Asus RT-AC88U

Name: Asus RT-AC88U
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 685146
Price: 182.99 EUR
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 9.2 (111 reviews)

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With 8 network ports, this router has 3 ports more than comparable routers.
This router has AiMesh, so you can connect multiple routers from Asus to each other to create a multi-room WiFi network.
This router supports Quality of Service and port forwarding, so it's suitable for gamers.
This router only supports WiFi 5, so your wireless internet is less stable than with WiFi 6 if you're online with many devices at the same time.
Depending on the size of your house, this router offers coverage on 1 or 2 floors. Choose multi-room WiFi for WiFi throughout your home.

Description

With the Asus RT-AC88U, you're certain to be able to process heavy network tasks, like streaming movies in 4K and online gaming, anywhere at home and without interruption. With the RT-AC88U, you'll equip your entire home with a rapid WiFi network for all your home automation products, your gaming PC, 4K TV, laptop, smartphone, or other WiFi devices. Its 8 network ports ensure sufficient connections for all your devices. To create a multi-room WiFi network, link multiple routers using AiMesh. This way, you can create a super fast WiFi network with a large range. Thanks to AiProtection, you can protect your home network against viruses and hackers.

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Manual(11.85 MB)
AC adapter
Network cable

Key specs

	Ethernet speed	Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
	Frequency bands	Simultaneous dual-band
	WiFi speed	AC3200
	Number of Ethernet ports	8
	Type router	WiFi router
	Number of stations	1
	Living situation	Large apartment, Small apartment, Student room

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Review is 9,2 out of 10.

Fast and user-friendly router

User interface
Possibilities
Logging and information
AiMesh is still beta (so be patient)

I would like to start with the user interface. That is really a step forward compared to my previous router. You can try it out for yourself here: http://ec2-54-202-251-7.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\:8080/TrafficAnalyzer_Statistic.asp It's a big step up from my Linksys E4200.

Let's start with the MAC filtering. I couldn't use it before because it was also applied to my guest access. Who would come up with something like that? When a guest comes I had to request his MAC address. Not so with this Asus. You just check that you don't want that, but that guests are also not allowed to have access to your intranet and that's it.
Guest access also works in the same way as with a normal WiFi: no portal site but just a WPA2 key. This is especially useful on a Smartphone (less hassle) and if your guests visit several times.
I also appreciate the logging. Before, all I knew was that there was a problem and that the internet was sometimes slow. Now I was able to find out within the day that there was a problem with the cable to my modem.
It is also possible to view the traffic per device, at application level (e.g. Youtube) and at user level and graphically displayed on a time scale. Very handy.
In addition, there are a lot of goodies such as QOS, device lists with IP and MAC address, port forwarding, WIFI channel selection, CPU and memory monitoring, etc... that work very intuitively.

Minuses:

Accessibility from outside with double NAT is something that is possible for people with just a little more experience. While many brands give the option to work through a portal, Asus uses DDNS. This is a method in which the router periodically passes its IP address to a DDNS server. With double NAT (if your router is behind another router from e.g. Telenet), the Asus router only knows the local IP address that it received from Telenet. That is not a public IP address and so DDNS does not work on it. You can do a port forwarding on the Telenet router and in this way still reach your router remotely (via HTTPS for security).
AiMesh is a new system to integrate multiple ASUS routers into a Mesh network. This was only announced in January this year at the CES fair. It works fine, but there are still some bugs to fix. If you put your router in AiMesh mode, the MAC filters (whitelisting) will become unusable: No device can connect to the router via WIFI, even if it is whitelisted. Without MAC filtering it works fine and you get 1 large network indoors that can cover all corners of the house.

Conclusion:

A top router for the ordinary user
For the slightly more advanced user: a lot of extra options.

Review by:
Dirk Osstyn
Date:
12 February 2018
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 8,8 out of 10.

great thing...

Bought because it was the best tested by the Consumers' Association. So also correct. Great thing and especially clear and clear operating interface on your screen. Not the cheapest, but cheap is always expensive.

Review by:
hmvos
Date:
17 February 2017
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Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Definitely recommended

Easy installation. Reach much better than my previous (older) Asus... Still a zone in the house (kitchen) that does not yet have an optimal strong reception (but already better than the previous router) In reviews it says that it can not hang against the wall.. is not true. There are holes under 2 rubber caps to hang this device. (just like previous router).

Review by:
Danny Van de Wynckel
Date:
9 June 2016
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Specifications

Product

Product
Product number	685146
Manufacturer code	90IG01Z0-BM3000
Brand	ASUS
Warranty	2 years
Processing of your defect	Carry-in warranty

General properties

General properties
	Type router	WiFi router
	Usage situation	Browsing and emails, Stream movies and music, Work from home
	Living situation	Large apartment, Small apartment, Student room
	Number of stations	1
	Can be expanded with extra stations

Network properties

Network properties
	Frequency bands	Simultaneous dual-band
	WiFi speed	AC3200
	2.4GHz band speed	1000 Mbit/s
	5GHz band speed	2167 Mbit/s
	Number of WiFi antennas	4
	Jumbo frame support

Wired network properties

Wired network properties
	Ethernet speed	Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
	Network connector
	Number of Ethernet ports	8
	PoE support
	USB port
	Type of USB port	Standard USB-A
	Number of USB ports	2

Mobile internet properties

Mobile internet properties
	Automatically switches to 3G/4G
	SIM card slot

Performance properties

Performance properties
	Quality of Service (QoS)
	MU-MIMMO
	Seamless roaming
	Beamforming
	Port forwarding
	LACP Link aggregation

Network security properties

Network security properties
	Parental controls
	WLAN security	WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
	Firewall
	Firewall type	NAT Firewall
	Guest network
	VPN server
	VPN client
	VPN passthrough

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Mounting possible
	Width	18 cm
	Height	29,9 cm
	Depth	8,3 cm
	Weight	950 g
	Color	Black, Red
	Material	Plastic

Power supply

Power supply
Power supply type	Power grid
Battery level indicator

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