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From the manufacturer
ASUS is one of Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies and is one of the top motherboard and gaming brands as well as a top-three consumer notebook vendor. ASUS is driven by passion and innovation and dedicated to creating quality products for a future smart life, designing and manufacturing products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person. Our wide portfolio includes MG248Q, Chromebox and a range of devices and components, along with AR and VR
RT-AX86U PRO
AX5700 Dual Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router, WiFi 6 802.11ax, Mobile Game Mode, Lifetime Free Internet Security, Mesh WiFi support, 2.5G Port, Gaming Port, Adaptive QoS, Port Forwarding
New-generation WiFi 6 – Enjoy ultrafast speeds up to 5700 Mbps with the latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and 160MHz channels Mobile Game Mode – Minimize lag and latency for mobile gaming with just a tap on the ASUS Router app True 2 Gbps wired and wireless speeds – Aggregated 2 Gbps WAN connections, wired 2.5 Gbps port and WiFi 6 ASUS AiMesh support – Create a flexible, seamless whole-home mesh network with AiMesh-compatible routers Commercial-grade home network security – Lifetime free ASUS AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro, with WPA3 and advanced Parental Controls to protect your home
Ultrapowerful WiFi 6
RT-AX86U PRO brings you all the benefits of WiFi 6 (802.11ax), and works perfectly with all your existing WiFi devices!
Lower latency Faster speeds Energy efficient Longer range
Boost Your Mobile Gaming
Minimize lag and latency for mobile gaming with just a tap on the ASUS Router app.
Prioritize via Gaming Port
The dedicated gaming port on RT-AX86U automatically prioritizes any wired device connected to it. No complex configuration is needed, just connect your gaming PC or console to the special LAN port to give you a fast, stable connection that’s always at the head of the queue.
NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW RECOMMENDED
GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud-based gaming service that delivers real-time GeForce-powered gameplay straight from the cloud to all your devices. With GeForce NOW, you can connect to your store accounts and stream your library of games, or play your favorite free-to-play games available on the service. GeForce NOW recommended routers ensure up to 90% of WiFi bandwidth is dedicated to gaming and undergo rigorous testing to deliver the best possible experience and lowest latency for cloud gaming.
Lightning-Fast 2 Gbps Internet
RT-AX86U PRO is designed to break down all the barriers that can slow down your gaming. It supports up to a 2 Gbps internet connection, so you can unlock the full potential of high-speed networking for both wired and WiFi connections.
Remove Network Bottlenecks
Adaptive QoS (Quality of Service) lets you keep your network running smoothly by prioritizing network traffic. You can prioritize applications such as streaming video or web surfing, as well as gaming. It’s the perfect ally for delivering low-latency WiFi anywhere in your home.
Whole-Home Gaming
Does your router leave you with WiFi dead spots? RT-AX86U PRO supports ASUS AiMesh, a unique mesh-networking technology that creates a whole-home network using multiple ASUS routers. With easy central control and seamless roaming, even non-experts can set it up with any AiMesh-capable routers you own. Say goodbye to WiFi dead zones!
Enhanced Commercial-grade Security for Your Home
Home network security is crucial when you have multiple connected devices, and even more so when there are devices without anti-virus capabilities such as IoT devices. RT-AX86U PRO includes lifetime free AiProtection Pro, including the latest WPA3 security protocol and advanced Parental Controls. Every device is protected with RT-AX86U PRO, and you can keep an eye on everything that’s happening on your network via the handy mobile app.
Easy Management Via Mobile App
Traffic AnalyzerNetwork DiagnosticsGuest WiFi
New-generation WiFi 6 – Enjoy ultrafast speeds up to 5700 Mbps with the latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and 160MHz channels
Mobile Game Mode – Minimize lag and latency for mobile gaming with just a tap on the ASUS Router app
True 2 Gbps wired and wireless speeds – Aggregated 2 Gbps WAN connections, wired 2.5 Gbps port and WiFi 6
Easy Extendable Network – Enjoy seamless roaming with rich, advanced features by adding any AiMesh-compatible router.
Commercial-Grade Security Anywhere – Protect your home network with AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro. And when away from home, ASUS Instant Guard gives you a one-click sharable secure VPN.
lazzycoderr –
ASUS RT-AX86U looks promising
Its been a week since I got the RT-AX86U Pro.I have an ACT 400Mbps connection that terminates in the middle of my 2000 sqft odd house. I get the speed across the house. I did multiple firmware updates to bring it to the latest version.Overall, it looks good, though it is a bit expensive. The ASUS interface is feature-rich on both the web and app. Installation wasn’t complicated either.It has a small base footprint, which helped in my case because the router location on the top of the shell isn’t very deep.
Abhinav Mishra –
Good Product. But received incorrect invoice.
It was 2 min install and was working superfast. Download speed on my wifi increased twice because of this router. Overall I was getting 885 Mbps download and 936 Mbps upload speed on my gigabit connection. On wifi connection download/uload speed was around 380 mbps due top too many access point in my area.But I had to return it as because of incorrect invoice Ausus rejected my warranty registeration and amazon refused to send me correct invoice.Reject reason: Warranty rejected,Serial Number missing on invoice.
TN –
The Best upgrade to the RT AC68U
it is on the expensive side, but totally worth the upgrade to my previous ASUS router (RT AC 68U)…this router gives stable speeds with the latest Wifi 6 standard…ASUS Ai Mesh enables me to use my old router as an Wifi mesh node and now it gives complete wifi coverage across two floors of my house…if you have got the moolah, go for this
Incompressible –
Can’t go wrong with this
Get it if you can afford it !Decent future proofing with upgraded 2.0 Ghz Quad-core processor, 1 Gb RAM, 2.5 Gbps LAN port,and AX support.
BT –
I’ve used Asus products for several years & always very pleased with them. I bought this router after much research & review to get a top quality & reliable product to improve my Internet experience at home and take advantage of a FTTP upgrade from my Telco. This new Asus router was very easy & intuitive to set up & helped by very good ‘user guide’ from Asus. I installed it a week ago & have been happily impressed so far with its performance & reliability. It has many features to allow customisation from its very user friendly interface, so Ive been confident to make changes to the configuration to suit my home needs with over 60 online devices. No longer do I have wi fi dropouts & router crashes as with my previous Telco supplied router. Even more impressive is the iPhone app that enables me top monitor & manage the router & home network when away from home. This is an another very good Asus product that does everything it promised, so I’m very pleased with it. Would very much recommend this product.
Andrew FOz –
Not cheap, but great features. Very fast Wifi with good range on 2.4 and 5GHz bands.Stock Asus firmware is great, easily enhanced with the Merlin option.The only downside is that it runs a bit warm, but there are third-party fan options available. Otherwise it is a very good product, does exactly what it says on the box, without any hassles and easy to setup and go.
Roy C. –
The RT-AX86Pro is an excellent router good build quality. Easy to setup and strong wifi I have one already. The price was too good to let go. I have now setup Aimesh for whole of house coverage. Works seamlessly. The Amazon delivery to Perth WA was super quick, arrived about 12hrs after ordering.. very happy with my purchase and experience.
ozbargainer –
Purchased and returned unopened .. I was able to find/purchase a “newer” model for price of AX86u Pro+shipping+$20 AUD (after exchange rate to Amazon US).This was to upgrade my existing home network from an AC-68u and give me the ability to have multiple “segregated” wifi networks (available on Pro models). In expectation of it’s delivery, I went onto the net and discovered there was a new(er) model, the AX88u Pro and brought me to Amazon US where I found the (newer) model available for $20 AUD more than my purchase of the AX86u Pro.Albeit a small software issue with the Asus firmware of my model (specific to how I use it), Asus makes it setup very easy as it walks you through the process to bring a new router online. The main additional of these Pro models is to have multiple wifi networks to segregate IoT devices, streaming devices or even “guest” networks (instead of just one “guest” network on non-Pro models).To cover my “whole” house .. I still needed to use AiMesh, but it was great that I am able to utilize my previous router as a node to replace an even older router being used as a node.
john mackay –
Upgraded my Optus internet had replaced the crap Optus modem with the Asus. Works perfectly with a well made app. Wifi covers whole house.