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I bought this today as a replacement for an older (still working) device from a different vendor, for use at my mum’s house. I have other TP-Link devices at my house, but none with VOIP. Generally, TP-Link has been a good buy in my experience.

For some reason the web-based UI was quite slow to interact with. It spent a lot of time thinking, which is unusual for TP-Link. Aside from that, however, and the fact that some settings were a little different to what I was expecting, I was able to get this set up for my mother in about an hour (NBN WAN, VOIP and WIFI).

One nice thing with this device is that after I got the WAN connection working (internet access) is that the device has it’s own “update firmware” button that saved having to go looking for the right firmware, downloading it, figuring out how to apply it etc.

It was literally one click. I can’t yet comment on stability, but nothing dropped out or stopped working in the couple of hours I was testing it out. As per normal with TP-Link, WiFi setup is trivially easy.

VOIP seemed to just work after I got the settings right, both inbound and outbound (which is good compared to experience with other devices). If I knew for sure that this device was stable over time I would give it 5 stars, but for now it gets 4 simply due to the unknowns and also the slow UI (at least before the firmware update).

I upgraded from the original Google Wifi router to this one. I was not using the mesh capabilities, and will not with this new router. But I had been looking for a router that offered me more control of my network.

This TP-Link AX1800 fits that bill and offers better security with Wifi 6 capability. The initial install went well, and I had my new network going pretty quickly. Accessing the setup pages after the network is setup is a little more finicky than I’d like.

I try to use their website address (which is supposed to be bound to my router configuration page), but it often says that I’m not connected to the TP-Link network. even though I am. I have to clear the browser cache and history, and then it will pick it up.

That and it seems that it doesn’t like Edge browser very much, but seems to work fine in Firefox. But besides those couple of software problems, the network has been fine. I haven’t noticed any speed increase, but I wasn’t expecting any.

I get the maximum that my ISP provides for the price, so I’m happy with that. The only other thing that I was hoping, with the four antennas vs the Google Wifi puck with no visible antennas, is that the microwave would no longer interfere with the signal.

No such luck there. I guess I’d have to get a less “leaky” microwave to solve that problem!.

Firstly, one other review exists against this, they gave it 1 star because it didn’t have a phone socket, that is totally unfair, it isn’t the product or the sites fault that the customer doesn’t know what to look for when purchasing a product!!! It does not say anywhere that the device is a modem, so why would they expect it to be? Anyway, this is wireless router, a very very good one with lots of features, high speeds and a long range.

Wired, I get 565mbit download (probably the max my internet goes), two floors up in the attic with a USB dongle, I’m still getting 250mbit+ download. I wanted the full blown AX86U but couldn’t warrant the price, and I’m glad I chose this version as it does everything I need, I’ve a USB drive and an external hard drive attached to the USB ports, it acts as file server, upnp, ftp, samba, even a torrent client (which I tested but don’t really use).

It can also be used as a print server, or to use 3G/4G dongles. You can even set up AICloud to allow access to you data anywhere without require VPN access You can set it up as a VPN server or client.

It allows AIMesh to use other ASUS routers as a mesh network. It has adaptive QOS features including game mode. It has AIProtection that provides advanced security features, such as malicious site blocking, two way intrusion prevention, infected device blocking, and a button that assesses the current security of your device and network.

It has OpenNAT. It has parental controls that allow blocking of specific sites or site types from all or specified clients. You can also set times that the internet is available on a schedule, again per device.

To make it easier, you can also set up groups of devices for both of these features. It has a Traffic Analyser that shows you who has accessed the internet, times they accessed them and the sites they access, caught my son watching youtube at 3am when he had school the day after lol! I’m sure it has many features I haven’t listed too, I’ve only listed the ones I know and use.

It really is an impressive bit of hardware, so again, please ignore the ignorant fool that wrote the 1 star post.

Ok, so this review may sound a little confusing, because although I am having issues with my smart home devices on the 2. 4ghz band of the 86S, the wired and Wi-Fi 6 performance, at least for me, makes up for it.

This is my second go at WiFi 6. My first attempt was with a ASUS 11000 and it was awful. The router would reboot randomly, etc. But this is not a review for that. With this router, for a little over 3 weeks after installing, my smart home had no complaints.

Then this past Monday, I started having smart home devices fall off of the network. I would restart the smart home device, and it would not reconnect. I had to restart the router to resolve the problem, at least until the next time it happened.

After 2 days of troubleshooting (as luck would have it, I was on Christmas vacation), I wasn’t able to determine a root cause. I tried separating the 2. 4 & 5ghz band thinking it was some kind of handshake issue, but that didn’t work.

2. 4ghz devices still dropped off the network once a day or so. I set the router that I had replaced with this device back up as a 2. 4ghz Wi-Fi hotspot by itself, and moved all of my smart home devices back to it.

No issues since late Wednesday afternoon. Wi-Fi 6 and LAN reliability and performance are both superb, but 2. 4ghz backward compatible? I am not so sure. 802. 11ac and ax work great, but any standard before that so far hasn’t been able to maintain and stable connection.

I needed to replace my Cisco (Linksys) E3000 router because I upgraded to a 500Mbit broadband connection and the E3000 router was capping my data throughput speeds to approx 170Mbit per second maximum – meaning I was never going to be able to reach the speeds the new connection was capable of.

With this Asus RT-AX86S I have full 500Mbit per second data throughput with all the features and functionality this router offers. It really is amazing in terms of configurability and being very user-friendly to set up.

It’s quite a bit more expensive than your average home router but the difference it has made to my local network is worth every penny. If you are looking to future-proof your own home network and can afford one of these Asus RT-AX86 routers then I would seriously recommend them.

The RT-AX86S is good for speeds up to 1000Mbit per second and features a dual-core ARM CPU. For broadband connections faster than that you need to be looking at the RT-AX86U version, which is a little more expensive and features a quad-core ARM CPU and additional Gigabit LAN port, but otherwise with basically the same features and functionality as the RT-AX86S model.

I purchased because of price. Has problems staying connected with my Sony Xperia XA Ultra mobile phone, either have to reset internet modem, the router, or the phone. No problem with connection with Sony Vaio™ notebook pc running Windows 7, and Internet speeds are fast using 5 Ghz connection.

I don’t know if changing settings to allow auto channel or set channel will help, all I know is that once a week, and now several times this past week, I have had authentication problems between my mobile phone and this router.

Extremely frustrating.

If you are considering this product, make sure you know what you are buying: – a basic router that offers only the minimum home routing features – or a wireless range extender If you want anything else, look at another product or another wavlink product After writing my review, I was contacted by WavLink, which is the level of responsiveness I think all newegg buyers want.

They recommended this product: WL-WN530A3, which has a feature set more typical of a wireless home router, such as port forwarding and NAT. I am writing this review to balance out my earlier review (which I cant edit??), because any product with such a responsive support team doesn’t deserve 1 egg.

To deserve 5 eggs, the product description needs to be changed to list the device’s shortcomings as a home router.

This is my second one. First one I gave it to my parents. The very first one was doing an amazing work , never crashed, great stability , many excellent features and app with loads of tools. I highly recommend it.

First off, I’m not a techie. have enough back ground to build my own computers and navigate through most technical devices but far from an expert. I bought two of these. The first was as a router and the second as an access point.

Both were easy to setup without any issues. I ended up buying two because the router was placed in an office on the far side of the house in a wooden entertainment center. That effected the strength of the signal, so I opted to buy a second one.

I hardwired it running Cat 6 in the attic and dropped it down in the living room to create the access point (you can do it wirelessly as well but want to get the full signal strength to the living room).

I thought about buying a regular access point, but when you start comparing the data speed and number of bands, you basically end up spending $300 anyway and getting less data speed compared to using this as an access point.

Plus, by treating this as an access point, it gave me 8 LAN ports to hardwire all my devices in the living room, so I thought it was a better deal. Also, fyi, I recycled an old 10 year router at best buy for a 15% off coupon.

When this went on sell for $319, I used the 15% off and picked it up for $271. not a bad deal saving $78! I won’t get into all the data speed measurements as it varies on usage, but what I will say is by having two of these on opposite sides of the house, I get my full 5gz/2gz speed through most of the house.

I also love the fact you get the option of splitting the ssid between 5gz and 2gz or combining it into one as well as the access point uses the same ssid to be able to hand off when walking across the house.

I have only started to use the product but enjoy the ease of seeing which client devices are connected to your network, the data usage of each device, the ease of turning on 160mhz on the 5gz band, etc.

I still need to play with the guest network, parent controls, and other security features. The only drawback for me is it didn’t have WPA3 or a WAN that supported larger than 1G speed. But, I figured the WPA3 is just a security feature and the likely hood that I would ever get (and afford) over 1G of internet speed is highly unlikely in the near feature.

I think I saw Comcast offering 2G for almost $300 a month, ouch! Anyway, this router find my needs and both units have been working flawlessly since purchase.

I bought AX88U because I can’t stand for the random reboot from Netgear’s RAX120v2, which is otherwise a fantastic router. I used to own AC86U, so I was hoping AX88U to be a familiar, stable and highly customizable router.

It didn’t disappoint. Unlike RAX120v2, this is a full Wi-Fi 6 certified router. I believe RAX120v2 lacks “Target Wake Time,” so it isn’t Wi-Fi 6 certified. Though I do want to point out that RAX120v2 offers much better throughput and noticeably lower latency on both wired and wireless connections.

AX88U also lacks a 5G/2. 5G LAN/WAN connector. These were in fact the reasons I bought RAX120v2, but it’s simply too unstable to use. Imaging waiting minutes just for the router to reboot.

IšverstiShow in original languageBeing a gamer in a household that always has multiple streaming services running the addition of this router from a high end router that was nearing 5 years old was astronomical.

There are a multitude of positives to say in regard to this new router by Netgear with just one initial negative. Firstly, right out of the box this router is very sleek and stylish. Yes, it may not be the most inconspicuous, but having the fins cover the antennas is much more visually appealing than having a bunch of antennas sticking out of a box.

Getting right into the setup though was by far the most difficult part as being someone that likes to think they are very tech savvy this was much more difficult than it needed to be. Downloading the app for setup is common and I did not having any qualms there, but in order to go this route the app needs to work fluidly.

This was where the issue arose as the app was not functioning as it should which resulted in a call to Netgear`s support line, which after a lenghty hold time someone was able to assist me with this issue and we were able to get the “bug” reported on the app and move forward with setup.

Once up and running the interface on the app is very user friendly and if I hadn`t have ran into a “bug” it seems as though it would have been a fairly seamless process to get everything setup. Once working though I elected to keep my same Wi-Fi name and password to ensure that all my connected devices simply moved over to the new network/router which couldn`t have made the change any easier.

Moving onto the actual useability in regard to the speed and the coverage of the router Netgear was able to provide everything I could have asked for. I have a 1 gig speed plan to which this was able to keep up with that and that is even overkill in my opinion so for the average household I don`t think you`re gonna be able to throw an internet plan at this thing that it can`t max out.

Additionally the range is phenomenal as the 2,500 sq feet is exactly as advertised. Previously I had to use a range extender to strengthen the connection in my basement, but with the addition of this router that is no longer needed.

The new 6 Ghz band was definitely fun to play with as it is extremely fast, but as expected the range is not very far so as long as you don`t venture too far from the router you can definitely benefit from this new major feature that helps sell this router in my opinion.

The other two minor items I wanted to touch on are the parental controls and Netgear Armor as these are both nice features that I utilized with the 30 day trial, but for the additional subscription fee I couldn`t quite bring myself to pull the trigger though for some it may be worth the added cost.

The free parental features allow you to assign devices to different profiles and stop internet access to specific devices, but the paid version allows you to set access schedules, set time limits, along with some other parental oversight features.

Then the Netgear Armor is essentially an antivirus software, but for your entire network so again for some you may find this valuable, but for myself I elected to not renew my subscription. Overall, after my initial struggle getting this router setup I have been extremely impressed with it`s performance and usability.

If you are looking for that router that will allow you to run multiple streaming services or gaming devices at the same time while being able to maintain coverage over your entire house then I would not hesitate to recommend this product!.

IšverstiShow in original languageI admit to being guilty of neglecting the benefits of a good router, as long as the internet is flowing then I don’t even think about my router. Having had some time to try out the Netgear Nighthawk Axe7800 I am prepared to admit there is a real benefit to a good router with good features…so I’ll be packing this router back up and rolling back to my old router.

In the box you get the Nighthawk router, an Ethernet cable, and the power cord/AC Adapter plus the usual setup guide (which is only to tell you to download the app to setup and diagram your router ports).

Setup was simple, in fact it was way easier than I expected/dreaded! Per the app instructions I took down my old router, plugged in the new one, let it run a process while showing me tips on features of my new router, and then it recommended I can keep my existing network name to avoid having everything sign-in on the new router.

I was skeptical about the ease of setup but darn it so far nothing hasn’t logged back in automatically! The router features four LAN ports, a 1G internet/LAN port, a multi-gig internet/LAN port, WPS button on the front, and a USB 3.

0 port to connect a network drive. So mostly what you’d expect but with that multi-gig port to allow for future proofing your router and a USB 3. 0 port instead of the standard Mini-USB which used to be standard.

The size is moderate without being large, instead of having an array of antennae to move around to get a signal this one has two wings that stick up approximately 105 degrees (90 degrees but out away from the router body).

Once it’s set up you get to access all the features of the router via the Nighthawk app: Device Manager, Security, built in Speed Test, Parental Controls, WiFi Analytics, WiFi Settings, Guest WiFi Network on/off, and a Traffic Meter.

As a parent who has battled with apps and programs that supposedly allow for time limits and curfews the Parental Controls was my first stop…and really 75% of my review score. Looking at the manufacturer website they talk about the Parental Smart Controls and all the options to keep kids safe and productive but they don’t talk about the annual fee.

Yes, you have built in controls to turn the network off for certain profiles (say putting kids devices as a group and adult or appliance devices on a seperate always on group) but those smart controls advertised are an extra monthly or annual fee.

Netgear Armor, the security options on the router? Another monthly or annual fee and it’s even higher than the parental controls! By default the Security menu only gives you a score of how safe your network is and a few ideas about making sure your password has a minimum length and special characters.

What is free with your generous purchase of this router? Well the Guest Network is nice so you can set a simple password for when company is over and otherwise turn it off, it’s on other products but feels simpler and more binary here via the app.

Speed test and WiFi Analytics are cool for times when you’re checking if you’re being throttled or just have more traffic on the network (I never felt like the network was overloaded like I have with my old router, so another point for Netgear).

The Analytics even lets you get base readings from each room and compare them so you can see where the internet is having a hard time reaching and where its best (ironically my back bedroom was better than the living room near the router!).

Maybe I’m asking too much but the amount this router costs should cover parental controls at least, if not the network security advertised on the box. We have enough monthly fees with streaming services, video game subscriptions, cell phones, internet providers, satellite radio, online shopping clubs, etc.

For a premium product this feels cheap and scammy! That’s not to say that as a device to connect your home to the single internet modem it fails at its job, far be it. I think as an internet networking device it was easy to set up, the app is simple and easy to understand (although I’m tired of all the apps I have for each appliance I buy, this one is worth keeping), and its providing a better signal than the router I got years ago.

It comes down to what your internet is worth and if you’re OK with bells and whistles listed on the package being an extra charge once you get it hooked up out of the box. For me, that is bad business and I’m marking it down for that.

If you just want internet everywhere in your home with no hassle then I highly recommend it.

IšverstiShow in original languageThe Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 router featuring WiFi 6E looks like a Star Wars spaceship. The fins are 6 preoptimized antennas for the 2. 4, 5 and 6 GHz bands. At this point the 6GHz band has less traffic but like all of the higher bands – the higher the band the shorter the wavelength so shorter range and the possibility of it being blocked by household objects.

The unit comes with multi-Gig wired connections with a1Gps and a 2. 5G Ethernet port or 2Gps link aggregation plus 2 additional Gigabit Ethernet ports. So in total, you have five LAN ports available, or four if you want to aggregate, which is about on par for the current Wi-Fi 6E router market.

Unfortunately, I only have 1Gps internet at this point but next year I should have 2. 5 with Google fiber coming to town. It also has a USB 3. 0 connector to hook up a shared storage device. With speed up to 7.

6Gps and up to 40 devices for its WiFi this is the middle of the road for Netgear’s new RAX RoutersYou get a limited free subscription to Netgear Armor a security shield from Netgear and if you have kids Netgear’s Smart Parental controls which helps in their management for time and accessibility.

The box also has screw hold on the bottom to allow for wall mount but you will have to put it high up to get the antennas out of the way. Setup is easy and one can accomplish this with Netgear’s App or the traditional web browser access.

Network access is available through the direct wire, traditional WiFi setup or WPS. I have one WiFi 6E device and I was pleasantly surprised at the speed available on the 6GHz band with this device. It is fast enough for HD movie streaming and some non competitive gaming with speeds up to 7.

8 Gbps. The USB 3. 0 storage was simple to set up. Netgear claims the RAXE300 can cover up to a 2,500 square feet home, I didn’t have any coverage problems and it was unphased by local network interference my neighbors generated.

The App is straight forward to use. You will still need the router page for more advanced controls like QoS and port forwarding, the App can do other things the router page can’t. In particular, I found it handy for testing signal strength while optimizing the RAXE300’s placement.

I had an ASUS AC5300 I used with two ASUS AC3100s set up as wireless bridges for over five years. That system still worked but was acting up some due to new neighborhood wireless systems. I changed all three of my wireless AC routers to the new ASUS wireless MESH firmware available for them and installed the new AXE11000.

With my old routers now set in MESH with the AXE11000, I moved them to new positions for better coverage within my home. My multiple wireless smart TVs immediately had signals that have never been broken again.

At my five home wireless computers, 5GHz signals jumped from mid-levels to the full spec levels of their wireless cards (1. 3Mbps). Even the wireless N signals almost doubled in Mbps. All my wireless connections are now rock solid with steady rates.

I did have a little trouble getting the 6GHz band on. That took a few changes. The first was I had to install Windows 11 as Windows 10 will not support the 6GHz band, and I installed a new ASUS 6GHz wireless adapter card to the computer in the room with the new AXE11000.

I also had to change a switch in the new AXE11000 router to enable 6GHz – which took a little searching. Once this was done, I immediately found the signal at the computer, with the new 6GHz adapter, was stable at 2.

204GHz (transmit and receive). Even the lighting scheme on the AXE11000 is kind of cool – and it is an attention grabber. Changes to the AXE11000 router were very simple using the ASUS phone App on my Samsung S21 Ultra.

The phone also helped me to find the best placement settings for each router in the mesh by using its wireless connection signal screen. In the same room with the AXE11000, the phone shows a 2. 2GHz connection.

6 GHz doesn’t travel far or through many walls, but I was still connected good through one interior sheetrock wall 20-25 feet from the AXE11000. Now I wish my three AC routers in the Mesh were AXE models that could also transmit the 6 GHz band.

As a side note, my computers are all fast ASUS AMD four core systems that are about 13 years old with the oldest at 16 years. All still boot quickly and work perfectly, but Windows 11 said they weren’t compatible with Windows 11.

I found a work around on the Internet and installed Windows 11 to them all anyway. They all still work flawlessly with zero problems using the new system changes. They just now have solid and higher wireless transfer rates allowing faster large file transfers between them, along with higher Internet connection rates, using the new AXE11000 with the three AC routers in Wireless Mesh.

Overall, I really love this router, like LOVE LOVE LOVE. I had a Netgear Nighthawk RAX50 that started off decently but no matter what, the 5GHz band would lose internet connectivity throughout the day and rebooting only worked so many times.

Usually, I had to reboot my TiVo or Phone to keep the connection going and that was troublesome. With this router, I haven’t had that issue and I can connect my TiVo Stream either 2 out of the 3 bands (doesn’t support AX yet and doubtful it will without a hardware refresh when the spec matures).

Port forwarding is straightforward once you work out where it is located. I like the presets that are offered but I am use to it being in either Firewall Settings or advanced – port forwarding/triggering but it isn’t a killer issue.

The Aura Sync works well with my motherboard and I am happy about that. I didn’t think I would ever become an RGB guy but I must admit, I am starting to like it (EVGA Mechanic RGC Keyboard, Logitech G903 and wireless charging mousepad with RGB, this router, plus Corsair Cappellix 240 Rad and block with ARGB fans).

This works well with my aesthetics. The price is a bit high, got mine on sale, but it is new tech so it is expected. I have no qualms about it and so far it is living up to the billing. One thing I am disappointed in is the limited options of LAN ports and only 1 2.

5G port which can be used for WAN or LAN connectivity. With my Spectrum modem, I can use a 2. 5G connection for Internet and with my Motherboard having the option, direct modem connection offers me 1,036 MB/s down and 47 MB/s up.

With the router, using Spectrum’s speedtest site: I am pulling 800+ and 35+. Not a huge drop off. You won’t go wrong with this purchase but it may be best to wait for the spec to mature a bit more and see if they do a hardware refresh with more LAN ports and a second 2.

5G port for motherboards that can take advantage of them. The Merlin UI is fantastic but if you are used to using 3rd Party Firmware, the new AX/E routers aren’t supported and may not anytime soon. DD-WRT and other sites are having a hard time not only securing newer model routers but also getting the Broadcom and Qualcom chips to be readable.

Make of it what you will but thought I would offer a heads up. ENJOY! ASUS ROCKS!.

The first thing that struck me about this router when a removed it from the box, is that it is huge. Upon further inspection, I found it’s huge size is unnecessary. It could be at least 20-30% smaller.

Not only is it huge, there is no way to mount it on a wall. I had to make my own brackets to do so. Plugging in USB devices are very cumbersome because of the excess size of it leaving the ports deep inside the case.

The same can be said about the two outer antennas. It took me several attempts at setting it up because it kept giving me a an webpage error after trying to set a password and had to reset it to factory defaults no less than 3 times.

I’m no stranger in setting up routers. I’ve been setting them up since I got my first one about 20 years ago. Once it was setup I do like the Dashboard and I love the Network Map feature. However the UI is a bit sluggish as a whole.

It has no way to group MAC addresses together to disable them if necessary like some of their other routers do. Once again the choices for DDNS service providers are exceptionally weak. You have to be careful with the Geo-Filter as you can narrow it so much, you will not be able to connect to your favorite games at all.

The Ping Heatmap has a very limited amount of online games you can use. What’s strange is in the Geo-Filter I can select Overwatch, but in the Ping Heatmap, it’s not even listed. So I don’t know how that is supposed to work.

Overall it’s an ok router. I’m not that impressed by it.

Is this a good router? Yes. Does it perform the way it advertises? Mostly. Setting up the AX5400 was breeze and I was up and running within 15 minutes. Initial Ethernet speeds were great without any tweaking.

WiFi setup was basic, very basic. No instruction how to combine the two separate WiFi channels – 2. 4 GHz and 5 GHz into one seamless channel. Because of this, and other minor flaws is why this router doesn’t get a perfect rating from me.

For example, once the initial setup is complete, if there’s a need to go into AX5400 console and change any settings such as changing the wireless band rate from 600 Mbps to 4800 Mbps, it’s not so easy to find, no intuitive.

Unless your IT person or fluent in networking, whatever the default settings are. they are! Which is my next gripe. The further you get away from router, the drop off rate for the wireless is drastic.

For it being the “next generation” of WiFi, it sure doesn’t perform like it. At close range – within 50 yards – it’s outstanding. However, when you start moving beyond that magic line. watch out. All in all? It’s a solid router with a few kinks and way overpriced for what little advancements it offers.

Easy enough to install and works well. Had an improvement in Gbps speeds. However, Providers make it very difficult to self install! In this case, Comcast. Yes, it works, but we’re getting no where near the download and upload speeds we pay for! Buying your own WiFi system is getting to be a lose/lose proposition! The equipment is getting more and more expensive and the service providers are making it more and more difficult to connect and get the speeds you’re paying for! Was getting about 90 Gbps download and 20 Gbps upload with previous equipment (Netgear CM500v Modem and Asus RT-AC68P (from 2013).

With this new router, speeds have increased to 120-150 Gbps Upload (depending on time of day/traffic) and 30 Gbps Upload. Not the greatest considering the cost of almost $700 (including the Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 Router and CM2050V modem).

According to our ISP (Xfinity) we should be getting 900 Gbps – That’s what we pay for, at least. Considering returning and just renting Xfinity’s equipment. Typically, modems with routers built in do k no it have the range needed.

I’ve had this router for a few months and it is not worth the money. If you are a gamer, definitely get a different router. If you are looking for a reliable router, get a different router. The router was a pain to set up and I have the netgear application and I was setting it up with my netgear modem.

The router was working alright for the most part for the most part until the armour trial ran out. After the trial ran out the router decided that it would drop internet from my devices randomly. It is not my internet provider or my modem or the devices connected to it.

When the netgear application is not able to connect because the router refuses to connect to my phone that makes it even worse. If you connect an Xbox series S or Xbox one do not expect ipv6 because it will NEVER happen.

This router will only do ipv4. It was advertised to me in the store to do ipv6 but it does not and netgear knows it does not and has no plans to fix it. I definitely would not recommend this product.

If you want it to halfway work be willing to unplug it and powercycle it every day after you turn off any item.

I purchased a brand new DEFECTIVE RT-AX68U AX2700 wifi router directly from the ASUS website. It stopped working after 2 days! Sales support and three Sales support supervisors did NOT CARE about my loyalty as an ASUS customer, nor my satisfaction with a brand new DEFECTIVE ASUS RT-AX68U AX2700 router! These sales support supervisors DID NOT CARE in the least about my inconvenience spending hours on the phone with their tech support, and sales support.

Worst of all, they did NOT CARE about my loss of income because I CANNOT work from home without internet access! They did NOT CARE about our loss of access to the internet for all our devices at home so my family cannot watch live-stream TV, play online video games, use WiFi on their cell phones, smart watches, or use any of our IOT devices! ASUS REFUSED to send me a new replacement router while the first one is in the mail for return.

They REFUSED to give me a discount to purchase a second new router (to replace the first defective one). They also REFUSED to give me free expedited shipping to purchase a second brand new router from them.

In addition, ASUS Tech support said to return this brand new router under their warranty to receive a remanufactured (used) router! ASUS clearly does NOT UNDERSTAND that losing their Customers will BANKRUPT their company! Even AMAZON provides BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE!.

I have been using an Asus GT-AX11000 router in the lower level of my two-level home (2,350 sq. ft. ). Speed was slow at the far end of the upper level, so I bought this two pack of RT-AX92U to try to improve that situation.

Setup was unbelievably fast and dirt simple: plug new router/node into wall near existing main router; open existing router control page in web browser; click on AiMesh tab at left, then select Add AiMesh Node.

Wait a minute or two until that process completes, then repeat with second node, and then move both of them to desired locations. Then run Optimization procedure in web browser. WiFi speed at far end of my upper level jumped from 75 Mbps to 560.

I am very pleased. A fun added bonus is that these units are styled like little mini-me’s of the the GT-AX11000.

I have used this router for about a week in my house and have enjoyed the increase in our wifi reach. Having our original router/modem combo in one corner of our first floor. I have noticed I would have dead spots on the second floor in the basement on the opposite side of the house.

Wifi speeds would slow to a halt. It made it very difficult to use some of our different devices on this. Setting up the router was a little nerve racking and required some googling to double check as I was working through it.

However, once I was able to get it up and running, I felt good with the work of it. My wife has noticed the speed upstairs and for her in the basement. All in all, I am happy with this router, although it took a little time to get it all set up, I was happy with the overall unit and will keep using it!.

I am very happy with this router. I previously had an Archer AX3000 which is a dual band router. I thought I was having some connection issues, so I upgraded to the AX11000 for the tri-band. I watched a lot of gaming router comparison videos, and this router was always rated as good with similar routers winning out in most cases in terms of speed or connectivity.

I can say that I still went with this router and as a casual user that plays online games every now and then (not a die-hard gamer by any means), this router performs spectacularly. When I first set it up, I attempted to use the “smart connect” feature, which is supposed to shift connections to the best of the 3 bands for your usage.

I had to disable that feature after a few days because it doesn’t work quite right in certain parts of my house due to the layout of my home. All phones at the far ends of the house (router is in the middle) would become unresponsive like the router couldn’t figure out which band to use.

Without that enabled and connecting directly to one of the bands, it is a solid and flawless connection throughout my house. My previous router had the “smart connect” feature as well and it did not work well at all.

This one did better, but not quite well enough to keep my family from complaining about Tik Tok videos not loading. The 8 ethernet ports is an awesome bonus that replaced a 5-port switch in my chain.

I’m looking forward to implementing the link aggregation on my home server when I get time to run an extra cable. The interface on the AX11000 looks better to me than the AX3000 which uses the default blue/white TP-Link GUI.

though it really is just a theme change as pretty much all the same settings show up in both. I currently only have a couple devices that support Wifi6. I mainly wanted Wifi6 for future proofing and it wasn’t necessary considering the devices being connected.

This is not a full review of features or performance but rather something people must to be aware of as it caught me by suprise and to me is a major security flaw. If you intend to make use of the vpn feature for clients particularly those that might be untrusted, and you intend to limit device access to the router admin page using the local management feature to prevent unwanted users accessing the page then you need to know this limitation.

Those who connect and login using vpn are not considered local devices on your network and bypass your router admin local management restrictions and can directly access the administration page. They still need to login by virtue of access they can still attempt.

In addition to this you cannot blacklist vpn clients. I spoke to a TP-Link support representative and they advise that those who vpn in are not considered part of your local LAN. This is despite them having the same connectivity to other devices/resources on your LAN that are connected by wifi/cable.

Therefore they cannot restricted using the local management or blacklisting. I disagree and believe that any node whether is connected by wifi, cable or vpn must be treated the same way where you can isolate and secure resource access to those connected nodes.

To allow a back door to a client that can bypass your security configuration just by connecting via vpn is massive security risk. I would recommend not enabling vpn unless you trust all clients accessing your network otherwise this router is definitely not for you.

I needed to replace a well loved, but on its way out, Linksys WRT 1900AC router that Id had since 2014. It couldnt handle the limits of my 2600+ Sq Ft. 2 story house, and its 30+ client smart home anymore.

I looked into several different, and almost bought, a mesh wifi system, but decided to give this a try instead as its cleaner, there wouldn’t be any issues with slow down on a repeated signal from the satellites, I set this up on the ground floor of my house in a central location, and thus far Ive been soo happy with it.

I get a signal in every room of my house, my garage, and throughout most of my. 5 acre surrounding yard. The router is Tri-band (2x5ghz, 1×2. 4ghz) and was easy to set up. I have all bands named the same, and set it to smart switch the band it logs a particular client to based on its distance from the router and what will give it the strongest signal.

(ex. My phone will automatically switch from 5ghz to 2. 4ghz as I move further away from the router, to maintain a strong signal, automatically). I have fiber optic internet, and my throughput over wifi is close to 100% of what I pay for, more than double the speed I was getting with my previous router.

Finally, I have had (granted the router is still brand new), zero simultaenous connection problems with the 30+ smart home/computers/phones/tablets/etc clients all connecting to the router at once. The smartphone router management app works well to boot.

I was looking for a way to double up on my security. I was very happy with my Linksys WRT3200ACM and over 20 items on my 2. 4GHZ network for a modest amount of bulbs, outlets, displays and thermostats working with Google Home.

I was even fairly secure using a Fios GB feed to router off my internal network to a main floor router position via ethernet cable. I wanted the same 2000 square foot of coverage, easy transition for all my wifi devices, and some protection from myself.

Really!! Even though after being on Windows as long as Windows has been around, I finally got upset with untraceable crashes and moved to a Mac mini M1. Yes I wanted the wifi 6 to match my FIOS gateway but what I was really after was router based software to watch my traffic and add to what I already tried to do myself as a computer software network programmer (retired).

I am also old school with oodles of wifi networks I have set up in homes, in spite of there being an app for it, I wanted a web based login for configuring the new router. However, the built in software which had a reasonable starting configuration had something others did not have.

It has ASUS support going forward for updates as needed with no licenses or fees where others required $$$$. It was a short time later my entire house was converted. I replaced my Linksys and cabled up my two computers and printer to the new local network.

I used my laptop to see where the dynamic gateway was and then logged on to the router. I made my account non-default, named my two wifi networks to match what I had been called them and set the same wifi password.

UP came my network. I then looked to their hints about the security software, turned it on and tightened it up because some of what they allow for by default, I no longer do. I used to enable Windows Remote Desktop into my home to check business email while at my software job.

Today, my network is simpler in access needs and now thanks to the ASUS RT-AX86U AX5700 more secure. Cyber Terrorism is only going to get worse and there are enough Mac computers to justify virus and malware for this platform too.

B&H outdid themselves and my router came in little over 24 hours!.

I have own this router for a month and I found several issues with this router compared to the AC86U that I also own: (1) Random WAN disconnect: disconnect results in lost of internet connection. A manual reboot is required to resume connection to WAN.

(Note that I do not need to reboot my “modem”, but only the AX86U to get WAN connection working again) Sometimes it happen in once a week, other time it happen 2 – 3 times within 24 hours. (2) 2. 4Ghz Connection with IOT devices: some smart plugs have hard time staying connected with default settings, you will need to tweak your settings and you may (or may not) fix it.

My 2 year old AC86U do not have this problem. (3) AiMesh interface: the interface is not as good as the AC86U. It seems more like an unpolished new router. There is no Uplink/Downlink speed information like the AC86U.

(4) AiMesh if using 2. 4ghz as Wireless Back haul: Aimesh wireless back haul frequency is auto negotiation. The frequency used cannot be defined manually. If the router automatically negotiate to use 2.

4Ghz, you are almost not able to even stream on youtube as the speed become so slow (remember Aimesh: 1 node speed cut in half in an ideal world), plus I believe with stability issue with this router mentioned above), you can only use that connection to browse static webpage.

(5) Wireless back haul feature: Since you cannot manually choose which frequency to use (2. 4Ghz or 5Ghz) as wireless back haul, it does automatically choose the best (or worst) connection at negotiation.

Once the back haul connection is established, the back haul frequency will not change even when there is a better connection (move from 2. 4Ghz to 5Ghz). Chances of getting an automatic connection to 5ghz as back haul with a reboot seems to be a matter of “luck” (maybe 70% chance), If it happens to be on 2.

4ghz back haul connection, you will either need to reboot or update wireless setting (for example: turn on or off WiFi signal. Another problem related to wireless back haul is that if you were trying to update the router’s wireless setting (for example turn on/off guest Wifi), the router will renegotiate the wireless back haul connection and it can cause it to switch from 5ghz to 2.

4ghz connection. Again, once negotiation is completed, the connection will get stuck forever until you “force” another wireless settings update (so it will refresh the AiMesh connection) or reboot. The good (when it works): speed is great, plug in a USB HDD, and it max out the LAN gigabit transfer rate.

At 5ghz back haul, the AiMesh speed seems to be ok, I am able to get up-to 544mbps. However, since there are still so many advance features that do not work well, I CANNOT recommend this to anyone.

This router was really easy to set up – just plugged it into my cable modem, then opened the web page for the router. It walks you through the basic settings to configure your wifi network, then you’re pretty much done if you want.

There’s also a mobile app you can use, but I’ve mainly been using the web interface from my PC. With everything including the kitchen sink wanting to get online (yep, the kitchen faucet accepts commands from Alexa or Google), my old router was running into issues with a limit on the number of concurrent devices it would allow on the wifi network.

With smart TVs, smart sockets, smart speakers, cell phones, laptops, tablets, kindles, doorbell, garage door openers, it’s surprising how quickly the number ticks up. The ASUS router page is showing I currently have 38 devices connected, and does a pretty good job of identifying them all, and gives me control to temporarily block individual devices.

The interface is fast and responsive. My old non-ASUS router also provided a mobile app, but would frequently decide it couldn’t show me any devices on the network, depending on which way the wind was blowing.

The ASUS offering has been a breath of fresh air. We’re pretty heavy internet users in our household, with two tween/teen kids who are forever streaming video from Youtube or Twitch. We also subscribe to YoutubeTV, so if there’s anyone watching TV, it’s coming through this router.

We haven’t experienced any problems with streams buffering or dropping quality. I say “pretty much done if you want”, because there’s a ton of features this router provides if you want to dive in further.

Aimed at gamers, you can quickly set it up to prioritize certain computers or mobile devices. I haven’t tried this yet, as we just haven’t needed to – our connection has been just fine – but It may be useful to those with more limited bandwidth.

There are options to set up shared access to a printer or storage via a usb connection to the router. It appears you can configure it to share files over the internet, or have the router download to the storage device without needing a computer to be running.

There are also considerable logging and traffic monitoring tools, so you can see what device is using what amount of data, and where that data is going or coming from. Wifi range is good, nothing spectacular.

It’s about the same as my old router. It gives good coverage throughout the house, but outside it’s a little patchy. Nothing unexpected, though. I have a cheap extender relaying wifi to the back yard.

I did notice I my PC subwoofer was picking up some interference from it, so I’ve had to move these devices a couple of feet further apart.

I’m using it as the main router for AiMesh in our 3900 square foot house. Awesome speed. Initial testing in the same room as the router I was getting 490mbps from my 400mbps rated internet connection, and 250mbps 50 feet away and one level down through several walls with just one router.

I had some hiccups figuring out how to setup the AiMesh system – you have to download new firmware for all older routers. It only took a little research to get it all worked out. I now have one main GS-AX3000 and two AC1750 nodes.

It would probably be better with all WiFi 6 routers like the main one, but baby steps.

I purchased this ASUS ROG GT-AX6000 as an upgrade to my ASUS RT-AX82U mesh system. No issues with the previous router. I pay for 1Gbps/1Gbps up/down on fiber with Cat6 going to router and other clients.

I’ve consistently gotten 3mbps upload speeds hardwired to one client. I’ve completed several firmware updates to include Merlin firmware. It did not fix the issue. Tested WiFi upload speeds to an AX client (iPhone 13 Pro) and was able to get an avg of 80mbps at the most.

I contacted ASUS support to have my router repaired under manufacturer warranty. I was out of the return policy due to me being optimistic and waiting for firmware updates to rollout. I was hoping this was an isolated issue and possibly defective hardware.

I’ve done plenty of research on the ASUS forums and Reddit. It is a known issue without a fix. I had detailed troubleshooting to rule out other variables such as my ISP and cables. Believe me, I wanted this router to work.

I specifically noted in my troubleshooting notes to ASUS that to please do not send me a new unit and just test/repair this known issue. ASUS sent me a brand new router and no details on diag/tests being done.

The current work around that I have found to work is to enable dual-WAN and set it to use WAN(2. 5Gbs) port and Ethernet LAN 4. I set LAN 4 as primary and 2. 5 WAN port as secondary. I left 2. 5 WAN port unplugged.

I now can have functioning 1Gbps up/down speeds. I don’t recommend this router (until they have a solid fix) for those that require >1. 5Gbps up/down speeds from ISP. I work 100% remote with over 17 years experience in Cyber Security.

My ASUS RT-AX82U performed as expected while waiting for my ASUS GT-AX6000 to be repaired. As of this writing, (22 Sept 2022) there are no known fix to this issue. I hope this review helps. Kind regards.

Its easy to setup this router via their Asus app. But the network gives up and cannot reach 1 level up nor down. The speeds reduce drasctially if you move away from it. I have 5 Gbps At&t network and this router(has 2.

5Gbps max output when you are close to the router)hence doesn’t meet my requirement. Will opt for Netgear Orbi instead. One more thing would like to add here is if you are planning to go above 1Gbps internet plan do remember you need to upgrade your switches from 1Gb port to 5Gb or 10Gb port(expensive ethernet/SFP+ switches).

Also, I would recommend CAT6A/CAT7 cables to get the best speeds for all the devices. Only a few routers in the market have 1 x 10Gbps port on it. If using it on a PC then you also need to upgrade your LAN/NIC card to 10Gb to get the most out of your network speed.

I wanted to replace an Asus AC3100 with a router that was capable of AX for a select number of new devices (iphone 13’s). The previous one was fantastic with excellent range (two slow spots in the house) for a 3,400 square foot house and almost never required a reboot.

Extremely happy so far. The range seems to be very similar but I am now getting slightly faster speeds on all 5ghz legacy devices as well as significantly more speed with AX devices. The router has been stable and I have not has to reboot once since I turned it on.

I love Asus routers plus you do not have to pay additional fees for some of the features like other brands. Please note, that the previous Asus router before the AC3100 was terrible but I am glad I kept with them.

Sometimes you just get a bad one.

Найбільш збалансований на сьогодні WiFi 6 роутер. Продуктивний та стабільний в роботі.

TranslateShow in original languageJá testei muitos routers e este surpreendeu-me pela qualidade e estabilidade da rede. Com este Asus TUF AX5400 consigo ter a velocidade máxima da minha ligação de 500Mb em toda a casa.

O WIFI 6 é muito mais rápido do que os outros protocolos e começa a ser muito necessário Recomendo.

TranslateShow in original languageSuper specs til en meget fair pris. Dækker let begge etager i huset med hurtig wifi. Kan også holde styr på alle mine smart home devices. Og så giver Asus appen en masse muligheder for at styre husstandens internet forbrug.

– From a corporation perspective, this product is a marketing disaster and if I were ASUS I would be doing whatever necessary to rectify the situation and give paying customers what they were promised on the box.

– If the “fast” Mbps speeds were never promised in the first place, then I would consider this to be a very good router from a “working product” perspective. – I am currently reading the box the router came in and I quote, “Concurrent 300 Mbps (2.

4GHz) and 867 Mbps (5GHz) throughput for HIGH-SPEED wireless performance”. – That statement could not be further from the truth, considering this device’s max output is 100 Mbps, regardless of the wireless channel you’re connected to, wireless device proximity, or if it is hardwired.

– Keep in mind this router is directly hardwired to my other router which outputs around 450 Mbps (limitation due to service provider) – Considering my current success with my ASUS RT-AC66U, I didn’t think twice about purchasing another ASUS router as an access point, but unfortunately this product changed that trust.

– The only reason I purchased this product was because I am a little too far to get 200+ Mbps on the 5GHz channel so I needed to extend my wireless range. – So while this router does in fact boost the signal strength, the boosted signal is essentially pointless, as this router did not deliver what was heavily advertised on the package and on the Newegg website.

– To you ASUS, getting rid of inventory by misleading customers, is not a great way to boost customer retention.

Actually this product is solid gold. Love the interface and setup was a breeze, well not exactly but in a great way. Let me explain. This product is for a customer of mine that has Comcast Business class modem.

I was having issues setting up the router mainly because the modem DCHP was disabled. Asus tech support was helpful but glad that I caught the issue as an IT professional. It was pretty obvious because on the router’s interface page, it clearly showed a DCHP error on the main page.

Great reporting, after Comcast enabled DCHP, I was online in no time. Now i’m going back in the morning to finish the job by doing port forwarding then i’ll call in a day.

I think I’ve had this router between 6-12 months now, and had to get rid of it. Although the 2. 4ghz range was fine, the 5ghz coverage was surprisingly small. My problem was constant wi-fi disconnects and slow connections.

Many times I’d be connected to the 2. 4ghz channel to browse something waiting for a connection, and I’d turn the wi-fi radio off on my phone because cellular was just faster and less of a headache. Constant connection complaints from the rest of the family, poor wi-fi performance and everyone streaming school or video at home because of COVID made this router more of a hassle than a deal.

Gaudy interface (but a good amount of configuration options, surprisingly) and no DD-WRT support unless you get the later G hardware revision, no wireless bridge mode IIRC, and it’s from 2015. Pick something different.