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Asus RT-BE50

details: 3600Mbps Smart Home Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2025-05-10
updated: 2025-07-02
Elevate your smart home with dual-band Wi-Fi 7 speeds of up to 3600 Mbps and boosted coverage with AI-boosted Smart AiMesh technology. With next-gen ASUS advanced network technologies such as IoT Network, the RT-BE50 safeguard your network end-to-end, 24/7.

Multi-Link Operation (MLO) enables buffering-free connection by intelligently combining and switching between the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. ASUS RT-BE50 is built for the future of all WiFi 7 devices, regardless of the MLO mode they use.

The RT-BE50 supports ultrawide 160 MHz channels, delivering ultrafast data transfer rates, reduced latency, and enhanced performance for a smoother network experience.

Compared to 1024-QAM with WiFi 6/6E, 4096-QAM allows each signal to more densely incorporate larger amounts of data, delivering up to 20% more efficient data transmission.

RT-BE50 utilizes the power of WiFi 7 MLO into next-gen AiMesh technology, delivering wider coverage, a more stable and secure network and a feature-rich network experience – all under one network name for your entire smart home.

The RT-BE50 includes one 2.5G WAN port for high-speed entertainment, home offices, and fast ethernet backhaul.

ASUS Smart Home Master subnetwork management streamlines the process of creating or connecting to dedicated subnet via SSIDs with advanced features like parental controls and VPNs.

Advanced family protection and parental controls empower you to cultivate a balanced digital life for you and your kids, all without subscriptions.

The intuitive interface of the ASUS Router mobile app makes managing your network simple on your smartphone. Simply follow the on-screen directions, and you will be up and running in no time!
 
 
 
 RT-BE50 Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 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
 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
 Routing Protocols: IGMP Multicast (RFC 1112)
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 3600 Mbps (Wi-Fi 5)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E - 6GHz)
802.11be (Wi-Fi 7)
 Wifi security/authentication: WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
WPA3
 WiFi modes: Access point
Wireless bridge (PtP)
Repeater mode
 external antenna(s): 4
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 MU-MIMO: yes
 Beamforming: yes
 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, keyword/content filtering
 Device Management
 Alternate Admin URL: http://www.asusrouter.com
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Mobile App
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Configuration backup/restore: yes
 Event log: yes
 Diagnostic functions: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 256 Mb
 Flash Memory: 128 Mb
 IPv6 support: yes
 Links
 Product page: https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-serv...

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