We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 4 products

Close
Asus RT-AC56U Router
Asus RT-AC56U
Close
Asus RT-N18U Router
Asus RT-N18U
Close
MikroTik Cloud Core Router CCR1036-8G-2S+
MikroTik Cloud Core Router CCR1036-8G-2S+
Close
TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
TRENDnet TEW-817DTR
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
8
8 editorial reviews
Recently, I noticed that my D-Link router is not performing optimally. Coverage seems poorer at…Read more
As the latest additions to ASUS’ quickly expanding 802.11AC family, the RT-AC56 and USB-AC56 are meant to redefine the budget-friendly wireless networking device segment. While one is a router and the other a USB add-on, they’re essentially two pieces of the same puzzle and are looking to offer...Read more
ASUS RT-AC56U (Router): 3.5 out of 5 stars from 2 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
Read editorial reviews
1
1 editorial reviews
A portable wireless router for the business travellerRead more
Read editorial reviews
User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
5 %
45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Wired
N/A
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports4481
Number of WAN ports11
N/A
1
USByesyes
N/A
no
Total USB ports221
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
N/A
N/A
Number of SFP ports
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
Number of SFP+ ports
N/A
N/A
2
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
WhiteWhite
Active cooling (fan)nonoyesno
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.07 in8.15 in13.98 in2.28 in
Height2.6 in1.46 in2.17 in3.5 in
Depth5.79 in5.91 in5.71 in3.5 in
Weight0.88 lb1.15 lb
N/A
0.24 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnonoyes
N/A
Rack height
N/A
N/A
1U
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
N/A
6to4noyes
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections3062130000
N/A
N/A
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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyesnono
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN778.2 Mbps800.0 Mbps
N/A
100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesnoyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesno
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
433.0 Mbps
External antennanoyes
N/A
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
N/A
Routing protocolIGMP
N/A
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersBusinessHome users

Often compared with Asus RT-AC56U

Asus RT-AC56U Router
Asus RT-N66U
AsusRT-AC56U
AsusRT-N66U