NETGEAR Cloud Managed Wireless Access Point (WAX630E) – WiFi 6E Tri-Band AXE7800 Speed | Mesh | MU-MIMO | 802.11ax | Insight Remote Management | PoE++ | Power Adapter not Included
NETGEAR Cloud Managed Wireless Access Point (WAX630E) – WiFi 6E Tri-Band AXE7800 Speed | Mesh | MU-MIMO | 802.11ax | Insight Remote Management | PoE++ | Power Adapter not Included Prices
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Specification: NETGEAR Cloud Managed Wireless Access Point (WAX630E) – WiFi 6E Tri-Band AXE7800 Speed | Mesh | MU-MIMO | 802.11ax | Insight Remote Management | PoE++ | Power Adapter not Included
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Jerry D. Freeman –
Had an issue setting up the WAX630E. The router would reset the configuration on every power cycle. Netgear phone support was extremely helpful and walked me through a factory reset, which fixed the problem. Powered with a 2.5Gb PoE+ switch and connected to a Wi-Fi 6 client, I observed 349Mbps down on Speedtest, and about 440Mbps writes to my NAS on the local network! Very nice.
Kevin P. –
My number one gripe is that there is no way to install a new TLS certificate for the web UI–you’re stuck with the self-signed cert that is generated/shipped with the device. This is basic functionality that shouldn’t be lacking in _any_ device with a web UI these days.
Otherwise, the feature set seems good and I haven’t had issues with dropped clients or poor WiFi performance. The web UI is a bit slow to load the initial dashboard after logging in and it’s not as easy to maneuver as I would like, but all-in-all these UI items aren’t show-stoppers. I probably would have bought a different brand if I knew up front that I couldn’t put my own certificate in there.
Michael D. –
I’m back to using my old R600 ruckus AP because it destroys this new NETGEAR in range and stability. I might wait for the R750 to go down in price. Might take years though since it’s currently $1200
nookkin –
This is the Access Point for you if you need high speed internet access or attaching more than 50 devices to you network…and that is easy to do today. We no longer compete for bandwidth or lose connections. I love my Netgear AP amd it is so easy in to setup.
nookkin –
I’ve used various Cisco access points in my home over the years. It was finally time to upgrade. This Netgear access point resembles their general appearance and form factor (though it is a bit larger) and looks nice mounted to the ceiling in its place.
The UI is much more user-friendly than the Ciscos for a small business or enthusiast home user, but still supports key functionality you’d find in business access points such as multiple SSIDs for different VLANs. (The proper way to manage a Cisco is via command line, not the rudimentary web UI.) You can assign multiple SSIDs to the same VLAN. There are three radios (2.4, 5, and 6 GHz) and they can be assigned to SSIDs however you want — you can put all 3 on a single SSID or pick and choose as needed.
Wireless speeds are a massive upgrade over a wireless-N Cisco as expected. I’m not a heavy wifi user as I prefer to hard-wire anything that can be hard-wired so I can’t really compare to other access points or consumer routers and my internet connection is a measly 300Mbps, but if you are copying large files over the LAN or have gigabit internet this will make a difference especially with multiple clients sharing a 2.5Gbps uplink (I am stuck with 1Gbps for the time being).
The downsides compared to a Cisco: you can’t use a WLC for mesh (it has cloud-based mesh support but that requires a Netgear Insight subscription) and this one is limited to only 8 SSIDs unlike the Cisco’s 20. But are you really going to need 20 SSIDs in practice? The cloud mesh is likely going to be cheaper than buying a new Cisco WLC for a small business too, though this could be a bit pricey for home use.