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Asus RT-AX56U

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Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
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Fast and affordable Wi-Fi 6 routerRead more
ASUS RT-AX56U (Router): 5 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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Pros

  • Lovely and attractive translucent design
  • excellent parental controls
  • wireless performance has been great for the most part

Cons

  • Having 256MB Flash and 512MB of RAM
  • discontinued and which are still available in shops
  • RT-AX58U does not come with a modem
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Asus RT-AX56U - Pros & Cons

Asus RT-AX56U

Pros

  • Lovely and attractive translucent design
  • excellent parental controls
  • wireless performance has been great for the most part
  • improves signal range and overall coverage
  • flexible
  • seamless whole-home mesh network
  • Plus improves signal range and overall coverage
  • durable sawtooth blades and powerful circulation making
  • reliable
  • innovative
  • and secure Wi-Fi solutions

Cons

  • Having 256MB Flash and 512MB of RAM
  • discontinued and which are still available in shops
  • RT-AX58U does not come with a modem
  • the download speed is quite a bit less
  • lack of range of the router itself
  • it s a bit slower across the board
  • would take nearly three more minutes to download the same game
  • s a pretty dangerous place to be
  • not designed for really large homes

Asus RT-AX56U - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of WAN ports
1
Best:
Cisco MWR 2941-DC
Number of WAN ports: 16
IconTotal wireless data transfer rate
1800 Mbps
Best:
TP-Link Talon AD7200
Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps
IconNumber of LAN ports
4
Best:
Cisco CISCO7206VXR
Number of LAN ports: 60

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Asus RT-AX56U - Full Specifications

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Connectivity
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports4
Number of WAN ports1
USByes
Total USB ports2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
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Dimensions
Width8.8 in
Height1.87 in
Depth5.09 in
Weight1.01 lb
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Compatibility
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Communication
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11ax
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz wireless networkyes
External antennayes
Number of antennas2
Total wireless data transfer rate1800.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
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Security
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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Asus RT-AX56U Asus - Editorial Reviews (2)

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Published: 23.06.2021
Asus RT-AX58U review
5.0

Fast and affordable Wi-Fi 6 router

By Cliff Joseph
9 minute read
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ASUS RT-AX56U (Router): 5 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

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