Asus RT-AC68U Review
Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Router, AiMesh for mesh wifi system, AiProtection network security powered by Trend Micro, Adaptive QoS and Parental Control.
The ASUS RT-AC68U includes a dual-core processor that eliminates the performance drops that plague other routers. RT-AC68U helps combined dual-band information rates as high as 1900Mbps. 1300 Mbps 802.11ac in 5 GHz provides Gigabit wireless data rates, whilst Broadcom® TurboQAM™ technology super-costs 2.4 GHz 802.11n performance from 450 Mbps to 600 Mbps with suitable devices.
The RT-AC68U also features double USB ports for file, printers and 3G/4G modems sharing and a USB 3.0 slot for ten times quicker information transfers than USB 2.0. ExclusiveASUS AiCloud transforms your house networking into your individual cloud for simple streaming and discussing to smartphones, PCs, and tablets.
Specifications
- Network Standard
IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IPv4, IPv6
- Product Segment
AC1900 ultimate AC performance: 600+1300 Mbps
- Coverage
Large homes
- Data Rate
802.11n: up to 450 Mbps
802.11n TurboQAM: up to 600 Mbps
802.11ac: up to 1300 Mbps - Antenna
External 4 dBi antenna x 3
- Transmit/Receive
MIMO technology
2.4 GHz 3 x 3
5 GHz-1 3 x 3 - Memory
128 MB Flash
256 MB RAM - Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
- Encryption
64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPS support
- Firewall & Access Control
Firewall：SPI intrusion detection, DoS protection
Access control：Parental control, Network service filter, URL filter, Port filter - Management
UPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Universal Repeater, System Event Log
- WAN Connection Type
Internet connection type: Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP
Multicast Proxy support
Multicast Rate Setting support - Ports
RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 4, RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1
USB 2.0 x 1
USB 3.0 x 1 - Features
Airtime Fairness
Adaptive QoS
AiProtection
Parental Control
Guest Network: 2.4 GHz x 3, 5 GHz x 3
VPN server: IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server
VPN client : PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client
Mac OS Backup
Enhanced media server (AiPlayer app compatible)
– Image: Jpeg
– Audio: mp3, WMA, wav, pcm, mp4, lpcm, Ogg
– Video: asf, Avi, Divx, Mpeg, mpg, ts, VOB, WMV, Mkv, mov
AiCloud personal cloud service
3G/4G data sharing
Printer Server
– Multifunctional printer support (Windows only)
– LPR protocol support
Download Master
– Support bt, nzb, Http, ed2k
– Support encryption, DHT, PEX and magnet link
– Upload and download bandwidth control
– Download scheduling
AiDisk file server
– Samba and FTP server with account management
Dual WAN
IPTV support
Roaming Assist - Button
WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button, Wireless on/off Button
- LED Indicator
Power x 1
Wi-Fi x 2
LAN x 4
WAN x 1
USB x 2 - Power Supply
AC Input: 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
DC Output: 19 V with max. 1.75 A current - OS Support
Windows® 10
Windows® 8.1
Windows® 8
Windows® 7
Windows® Vista
Windows® 2000
Windows® ME
Windows® XP
Windows® Server 2003
Windows® Server 2008
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X 10.5
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X
Linux Kernel (Support Ubuntu only)
Linux - Dimensions
220 x 83.3 x 160 ~ mm (WxDxH) (Without Bezel)
- Weight
- Package Content
1 x RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router
1 x RJ-45 cable
1 x Power adapter
1 x QSG
1 x Support CD(user manual and ultility) - Operation mode
Wireless router mode
Range extender mode
Access point mode
Media bridge mode
Pros
Topped our rate and range checks within 802.11ac mode.
Advanced features fitted to small businesses.
Clear, polished user administration interface.
Cons
Very little benefit more than previous models for networks with just 802.11n wireless customers.
Zero automatic notification of new firmware.
Non-removable stand.
