Further to the right, there are four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports surrounded by a metallic cover, the same as the Gigabit WAN port which sits next to them. The rear side of the router is home to the ports and some buttons, so, from the left side, we see a recessed Reset button (press and hold it for about 10 seconds to return the router to its default settings) and a USB 3.0 port (for added storage).
I did not see a physical button for the LEDs and it would have been a good addition since the LEDs do get a bit bright during the night. There are also two buttons with LEDs and the topmost one will turn on or off the WiFi (press and hold it for about 2 seconds), while the second enables the WPS. Further down, the manufacturer added one LED for each LAN port and lastly, there’s an LED that shows the status of the USB port. So, from, the top, there’s the Power LED, the Internet LED followed by the two LEDs that show the status of the radio bands (2.4GHz and 5GHz). Was it enough to keep the device running at a decent temperature? I decided to use a thermal camera (from a phone, the AGM Glory Pro) and you can see the result yourself – it seems to be doing decently well.Īt the top of the router, Netgear has decided to add a comprehensive array of LEDs and I applaud the decision to not go with the single LED approach. Not that I complain since I really like the design and the LEDs look great during the night – it’s just that they could have made the Netgear RAX43 a bit more compact because when put next to some of the Asus routers, this one looks enormous.Īnd it will take some space from the desk (there are four silicone feet to keep it steady), but the good news is that you can mount the router on the wall thanks to the two dedicated holes on the bottom.Īs for the heat management, Netgear covered the entire bottom section with holes and there are some more subtle ventilation grills on the rear and top side as well. So yes, Netgear has definitely recycled the plastic case for these two router. As you may have guessed, they’re also identical in terms of size, the RAX43 and the RAX50 measuring 11.65 x 8.11 x 2.25 inches and they’re also just as heavy (1.25lbs). Both have four detachable antennas (unlike the fixed ones on the RAX40), both have that black matte finish with a glossy portion in the middle for the LEDs + some buttons and both have the ports section on the rear side. And yes, the RAX43 is identical (design-wise) to the Netgear RAX50.
Netgear genie change channel width series#
In terms of design, the Netgear RAX43 still follows the Nighthawk series guidelines, so it’s a dynamic-looking device, with sharp corners and the entire case resembles the look of some military plane (this has been the case since the early days of the R7000).
That being said, let’s put the Netgear AX4 RAX43 to the test and see if it’s worth investing in this wireless router. It’s also interesting that I haven’t yet seen an AX4200-class router until now (besides the mesh node from Linksys), so I assume Netgear is trying to persuade other manufacturers to go this route as well. There are no gaming features (those are left for the DumaOS), so, yes, the Netgear Nighthawk RAX43′ reason of existence is to cover the area between the RAX40 and the RAX50. So, what’s so special about the Netgear Nighthawk RAX43? Well, it does support the usually-found WiFi 6 features, such as OFDMA and TWT, and there’s also support for 160MHz channel bandwidth, 1024-QAM and MU-MIMO (as expected).
Netgear genie change channel width for free#
The Netgear RAX43 also advertises the support for Smart Parental Controls and the Netgear Armor, but be very aware that those are subscription-based services and you can only use them for free for a month. It’s also linked to the support for 5 simultaneous data streams as opposed to the 6 streams of the RAX50 (I do find the 5×5 MIMO a bit peculiar).
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