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Asus RT-AX59U

details: AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 AiMesh Router
hardware type: Mesh Wireless
date added: 2023-02-22
updated: 2023-03-01
Experience fast and reliable WiFi all around your smart home with the RT-AX59U WiFi 6 router.
The router delivers up to 4,200 Mbps speed.

The quad-core CPU and the WiFi 6 technology give it up to 4X more capacity for more devices. With support for 160 MHz channel bandwidth, it delivers 3X faster speeds and more reliable connectivity for all your high-bandwidth activities. The improved data transmission efficiency also reduces power consumption by up to 7X for better battery life of your devices.

With ASUS AiMesh technology, it's easy to combine multiple AiMesh-compatible ASUS routers to create a whole-home WiFi network with centralized control. You can even use a single SSID for your entire home or office network, with seamless coverage and dead zone elimination.

In addition to gigabit WAN and LAN ports, the RT-AX59U also comes with two USB ports for home media servers, easier file sharing, printer sharing and NAS storage. As a bonus, the RT-AX59U can provide backup network access when your internet services are inaccessible. You can set the USB port as a backup WAN by connecting it to a 4G/5G USB modem, or use your Android phone as a mobile hotspot.

The foot stand can also serve as a wall-mount bracket for hassle-free installation.

Enjoy secure VPN connections to your favorite streaming services or games with the RT-AX59U. Through both the ASUS Router app and the web interface, you can easily manage your VPN connections, including OpenVPN and WireGuard, to meet more of your VPN scenarios. You can also run both a VPN and an ordinary internet connection simultaneously with VPN Fusion, without interfering with the browsing experience of other users.

For remote workers, the built-in VPN features of the ASUS RT-AX59U provide quick and encrypted connections to corporate networks, without needing to install VPN software on each device.

The RT-AX59U takes the pain out of managing your home network. It's easy to set up and keep an eye on what's happening, via the intuitive ASUS Router mobile app or the web interface. There's even more for you to explore, including complete VPN settings, parental control features, visualized connection diagnostics and much more.
 
 
 
 RT-AX59U Features
 General
 Availability: announced
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
 WAN port(s) type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 3
 LAN ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 USB port(s): 2
one of the USB ports is USB 2.0 (for 3G/4G USB modems, printers and storage devices)
 USB port type: USB 3.2
 Auto-failover connection: yes
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 Port triggering: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 QoS: yes
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 4200 Mbps (Wi-Fi 6)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11a (Wi-Fi 2)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
 Wifi security/authentication: WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
WPA3
RADIUS authentication
Wireless MAC Address filtering
 WiFi modes: Access point
Repeater mode
 internal antenna(s): 5
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 MIMO: yes
 MU-MIMO: yes
 Beamforming: yes
 Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 Simultaneous Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec server: yes
 IPSec passthrough: yes
  L2TP
 L2TP client: yes
 L2TP passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP server: yes
 PPTP client: yes
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 Filtering: Domain/URL blocking, packet filtering, keyword/content filtering, date/time scheduling
 Device Management
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Mobile App
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Configuration backup/restore: yes
 Event log: yes
 Diagnostic functions: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 512 Mb
 Flash Memory: 128 Mb
 IPv6 support: yes
 Print Server: yes
 Links
 Product page: https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-serv...
 Quick Install Guide: https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wirel...

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