Wow. Goodbye Netgear. Hello ASUS RT-AC68U AC1900 router! In fairness to Netgear, the netgear r6300 I have had for years has been a stable product (with the right settings, however) and it was paired with a Arris SB6141 Cable modem, but lightning took both of them away. I went for the combo C7000 Netgear latest and greatest I wanted to like it but it lagged and had 20 second drops of connectivity. Unstable. Unacceptable new product with bugs was my experience and a lot of others had the same experience too. Reviews for Asus were surprisingly good and never had owned an ASUS router before but the reviews were so over the top I had to find out. So I ordered my new Arris SB6141 Cable modem (because it was rock solid for me before) and the RT-AC68U.
First impressions... wow nice build quality. Very impressive. Real removable antenna just like a real AP pro class. It just felt good and looked great. All the machining and connections looked above grade from any other manufacturers in the consumer space I have seen. A real "PRO-SUMER" product.
My background is I.T. and I am in this space so to impress me was not an easy feat. Our use case for this router is:
NO cable... all streaming house... using Two Roku, 6 laptops, one of them dedicated for streaming Xfinity TV-GO stations, a Wii game console, Grace Digital Mondo Internet Radio player, HP laserjet on wifi, oven on wifi, garage doors on wifi, heated tile floor thermostat on wifi (for the weather), and 6 smart phones (2 iphones, 4 android). Plus a "lab" in my office using wifi devices (Wifi scanners, etc) for job related activities. We often could be streaming roku channels (ESPN, FoxGo, etc) at the same time as Fox news on another tv, with Roku netflix upstairs as well, plus any of the household (or all) could be streaming online youtube, amazon video prime or facetime with friends.
So you can see its a heavy usage situation. My router right now has 21 devices connected at one time from the list mentioned above. Back to the review...
On powering up and connecting to this Asus the setup was so easy it was amazing with the wizard. I was online in seconds.
The interface was amazing... Wow. The feature set was so in depth and so well done that this was like router Eden. Graphics, Data, Stats galore. Instant salivation for anyone with an appreciation and knowledge on 802.11. They should have code named this router the ASUS PAVLOV.
All that is great but if it doesnt work, or drops its just a piece of pretty junk. Guess what. Its got it where it counts too.
Signal strength around the house is stronger than ever. Speeds on all clients are crazy fast. Stability on 2.4 *AND* 5ghz is what it should be. I mean wow. where has this router been all my life?? The router has a cpu graph for the dual core cpus in the interface and its barely breathing handling the traffic- even with all the bells and whistles turned on collecting traffic, stats and web history from clients! Oh and did I mention this is all with QoS turned off!! Why limit bandwidth if you dont need to? QoS seems to be used best for small pipes or compensating for poor routers that cant handle a load, in my expeience. My network is rock solid. I will update this if something changes, of course, but from my experience you just know when you know, you know? And for this router... I know!
In closing, watching the real-time bandwidth utilization graphic in the interface I can see the ebb a flow of downstream data (as well as upstream). Mine was pulsating in bursts from 6 to 28Mbps as the demands of multiple HD streaming clients was requested. Dual core CPU never clicked over single digits combined. I have Xfinity Blast! and speed tests were 75-80 down and 10-12 Up over 5g wifi -- just for reference. plenty of headroom.,Netflix Roku App's Network test reported that my Downstream capability to their servers was 17.35 Mbps. Nice.
So to sum up. I think this is the best router ever on many levels, Build quality, stability, feature set, and pairs very nicely with a Arris SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem, which to me is a proven solid product that I have used easily for over a decade (back when it was made under Motorola). I even used a 6121 4 channel version prior to this 6141 8 channel down / 4 up coming out about 10 years ago (I think).
6141=great modem.
Asus RT68=Awesome Stable Router
EDIT UPDATE on 7/30/2018:
This has been a solid router for me since I wrote this review. I am up to 27-33 clients around the house generally between adding technology finding its way in the house (now 5 rokus!) and supporting transient devices for my job, or friends/family. Still remains to be great. I do update the firmware when it comes up and have not had problems with any version.
Also, I mentioned I used QoS off... I have since changed gears on that. I now have QoS on and set to MEDIA/VIDEO as the priority due to all the video we stream here... It has been rock solid and definitely performs better with QoS set ON. Video plays at Highest resolutions and glitch free all around the house.
Newest feature of this router in the firmware is AIMESH. This feature intrigued me because the far reaches of our bonus room has poor signal.... the roku in there doesnt seem to like the weak signal... I bought another one of these routers and added it as a MESH NODE. This allows seamless roaming around the house and load balancing of clients between the two routers. The only problem I had was the firmware's didnt match so it wouldnt mesh. I downloaded the latest and updated both to the latest firmware and then had no problems meshing the second router as a node. Very easy. I placed it at the end of the house downstairs, and now have good signal in the bonus room. I continue to love this router!! AiMESH rocks!
Update 12/27/18:
Still kicking strong. AIMESGH is great!! There have been several firmware updates and the router keeps getting better. I have not had any real issues with any of the firmware updates so I am grateful for that and kudos to ASUS for apparently knowing what they are doing and testing things sufficiently! I will say I have had to reboot this router less than 5 times since I have owned it due to some kind of internet issue. I dont know if it was caused by comcast, or just a glitch... but I did reboot it and the issue resolved on each of those occasions. Thats pretty darn stable. I might give it "five nines" of uptime considering I just never touch it except for those few times.
Since my original review, Comcast/Xfinity has upped the bandwidth so I am getting about 175 meg down now...same 10/12 meg upload... Everything runs great... and stable.
I have half a dozen clients on one side of the house on the mesh node 1 and the other half on the other "host" router... its nice. I have also been adding more devices since my last update ... RING doorbell, a SONOS Connect, two Google Home Minis, and four Amazon Echo DOT are added to the network (these are cool devices and love how you can use as intercoms by the way) .... also, I have four Ring floodlight cameras sitting in boxes I got for Christmas which I will be installing when the weather is nice which should be pushing me towards about 50 clients in the house (not all on at a time, mind you) but could be I suppose! Great router.
Pros:
+Consistent data processing and movement in the network
+Takes up HALF the space of most normal routers and no more falling antennas!!
+Great Aesthetics
+Awesome ASUS GUI
+Easy setup for the beginner
+Advanced settings for pros
+Much more powerful signal than the ASUS AC2400
+Cool and adjustable LED lighting
For those of you that have issues with routers dying, I suggest you buy a laptop cooling pad and place the router on one of those. Heat buildup due to lack of airflow is the number one enemy of electronics. I purchased this Router from another place, but I wanted to spread my great experience about this router to everyone else because it has no reviews. ASUS you should really do more with the NEWEGGSPERT program and work on your customer service RMA process for customers.
My AC2400 was about 2.5 years old and there have been a lot of advances with routers since then. I was having lots of issues with that router being able to give me consistent and high data flows on my network and I had a feeling it was either starting to fail or it was a limitation of the chips in the router.
So, I took a chance and bought this router and it really is a great bargain!! You are getting a 3-core Intel processor that seems to really be able to handle the workloads. The 3rd core is supposed to be dedicated to VoIP use. Please note that The ASUS ROG 5400 Has a 4-core Intel, but all other ASUS routers use the Broadcom chips. This is Intel’s attempt to get into the market, and from what I can see they have done a really good job.
ASUS routers hands down have THE BEST GUI and ease of use over ANY other router I have ever used. As a Neweggspert I have tested a lot of routers! The mouse over help is a good quick reference, but many of the people who put poor reviews simply do not know what they are doing. Immediately upon changing over to this router, I notice a 15dbm gain in power! Which equates to over 10x the signal strength. Remember though we are talking a wireless signal that is prone to interference and we are in the milliwatt range. Real world performance for this router placed in a central location in my basement game me great coverage throughout my 1500 square foot house. Currently, this router does NOT include ASUS AiMesh networking, but it will be included in a future update.
During network saturation testing, I was able to fully use my 65 Gb/s from the internet (2xUHD Netflix) and MAX out my plex server to every device I own plus another 3 local computer streams. It handled everything perfectly, with zero issues. My plex server can put out about 7 converted streams and I only saturated the 5ghz wireless about 50%.
That is AWESOME! I was able to set my Plex server to High quality instead of speed and now my wireless video is as good as my wired video, I was never able to do that on my ASUS 2400. Video load times were minimal and kept under 5 seconds, even ff worked perfectly!!Computer to computer and internet downloads were able to max out with rock solid consistency.
Cons:
Cons
-Power dongle is a 90 Deg angle on router connection and can turn off the power if you move the router.
-Currently does not support ASUS AI Mesh networking
-No manual included in the box, just quick setup
-ASUS and the whole computer industry need to seriously work on customer service in this internet age, especially RMA service. You should all look at Motorola, their service system is EXEMPLARY!
That is really about all there is for the cons.
Other Thoughts:
ASUS GREAT job on this router, it looks great and works even better and it is at the right price! We need more of these types of routers! I hate all the routers with more than 4 antennas and really the ONLY advantage to antennas is to be able to move them around for a bit more precise control of directing the signal, but that is the ONLY benefit to them, there is very little to GAIN by having them!!
This router is perfect for the normal sized home, and once AI Mesh is incorporated into it then it will be the perfect base station for the extenders. For the price, it is really a great deal, most other routers are more expensive and have terrible GUI’s, plus many other brands of routers will disable your network with a loss of internet! ASUS keeps on cruising!
UPDATE on AI MESH:
FINALLY ASUS got off their behinds and released the promised AI mesh update for the Blue Cave, after I sent them an inquiry about it. I still have not used the Alexa or IFTTT functions yet, as I have been far too busy to set all that up on my smart devices, but once I do I will do a second update.
A little background first, I am starting a home business and I needed good internet to my garages, Honestly I was considering a Ubiquity setup, but for now it was cost prohibitive. I decided to get a second Blue Cave since the AI mesh came out for it. I decided to completely redo my network backbone with Cat6 shielded cables. This is the most important part if you live in RF saturated spaces like Apartments or near a lot of RF like Cell phone towers, or even power stations. I think many of the reviewers truly do not understand how wireless works, and expect miracles all the time.
I did have some early bios problems with the Blue cave with dropping wifi, but it was ASUS wide bios because I had it with other routers as well. Those issue seem to have been completely cleared up for me. I do have one complaint to ASUS about their Blue Cave set up. You need a bypass link to go straight to the firmware flash, whether it be USB or internet. Because your initial router setup is a big pain in the behind to get through, please fix.
As I said I ran a brand new Cat6 shielded backbone which brings me to this point, ASUS you need to start using shielded connectors in the back of your routers! because we are so saturated with RF in some areas that some people with have to use shielded cables. This is what actually makes the Cable companies transmission superior to most others. Which brings me to this. My initial review was for one Blue Cave. Now I can tell you about the best way to have SUPERIOR performance.
1) An ac2600 should be enough for the average consumer, and remember this the 2600 is just for the wireless. I highly recommend that you get a couple of 1GB switches and use those and hardwire any PC's and HD and UHD televisions to your 1GB connections to the Blue Cave. Especially, if you want the best looking picture or if you do a lot of online gaming. Wireless is fine for you tablets and phones obviously, just keep you wireless for those kinds of devices.
2) Update your second devices Firmware while having it plugged into computer only.
3) Hard-wire the back-bone from router to router I recommend to do it with Cat6 for the future, that way you do not lose valuable bandwidth for the router to talk to one another. You will do this by connecting the second Asus AI mesh router to the internet connection.
I have 2 Blue caves, and even though they don't have quite the range I would like them to have they are about what you expect from a home router. And surely better than having 8 antenni flopping and falling all over the place. I have only had one issue during the early bios of the WiFi dropping occasionally, but that issue is gone. Asus has done a number of security updates and because of their excellent trend micro included I can see all probes and attacks that have been thwarted. This is the primary reason I chose to stick with ASUS is the superb firmware and GUI. It is can be overwhelming to a beginner at times, but you will be thankful for it, if you have used other routers as I have. ASUS was not targeted for many of the recent security attacks. I do know there has been a lot of probing going on to find vulnerabilities. Having the Trend micro really helps!
Sorry I got side tracked, AI mesh performance is really good, the routers now put your phones and tablets in the 2.4ghz band and higher bandwidth items in the 5ghz. I can now travel from one end of my property to the other, (1/4 a city block) and have full coverage. Since, all of my building have Steel siding it limits my range quite a bit. The only issue you need to understand with handing off is that it will be transparent most of the time. I however use Skype and Wechat a ton and you will get a small time (usually no more than 10 second) where it will have an "unstable connection" but it will regain the connection but will not drop the call, most of the time. But for everything else other than live voice or video chat, you should not notice any transition.
Overall, I am very happy with ASUS hardware, it is very reliable compared to other brands. I do think ASUS needs to step back as a company and look at their Software division and their Customer service division and improve them a lot more, especially if they want to stay on top of the market. Many other brands are catching up to them. You really need to provide the best customer service if you want to be number one, in the future. BTW almost all the computer and the home network companies customer service stinks. They all cna improve dramatically.
Feel free to ask me any questions and please rate up this review.
Purchased this router in January 2014 and have had no issues. Firmware is still at 3.0.0.4.374, hardware version is A1. I purchased this router after I bricked a Cisco router from a bad firmware update. I'm writing this review (actually more of a potential solution) because I noticed a little over 10% of the reviews are 1 star (which is "normal" percentage of any product) and after scanning through the 1 stars the common theme is intermittent wi-fi drops and "weird" router behavior when using the USB 3.0 port. Something to be aware of is that USB 3.0 ports, cables, and devices transmit on the 2.4 GHz - 2.5 GHz range. From the Intel White Paper:
"As previously shown in Figure 2-2, the noise from USB 3.0 data spectrum can be high
(in the 2.4-2.5 GHz range). This noise can radiate from the USB 3.0 connector on a
PC platform, the USB 3.0 connector on the peripheral device or the USB 3.0 cable. If
the antenna of a wireless device operating in this band is placed close to any of the
above USB 3.0 radiation channels, it can pick up the broadband noise. The broadband
noise emitted from a USB 3.0 device can affect the SNR and limit the sensitivity of any
wireless receiver whose antenna is physically located close to the USB 3.0 device. This
may result in a drop in throughput on the wireless link."
I experienced this when I built a new computer and placed the router on top of the tower on my desk and plugged my Patriot USB 3.0 thumb drive in the USB 3.0 port on top of the tower which is about 8 inches from the router antenna. My desktop is Ethernet, so was not affected. Laptop1 was using 5.0 GHz band and was not affected. Laptop2 was using 2.4 GHz band and could not connect wirelessly. Took an hour to figure this out (only variable that changed was distance of thumb drive to antenna). My old computer's USB 3.0 port was at the bottom back of the tower and farther away. So basically, USB 3.0 acts as a router wi-fi jammer if located too close and it's easy to mistake this common issue as a router intermittent wi-fi drop issue.
Probably the second or third prettiest router I've ever seen. It's not a work of art, but it looks good and has a nice glowing light that you CAN adjust the brightness of, if you desire. (that's important) There are some routers out there that truly look beautiful, and I wouldn't call this beautiful, but it fits in well with our very clean, sleek, modern decor.
More importantly, it works in every way that matters. I am an IT consultant working on networks constantly, and this router has all the bells and whistles I wanted in my home network. The range is good, the wireless speed is amazing, and the reliability has been solid so far. It's smaller than you imagine it is from the photos, and I think that's a good thing! Recommended buy, if you're looking for a good-looking router.
AS AN IT PROFESSIONAL, HERE'S A MORE GEEKY AND DEEP REVIEW:
I love the deep customization options available on the router's HTTP page (which is partially accessible via phone app or website remotely or locally via IP address). Of course, I disabled the remote access abilities in general for security, but it seems like a great feature for most home users. The customization covers whitelists, DMZ, network logging, Firewall, IPS, Proxy, OpenVPN, and Connected USB devices, among many others.
I played with the OpenVPN options and loved it. Easy to set up (though documentation is pretty bad on that part). Unfortunately, Netflix complains about VPNs so that is a no-go for the moment. There are 4 gigabit ports and the speeds on those, as well as the speeds over the 5GHz network are incredibly fast. I get my full 100Mbit FiOS connection over Wireless to my 802.11ac devices.
The signal strength of the 5GHz radio across the house in my bedroom through 4 walls and other furniture is about -70dBm. My previous router would drop to -90 or even disappear under those conditions. -70 is perfectly usable, though the throughput will attenuate some of course.
ASUS seems to be releasing updates on schedule and have recently added AIMesh and other services to the router, so that's a great sign! I haven't run into any downside yet. I will come back and update this review if problems arise, but so far, I'm happy. If you're on the fence with this one, just go ahead and grab it. It isn't the most powerful router available, but it's top-notch and it's about time routers started looking like a reasonable fixture in a modern home!
Four stars instead of five because of the buggy firmware.
The hardware is very nice and capable, but the firmware has "issues." No matter how much broadband bandwidth you have available from your Internet connection, the speed (throughput in the router) becomes less and routing worse until a reboot is necessitated, because of operating-system (firmware) issues or bugs. This problem, which has been reported on the Internet as well as here in some of the Amazon reviews, becomes obvious if you do a lot of video streaming such as Netflix or Amazon's own video-streaming service, with the video quality becoming worse and worse (especially noticeable with 4K or 1080p quality video) and the buffering lag more and more frequent, requiring the router to be rebooted once, twice or three times per day, which can become quite frustrating. FORTUNATELY, Asus has allowed open-source, 3rd-party firmware to be installed to its flash memory, so despite not addressing these issues itself with official firmware updates, or being slow to do so, the Asuswrt-merlin alternative firmware is easily installed (instructions at the Asuswrt-merlin website), works great, looks very similar to the stock Asus webUI admin interface, and resolves these annoying issues.
SO, if you buy this router, you might want to be prepared to download and install an alternative to the firmware already installed by Asus. Just a "heads up."
Feature Product
- Dual-band with the latest 802. 11AC 3x3 technology for combined speeds of up to 1900 Mbps
- 1GHz dual-core CPU enables smart multitasking by dedicating separate lanes for Wi-Fi and USB data. Network standard: IEEE 802. 11a, IEEE 802. 11B, IEEE 802. 11G, IEEE 802. 11N, IEEE 802. 11AC, IPv4, IPv6
- Effortless router setup with the ASUSWRT web-based interface. Dual-band connectivity for compatibility and performance
- Monitor and manage your network with ease from your mobile device using the intuitive ASUS router app
- A protection powered by Trend Micro provides multi-stage protection from vulnerability detection to protecting sensitive data. Please refer the installation manual and the user manual before use which is highly essential. Dc output: 19 V with max. 1. 75 a current. Guest network: 2. 4 GHz x 3, 5 GHz x 3
Description
Asus RT-AC68U IEEE 802.11ac Ethernet Wireless Router RT-AC68U Routers & Gateways - Wireless.For any further queries please contact Asus's Customer Support Number. If you are having issues connecting to 5Ghz network, make sure that your wireless device supports 5Ghz or features dual band capabilities
I have used it for almost two months and I am very satisfied. I use it for my home.
My Internet type is fiber 200 Mbps down/up from Axtel (X-Tremo).
The equipment that my family use is:
- 1 desktop (wired)
- 2 laptops
- 3 tablets
- 4 smartphones
- 3 Rokus (wired)
- 1 Raspberry Pi 2 (wired)
- 1 printer
- 1 internet radio
- 1 access point (wired)
I did several stress tests, for example:
- 3 netflixes (HD) running on the 3 rokus
- 1 kodi (HD) running on the Raspberry Pi 2 (with OSMC)
- 1 laptop running netflix (HD)
- 1 tablet running face time
- 7 simultaneous downloads on the desktop computer
- 1 internet radio playing music
And the router was at 55% peak at processing, really great.
The user interface is very friendly, easy to use and intuitive. I am using the firmware version 3.0.0.4.380_4164 12/23/2016.
The wireless coverage is very good, the router is on the first floor and I can receive full bars on the second floor (2.4 Ghz).
This is my first Asus router and I can recommend it without a doubt.
My background: Software developer that uses computers almost all day long. I have business class Verizon FiOS and 5 static IPs.
Here's my experience & thoughts with this router:
* Setup was pretty easy. However, there was some browser quirkiness. If you have trouble then I suggest trying a different browser.
* In case you need it, the factory default username/password is admin/admin and the default IP is 192.168.1.1.
* I went to Administration->Firmware Upgrade and the router checked for an update, found one, and installed it. Pretty painless.
* Access the router's web interface via HTTPS is possible, but will give you a certificate error that you will have to allow/override.
* The web interface is pretty easy to use. I like it.
* I set up 2 guest networks, one on 2.4GHz, and one on 5GHz. Very easy and so far working great. It allows up to 3 guest networks on each band.
* The traffic monitor is very nice, and shows different graphs for 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless traffic.
* I highly recommend you leave remote (WAN) access disabled. You'll potentially be opening up your router to hackers and security vulnerabilities.
* I am not using AiCloud or USB features and I'd be careful with those. I'm not sure I trust the security on features such as these.
* Under Network Map->System Status->Status it shows nice CPU and RAM usage graphs. Currently mine is showing only 45MB used and 205MB free. I think this router has 256MB of RAM. It's also showing low CPU usage (by the way, it's a dual-core ARMv7 CPU).
* The system log indicates it runs Linux 2.6.36 and has 128MB of AMD NAND flash and 255484k of available memory.
* I purchased the router at the end of September 2014 and my hardware revision is "A2".
Should anything change then I'll upgrade this review. So far I really like this router so 5 stars.
UPDATE 2014-11-24: So far it has been rock solid. I set it up and I haven't had to reset or reboot it since.
UPDATE 2016-01-05: Still extremely pleased. This is what a router should be. Set it & forget it. It just works.
I've had an RT-AC68U since January and recently decided to try out the AiMesh from Asus by getting another RT-AC68U. The one I've had since January is rock solid stable. Works Great. The second one appears to work well, and for all I know it would be a great router on its own. However, as a node in an AiMesh configuration, it kept dropping the signal. I mean like twice a day, not every ten minutes. The problem with dropping a signal is that when your smart TV detects a loss of signal from the node, it flashes a message saying you've lost your signal. Then I have to restart the TV. This is irritating. My trusty old AC750 Netgear range extender I've had plugged into a wall outlet for 3 years never dropped a signal. That thing was like $40. If I pay $150 for a router to pair with another $150 router and that purchasing decision is based on Asus' representation that I can configure it into a mesh network, and then that mesh network is unstable. Well, that's not good. The router used for the node was returned.
If you want a mesh network you should probably buy a product that was designed from the ground up as a mesh network instead of something that is trying to incorporate a mesh network by retroactively installing the capability into routers via a firmware update. I applaud Asus for the idea, and I'm sure a ton of work and engineering went into the effort. Just wish it worked. At least worked as well as my cheap range extender.
Having said all this, I do believe the RT-AC68U is the absolute best router you can buy. Asus has made this router for going on 5 or 6 years with incremental improvements every year. It's been perfected. It runs cool. Never had a problem with it. Great speeds and range. If you want a solo router, this is the one to get. Highly recommended.
I've had the Blue Cave for 5 days and so far I'm satisfied with its performance. The setup was easy and did not experience any issues whatsoever. The router signals reach throughout a 2400 sq.ft. house plus the basement. My 5g signal to the basement has been suprisingly strong. I generally have sufficient speed in any part of the house. I pay for 80 mbs and my speed tests run between 40 to full 80 mbs. No drops yet. The signal reaches my garage which is a good 120 ft away. Now that is through 3 walls one of which is brick. Granted there are doorways and windows for signals to pass through but I think that is impressive. FYI...I found that having a metal building I could get a good signal inside by putting my Linksys 1200 extender up on a window with double stick tape. Works very well. I can watch Dishanywhere, operate security cameras, and an android tv box. This is my third Asus router and have been happy with all of them. Only disappointment is the Blue Cave is not compatible with the AImesh wireless network. Possibly it will be updated later since I have an Asus 1900 RT-AC68A that is compatible with AImesh. I don't really need AImesh but like many others it would be interesting to set the AImesh up to see how well it works. Mostly for my own amusement/education with the AImesh software/system.
I've yet to explore all the options but perhaps I will later and add an update.
UPDATE:
I recently purchased a second Blue Cave to set up the AImesh network. Followed the instructions to update to the latest firmware and restored. Disconnected, updated primary Blue Cave to latest firmware and then added the other Blue Cave per instructions. It has worked extremely well. It connected the first time through. (In the interest of full disclosure: I had tried an earlier refurbished Blue Cave and could not make it work and returned it. Perhaps I was doing something wrong or there was an issue with the refurb.) My latest effort has worked much better than my earlier attempt with my RT-AC68A.
I'm a Comcast customer. The combo cable/wireless router they gave me is anything but reliable in terms of wireless reliability. I've been using an older E series Linksys N router and Netgear range extender for my wireless needs. That just wasn't getting the job done anymore with max speeds on a good day of 40-50 mbps speeds and still limited coverage in my 3 story home. In researching what I wanted, I decided on a mesh system that wouldn't require switching back & forth between networks as I moved up and down stairs. Man am I glad I chose this one!
The setup was not terribly complicated. The directions got me started. I sorta winged it from there. Not being a tech guy, I'll offer what tips I can. Connect the first router via the included cable to your modem and update the firmware first. Second, connect the second router to the first with another network cord and update it's firmware as well. After that, it wasn't too hard to figure out.
I have a three story home with these routers on the 1st and 2nd floors. I'm getting regular download speeds on all three floors with no drops of 150-220 mbps! There is no switching networks depending on what floor your on or anything else special needed. It's just simple, fast and so far, reliable (about 45 days in use). Thanks Asus!
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