Netgear today has launched the Nighthawk Pro XR500
gaming WiFi router in India. The router was initially announced at the CES 2018
back in January. According to the company, it leverages the software optimize
network connections by stabilizing the ping, reducing lag spikes and keeps
users always on.
Netgear has partnered with Netduma for the software;
the DumaOS includes gaming dashboard, geo filter, Quality of Service (QoS), and
Network Monitoring capabilities. With the gaming dashboard, users can view
real-time bandwidth utilization by the device, ping delays, all in a single
screen. The geo filters help in fixing any gaming lags by limiting distance to
the server.
The Quality of Service (QoS) enables users to
prioritize gaming devices and allocate bandwidth by the device to eliminate lag
due to queuing at the ISP network. The router comes with gaming VPN protecting
gamer’s identity, prevents DDoS attacks, and more. It also features four-port
Gigabit switch for wired connection and sports two USB 3.0 ports. The Netgear
Nighthawk Pro gaming WiFi router packs 256MB flash storage and 512MB of RAM.
The Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming WiFi Router (XR500)
is available through the authorized Netgear partners as well as online. Though
the company has launched it at Rs. 23,000, it is available on Amazon.in for Rs.
19,990.
