NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router
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Classification
| NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router | |
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| Classification | |
| Grade | B |
| Calculator version | 1 |
| Classification date | 2025-10-10 |
| Information | |
| Name | Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 |
| Brand by Parent | Netgear by Netgear, Inc. |
| Generation | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Model(s) | RAXE300 |
| Release date | 2022-06-06 |
| Type/Category | Wireless Router / Network Gateway |
| Website | [1] |
| Status | In sale |
| More | |
| Dimensions | 254 x 254 x 165 mm |
| Mass | 1.36 kg |
| Operating system | Netgear proprietary firmware (Linux-based) |
| Companion App | Nighthawk App |
| CPU | 1.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor |
| GPU | Not Applicable |
| Memory | Not Applicable |
| Storage | Not Applicable |
| Battery | Not Applicable |
| Power | External AC Adapter |
| Charging | Not Applicable |
| Display | Status LEDs |
| Camera | Not Applicable |
| Sound | Not Applicable |
| Connectivity | 1 x 2.5G WAN port, 4 x 1G LAN ports, 1 x USB 3.0 port, Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E (2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz) |
| Device | |||
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| Criterion | Value | Proof(s) | Comment |
| Known hardware tampering | Rare | [2] | Physical tampering is uncommon. Focus is typically on remote software exploits. |
| Known vulnerabilities | Rare | [3] | Netgear maintains a security advisory page and releases firmware updates to address vulnerabilities. |
| Prior attacks | Rare | [4] | Historical vulnerabilities have been documented, but are patched via firmware updates. |
| Updatability | Very common | [5] | Firmware can be updated manually via web interface or automatically through the app. |
| Category score | 2 | ||
| System | |||
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| Criterion | Value | Proof(s) | Comment |
| Authentication with other systems | Partial | [6] | Supports Dynamic DNS and remote management, but full integration is limited. |
| Communications | Encrypted with up-to-date encryption | [7] | Supports WPA3, the latest Wi-Fi security protocol, for encrypted wireless communications. |
| Storage | No encryption | [-] | As a router, it does not have significant user data storage. |
| Category score | 2 | ||
| User Authentication | |||
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| Criterion | Value | Proof(s) | Comment |
| Account management | Basic | [8] | Local admin account management via web interface. No centralized cloud account is mandatory. |
| Authentication | Basic | [9] | Uses a default username/password (must be changed after setup) for web interface access |
| Brute-force protection | Basic | [-] | May lock out after multiple failed login attempts, but not as robust as enterprise gear. |
| Event logging | Partial logging | [10] | Maintains system logs for network events and admin logins, accessible via the web interface. |
| Passwords | Require change after setup | [11] | The setup wizard strongly encourages changing the default admin password. |
| Category score | 2 | ||
| Grade | B |
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