Netgear CAX80 (Nighthawk CAX8)

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abgn+ac+ax (AX60002R)
Nighthawk CAX8 AX6000 WiFi Cable Router
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Status Unknown
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Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev
Netgear CAX80 (Nighthawk CAX8)
FCC ID
Type
wireless router, cable modem
Series
Nighthawk CAX
CPU1
Broadcom BCM3390S
CPU1 Speed
1.5 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip
Macronix MX30LF4G18AC-TI
Flash1 Size
512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size
1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />
RAM1 Chip
Samsung Model? x 2
ETH chip1
Broadcom BCM3390S
ETH chip2
Broadcom BCM54991E
Switch
Broadcom BCM3390S
Cable Modem Spec
DOCSIS 3.0: (32 x 8)
Ethernet Port Count
1-1GbE-WAN
4-2.5GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab/3bz

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Expansion IF types
USB 3.0 (Type A)
USB ports
1
USB Hub Compatible
Untested
Power
19 VDC, 3.16 A
Flags:
Wi-Fi 6, DOCSIS 3.1, VHT160, HE160, MU-MIMO, LACP
Other

Default login user: admin
Default login password: password
admin:password credentials used by 420 additional devices
of which 301 are Netgear devices

Retail
FCC approval date 11 August 2019
Country of manuf China
Physical
Dimensions
0.4 x 8.5 x 4.3 in / 264 x 215 x 110 mm
Weight
2.55 lb / 1.16 kg
Radio 1
Chip1
Broadcom BCM43684
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
MIMO status
4x4:4
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
802.11ax
up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ac
up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n
up to 600 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
5 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1
Broadcom BCM43684
Wireless interface OUI
none specified
Antenna Connector Type
none specified
MIMO status
4x4:4
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax
up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n
up to 600 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented Netgear device with specifications, see Netgear.

4804 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan., 1024-QAM),
1148 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 256-QAM) = AX6000 class


Overview

Netgear refers to this device as AX6000 capable but the FCC test report documents only claim up to 1150+2402 (AX3500) since only HE80 channel bandwidths are currently supported. Netgear will probably issue a Class II Product Change Request at a later date to add 160 MHz channels allowing it to claim to be AX6000.

2x2 DOCSIS 3.1 & 32x8 DOCSIS 3.0


This device was under short-term confidentiality, but that expired 02/08/2020 ⚠.

See also

List of 802.11ax HardwareNetgear Nighthawk Devices
FCC ID: PY319300461 (2020-07-06) - Nighthawk AX6
FCC ID: PY319200447 (2019-10-24) - Nighthawk AX8
FCC ID: PY319100440 (2019-09-10) - Nighthawk AX8
FCC ID: PY319300460 (2019-12-13)
FCC ID: PY320200497 (2020-05-11) - 12V/2.5A
FCC ID: PY320200498 (2020-07-12) - (WAX610Y/NA)