ASUS RT-AX88U Pro (AX6000) Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Gaming Router, Dual 2.5G Ports, ASUS Rangeboost Plus, Port Forwarding, Subscription-Free Network Security, Instant Guard, VPN, AiMesh Compatible

The ASUS router has been an excellent upgrade for my home network. It’s fast, reliable, and packed with features that are perfect for more advanced setups. One of the standout features for me is VPN Fusion — it lets me route only specific devices or apps through a VPN while keeping others on the regular connection. That level of control is a huge win. However, while it does have built-in load balancing, I ran into issues when using it with multiple WAN connections. If one connection failed and the router switched over, it would temporarily expose my VPN traffic, which wasn’t ideal. That’s why I added a TP-Link ER605 in front of it to handle the WAN balancing. Now the ASUS sees just one stable line, and the VPN Fusion works perfectly 24/7 with no leaks or interruptions. Overall, this is a high-performance router that’s perfect for power users. The interface is clean, firmware updates are consistent, and it plays nicely with complex setups. Highly recommend! - Easy to setup - Great wifi range - Up to this date, Asus still the best router. - Asus VPN Fusion Option - Works great with OpenVPN and Wireguard - Dual WAN - Great!

Desde que se compró ha tenido diferencia de rendimiento con la versión que no es pro, que tuvimos que devolver por qué dejó de funcionar súbitamente, pero este su rango de alcance no es equiparable. Además que ha tenido problemas de rendimiento en cuanto la conexión de múltiples equipos. Dando velocidades inferiores a distancias medias.

I upgraded to this newer model Asus RT-AX88U Pro router from my older Asus RT-AC66U-B1 router model I have used for several years. I got the speed and feature improvements I was looking for - I got best results by installing the latest version of the Merlin firmware instead of the Asus firmware, I had use Merlin firmware successfully for years with the older router. My wifi signal level and speed thruout my house increased significantly, signal was about 12db stronger even at the farthest spots in my house with the RT-AX88U vs the older model and the speed was increased as well. I also use the router's USB 3.0 port with a fast flash drive (capable of 400MB/s R/W) for file serving of video files over my local network and I got the increased speed on that as well - especially since the RT-AX88U supports a 2.5Gbps ethernet connection to my newer PC that also has a 2.5Gbps ethernet port. So with that combo I was able to get file access to the USB flash drive plugged into the router via the local network with read speed about 180MB/s and write speed about 140MB/s. With the older router I got less than 40MB/s read and write speeds in comparison!

This router has been amazing! The setup was smooth, and the speed boost was immediately noticeable. We have multiple devices streaming, gaming, and doing schoolwork all at once, and it handles everything without lag. I really like the parental controls and security features they’re easy to use and give great peace of mind. The signal range is strong throughout the house, and the dual 2.5G ports make it even better for future-proofing. Definitely worth it if you want fast, reliable WiFi.

Have had this router for almost a year. It is not the newest or flashiest but does have an interesting combination of being the maturation point of WIFI 6 routers that are hardware compatible with the newer Wifi 7 product line which means that firmware upgrades will continue to be provided ... but you really want to upgrade to MERLINwrt from stock ASUSwrt. Merlin shares the same basic UI and enhances it out of the box. ASUSwrt rarely updates after stable release but MERLINwrt is an open source project based upon ASUSwrt being put in the public domain by ASUS. So Merlinwrt has more recent continuous updates and some more features. But the companion AMTM script installer blows the doors off when used with MERLINwrt. It adds the options for incredible features managed and displayed through the Webgui and ssh to get started. Mind blowing for a home router - more professional like features such as a local DNS resolving server (Unbound) to replace external ones such as Google or your ISP. This is a huge deal for safety, privacy, and speed up. It has the optional adblocker Diversity and major optional firewall enhancement Skynet. While these typically are found on larger Linux systems, they run well and fast in the router which after all is a rather complete embedded Linux computer. There are addition management and reporting tools available. The integration into the Webgui for reporting and control is simply awesome. You can really see what is going on such as on my router how Bulgaria keeps attacking the router which Skynet which keeps resisting. ASUSwrt is already the best router UI on the market, but MerlinWRT with addons knocks it out the park. That isn't a just a router - its an entire home network management system. You do have to be ssh literate to install the options through a well craft old school character interface but even vanilla MERLINwrt is worth the price of admission. I would never buy a non-ASUS router simply because of ASUSwrt --> MERLINwrt --> MERLINwrt + AMTM addons. For further details just Google for "merlinwrt' and "merlinwrt amtm" - don't leave home for the Internet without it!