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NETGEAR DRIVES WIFI 6 TRI-BAND MOMENTUM WITH THE ULTIMATE SMALL BUSINESS WIRELESS ACCESS POINT

NETGEAR WAX630 WiFi 6 Access Point is Tri-band, PoE powered, Mesh-capable and Cloud manageable, while being interoperable with WiFi 5 Access Points; and offers rich security features.

San Jose, CA – June 24th, 2021 – NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), the leading provider of networking products that power businesses both large and small, today announced the availability of the fourth member in its Insight Managed WiFi 6 Access Points, the Insight™ Managed WiFi 6 AX6000 Tri-band Multi-gig Access Point (WAX630), designed to provide the ultimate WiFi performance for small and medium businesses.

This new tri-band access point brings next-generation premium WiFi 6 (802.11ax) performance to small and medium businesses (SMBs), delivering up to 40% higher  speeds to each connected device as compared to WiFi 5 (802.11ac). WAX630 interoperates with other NETGEAR Insight Managed Access Points, including the existing WiFi 5 (WAC510, WAC540) and WiFi 6 (WAX610, WAX610Y, WAX620) models. Additionally, WAX630 allows access points to be connected to each other using Instant Mesh1 - a NETGEAR wireless backhaul technology. There are two Ethernet ports available in WAX630, one Gigabit Ethernet port and a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE++) 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port. The new WAX630 access point can be connected to the main network via one of the Ethernet ports, and still have one port available to connect to another WiFi access point or a desktop switch.

WAX630 is ideally suited for environments with open spaces where there is a need to provide WiFi connectivity to a large number of concurrent users. Schools, community colleges, mid-sized manufacturing facilities and warehouses will all find value in the capabilities of this new Insight Managed WiFi 6 Tri-band Multi-gig Access Point. This powerful access point is backward compatible with all prior generations of WiFi while offering the maximum speed when connected to the WiFi 6 enabled client devices such as the latest smart phones, tablets, and laptops.

WAX630 also provides 12-streams (4x4 on each band) with each unit capable of delivering up to 6.0 Gbps of aggregate data throughput with all three bands supporting WiFi 6. Specifically designed for high-density deployments, the industry unique tri-band solution enables either one dedicated band for wireless backhaul with two front-haul bands for client devices, or a 2.5GbE wired backhaul with three front-haul bands for client device connection – making WAX630 the most powerful SMB access point in the industry. 

NETGEAR Insight enables management of WAX630 and other devices from the Insight App or a connected browser. With Insight, resellers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) can remotely set up, monitor and maintain a customer’s network without requiring a technician to go on-site.

“Whether it be better performance, faster speed or more capacity, SMBs need more from their WiFi network. The WAX630 delivers industry leading network performance based on its unique WiFi 6 12-stream tri-band architecture. Together with WAX610 and WAX620, on a common Insight management platform, the Insight WiFi 6 Access Points offer SMB customers an unprecedented array of choices in performance and prices, while enabling the same rich feature set, and achieving the same high level of security and quality.” said Doug Cheung, senior product line manager of SMB Wireless at NETGEAR.

The WAX630 provides robust enterprise-grade WiFi network security with WPA3 128-bit to 192-bit encryption and the capability to set up VLANs and up to sixteen different SSIDs. With the tri-band WiFi 6 technology of the WAX630, businesses can now be confident that they are making an investment in the ultimate WiFi solution. 

Availability
The NETGEAR® Insight™ Managed WiFi 6 AX6000 Tri-band Multi-gig Access Point is available and shipping today in North America and EMEA.

North America –– WAX630-100NAS – MSRP; $329.99.99
                          –– WAX630PA (with Power Adapter) – MSRP: $339.99

Continental Europe –– WAX630-100EUS – MSRP: €329.99

United Kingdom –– WAX630-100EUS – MSRP: £289.99

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About NETGEAR, Inc.
Since 1996, NETGEAR® (NASDAQ: NTGR) has been the innovative leader in connecting the world to the internet with advanced networking technologies for homes, businesses, and service providers around the world. As staying connected has become more important than ever, NETGEAR delivers award-winning network solutions for remote work, distance learning, UHD streaming, online game play and more. By enabling people to collaborate and connect to a world of information and entertainment, NETGEAR is dedicated to providing a range of connected solutions from easy-to-use high-performance Orbi Mesh WiFi systems, the Nighthawk portfolio of WiFi routers, cable modems and mobile wireless, cloud-based subscription services for enhanced control and security, to smart networking products and video over Ethernet for Pro AV applications.

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1 When compared against WiFi 5, WiFi 6 outperforms WiFi 5 by 40% in throughput.In the example of WAX630, compared against WAC540, both are 4x4 in the 5.0GHz band. WAX630 outperforms WAC540 when both are connected to a WiFi 6 and a WiFi 5 client, respectively.