Asus RT-AC51U Review

Dual-band wireless router with ASUS AiCloud, Robust control, optimization with ASUSWRT and Dual-band connectivity for compatibility and performance.

By Andreas Last updated Mai 18, 2022

ASUS RT-AC51U Dual-band Wireless router offers you both a quick wireless rate and great worth to update your home system to the most recent 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology nowadays. Encounter simultaneous dual-band connection and revel in 300 Mbps acceleration on the two 2.4 GHz frequency or more to 433 Mbps in 5 GHz band.

The easy-to-use ASUSWRT graphical interface unlocks the energy of RT-AC51U giving robust control to optimize your network for you personally. Powered by 5th era Wi-Fi (5G Wi-Fi), the 802.11ac chipset provides RT-AC51U faster wifi speeds than N technology. At 2.4 GHz, it reaches 300 Mbps, while on the 5GHz band it blazes to 433 Mbps.

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Specifications

Network Standard
IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IPv4, IPv6
Product Segment
AC750 complete AC performance : 300+433 Mbps
Coverage
Medium homes
Data Rate
802.11a : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps
802.11b : 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
802.11g : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps
802.11n: up to 300 Mbps
802.11ac: up to 433 Mbps
Antenna
External 5 dBi antenna x 2
Internal PCB antenna x 1
Transmit/Receive
MIMO technology
2.4 GHz 2 x 2
5 GHz 1 x 1
Memory
8 MB Flash
64 MB RAM
Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Encryption
64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, Radius with 802.1x, WPS support
Firewall & Access Control
Firewall：SPI intrusion detection
Access control：Guest access, Parental control, Network service filter, URL/Port filter
VPN Support
PPTP server
OpenVPN server
PPTP client
L2TP client
OpenVPN client
WAN Connection Type
Internet connection type: Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP
Dual Link support
Multicast Proxy support
Ports
RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT for LAN x 4
USB 2.0 x 1
Features
SmartQoS
– WMM
– User-definable rules for IP/MAC/Port
– Upload and download bandwidth management
– ACK/SYN/FIN/RST/ICMP with the highest priority
Parental Control
Guest Network: 2.4 GHz x 3, 5 GHz x 3
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
IPTV support
Button
WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button
LED Indicator
USB x 1
LAN x 1
Wi-Fi x 1
WAN x 1
Power x 1
Power Supply
AC Input: 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
DC Outpu: 12 V with max. 1 A current
OS Support
Windows® 10
Windows® 8.1
Windows® 8
Windows® 7
Windows® Vista
Windows® 2000
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
Android^TM
Dimensions
189 x 129 x 36 ~ mm (WxDxH) (Without Bezel)
Weight
Package Content
．RT-AC51U Wireless-AC750 Cloud Router
．RJ-45 Cable
．Power Adapter
．Quick Start Guide
．Warranty Card
．Support CD (User manual & Utility software)
Operation mode
Wireless router mode
Access point mode

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