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For example, there is little 'lag/delay' and I get to see all graphic elements (which is sometimes missing with a bad WiFi connection). This gives me a more stable connection, which is noticeable while gaming.
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My PC is also equipped with a PCE-AC88 adapter for optimal speed in combination with. That was not possible with the AC66U on 5Ghz. one now has both upstairs and downstairs connection on the 5Ghz frequency indoors. The router is placed in the most favorable place in the house, namely the middle floor. 5 meters outdoors and in the garden we still have range via the 2.4Ghz frequency. With the ASUS AC86U, that's a thing of the past. Previously, the wireless connection with us went out when people walked out of the house or walked into the garden. The first thing you notice is the wireless range. It also responds a lot faster than the older AC66U. The advanced user can easily familiarize themselves with the user-friendly interface provided by ASUS. After that, you can go through the user-friendly setup wizard to set up the basic functionalities of the router. The antennas must be tightened to the router, the necessary network cables connected and the router must be supplied with power. The installation of the ASUS AC86U is very simple, just like the AC66U.

The red accents on the front emphasize the gamers line from ASUS. It is black with LED indicator lights on the front. The housing of the router again feels solid. The ASUS AC86U is quite an improvement compared to the AC66U. The purchase of this ASUS AC86U is to replace a previous generation ASUS router, namely the AC66U. The red accents of the housing may not be to everyone's taste if it is visible.
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(But turns out this AiMesh feature in Asus routers doesn't work very well! :( )Ĭonsumption (transmitting, 3 laptops at the same time): 15.6 WĪiProtection - Built-in Internet Threat Security Software 5GHz equivalent to 86U (source: internet reviews) 2.4GHz would give slightly better range than an 86U (source: internet reviews) (this feature does not seem to work flawlessly, not even with the 86U by the way) LAN ports 1 and 2 can be linked to provide a 2Gbps connection 1.4GHz dual core / 512MB DDR3 RAM / 128MB flash WxDxH: 40 x 24 x 20cm (WITH antennas all completely vertical) WxDxH: 30 x 19 x 6cm (without the 4 antennas) horizontal placement with wall mounting option Turns out that this AiMesh feature in Asus routers doesn't work very well)Ĭonsumption (transmitting, 3 laptops at the same time): 11.2 W (However, this feature is disabled with the 'AsusWRT-Merlin' firmware I use AiMesh feature of connecting multiple Asus routers so that 1 WiFi network is created. 5GHz equivalent to 88U (source: internet reviews) 2.4GHz would give a slightly worse range than an 88U (source: internet reviews) (However, this feature does not appear to work flawlessly not even with the 88U by the way) possibility to turn LAN port-1 into 2nd WAN port

3 external antennas + 1 internal antenna (making throughput up to 2x faster than an 88U!) CPU has a hardware encryption/decryption engine ! 1.8GHz dual core / 512MB DDR3 RAM / 256MB flash WxDxH: 22 x 8.5 x 32cm (with the 3 antennas completely vertical) WxDxH: 22 x 8.5 x 16cm (without the 3 antennas) Router is VERTICAL and can NOT be mounted on the wall!Īn advantage of this vertical design is the small footprint of this device. Upload (via vpn client enabled in router):ĭevice is now already 43 days ctu on without problems. between 100 and 190 Mbps (average: 150 Mbps) To mislead even more, the more recent 86U is a lot cheaper than the older 88U!ĭue to the spectacular speed difference (compared to 88U, up to 3x faster!)ĭownload (via vpn client enabled in router): Strange naming at Asus since a lower number here is a more recent device?! Then there was still the choice between the Asus routers RT-AC88U and the more recent RT-AC86U. The open source Tomato router fw is widely recognizedĪs being more comprehensive and also somewhat more stable than the open source router fw DD-WRT.
#ASUS ROUTER BLOCK WIRED CLIENT INSTALL#
Without the need to install separate software on these devices.īecause their router firmware 'AsusWRT' is based on Tomato. However, I was now looking for a router that had a built-in OpenVPN client.Ĭould use the NordVPN connection through my router That was an AC1750 dual band wireless router that worked almost flawlessly for 3 years 'ctu on'.

Previously used a TP-Link router 'Archer C7 v2.0'. Vertical design => no wall mounting possible Advanced WebProtection for all connected devices via built-in 'Trend Micro' software
