 3. QOS display just has broad classifications of applications, does not appear a way to edit the classifications, or add/delete/edit them. 5) Network Monitor: Same as point 4 on the “welcome” page. 6) “Network Monitor” shows information in the aggregate, you cannot (on this page) identify a top consumer. Why? Because what little “device” information there is not an IP address, or a system name (7/8 say “unnamed device”). I had a Nintendo Switch online – but it did not show up here on this page. 7) “Device Manager” – you may see a device name, you do see a MAC address, you DO NOT see the current/most recent device IP unless the device is online "at the moment". Most home users can connect the dot w/ a system name or IP, and may not know how to find a MAC address. Why show the MAC and not the most recent IP? OH – and I do see a “Nintendo Switch” in this screen, but not others … so … the Identifier in this fancy map display isn’t seen elsewhere, like the “traffic controller” page … Oh no, wait, after 30 seconds, there it is in the list on the TC page … why the delay? 8) The traffic controller page does not reliably populate – 2/3x, it is blank, 1/3 there is no info when you get the page elements – all of which are devoid of data. This is a page where you ‘configure’ properties – so it being empty is OK. It is not OK that a page with no data for its areas does not initially paint. 9) The “wireless status” don’t tell you the number of connected devices. Every other router I've used does. 10) LOGS: There are two places where you see logs – Setup | Monitoring ) Logs and Sys Info | Logs (bottom). These areas display … different information. (so they are different logs, but not labeled that way) The first just has DHCP logs. The second is system level activity. Aside from copy/paste (into notepad?) doesn’t appear to be a way to export/save logs, although there is an ‘email logs’ button – but NOT on the Sys Info | Logs area! 11) ON the dashboard widget that shows “Internet Status” you see the ISP IP, you do not see the DNS servers – have to go to the setup area for that. When you resize the widget you get an error “Missing JSON response” - QA should have caught that. 12) The “Block Sites” does not take a list off the Internet, you would need to edit each entry by hand. QA should have *DEFINITELY* CAUGHT THAT. Many other devices do this, lower than this price point, and PiHole does it for free. So does OpenDNS (for the most part), and NextDNS is $20/yr. 13) The “Block Service” function doesn’t block a “service”, it blocks a TCP or UDP port. Services can run on any port, this section is poorly named. 14) The “Email” address config page does not appear to have any ability to work with MFA enabled services – I did not try here, just reporting what I see on the page. (MFA may work, no idea…) 15) UPDATES: When you press the “check update” button, you get … black text on a dark read background, which is barely readable. You also aren’t told if you are current or not. SO – the user doesn’t know if they need to .. update. QA should have caught that. Most other areas have white text on the dark red background. 16) NTP – one server only, not multiple, can be defined. 17) PING HEAT MAP: This is supposed to be a shining area o/t product. I have Five (5) entries selected in the list for the heat map – a pencil icon shows. Cannot figure a way to change that. SOME times when you click on pencil, you get a “RPC error 'ERROR_UNKNOWN': cannot open //data/dumaos/rapp-data/com.netdumasoftware.pingheatmap/data/usr/custom_1651432715.lua: No such file or directory -> stack traceback: ?: in function …..” error message. Sometimes you get to create / edit a list. Inconsistent. 18) Other – I could not find a way to change the system color scheme, you are stuck with a fairly garish “red” scheme. AND … I do have “accessibility” checked as “on”. (I could see no difference with this checked on or off). ORIGINAL Post: Had it for two days. WOW - buggiest code EVER!!!! Took me several attempts to create my own 'ping' list. AND ... then it doesn't work. Can't tell you how many parts / panels generate a JSON / Javascript error. Seems that very little QA was done. Super Un Happy.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022 by Lego Man
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Bought this Nighthawk Pro Gaming 6 AX5400 (XR1000) router as "used - good" condition. When I took it out, the WPS button was stuck inside. Like someone pressed the button too far in that the button shifted up and was stuck under the cover. No big deal as I have star bits to take the router apart and fix the button. I knew used units are a little rough so I don't think this issue needed a star removed. As for setting it up, it was a slight hassle. I can tell why someone would return this router as the DumaOS interface is not too easy to use without instructions. If you want a router that turns on and works automatically, this is not the router. If you don't have a somewhat of an understanding on WiFi networking, this not the router for you as it requires some knowledge to set it up to have it work properly. The DumaOS interface is slightly buggy and almost all of the features didn't work after updating the firmware. Luckily, Netgear has previous firmwares for download and I rolled it back by one version to get it all working again. Still, I wanted the latest firmware and there was an easy fix to updating the firmware without issues. It's called not using Google Chrome browser and using Microsoft Edge browser. In fact, it works faster and less buggy in the Edge browser. Everything in the DumaOS works great on the latest firmware with Edge so if you're having buggy issues with the interface, just switch to Edge. Overall, buying this used saved me about 118 dollars. This replaced my old Nighthawk DST AC1900 (R7300). With the old router, Nintendo Switch had issues with the eShop and just trying to download games, the TV had streaming issues that would cut in and out, and my Oculus Quest 2 had a lot of connection issues. This router SOLVED ALL OF THESE ISSUES! It's a great router but you need to know what you're doing with the DumaOS interface to make full use of the router.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2022 by Sitthideth Khotpanya
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I bought this router because my previous Netgear Nighthawk router of 3 - 4 years decided to stop being a router. The user interface is different enough from my last router that I had to learn a lot of the settings, but it only took me about an hour to set it up from front door to office. I use this router with a 1 gigabit internet connection and I frequently download from Steam and the Epic Games Store with 900 - 950 Mb using a hardwire ethernet. The Wifi range is ok. I have this router placed in the center of the upstairs of my house, but the TV on the first floor, which is about 50 feet away, has a fairly reduced signal according the Fire TV module that I use. Works great for gaming though and that's all I give tihs about.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2023 by Fox Meister