ASUS RT-AX88U Pro (AX6000) Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Gaming Router, Dual 2.5G Ports, ASUS Rangeboost Plus, Port Forwarding, Subscription-free Network Security, Instant Guard, VPN, AiMesh Compatible

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I’ve always considered myself technology savvy but networking always scares me with all of the weird vendor-specific terms for the same thing and makes me wondering if routers from two different vendors would play well together. This takes me to my conundrum: You can then connect your computers and devices to the network and access the router’s software for more fine-tuning. The administration interface is easy to use, logically organised, and available in 25 languages. You can manage a lot of settings, so both novice and more advanced users will be satisfied with the options available.

Anyway, I had a question for my brother’s house. He get’s gigabit+ speeds (1200mbps) from Xfinity and the house is 3500sqft. It’s a long split-level style house. The next section is LAN, and it has five tabs, including LAN IP, DHCP Server, Route, IPTV, and Switch Control. These are standard features for almost any router, so their names should be self-explanatory. It’s tough to call one router, or anything, “the best.” It’s impossible to find a router that gives us everything.This list includes dual-band 2×2 routers that range from affordable to semi-affordable. They all have a bandwidth cap of 2.4 Gbps or lower when used with 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 clients — there are currently no faster devices.

We’re using a 3.5-year old TP-Link Archer C7 (v2), so it doesn’t seem like the router itself should be outdated, but perhaps it’s just not optimal for a house over 3,000 sqft. And since the cable connection puts the router on the main floor within 5 feet of both our smart TV and the gas fireplace with its metal exhaust pipe (the only other option was in the basement), and with both of us working upstairs and regularly on the 5G band, it sure seems like any of range, bandwidth, or interference could be our culprit, especially since this was never as much of an issue at the smaller condo. Just updated the firmware last night and fixed a mismatched time zone issue as well, but that hasn’t resolved our problems yet. And while we do have several connected devices (3 total laptops, 2 smartphones, 1 tablet, 1 smart TV, 1 smart thermostat), this isn’t exactly a fully “smart” home that would need the most high-end internet setup, as far as I can tell. I think I got overzealous writing my question and thus mislead you, because I have already read that and didn’t find my answer there, lol. My bad. Any routers you find here will likely work out well — it’s a matter of degrees depending on your situation. The main takeaway here is that speeds are consistent across the three locations. I also tried some stress tests running multiple speed tests at once, and received usable speeds throughout all of them. ASUS routers are impossible to find now. I am thinking that given my situation, a Mesh setup is probably best. It seems the Netgear extender isn’t really a Mesh network, even with the same SSID. They didn’t seem to hand off traffic as a device moved about the home.I am looking to upgrade my ISP service, and have Verizon FIOS fiber to the house. However, the ONT is outside the house, and (because I also get cable TV from them), Verizon uses the cable interface out of the ONT. Which Verizon then cross connects (still on the outside the house) to the Cox cable coax that was there previously. So, no outdoor ethernet cable in place. Thoughts? I really like the setup process for ASUS routers. You have a choice: either to configure using the ASUS Router mobile app or to use the web interface from a PC or laptop. Both methods are quite straightforward and do not require any special knowledge or skills. We are pretty bad making decisions like these and we don’t wanna experiment too much. We would really love your input. Thank you in advance. Reply

I have a reasonably large house (over 3k sq/ft) and have the router in the center of the house underneath a wood floor. It’s actually done a fine job of reaching outdoor Nest cameras, doorbels, etc. I haven’t had any issues until it started to fail.I was wondering what would you suggest knowing that the Ac1450 reaches about 80% of the distance I was hoping before I can no longer stream video.

As the standard is on the way out — Wi-Fi 6E has been available for a few years, and Wi-Fi 7 is on the horizon — those mentioned here are highly likely the final bests of their category. I’m looking to improve speed and stability throughout the home for 30+ devices, including 4 people needing to use Zoom simultaneously. ac data refers to: 40MHz / 256QAM on 2.4GHz band and 80MHz / 256QAM on 5GHz band. ax data refers to: 40MHz / 1024QAM on 2.4GHz band and 160MHz / 1024QAM on 5GHz band Taking a different approach to my original question, would a wired / cabled “mesh” of 3 identical dual-band routers as you suggest be preferable to a strong output tri-band router and 2 cheaper satellites / slaves , each of which is cabled directly to the master router ? (as per my original choice) Lastly I am confused about how the number of streams a router has will affect performance. Do I need as many streams as people concurrently using a virtual machine/gaming, so each person can have their own stable Mu-mimo channel? Do I need double for a fast enough signal for each person? Or is it all marketing?Hi Dong: Many Thanks for your always Great Great Insight, which you always have. I love your posts and articles and more than anything, I love that always try to answer every and all quesxtions to you. You Do An Excellent Job. WLAN (Wifi) standardy: Wi-Fi 1 (802.11a), Wi-Fi 2 (802.11b), Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)