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Asus RT-AC56U Router
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8 editorial reviews
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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
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4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
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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
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3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
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30 %
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30 %
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6 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 ports112
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports110
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.07 in8.15 in6.77 in
Height2.6 in1.46 in2.36 in
Depth5.79 in5.91 in5.71 in
Weight0.88 lb1.15 lb0.73 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4noyesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections306213000034925
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 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesyes
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyes
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modemUSB modem
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyesyes
Throughput WAN-LAN778.2 Mbps800.0 Mbps802.4 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Routing protocolIGMP
N/A
Static IP routing
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users

Memory

Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
< 185 - 7

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1

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