Asus RT-AC56U Review

The Asus RT-AC56U (RT-AC56U) router released in 2013. It really is driven by Broadcom BCM4708 @ 800 MHz chipsets, 256 MB RAM, and 128 MB flash. The AC1200 router works with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards, and the utmost velocity that you could get with RT-AC56U is usually 300 + 867 Mbps.

The Guest network is really a useful feature of the RT-AC56U router that creates another network for guests. It has 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0 slot(s).

The RT-AC56U router has 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports.

#	Image	Details
1		ASUS RT-AC56U Wireless AC1200 Gigabit Router (Renewed)	Amazon.com
2		ASUS AC1200 5th Gen Dual-Band Wireless RT-AC56U Gigabit Router	Amazon.com

Specifications

• Network Standard
  IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11e, IPv4, IPv6
• Product Segment
  AC1200 enhanced AC performance : 300+867 Mbps
• Coverage
  Medium homes
• Data Rate
  802.11n : up to 300 Mbps
  802.11ac : up to 867 Mbps
• Transmit/Receive
  MIMO technology
  2.4 GHz 2 x 2
  5 GHz 2 x 2
• Memory
  128 MB Flash
  256 MB RAM
• Operating Frequency
  2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
• Encryption
  64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise , WPA2-Enterprise , Radius with 802.1x, WPS support
• Firewall & Access Control
  Firewall：SPI intrusion detection,DoS protection
  Access control：Parental control, Network service filter, URL filter, Port filter
• Management
  UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Virtual Server, DMZ, Universal Repeater, System Event Log
• WAN Connection Type
  Internet connection type : Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP
  WAN Bridge support
  Multicast Proxy support
  Multicast Rate Setting support
• Ports
  RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 4
  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
  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 Switch, Wireless on/off Button
• LED Indicator
  Power x 1
  LAN x 1
  WAN x 1
  USB x 2
  Wi-Fi 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
  147 x 205 x 66 ~ mm (WxHxD)
• Weight
  406 g
• Package Content
  1 x RT-AC56U Dual Band Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router
  1 x RJ-45 cable
  1 x Power adapter
  1 x Warranty card
  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