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Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router
Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router
Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router
Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router
Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router
Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router

Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router

(287 reviews)

Blazing-fast WiFi 7 tech boosts throughput up to 7200Mbps with Multi-Link Operation and 4096-QAM. Bolster your wired network capacity up to 34G with one cutting-edge 10G SFP+ port and one standard 10G WAN/LAN port. Establish always-on internet through AI WAN detection, versatile WAN configuration options, and a convenient USB port ready for 4G LTE and 5G Mobile tethering. Unleash demanding WiFi 7 and 10G network applications with a powerhouse quad-core 2.6GHz 64-bit CPU. Easily establish up to five SSIDs with Guest Network Pro for easy IoT device setup and management, instant VPN connections, and convenient parental controls.

Blazing-fast WiFi 7 tech boosts throughput up to 7200Mbps with Multi-Link Operation and 4096-QAM. Bolster your wired network capacity up to 34G with one cutting-edge 10G SFP+ port and one standard 10G WAN/LAN port. Establish always-on internet through AI WAN detection, versatile WAN configuration options, and a convenient USB port ready for 4G LTE and 5G Mobile tethering. Unleash demanding WiFi 7 and 10G network applications with a powerhouse quad-core 2.6GHz 64-bit CPU. Easily establish up to five SSIDs with Guest Network Pro for easy IoT device setup and management, instant VPN connections, and convenient parental controls.

$499.00 - $656.95

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The lowest price for Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router right now is $499.00 at Scorptec, compared across 3 retailers.

The all-time low was $313.65 on 24 Nov 2025 — today's price is 59% above the lowest ever. It has been notably cheaper before — worth setting a price alert.

Prices last updated 29 June 2026.

Asus RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router

$499.00

(287 reviews)

Blazing-fast WiFi 7 tech boosts throughput up to 7200Mbps with Multi-Link Operation and 4096-QAM. Bolster your wired network capacity up to 34G with one cutting-edge 10G SFP+ port and one standard 10G WAN/LAN port. Establish always-on internet through AI WAN detection, versatile WAN configuration options, and a convenient USB port ready for 4G LTE and 5G Mobile tethering. Unleash demanding WiFi 7 and 10G network applications with a powerhouse quad-core 2.6GHz 64-bit CPU. Easily establish up to five SSIDs with Guest Network Pro for easy IoT device setup and management, instant VPN connections, and convenient parental controls.

Blazing-fast WiFi 7 tech boosts throughput up to 7200Mbps with Multi-Link Operation and 4096-QAM. Bolster your wired network capacity up to 34G with one cutting-edge 10G SFP+ port and one standard 10G WAN/LAN port. Establish always-on internet through AI WAN detection, versatile WAN configuration options, and a convenient USB port ready for 4G LTE and 5G Mobile tethering. Unleash demanding WiFi 7 and 10G network applications with a powerhouse quad-core 2.6GHz 64-bit CPU. Easily establish up to five SSIDs with Guest Network Pro for easy IoT device setup and management, instant VPN connections, and convenient parental controls.

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Scorptec

$499.00

ASUS RT-BE88U Wi-Fi 7 Router

Delivery $14

PC Case Gear

$499.00

ASUS RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router

Delivery between Wed – Fri $16

eBay.com.au

$656.95

Asus Rt-be88u Dual Band Wifi 7 Router

Delivery $13

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Reviews

Asus Rt-BE88U not reliable
22 September 2024Luca

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

This router was to replace my current ASUS WiFi 6, in order to get WiFi 7.Delivery and service from B&H was 5 stars: really excellent!When I installed the router it ran fine for a week with fast speed, with few glitches for smart switches and bulbs disconnecting, that I had to reconfigure. I considered that as minor.Then came a major problem in September 2024.The Bother Color Laser network printer was printing normally when powering it on. OK.But after only 2 minutes it was not seen by my computer or phone! So I had to turn the printer Off and On every time I needed to print!I call Brother and they were giving me really good support, while not solving it, at the moment.Then, came a critical problem:The Router was not connecting to Internet!I checked the ... MoreThis router was to replace my current ASUS WiFi 6, in order to get WiFi 7.Delivery and service from B&H was 5 stars: really excellent!When I installed the router it ran fine for a week with fast speed, with few glitches for smart switches and bulbs disconnecting, that I had to reconfigure. I considered that as minor.Then came a major problem in September 2024.The Bother Color Laser network printer was printing normally when powering it on. OK.But after only 2 minutes it was not seen by my computer or phone! So I had to turn the printer Off and On every time I needed to print!I call Brother and they were giving me really good support, while not solving it, at the moment.Then, came a critical problem:The Router was not connecting to Internet!I checked the Internet, it was normal.I tried usual restarts for modem and router to no avail.Then I call ASUS. They confirmed that the problem could not be cause by a regional (Canada-US) difference. After trying many things the ASUS tech he hung up on me! This is the worst service I ever received. NO MORE ASUS PRODUCT FOR ME!I had to go back to my old ASUS, and the Internet was connected fine, and … good surprise! The Brother network printer was working fine again and was not disconnecting any more!First thing I did during installation of the RT-BE88U was to check firmware to make sure that it was up to date.Conclusion: As of today, this product RT-BE88U is NOT recommended.- Stopping Internet connection was a critical problem.-The ASUS support was NOT supporting the product adequately.-I had outstanding support from B&H, they really care about their customers!

Lots of ports
3 August 2024Phill

originally posted on bhphotovideo.com

Except for the lack of a 6G band, the lack of a manual, and bugs that will surely be fixed with firmware updates, I love it.For the details, look at the specs and the many reviews for this new router from ASUS.It's only dual-band, but I wanted the ports. For now, it needs some bug fixes and a manual to download. A Fire TV Stick is the only device that will not connect to it. I put the Fire TV Stick on a guest network using WPA2 instead of WPA3, and it connected (that has to be the Fire TV Stick's problem). I am using the 10G WAN for the internet and the SPF+ 10G for a switch, and everything is running very fast. I prefer the ASUSWRT/ASUSWRT-Merlin interface over all others I've used. Finally, the price is right for what you get.

Tomorrow’s tech today
7 January 2025Arthurlv

originally posted on asus.com

As I’m sure many deal with, over crowded frequency bands from neighboring wifi’s. When I scan the wifi channels, I constantly get over twenty competing networks. The RT-BE88U has the hardware specs to overcome interfering wifi’s. I wasn’t too worried about wifi 6 since my previous wifi 6E router, which I had for only six months, was only able to connect to wifi 6 in direct line of sight. The software is first rate with many settings and info at your disposal. The one recommendation I have is to have your wifi channels fixed which made my connections more stable.

Specification

WAN connection typeRJ-45
WLAN data transfer rate (max)5764 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)1376 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)5764 Mbit/s
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity1

Price comparison

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Scorptec

$499.00

ASUS RT-BE88U Wi-Fi 7 Router

Delivery $14

PC Case Gear

$499.00

ASUS RT-BE88U Dual Band WiFi 7 Router

Delivery between Wed – Fri $16

eBay.com.au

$656.95

Asus Rt-be88u Dual Band Wifi 7 Router

Delivery $13

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Price history

Price history

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Reviews

Asus Rt-BE88U not reliable
22 September 2024

This router was to replace my current ASUS WiFi 6, in order to get WiFi 7.Delivery and service from B&H was 5 stars: really excellent!When I installed the router it ran fine for a week with fast speed, with few glitches for smart switches and bulbs disconnecting, that I had to reconfigure. I considered that as minor.Then came a major problem in September 2024.The Bother Color Laser network printer was printing normally when powering it on. OK.But after only 2 minutes it was not seen by my computer or phone! So I had to turn the printer Off and On every time I needed to print!I call Brother and they were giving me really good support, while not solving it, at the moment.Then, came a critical problem:The Router was not connecting to Internet!I checked the ... MoreThis router was to replace my current ASUS WiFi 6, in order to get WiFi 7.Delivery and service from B&H was 5 stars: really excellent!When I installed the router it ran fine for a week with fast speed, with few glitches for smart switches and bulbs disconnecting, that I had to reconfigure. I considered that as minor.Then came a major problem in September 2024.The Bother Color Laser network printer was printing normally when powering it on. OK.But after only 2 minutes it was not seen by my computer or phone! So I had to turn the printer Off and On every time I needed to print!I call Brother and they were giving me really good support, while not solving it, at the moment.Then, came a critical problem:The Router was not connecting to Internet!I checked the Internet, it was normal.I tried usual restarts for modem and router to no avail.Then I call ASUS. They confirmed that the problem could not be cause by a regional (Canada-US) difference. After trying many things the ASUS tech he hung up on me! This is the worst service I ever received. NO MORE ASUS PRODUCT FOR ME!I had to go back to my old ASUS, and the Internet was connected fine, and … good surprise! The Brother network printer was working fine again and was not disconnecting any more!First thing I did during installation of the RT-BE88U was to check firmware to make sure that it was up to date.Conclusion: As of today, this product RT-BE88U is NOT recommended.- Stopping Internet connection was a critical problem.-The ASUS support was NOT supporting the product adequately.-I had outstanding support from B&H, they really care about their customers!

Luca originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Lots of ports
3 August 2024

Except for the lack of a 6G band, the lack of a manual, and bugs that will surely be fixed with firmware updates, I love it.For the details, look at the specs and the many reviews for this new router from ASUS.It's only dual-band, but I wanted the ports. For now, it needs some bug fixes and a manual to download. A Fire TV Stick is the only device that will not connect to it. I put the Fire TV Stick on a guest network using WPA2 instead of WPA3, and it connected (that has to be the Fire TV Stick's problem). I am using the 10G WAN for the internet and the SPF+ 10G for a switch, and everything is running very fast. I prefer the ASUSWRT/ASUSWRT-Merlin interface over all others I've used. Finally, the price is right for what you get.

Phill originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
Tomorrow’s tech today
7 January 2025

As I’m sure many deal with, over crowded frequency bands from neighboring wifi’s. When I scan the wifi channels, I constantly get over twenty competing networks. The RT-BE88U has the hardware specs to overcome interfering wifi’s. I wasn’t too worried about wifi 6 since my previous wifi 6E router, which I had for only six months, was only able to connect to wifi 6 in direct line of sight. The software is first rate with many settings and info at your disposal. The one recommendation I have is to have your wifi channels fixed which made my connections more stable.

Arthurlv originally posted on asus.com
[Rewarded Review] Avoid like plague
1 August 2024

I've been super happy with my trusty old RT-AC3100. This BE-88U was supposed to bring me to WiFi7 and replace old router.What a abysmal device this is. System log is running wild with constantly crashing dnsmasq, and yea you guessed it DNS works iffy, if not at all. Samsung galaxy S24 Ultra is not compatible with the station if wifi7 options like WMM turned on, it ca not even connect! Download speed over s24 is around 8Mbps (wired clients run 226Mbs). Wifi 7! That's worse than 24 years old wifi! Router is crashing every now and then, smart connect makes devices stuck in limbo looping between 2g/5g. Ipsec VPN implementation is totally booked, they forgot to add static route! Client can connect to router but not to Lan, nor internet :) omg! Pptp,openvpn all work ... MoreI've been super happy with my trusty old RT-AC3100. This BE-88U was supposed to bring me to WiFi7 and replace old router.What a abysmal device this is. System log is running wild with constantly crashing dnsmasq, and yea you guessed it DNS works iffy, if not at all. Samsung galaxy S24 Ultra is not compatible with the station if wifi7 options like WMM turned on, it ca not even connect! Download speed over s24 is around 8Mbps (wired clients run 226Mbs). Wifi 7! That's worse than 24 years old wifi! Router is crashing every now and then, smart connect makes devices stuck in limbo looping between 2g/5g. Ipsec VPN implementation is totally booked, they forgot to add static route! Client can connect to router but not to Lan, nor internet :) omg! Pptp,openvpn all work though, as well as wire guard. Enable qos etc.utilities and router will slow down considerably! Asus technical support doesn't answer emails, feedback. The 7 years old ac3100 is better than this one, avoid like plague. This device has been in market for quite some time, so one would think (I did!) Asus fixed early bugs already,but clearly not.Anything good? Ai mesh (as ac3100 as node) was easy (wired and wireless). Router has ample amount of rj45s! Usb 3, dual Wan, VLANs (didn't try). There's a fleeting chance Asus gets bugs fixed eventually, but alas for me, I think this will be last Asus device I bought, quality doesn't match expectations and since support doesn't even bother returning emails, I'm done..time to move on

Erkka originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
[Rewarded Review] Best bang for the buck Wifi 7 router!
9 August 2024

Amazing router package.. I bought two. Backhauled them both over the 10gb SFP+ port.. The stability has been amazing and these are the first routers that have provided at least double the Wifi 6 speed.. Regularly pulling 1.5gb+ speeds over REGULAR Wifi 6. Have been testing Wifi 7 on these units and pulling 1.8gb+ speeds. No, there's no 6ghz band and that's actually fine, it's why it costs less.. but makes up for this in having two 10gb+ ports + FOUR 2.5gb ports and lastly another FOUR 1gb ports. This router also will do MLO so Wifi 7 will take advantage of both the 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands to hit 1.9gb+ speeds. In comparison, if you had a 6ghz + 5ghz MLO connection, you could probably achieve 2.5gb speeds but good luck attaining a stable 6ghz band connection the moment ... MoreAmazing router package.. I bought two. Backhauled them both over the 10gb SFP+ port.. The stability has been amazing and these are the first routers that have provided at least double the Wifi 6 speed.. Regularly pulling 1.5gb+ speeds over REGULAR Wifi 6. Have been testing Wifi 7 on these units and pulling 1.8gb+ speeds. No, there's no 6ghz band and that's actually fine, it's why it costs less.. but makes up for this in having two 10gb+ ports + FOUR 2.5gb ports and lastly another FOUR 1gb ports. This router also will do MLO so Wifi 7 will take advantage of both the 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands to hit 1.9gb+ speeds. In comparison, if you had a 6ghz + 5ghz MLO connection, you could probably achieve 2.5gb speeds but good luck attaining a stable 6ghz band connection the moment you connect from an adjacent room. I digress, this router is a WINNER from Asus. I can see it going on sale for $50 and maybe even $100 in the near future making it an absolute insane buy.

Diversion originally posted on bestbuy.com
[Rewarded Review] Delivers features; complete setup is challenging
8 July 2024

The Asus RT-BE7200 delivers features that met my needs. It was harder to completely set up all features and optimize performance of the router than expected, even though I was replacing an Asus router.I purchased the Asus RT-BE7200 WiFi7 router to replace a 2016 Asus RT-AC3100 for my small (1700SF) single story townhome. I like the Asus router management web interface, and that Asus includes internet security features without a subscription. My needs were (1) upgrade WiFi speed and range, (2) have more than 4 Ethernet ports, (3) have support for dual ISP providers so I can transition from Spectrum cable to a high-speed fiber option (keeping two providers until the transition is stable), and (4) reach to WiFi 7 standards at a reasonable cost. I am a home user with ... MoreThe Asus RT-BE7200 delivers features that met my needs. It was harder to completely set up all features and optimize performance of the router than expected, even though I was replacing an Asus router.I purchased the Asus RT-BE7200 WiFi7 router to replace a 2016 Asus RT-AC3100 for my small (1700SF) single story townhome. I like the Asus router management web interface, and that Asus includes internet security features without a subscription. My needs were (1) upgrade WiFi speed and range, (2) have more than 4 Ethernet ports, (3) have support for dual ISP providers so I can transition from Spectrum cable to a high-speed fiber option (keeping two providers until the transition is stable), and (4) reach to WiFi 7 standards at a reasonable cost. I am a home user with moderate technical skills but no deep networking expertise.I accept that the BE7200 does not include the 6Ghz band for WiFi, despite viewing the lack of the 6GHz band to be something less than 'full' WiFi 7. I can rely on the established dual bands of 2.4GHz and 5Ghz, which offer greater range than 6GHz. plus the BE7200 has performance features such as Multi-Link Operation (MLO) and 4K-QAM that I believe are part of the WiFi 7 and deliver advanced performance on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.The cost of the BE7200 was hundreds of dollars less (about 40% less) than a 'full' WiFi 7 router with the 6GHz band, and even greater cost savings compared to a 'Mesh System' of multiple router nodes. I hoped that the Asus RT-BE7200 router could handle my small home, and ultimately it does. If I need to create a Mesh network of multiple nodes, the BE7200 has that capability, but I wish to avoid adding more possible points of failure to my network.Initial setup is fairly easy using the included Quick Start Guide and gets the router working. However, complete and optimized setup is arduous to achieve connection for all devices, to 'fix' decisions made by the Quick Start process, and to optimize performance. Asus does not appear to have a comprehensive 'User Guide' for this router, just the Quick Start Guide and many, many FAQ links on their support site. This could be an obstacle if you do not have experience with router setup, particularly Asus Router Setup.After Quick Start I used the web browser Asus Router Manager to change key settings:(1) the TCP/IP address of the router from 192.168.50.1 to match my old router's TCP/IP address of 192.168.1.1, which facilitated reconnection of devices in my network;(2) the Security Authentication from WPA3-Personal chosen by Quick Start to WPA2/WPA3-Personal (a combination) to support my older devices that lack WPA3 capability;(3) the guest network type, which had many unexplained options.Of course I also updated the firmware to current levels.Quick Start also created an 'IoT' SSID network that I don't believe I will need but have not yet deleted.More details on the above elements are included below, after discussing performance.Download performance was great at close range, and then I dealt with distance issues. Upon setup I immediately achieved 501Mbps Internet from a Windows 10 PC using Ethernet or using the 5Ghz WiFi band on my 500Mb Spectrum Cable plan. The previous Router (Asus AC3100) was rarely better than 200Mbps on the same plan.I found that WiFi download performance was very sensitive to the WiFi band, to distance, and even to router/antenna orientation. For my Windows 10 high-performance laptop at different distances/range from the router, WiFi performance declines, then plummets "off a cliff," from 500Mbps per second at 5ft (5GHz band), to 450Mbps at 33ft (5GHz band), to 180Mbps at 40ft (PC auto-connected to 2.4GHz band at that range). Router relocation proved valuable to improve performance.I first moved the BE7200 6 feet from original position to be near a door and hallway. I later rotated the router 90-degrees on the shelf to move antenna from wall-facing to doorway-facing. I also changed a Windows 10 Device Manager setting to 'Prefer 5GHz.' I achieved the download metrics I hoped to find (limited by my 500Mbps Spectrum internet service): 485Mbps download at up to 50ft on the 5GHz band after Router location, antenna orientation, and setting Windows Device Manager to 'Prefer 5GHz.'Upload performance was not my focus, but I will note that it has been erratic, from highs near 20Mbps to frequent lows below 5Mbps. My prior Asus RT-AC3100 was much more consistently in the 20Mbps range.Additional Setup information:Detail, Router TCP/IP change: With many devices having a working connection to my old router, it was helpful for me to use Asus browser router management interface to change to the router TCP/IP to 192.168.1.1, matching my old router. The default TCP/IP established during Quick Start was 192.168.50.1.Detail, Guest Network 'Portal': Quick Start created a 'Free' selection, which introduces a Splash Screen whenever a user connects, to establish terms and conditions for use of the Guest Network. This is fine for a business. For my home I was able to use the Asus browser management tools to choose 'None' for the type of Guest Network Portal, which eliminated the Splash Screen but still requires a password to connect. The default for Guest Network is the 2.4GHz band, which I will leave unchanged due to the greater range/distance of that band over the 5GHz band.Detail, 'IoT' network after Quick Start: When I created my Network SSID, e.g. 'myNormalSSID', Quick Start automatically created an 'IoT' network SSID, i.e. 'myNormalSSID'_IoT. I do not yet understand the value of this SSID separate from (a) my SSID and (b) my Guest SSID. I expect to delete the 'IoT' network if I find no value. The 2.4GHz band was chosen by Asus for the 'IoT' network, and I would use that for the greater range/distance support.Detail, Security Authentication changed after Quick Start selected WPA3-Personal: Many devices in my home do not support WPA3-Personal, and the web browser Asus manager allowed a change to 'WPA2/WPA3-Personal (a combination). In the process of making the change I had to disable MLO (Multi-Link Operation), which was a concern, but I was able to re-Enable MLO after choosing WPA2/WPA3-Personal. Note: It appears this 'combination' choice was just added to the BE7200 with the latest firmware upgrade - it pays to keep your devices up to date!

DougInNC originally posted on bestbuy.com
[Rewarded Review] Does what it says and is supposed to do, well.
26 May 2024

So far the easiest and best vs. price point we've tested to date for home use. Device, functionality, capabilities of this and the initial setup app is 100x better than the latest rendition of Netgear Nighthawk. Put its intelligence to the test by purposely plugging everything in and powering on in opposite sequence, and it performed the initial setup and grabed an IP from the ISP without one hiccup and proceeded to immediately reassign every LAN device, wireless and wired, with an IP. No errors, no glitches, no concerns.In comparison, the buggy app for the Nighthawk we returned thinks the returned device is still online and connected to the internet. Clearly, if that Netgear was night this ASUS is day.If stability becomes an issue, will modify review. Until ... MoreSo far the easiest and best vs. price point we've tested to date for home use. Device, functionality, capabilities of this and the initial setup app is 100x better than the latest rendition of Netgear Nighthawk. Put its intelligence to the test by purposely plugging everything in and powering on in opposite sequence, and it performed the initial setup and grabed an IP from the ISP without one hiccup and proceeded to immediately reassign every LAN device, wireless and wired, with an IP. No errors, no glitches, no concerns.In comparison, the buggy app for the Nighthawk we returned thinks the returned device is still online and connected to the internet. Clearly, if that Netgear was night this ASUS is day.If stability becomes an issue, will modify review. Until then, grab one of these new ASUS and not their Nighthawk counterparts.So far would also take this over the TP-Link WiFi 7 equivalent option as well, even considering this exact model does not have the 6Ghz band (which really isn't needed yet anyway).

MichaelK originally posted on bestbuy.com
[Rewarded Review] Excellent in all the ways that matter!
21 September 2024

This router works, right out of the box. Absolutely no issues. I upgraded from my decade old RT-AC87U. It served very well considering it was putchased in 2014! This router is the exact same thing as the RT-BE88U. I dont know why Best Buy had to be different with the RT-BE7200 model number, but they are the same thing. It complicates price match because some people do not understand that they are the same, but its obvious. The router sets up very quickly with the asus app. You have to enable ipv6, security, etc, but everything worked fine right out of the box. Looks sleek and I really like that the heat dissipates ABOVE the device to the open air. Heat rises, great! Be sure to use the asus app to do the initial setup. One firmware upgrade and it’s smart to do that ... MoreThis router works, right out of the box. Absolutely no issues. I upgraded from my decade old RT-AC87U. It served very well considering it was putchased in 2014! This router is the exact same thing as the RT-BE88U. I dont know why Best Buy had to be different with the RT-BE7200 model number, but they are the same thing. It complicates price match because some people do not understand that they are the same, but its obvious. The router sets up very quickly with the asus app. You have to enable ipv6, security, etc, but everything worked fine right out of the box. Looks sleek and I really like that the heat dissipates ABOVE the device to the open air. Heat rises, great! Be sure to use the asus app to do the initial setup. One firmware upgrade and it’s smart to do that before optimizing the network, so thats great! High speeds, minus the 6Ghz band. Its fine, it just needed to replace the RT-AC87U and wow what an upgrade it is! Everytjing connected and i just turned off the extra IoT network, don’t need it. Maybe I’ll turn it back on for the other random IoT devices, but it probably wouldn’t work since its a separate network from your main network (similar to a guest network). This router gets the job done in all the ways that matter! So glad I now have a stable wifi connection at home once again!! Thank you ASUS!!

FloridaGator1 originally posted on bestbuy.com
[Rewarded Review] Great wired and wireless except for Windows
29 August 2024

I have very mixed feeling about this router. The 10g wan and spf along with the 2.5g switch have been amazing. I can also say that iOS wifi is great. Get 1.2g to an M4 ipad. Windows is a different story all together. I have tried for the better part of a week to get 4 Windows 11 devices to get proper speed through this router. 2 laptops and 2 desktops. They are a mix of Intel and Mediatek wifi cards. Tried multiple drivers and fresh install of Windows. I have been able to get 100mbs on my best attempts. I have tried a 2nd router with the same outcome. Not a single setting in the router or Windows has had an impact on the performance. I am not certain if this is a Windows, a router, or a something else issue. I have resorted to an old google router to provide wifi 5 ... MoreI have very mixed feeling about this router. The 10g wan and spf along with the 2.5g switch have been amazing. I can also say that iOS wifi is great. Get 1.2g to an M4 ipad. Windows is a different story all together. I have tried for the better part of a week to get 4 Windows 11 devices to get proper speed through this router. 2 laptops and 2 desktops. They are a mix of Intel and Mediatek wifi cards. Tried multiple drivers and fresh install of Windows. I have been able to get 100mbs on my best attempts. I have tried a 2nd router with the same outcome. Not a single setting in the router or Windows has had an impact on the performance. I am not certain if this is a Windows, a router, or a something else issue. I have resorted to an old google router to provide wifi 5 to my Windows devices since this router checks all of my wired and non-windows device needs. Take a swing if Windows is not your primary device for wireless connectivity.

RichardA originally posted on bestbuy.com
[Rewarded Review] Working great!
21 August 2024

First think I think to note is that there is no 6ghz band on this router…clearly says it in the description. I actually bought this because the 6ghz band doesn’t penetrate walls very well and there’s a lot of them to go through in our home. Instead this holds a very stable connect on the 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands throughout our entire home. Coming off of an xfinity xb8 we went from barely any connection on the floors above to full strength. Asus has a great app and a lot great includes features. This will do WiFi 7 when anything supports it, but again no 6ghz band. That really shouldn’t matter for most people! The included ports give it some future proofing as well. Highly recommend!

Blujay originally posted on bestbuy.com

Specification

WAN connection typeRJ-45
WLAN data transfer rate (max)5764 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)1376 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)5764 Mbit/s
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity1

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