ASUS RT-BE92U WiFi 7 Router - Tri-Band (6GHz), 9.7 Gbps, x2 WAN, Mesh

I bought this unit because I already have an Asus AIMESH setup using Arris modem, it was working great for Comcast 1g plan; however, I recently upgraded to their 1.3g and the Arris modem can only support up to 1g, I can configure Lan aggregation with both model and router, but it barely gets over 1g because the overhead associated with this set up. With Xfinity's recent promotion of their gateway and unlimited data bundle, I took the plunge and signed up for that, I basically get their XB8 gateway for free. So, my setup is to use Xfinity XB8 in bridge mode (disable their router), and use Asus BE92u+AX86u as a mesh combo unit. This combination works fine for me, I am getting the line speed at the router of 1.3-1.5g, and stability seems to be good for the week or so I have the new set up, the other important benefit is my network is 2.5g from router to switch to all the wired device, it is fast enough to cover all the basics. There is a bit of challenge when set up Xfinity XB8 as a bridge, it initially did not pass the DHCP IP address to the router, therefore you get no Internet from the router side, to solve this issue, I asked Grok AI, and it provided detailed solution (set clone MAC address from a working laptop connected to the XB8) which solved the problem. All in all, the unit BE92U is stable, I am using Merlin latest firmware, I am happy if my purchase.

It works beautifully. Sadly at the 6 week mark it started acting up. Absolutely nothing was changed or updated just acted up. Hard reset nothing, merlin side, any firmware, nothing. Today! New firmware April 1st 2026 from Asus. Does not correct it. Yes even hard reset after the latest firmware. :/ 5 and 6 ghz works but not at its full potential anymore. 2.4 just doest exist, won't broadcast. But for sure a very respectable strong router. Was very stable with almost 30 home devices. Yes the pic results are tested thru wifi not wired.

I bought the ASUS RT-BE92U expecting a major upgrade for my fiber connection, but it is consistently worse than the BGW320-500 router provided by my ISP (AT&T). In real-world testing, this WiFi 7 beast delivers less than half the speed at the same distance as the ISP router. Where I used to get 600Mbps, I am now struggling to hit 200Mbps. Even more frustrating, I am the only 6GHz network in my area, so there is absolutely no overlap or congestion like you find on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, yet the performance is still abysmal. Even on this "clean" 6GHz lane, the speeds do not come close to the ISP router. Sitting right next to the unit with only one device connected, my ISP box hits 900Mbps while the ASUS caps out at 400Mbps at best. The hardware and software compatibility is equally disappointing. I updated the drivers on my laptop and used an iPhone 16 Pro Max with WiFi 7, yet neither device could reach the "crazy" speeds promised on the box. I even tried manually creating a dedicated network with 6GHz to isolate the signal, but I still ran into the same issues of getting half the speed of my old setup. Finally, the app layout is kind of "jank" and unpolished. It actually did not provide the same level of customizability as the ISP’s web GUI. I believe that if you wait a bit more this router will get better and be able to be good, but right now I would just wait or if you want to be an early adopter look for a more expensive one. You kind of get what you pay for. If you have high-speed fiber, stick with the "free" box for now. This is currently an expensive, buggy mess. TLDR Coverage: Awful Value for money: Okay * Ease of Use: Good Ease of Setup: Okay ** Customization Options: Okay ** Streaming capability: Okay ** * : Value for money is a little subjective here depending on if you get it on sale or not. You do get what you pay for, but at this point with the software issues you really don't. ** : If they can fix their software issues these can move up to good or amazing

After reading the bad reviews and seeing the high unit return rate, I decided to take the risk. I installed an ASUS BE92U/BE 9700 to replace an old ASUS RT AC86U. My goal was to provide a stronger signal and the newer and faster 6G in the home "Mesh". I have four ASUS routers connected by wire (1G Ethernet) to cover the 4000 SQ ft area of a ranch house including an outdoor pool area. The size/shape and type of construction (brick/cement) required more routers than normally needed. I have had very good experience with these ASUS routers, the older model units has been in service in this attic for 10 years , surviving heat in the summer and cold in the winter. So with that kind of record, I felt the ASUS product deserved a try. After installation in the Attic for 5 days it survived a couple of 90 degree (F) days, and worked well. Suddenly, on a subsequent cooler day with 80 degree temperature high - the unit went offline, and the Gateway (an RT-AXE7800) stopped broadcasting any WIFI signal. A power cycle reboot did not recover operation of the gateway. So all units were factory reset, and I added each node back, one by one. Coincidently, an update for the BE92U came out (July 4?) while was restoring operation, so I installed the new update. The mesh had been operating for 7 days with ASUS BE92U as node in the mesh.

I've been using this router for about a week. I bought this router to replace my old but reliable Netgear R7000 router that I have been using over about 10 years and is no longer supported. I wanted a router that is faster, secure, reliable, and supports the latest Wi-Fi frequencies and protocols. I didn't think I needed a mesh system for my two-story house as my Netgear R7000 was able to cover the area sufficiently. I researched different brands and routers and decided that this router fit my criteria including support for Wi-Fi 7. I don't mind paying a bit more for quality and expandability in the long run as I tend to buy better quality products and keep them for years. With the router, I'm using one PC computer and two other devices connected by ethernet and over a dozen WI-FI devices. The router software offers more configuration options than my old router. The router software was surprisingly easy to set up and configure. I am using the built-in firewall, IPv6, QoS, and other features without a problem. I was a bit disappointed about the depth of the documentation. When you click on the help icon on a router configuration page, it takes you to a "FAQ" page that has some basic documentation relating to the configuration you are viewing. It defaults to a non-US page and asks me if I want to connect to the US site each time. The depth of the documentation is not as detailed and structured as I'd expect and I had to do a search for specific items, but I found enough details to help me configure what I needed. The router has been reliable so far. I applied the latest firmware patch during setup. I have not had the 100% CPU utilization problem reported by others. If you check the latest ASUS firmware patch for the router, you'll see they mention this CPU issue is fixed. I had an initial problem connecting to a couple old 2.4Ghz devices on another floor of our house. After looking at the quick start documentation, the far left and right antennas of the four should be pointing outward at a 45-degree angle. I configured that and the multi-floor coverage seemed to improve. I have also not had a problem reported by some with the router rebooting on its own, not once and I would be notified by our alarm system if the WI-FI connection went down. I'm happy to know that I can add another mesh router if necessary. I'm an avid FPS PC (e.g, CoD) gamer and find the router speed to be sufficient. The upload speed of this router is about twice as fast than my old router. The free ASUS router app works well with my router. I can monitor and configure everything via the app. I also use the browser interface for configuration. I even tried the "Instant Guard" personal VPN that tunnels through my router, and it worked fine. I like how this support is included with the router, and I don't have to pay a yearly subscription fee as with Netgear. Overall, I'm happy with my ASUS router upgrade and recommend it. I think all the features including WI-FI 7 support will give me a router that will hopefully reliably last for many years.

So far so good! I got this for my home network wanted something full-featured without the subscriptions. My previous device would stutter and take a while for the decent picture when watching youtube and netflix. I hooked this up behind my ISP firewall (currently doublenatting) and notice the speeds are great I can stream music, while wife on video conference call and I can run a speed test with my phone all at the same time with no interruptions! My last firewall would stutter when I launched a new application from another device on occasion. I like that I can check status from my phone. I just set this up a few minutes ago so still playing with the settings. I did have an issue not able to log into the device after I changed the Wifi Password, should not be related but affected my login. I had to power cycle the device and then it all came back. I am using the USB port by connecting it to a spare 4 tb Hard Drive where I keep my music and back up files. So far everything is working well. Wi-fi speeds are decent. Most of my gear runs wifi 6 and MIMO, backwards compatibility is not an issue.. I have not tested any of the filters. The wall mount a bit flimsy but it works but hard to hide the wires, Wish the USB port was at a different angle, so it does not push the bottom out when mounted on the wall.. I worked for 24 years with Cisco network devices and firewalls, this was easy to set up, has a help on each menu and a setup wizard. It then lets you go pretty granular into the settings. I think they did a nice job on this one. Asus is from Taiwan not mainland China so hopefully it does not leak data.

I don't understand all the bad reviews. Install was fairly quick and easy to get it up and running. 10 minutes and that was with the firmware update. I bypassed my Starlink router which is only at wifi 5 and installed this Asus BE92U wifi 7 since our cell phones are wifi 7 and our tablets are 6e and TV are wifi 6. No more bottle necks in our wifi now and getting a constant 250 to 300 mbps even 80 feet away to the other end of the house. Monday when my Asus ROG STRIK GS-BE18000 gets here I'll make these 2 BE92Us my AiMesh nodes. I only have the one BE92U going now just so I can have wifi 6 and 7 till I get the GS-BE18000 installed as the main router tomorrowor the next day. These 2 BE92Us will serve as Aimesh nodes going to the 2 story barn/upstairs game room. Without these nodes in the system and only using the 1 RT-BE92U as a temporary main router by itself I'm still getting 90 maps out there. The RT-BE92U work exceptionally well. Starlink only supplies around 300 mbps speeds so now I'm getting it. With Starlink wifi router I was only able to get a range of 50 to 150 mbps speeds and it bottle necked all the time. No bottle necking now. Don't believe all these bad reviews like I've read. UPDATE: Got my Asus ROG STRIX GS-BE18000 router and placed the 2 Asus RT-BE92Us into the AiMesh node role as planned. The entire wifi 7 setup is working flawless! I'm using the nodes wireless and still getting full speed everywhere. Getting 90 plus mbps at my burn pit that's 540 feet from my main router! From my router to my burn pit there are only a few trees so that could be the reason, but still exceptional range. I still don't understand the negative reviews and can only think its do to improper setup and/or incomparable devices. I highly recommend this setup!!! UPDATE: 11-20-2025 The new Asus system is working flawlessly as designed. Even though I updated the firmware at time of initial install I received a notification that a software update was available for my main Router the Asus ROG STRIX GS-BE18000 which I did. Yesterday got a notification of a firmware update for both my AiMesh nodes the Asus RT-BE92Us and I updated them also. The coverage of my system has been amazing, stretching way past 500 feet covering my entire 5 acre front yard. Impressive, lso at handling all my various devices without delay. The entire network system has been working flawlessly streaming 4k on 4 smart TVs at once and gaming play on the Playstation 5 all at once. Nothing I could have ever attempted on the 2nd gen Starlink router. I have seen speeds of 400 mbps and 45 upload are common now when before with the Starlink Gen 2 router was doing good to see 100 mbps. I feel like we have moved into the 22nd century now!

Avoid this router if you plan to use MLO or AiMesh. The latest firmware (August 2026) still appears to have unresolved issues when MLO is enabled (kernel crash, 100% cpu usage). Even with MLO disabled, stationary Wi-Fi 7 laptops frequently disconnect and reconnect as AiMesh makes bad roaming decisions between 5ghz and 6ghz bands. For a Wi-Fi 7 router marketed around MLO and mesh capabilities, this level of instability is disappointing. I would wait for further firmware improvements before considering this router.

Excelente producto Cumple su función

very nice the vpn from sharksurf is compatable and good

Here’s my review. I purchased one open box to replace my Bell modem as I switched to EBOX Internet. The Nokia Becon 3.1 is terrible. You have to be right beside it to get full speed. The moment you move to a different room or floor you lose 50-70 percent speed. It does not penetrate through floors or walls well. Even though it shows full signal. After doing research I came across this router open box deal. I purchased 1 to start. Placed it in the same spot as the Nokia router. Did my speed test again and the speeds only dropped 20 percent going to the 2nd floor. Speed penetrates through walls and floors much stronger than the Nokia router. However. I want to utilize the full speed on 6ghz on all floors which is where the other 2 routers come in open box and added 1 to each floor. I now how full 6ghz speed throughout the entire house. Once you have the entire mesh system setup and begin adding devices. If you have a smart home with 40+ switches, camera, HomePods, it’s important to name them as you connect to the internet in the ASUS app. Because to fully utilize the system it’s important to bind each device to the router you want to lock it to prevent roaming to a weaker signal. Another thing I noticed. Each open box had someone else’s wifi setup to a single network. It combines all 3 bands into 1 network. I don’t recommend this because you won’t utilize full speed at times it will connect to 2.4 ghz instead of 5 or 6 which makes it very slow. For the price. You can’t go wrong with this mesh setup. Another thing to add. If you are with EBOX. Completely disconnect unplug and put back in the box the crappy Nokia beacon. You can’t even disable the wifi it’s annoying. Connect main fibre modem directly into the ASUS router and setup PPPOE information in the ASUS web gui. I currently have 58 devices connected and my ram utilization is 69-71% these are future proof ai nodes. In the future when it’s time to upgrade the main unit to a 4x4 mimo. It will still utilize full wifi 7 speeds as ai nodes. This router is 2x2 mimo on 5ghz and 6ghz 3x3 for 2.4ghz ideal for smart home devices. Best bang for your buck right now With my internet speed capped at 1gbps it doesn’t make sense to purchase a high end router yet.

I have to return the router as its connectivity is extremely unstable in my case. My situation: I live in a stacked townhouse (two floors) with Bell 3 Gbps service; I have 5-6 devices, non of which can support Wifi 7 (best can do Wifi 6E). I use the router as AP to enhance wifi coverage and get my place ready for any future wifi 7 device. The router's signal is strong enough to cover my entire home (when it works) but my phone and computer would frequently lose connection without any reason, particularly when I resume my phone/pc, change location from the first floor (where the router is) to the second, or start a heavy load downloading/uploading. I have to reconnect wifi multiple times a day; the speed is better when newly connected but gets worse as I use. I tried troubleshooting and did some research. With this router, many have complained about similar problems and warned that tri-band/wifi 7 is very new and still requires constant improvement. I've also tried different setup, e.g., turn off wifi 7 mode, turn off roaming assistant... to improve stability, but the problem persisted. So be ware of the challenges embracing new technologies.

Una basura, muy descepcionado de ASUS con este router, falla a cada rato, se desconfigura, no fucniona como ai-mesh