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Asus RT-BE86U

details: BE6800 Dual Band WiFi 7 Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2024-08-29
updated: 2024-11-26
The RT-BE86U boasts dual-band WiFi 7 technology, achieving blazing-fast speeds of up to 6800 Mbps, ensuring seamless streaming, gaming and data-intensive tasks.

The RT-BE86U unleashes the full potential of the ultrawide 160 MHz channels, delivering fast data transfer rates, reduced latency, and enhanced performance for a smoother network experience.

Multi-Link Operation (MLO) enables buffering-free connection by intelligently combining and switching between the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

The RT-BE86U comes with a 10G port and four 2.5G ports that combine for up to 20G of blistering WAN and LAN capacity. Advanced network configurations are made easy with Multi-WAN auto detection, convenient mobile tethering backup via USB and powerful VLAN controls.

Stay connected anytime with convenient USB 4G LTE and 5G mobile tethering, even during internet outages or on the go.

The ASUS RT-BE86U features a specially crafted heat dissipation design that seamlessly blends with its sleek aesthetics. The strategically placed black heat sink on the front cover not only enhances the router's visual appeal but also ensures optimal cooling performance.

RT-BE86U harnesses the power of WiFi 7 and next-gen AiMesh technology to deliver wider coverage, a more stable and secure network and a feature-rich network experience – all under one network name for your entire smart home.

ASUS Guest Network Pro streamlines the process of creating or connecting to dedicated SSIDs or VLANs with advanced features like IoT Device and instant VPN connections that are easy to set up.
 
 
 
 RT-BE86U Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $393
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 2
WAN ports can act as LAN ports as well; 2 USB ports for 3G/4G USB modems
 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 ports is USB 2.0; for storage devices and 3G/4G USB modems
 USB port type: USB 3.2
 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: 6800 Mbps (Wi-Fi 7)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
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
RADIUS authentication
Wireless MAC Address filtering
 WiFi modes: Access point
Wireless bridge (PtP)
Repeater mode
 external antenna(s): 3
 Antenna gain: 1 dBi
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): 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, keyword/content filtering, date/time scheduling
 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: 1024 Mb
 Flash Memory: 256 Mb
 IPv6 support: 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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