Name: 4G-AC68U
Brand: Asus
SKU: 107221
Rating: 3.8 (56 reviews)

3.9

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

3.9 / 5

high-performance units with plenty of flexibility
Strong WiFi network speeds and can be easily setup
the time

contains not only an ADSL2+ modem
controls seem lacking with only time of day scheduling for Wi-Fi
printer setup and Windows-based firmware updating

Number of lan ports: 4
Number of wan ports: 1
Usb: yes
Built-in dsl modem: no
Wireless network: yes
External antenna: no
Vpn client: yes

Asus 4G-AC68U - Pros & Cons

high-performance units with plenty of flexibility
Strong WiFi network speeds and can be easily setup
the time
lightning quick and features like USB streaming worked beautifully
value for money love the parental controls and the range is awesome
very good covers the entire house and still has a good signal
the excellent connectivity range
The design is clean and easy to work with
Clean
polished user management interface
Advanced features suited for small business

contains not only an ADSL2+ modem
controls seem lacking with only time of day scheduling for Wi-Fi
printer setup and Windows-based firmware updating
only has one USB 3
quite pricey
the router takes a lot of time to boot and reboot
The micro-SIM card is not included in the package
no need to purchase an additional dedicated VPN service or VPN server
the Wi-Fi open unnecessarily
5GHz band gradually started tapering off
intermittent WiFI connection to my iMac
The interface is a little confusing for a novice
no support for MU-MIMO and
was unable to click any link containing that word
No automatic notification of new firmware
throughput dropping just 9 percent moving from 5 feet from the router to
The USB ports support not only USB external drives

Asus 4G-AC68U - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Number of WAN ports	1 Best: Cisco MWR 2941-DC Number of WAN ports: 16
Number of LAN ports	4 Best: Cisco CISCO7206VXR Number of LAN ports: 60

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Asus 4G-AC68U - Full Specifications

Connectivity technology	Wireless Wired
Number of LAN ports	4
Number of WAN ports	1
USB	yes
Total USB ports	1
Number of USB 2.0 ports	No
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports	1
Number of USB 3.1 ports	0

Width	9.72 in
Height	6.61 in
Depth	2.99 in
Weight	1.76 lb
Number of units	1
Rack-mount design	no

Frequency band	2.4 GHz 5 GHz
Management interface	Web/network
6to4	no
Communication protocol	IPv6 Quality of Service Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol	PPTP L2TP NTP IPSec PPPoE DHCP DDNS
Data link layer	Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames support	no
Mobile broadband support	yes
Type of mobile support	Built-in modem
Mobile HSUPA	no
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)	no
Mobile 4G (LTE)	yes
Mobile 3G	yes
Mobile 2G (GSM)	no
Throughput WAN-LAN	300.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)	no
Wireless network	yes
2.4GHz wireless network	yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate	600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless network	yes
5GHz data transfer rate	1300.0 Mbps
External antenna	no
MIMO	yes
Beamforming	yes
Number of antennas	4
Wireless security	WEP WPA-Enterprise WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-Enterprise WPA2

Included flash memory	128.0 MB
Included RAM	256.0 MB

DMZ	no
VPN protocol	IPSec L2TP PPTP OpenVPN
VPN client	yes
Encryption Algorithm	MPPE 128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-Enterprise WPA2-Enterprise

Colour of product	Black
Active cooling (fan)	no

Built-in DSL modem	no
Mobile app for controlling features	yes

DynDNS	yes
Routing protocol	IGMPv2 IGMP static IP routing IGMPv3
Target audience	Home users

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)	< 45
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	no

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Asus 4G-AC68U Asus - Editorial Reviews (4)

4.0

Based on 4 reviews

Asus 4G-AC68U This top-flight modem-router almost does it all

CNET

Published: 01.12.2014

This top-flight modem-router almost does it all

Asus' 802.11ac modem-router is an absolute powerhouse, even with the slightly heavy price tag.

Asus 4G-AC68U Asus RT-AC68U Review (in 2021): Still pretty epic

MBReviews

Published: 02.11.2021

Asus RT-AC68U Review (in 2021): Still pretty epic

The Asus RT-AC68U is most likely the most iconic wireless router that Asus has released so far and the manufacturer knows it which is why it is still

Asus 4G-AC68U Asus RT-AC68U Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router Review

PCMAG

Published: 29.08.2014

Asus RT-AC68U Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router Review

4.0

The Asus RT-AC68U Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router is an excellent performer and shows that Asus's 802.11ac technology has matured since the release of the RT-AC66U. While it's stellar in 802.11ac mode, those with 802.11n-only clients may not see much benefit over its predecessor.