NETGEAR Nighthawk 8-Stream Wi Fi Mesh Extender (EAX80) supports the advanced Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard. This powerful Nighthawk Mesh Extender works with your existing Wi Fi to create a powerful whole home mesh Wi Fi. Enjoy a better connected home experience & extend faster Wi Fi to the farthest corner of your home with blazing-fast speeds up to 6 Gbps. Wi Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard This Nighthawk Mesh Extender works with your existing Wi Fi to create a powerful whole home mesh Wi Fi. Ideal for extending coverage to the farthest corner of your home with dramatically faster Wi Fi to devices such as your smartphones, tablets, and computers. Gigabit speeds to your mobile devices AX6000 Wi Fi with combined speeds up to 6 Gbps (4.8+1.2 Gbps) extend Gigabit speeds throughout your home. 8-stream Wi Fi More streams provide more available bandwidth & less congestion for all the devices on your Wi Fi network. Expansive coverage for the smart home Creates a powerful mesh network with wider range to cover every corner of your home even where your router Wi Fi cannot reach. Get better coverage for your outdoor wireless security cameras or your garage. Works with your existing Wi Fi router Compatible with the previous generation Wi Fi routers (Wi Fi 5, Wi Fi 4 routers). Maximum performance with the Nighthawk Wi Fi 6 routers. Easily creates a whole home mesh Wi Fi system with your existing router. Greater capacity for more devices Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) substantially improves the network capacity & efficiency. Facilitates efficient data transmission for more devices simultaneously enables Gigabit Wi Fi speeds for compatible mobile devices & laptops. Up to 2 times faster than standard 2x 2 AC Wi Fi with 80 M Hz. Smart roaming Automatically connects your mobile devices to the best available Wi Fi for superior streaming as you move around your house. One Wi Fi name Extend coverage of your homes Wi Fi with same Wi Fi name & security password. Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Enjoy Gigabit speeds for unparalleled gaming & streaming performance to your wired devices. Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) Enables simultaneously streaming to multiple devices, and improves capacity for wireless connections. Works with existing Wi Fi devices Supports current Wi Fi devices & is backward compatible with Wi Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi Fi 4 (802.11n) & earlier generation Wi Fi standards. Dual-core processor Boosts performance for better 4K streaming & lag-free gaming.