Name: RT-AC56U
Brand: Asus
SKU: 107188
Rating: 4.0 (39 reviews)

4.1

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.2 / 5

A good strong signal is a prerequisite of high performance
much more compact and sleek looking
intuitive Web interface is pleasant to use

the interface takes a long time to apply changes
A metallic foot keeps it from falling over backwards
ASUS router is the only one with 256MB of RAM

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 RT-AC56U - Pros & Cons

A good strong signal is a prerequisite of high performance
much more compact and sleek looking
intuitive Web interface is pleasant to use
easy to use and highly repeatable way
high quality
great performing mainstream routers and easy to use USB wireless adapters
the UI becomes quite intuitive

the interface takes a long time to apply changes
A metallic foot keeps it from falling over backwards
ASUS router is the only one with 256MB of RAM
only allow admins to log in anyway
256-QAM is not possible over the older 802
It may not display this or other websites correctly
USB adapters are not known for their performance potential
it only supports a maximum of 10 clients at one time
it doesn t use an external high gain antenna array
no need to install software on any of the network computer to access the router's storage
no access) for each account to each of the share folders
no technical support phone number listed at the Web site
lack of support for the new three-stream 450Mbps wireless standard

Asus RT-AC56U - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Number of WAN ports	1 Best: Cisco MWR 2941-DC Number of WAN ports: 16
Total wireless data transfer rate	1167 Mbps Best: TP-Link Talon AD7200 Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps
Number of LAN ports	4 Best: Cisco CISCO7206VXR Number of LAN ports: 60

Asus - Video Reviews (4)

ASUS RT-AC56U Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router Overview + Unboxing + Benchmarks

Asus RT-AC56U - Full Specifications

Connectivity technology	Wireless Wired
Communication mode	Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports	4
Number of WAN ports	1
USB	yes
Total USB ports	2
Number of USB 2.0 ports	1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports	1

Width	8.07 in
Height	2.6 in
Depth	5.79 in
Weight	0.88 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 Multicast Quality of Service Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol	PPTP L2TP NTP IPSec PPPoE FTP 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
Number of simultaneous connections	30621
Wireless standards	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11d IEEE 802.11e IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11i IEEE 802.1x IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames support	yes
Mobile broadband support	yes
Type of mobile support	USB modem
Mobile 4G (LTE)	yes
Mobile 3G	yes
Throughput WAN-LAN	778.2 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)	no
Wireless network	yes
2.4GHz wireless network	yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate	300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless network	yes
5GHz data transfer rate	867.0 Mbps
External antenna	no
MIMO	yes
Total wireless data transfer rate	1167.0 Mbps
Wireless security	WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS

Included flash memory	128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory	128.0 MB
Included RAM	256.0 MB
Maximum RAM	256.0 MB

DMZ	yes
VPN protocol	IPSec L2TP PPTP
VPN client	yes
Encryption Algorithm	MPPE 128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-Enterprise WPA2-Enterprise

Colour of product	Black Grey
Active cooling (fan)	no

Built-in DSL modem	no
File server	Via USB
Built-in printer server	yes
Mobile app for controlling features	yes

DynDNS	yes
Routing protocol	IGMP
Support for alternative firmware	DD-Wrt
Target audience	Home users

Power over Ethernet (PoE)	no

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4.0

Based on 9 reviews

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