NETGEAR Flaunts R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router with Enhanced Features

The next-generation Nighthawk® AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (R7000) (www.netgear.com/R7000) delivers best-in-class experience of speed, range, sharing, reliability, security, and ease of use with enhanced features. Nighthawk now supports NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD™ for easier remote access to USB Storage, features an enhanced NETGEAR genie® for remote network management, and includes a new install wizard to make it easier than ever to use your Nighthawk in conjunction with your existing Internet Service Provider (ISP) gateway and upgrade to next-generation 802.11ac WiFi. In addition to being a 2014 CES Innovations honoree, Nighthawk has received many industry accolades, including the coveted Editors’ Choice Award from PC Magazine. Nighthawk is praised for its Sharp design,great throughput at 5GHz. excellent range,wonderfulQoS and full VPN capability.

Nighthawk is already packed with best-in-class technology to offer an unmatched WiFi experience for your WiFi-enabled devices — smartphones, notebooks, tablets, smart TVs, gaming consoles, Blu-ray® players, and media servers. Its 1GHz dual core processor delivers blazing-fast WiFi (AC1900 WiFi = 600 +1300 Mbps*) so you enjoy a lag-free WiFi experience for gaming, video streaming or surfing. With the advanced features and best-in-class technology of Nighthawk, you reduce interference and have more reliable WiFi connectivity, enabling you to get the most out of home entertainment systems and game consoles such as PlayStation® 4 (PS4™) and Xbox One™.

The new capabilities that makes your Nighthawk experience even better include:

ReadyCLOUD support for easier remote storage access: With NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD, you can easily access files stored on a USB hard drive connected to your NETGEAR Nighthawk router. The ReadyCLOUD app for desktop PCs, iOS and Android™ mobile devices enables easier access to files anytime, anywhere, and from virtually any mobile device or computer. You can easily share files using an email link, and quickly back up your precious photos from your smartphone to the USB hard drive locally or even when you are remote. Unlike other cloud options, ReadyCloud offers you a secure, easy-to-access personal cloud at no additional cost through your router-connected USB hard drive.

NETGEAR genie app for easy network management now with remote access: The NETGEAR genie app for Nighthawk (R7000) now offers remote capabilities when you are away from home, enabling you to easily access your home network, view the network map, block WiFi devices, set up guest WiFi, and manage parental controls, anytime, anywhere, all through the app.

Easy WiFi upgrade for your existing Internet service provider gateway: With Nighthawk’s new easier installation and support for both router and access point mode, you’re streaming and playing won’t be hamstrung by slower WiFi speeds if you have an older-generation Internet gateway installed by your ISP. While you may need to keep the gateway to support services like VoIP, you can use the Nighthawk router to upgrade your WiFi to best-in-class 802.11ac WiFi to improve the range and performance of all your devices. The Nighthawk (R7000) Smart WiFi Router automatically recognizes that it is being installed behind another gateway and will even help you choose the router or access point mode, whichever is easier and more appropriate for your network.

Subhodeep Bhattacharya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETGEAR said “We’re pleased that our Nighthawk has been very popular among gamers, media enthusiasts and home networking industry experts. The new improved features in R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router will further enhance and simplify your overall experience.”

Pricing and Availability

NETGEAR R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router is available at INR 22,000/-. R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router device comes with a warranty of 2 years and is available with NETGEAR’s authorized distributors in India. For more information visit http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R7000.aspx

About NETGEAR

NETGEAR is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. The company's products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and power line, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. The product line consists of wired and wireless devices that enable networking, broadband access and network connectivity. These products are available in multiple configurations to address the needs of the end-users in each geographic region in which the company's products are sold.