AC1900 Wireless Dual Band (5GHz + 2.4GHz) Gigabit Wi-Fi Router [RT-AC68U] Ultra-Fast 802.11ac 1900 Mbps Speed, 5X Gigabit LAN Ports, Broadcam TurboQAM Wi-Fi Acceleration, AiProtection Security

I purchased this router in August of 2015. I am using the stock firmware (updated). Since purchasing it, I've had very few issues (which I'll go over later). Setup was quick and easy. I literally plugged my cable modem in, along with the machines I wanted wired into the network and it worked. Very little setup was involved. For the wired network, I have 2 PCs wired in, a Xbox One, and a Playstation 4. Connecting wirelessly, I have multiple cell phones, a tablet, a smart thermostat (Ecobee3), a laptop, a PS3, a wireless printer, and an Xbox 360. At no point have I had network disconnects occur due to the router. It has handled all network traffic lightning quick like a champ. I live in an 850 sq ft single story house. The router is centrally located, and I have found that I can still connect via the wireless from across the street. Mind you, this is with the transmission power turned down (more on this later also). I've been very impressed by this router. Especially since I upgraded from an old school Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router (WRT54GL) due to my router not being able to handle the bandwidth that a modern cable provider provides. Using the stock firmware, it is highly customizable. Despite being highly customizable, it is simple enough for the average user to be able to setup without needing advanced tech support. The only issue that I had with this router was connecting my HP Photosmart wireless printer to the wireless network. Changing out my old router for the new one and going through the setup, it seemed like it should be a simple affair. It was not, and it took me months to figure out that I needed to 1) Buy a USB cord (A-Male to B-Male) 2) Hook the printer up to my PC using this cord, and then install the HP software. The router administration pages made it seem like this wasn't needed and that I just needed to download the ASUS software. Had I looked at the HP documentation instead of the ASUS documentation, I probably would've been fine. All in all, the issue was mainly on me. I will say that ASUS's documentation was a bit misleading (in my opinion). I can't fault the router for that though, so no stars have been taken off. Transmission power: Earlier in the review, I stated that the range on this router is pretty strong despite me turning down the transmission power. Some would ask "Why would you turn down the transmission power? Doesn't that hurt the range or signal?". In my opinion, the default settings for this router's transmission power is excessive. For those not in the know, transmit power is a unit of power measured in milliwatts for the transmitter. The higher the power, the more milliwatts being used by the transmitter. Now, think of your average car. Would you want to put stronger fuel in it than what is needed and recommended for your use? What would happen if you continually used fuel that is stronger than what you needed? The short answer is: Nothing good. The long answer: You would be cutting the lifespan, along with the reliability. You *may* see a temporary increase in performance, or you may see a decrease because you pushed things too hard. You are more likely to see issues the higher the level you push things. All in all, I recommend testing different transmit power levels. I seriously would recommend cutting your transmit power down to fit only what you need it to, and not increasing it beyond the defaults. Those that have reported short lifespans of their router, transmitters dying, or overheating most likely left the settings on default or raised them even higher. If you want this router to last a long time, cut the transmit power down. Updated review: It's now been about 5 - 6 years with this router and it's going strong still. I now have my laptop hardwired along with a PS4 and Xbox Series X. I'm on a 800 Mbps data plan with Xfinity (using my own modem) and consistently will get speeds over 900 Mbps at times (wired). Speeds aren't as strong over wireless, but I also have *a lot* of noise in the house (Philips Hue bulbs, Nest front door camera, smart locks, tons of Google / Alexa devices, along with other wireless cameras, etc.). I am now in a house that's a bit larger (1,057 sq ft with a basement) and the range still works throughout the house and the yard. This router is a workhorse! I've upped the transmission power a little bit (to the default settings), but I don't think it really was needed. I will say that I wasn't getting my full speeds for awhile due to not having the right settings. As with any router that you own, this can be a factor in your speeds - so if you're not getting the promised speeds hardwired to your router (but are getting them hardwired to your modem), it's time to do some troubleshooting. All in all, despite the numerous other routers available since this one came out, I still highly recommend this one due to it being such a workhorse.

I've had the Asus RT-AC68U for a year and a few months so far, upgraded from a $50 linksys router and I gotta say - for your home router DO NOT cheap out. We always had disconnection issues with the old linksys and although we've had a few disconnections here and there with the ASUS at first - after using the custom asuswrt-merlin firmware we haven't had a single problem since (found out later the disconnections were due to something with our ISP but a firmware update helped fix the problem, something to do with making too many DHCP requests if I remember correctly). If you're good enough with computers to login to a router's control panel and change some settings then you'll have no problem using this router and custom firmware. Merlin firmware adds features, fixes bugs, it's so good that ASUS even implemented some of the changes and bug fixes this guy made. I bought a 3TB USB hard drive and plugged it into the router, now I have a shared files folder for anyone in the house to use. Handy for sharing videos, music, documents. You can set up an FTP server, samba server, itunes, media server. I have it set up so in the house I can load up an app on my phone and access my whole 100 gigabyte music collection. You can also set it up to remotely access your files from the internet, as well as using asus's free dynamic dns service - but I haven't done so yet. The security features and QoS features are also great. When I first bought the router it didn't have this trend micro stuff, it's a more recent addition which shows that even after over a year new features are being added to this highly customizable piece of hardware. With AiProtection Network Protection turned on you can block malicious websites (which it has blocked a few already) and it can also check the router configuration for possible exploits as well as blocking infected devices from the network. Just another layer of protection and enabling all these extra features hasn't slowed down the network as far as I can tell. With Adaptive QoS enabled you can set it up to automatically prioritize gaming, video streaming, web browsing or whatever you like. For example if someone is downloading a big file and you're in the middle of playing an online game, it will prioritize your game over everything else so it won't slow down your game as much. Before on our linksys router I had issues connecting to the wifi in my room on some days due to low signal (router in other room about 100ft away and two walls in between). After setting this bad boy up and making 2gHz and 5gHz have separate SSID's I now have full bars wherever I go in the house. It's good to be able to pick between 2 and 5ghz because 2ghz can pass through walls easier but 5ghz is a bit faster. Overall, I'm very pleased with this router. It does it all and more and provides the many internet connected devices in our household with fast and stable internet connections. It allows you to set up all kinds of servers for files, printing or whatever without having to actually have a server or computer that's on 24/7. Great stuff! Definitely go with the custom firmware too if you buy this (asuswrt-merlin)

My home network manages traffic from: 2 iPads 1 iPhone 1 android phone 2 TV 1 Nvidia Shield 1 Amazon Alexa 1 weather station monitoring display Numerous Hue lights 1 USB 3 T network drive I was replacing a decade old AirPort Extreme as Apple had discontinued support and I wanted more granular configurability. The replacing router arrived a day early and I spent the afternoon setting up to suit my needs. Router configuration ( 10 years ago) was black magic, filled with frustrations and confusion. Not any more. ASUS has it dumbed down to a point if you can read and click, the basic configuration and connectivity is a 10 (or less) minute process. Once that is completed the fine tuning is next. I enabled the firewall and malware detection first. Malware protection is a huge plus and eliminates the need to run on individual devices. After that I set various priorities. I made streaming video priority over other functions. I then enabled traffic monitoring so I could understand how much data was being used, by whom, what application etc. This revealed a disconcerting stat. The Nvidia Shield is transmitting over 125 megs of data each hour. This needs more research and I have narrowed it down to one of three apps I run. It will take a few days to eliminate the apps one by one. Wi-Fi is a beast. I have excellent coverage in every room with signal strength of -38 dBm and 340 Mbs at most distant point. Download speeds are consistently faster but that is subjective as my ISP may be having good days. I am paying for 25 Mbs download speeds and Analoti indicates I am getting between 20 and 50 most days. Wi-Fi networks of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz are separate networks. 5 is faster but is an ‘in room’ network as 5 is always a weaker signal. It is nice to have the choice. I had intended to run the WRT-Merlin firmware but the OEM is so good I see no reason to change. I can recommend this router to anyone looking for a good sold performing device.

Bin mit dem Router sehr zufrieden. Musste ein DSL Kabel nachkaufen, aber mit der Telekom funktioniert es sehr gut. Diesen Router kann ich empfehlen!

Este router ofrece un buen rendimiento en velocidad y múltiples conexiones, si cuentas con un buen plan de internet y usas este router notarás una gran diferencia con respecto a los que te proporcionar los proveedores de internet (telmex, izzi, etc.), tiene un precio algo superior que otros routers en el mercado pero vale lo que cuesta. Lo he probado con juegos en línea y películas en streaming al mismo tiempo y ha tenido un rendimiento excelente. Anteriormente tuve el TP Link Archer C9 pero este router de Asus lo supera en estabilidad de red y cobertura. Si quieres mejorar tu velocidad, rendimiento y cobertura de tu señal de internet este router es una compra recomendada.

Ho acquistato questo router come estensione del mio attuale modem adsl/vdsl. Ho optato per questo modello vista la mia attuale ottima esperienza con il modem dsl-ac68u. I due apparati asus infatti sono compatibili con la nuova funzione asus Ai-mesh che rende la stessa rete Wi-Fi creata dal modem più ampia e completamente invisibile agli apparati che vi si connettono. Molto meglio delle funzioni di ripetitore-Wi-Fi. Le funzioni sono moltissimi ed è possibile intervenire su innumerevoli parametri per accomodare ogni esigenza. Dotato di tutte le opzioni di cui si può avere bisogno. In più asus rende disponibili applicazioni come asus media server etc che permettono ulteriori utilizzi del router.

I received the latest version of this model AC1900P. The router's performance is pretty good. I was using AC51u and upgraded to this model. The features are really useful. The adaptive QoS and parental control has enhanced features when compared to other models that I had used in the past. The AI protection feature also looks nice for a home router. The advanced processor and more memory helps in getting true HD streaming. The hardware quality is very good and unit comes with a 2year warranty from Asus.