The Asus RT-AX88U and the RT-AX86U are two of the most powerful dual-band WiFi 6 routers from the Taiwanese manufacturer and while there are a few radically different aspects, after I tested both devices, I came to the conclusion that they’re really not that different. And this seems to apply to far more WiFi 6 … Read more
The Asus RT-AX86U was launched a few months back along with the RT-AX82U in a bid to dominate the mid-range WiFi 6 consumer market and while I wouldn’t say they managed to leave their competitors behind, I’ll just mention that it’s difficult for most to offer a package of features that’s just as compelling. ASUS … Read more
The Asus RT-AX88U is one the first WiFi 6 router released on the market and it’s also one of the few to be WiFi 6 certified, so Asus wanted to make a lasting impression. And it did, since it was able to showcase some of the newest technologies from the 802.11ax standard, such as OFDMA … Read more
The Asus RT-AX55 is currently, the most budget-friendly WiFi 6 router that Asus has to offer and it’s essentially an RT-AX56U that’s been stripped by some of its features. There is less RAM and flash memory, there are no USB ports, so you can’t connect any external storage devices, there is no support for WPA3 … Read more
Asus has recently released the RT-AX68U WiFi 6 router and with it, a new feature was added called the Instant Guard which comes in the form of a separate app on the mobile device and as integrated part of the web-based user interface, but only for the status info. The idea behind the Instant Guard … Read more
The answer is yes, but as all things in life, it’s a bit more complicated. AiProtection was added to the Asus routers about five years ago when the Taiwanese manufacturer partnered with Trend Micro to develop a suite of security-focused features as a means to add a new layer of protection to your network (and … Read more
The Asus RT-AX68U is the WiFi 6 replacement for the RT-AC68U, which was of the most popular routers from Asus and it seems that the new device can be placed somewhere above the RT-AX58U, but below the RT-AX86U, the latter being overkill for most homes. So, the Asus RT-AX68U should hit the right spot from … Read more
The ASUS RT-AX58U (RT-AX3000) is somewhere in the middle of the ‘budget’ WiFi 6 router series from ASUS, immediately after the ‘flagship’ RT-AX88U, but better equipped than the slightly less powerful RT-AX56U and, considering that most of the time, it’s priced somewhere near the RT-AC86U, I think it’s a nice manner to ease your way … Read more
The Asus RT-AX86U is the WiFi 6 replacement to the Asus RT-AC86U and, while I’m sure most of you are curious whether it’s finally time to move to a better router, this is also a good opportunity to check out some of the main differences between the WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 features (in general), … Read more
What is AiMesh? The AiMesh is an ambitious, new technology developed by Asus which allows the creation of home-based WiFi mesh systems using two or more Asus routers. Unlike the dedicated WiFi mesh systems available from most, if not all large networking manufacturers (yes, including Asus), where you usually get two or three identical devices, … Read more