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Asus RT-AX88U

details: AX6000 Dual Band 802.11ax WiFi Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2018-01-09
updated: 2020-02-22
The RT-AX88U supports 802.11ax WiFi standard for better efficiency and throughput. It provides 6000Mbps WiFi speed to handle even the busiest network with ease.

The router has 4 antennas + 8 LAN ports to support more clients at the same time.

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This router is compatible with ASUS AiMesh WiFi system for seamless whole-home coverage.
 
 
 
 RT-AX88U Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $284
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
2 USB ports for 3G/4G USB modems
 WAN port(s) type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 8
 LAN ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 USB port(s): 2
for printers, storage devices and 3G/4G USB modems
 USB port type: USB 3.1
 Router
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 Port triggering: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 DNS proxy: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Routing Protocols: IGMP Multicast (RFC 1112)
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 6000 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: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
 WiFi modes: Access point
Wireless bridge (PtP)
 external antenna(s): 4
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 MU-MIMO: yes
 Beamforming: yes
 Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 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
 Device Management
 Administration: Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Event log: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 1024 Mb
 Flash Memory: 256 Mb
 IPv6 support: yes
 NTP client: yes
 Print Server: yes
 Links
 Product page: https://www.asus.com/Networking/RT-AX88U...
 Manual: https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wirel...

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