ASUS RT-AX86U Good or Bad? [Speed, Range & ... ]
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2021
- I purchased an ASUS RT-AX86U Wireless Router and in this video I'm going to share with you my thoughts after using it for a few weeks (spoiler alert, I haven't found anything bad about this router yet!!).
#Asus #AX86U #Review #WiFi
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►ASUS RT-AX86U
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►ASUS RT-AC68U
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This person is the greatest at explaining, great job and thanks 🙏 🙂
Thanks so much 😀👍
Always simplest and detail explanations. Very easy to understand. Thank You
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks 👍
man. with every video i watch of yours and how lucky i got with having bought this router. thank you for confirming my purchase. keep up the great work man
Great to hear! Thanks so much :-)
Just bought this via your link in the description. I'll get it in a few days. Your review answered a few questions other reviews missed. Great job!
Very helpful. Answered all my questions. I am also upgrading from the RT-AC68U.
Glad to hear that 👍
Sir, this is the exact review that I was looking for my upgrade. Thank you.
Great video. You've been the biggest influence in me going with an AIMesh set up instead of the prepackaged consumer mesh systems. So happy with the results so far.
Great to hear you are happy with your AiMesh system, thanks :-)
Same here... Thanks to this channel. Got this same model asus too. Love it
Great video. Bought the AX86U router based on your video. Works perfectly. The range is so much better; no need for an extender.
Glad to hear that, thanks 👍
Too bad there's no setting for those who want reduced transmission power. That's a downgraded in my book
@@Behfor O Roteador permite conectar um HD Externo na USB para compartilhar arquivos com usuários da Rede? Como funciona? se é livre acesso ou permite definir uma senha para acessar? O roteador permite usar como NAS para acesso remoto?
hello sir, may I please know if the signal of ax86u can reach the upstairs? thanks!
@@FIRED13 Asuswrt-merlin supports the RT-AX86U. You could flash that and then dial down Tx power.
Just bought this as per your recommendation from your "BEST ROUTER 2021 " vid... will be setting up later this week. Might need help! But will watch all your vids for this unit first. Thanks Behfor!
Great video again. Thanks for the time and effort to improve our knowledge 😀
Have one question: With new router, though you could get good signal for remote places in your house, doesn't it only help in download speed at the end devices or does it even help in having a good upload speed as well from end device? I was in the impression that upload speed may be limited by the RF power of the end device though we have a high power antenna on the router.
Thank you for being so thorough. Details matter.
You're very welcome, glad you liked it.
You do wonderful work, Thanks !
Thanks so much, glad you liked it!
Great video thanks for the info!
Glad you liked it, thanks 👍
Many thanks. As usual very informative
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
I like this video man, keep it up and helped alot.
I was waiting for new Video about this router man, Tnx
You're welcome, thanks :-)
I really love your very informative videos! Thanks for your awesome contents more power to this channel!
Glad you liked it! Thanks :-)
@@Behfor And because of you I'm looking for a reason to replace my year old ac-68u lol. The misus isn't gonna be happy lol.
Lol
Great! Video, I almost upgraded to ax86u same time as yours and oh boy! I am so much happy that I did so. I would be happy to see if in future if you make some videos on best position of antennas for apartment/houses. Thanks 😊
Thanks so much 👍
Will keep that in mind
Just get wifi analyzer app for your phone & then have 1 person keep switching positions and the other person telling you the speed difference on the app
Thanks for your research. I bought this router 2 days ago on Amazon and it works like a charm
Glad to hear that, thanks 😀👍
I appreciate your clarity and rigor. Dammet garm
Glad you liked it. Ghorban shoma
Amazing! I have an AC86U and I am eager to upgrade to this new device. Unfortunately in my country it is not yet available. Great video, my friend!
Thanks so much Luiz. AC86U is also great! 👍👍
Great video! Thank you for doing the research. I admit that Asus makes phenomenal wireless routers and I'm trying to find an excuse to upgrade my RT-AC68U but it's such a gooooood router!!! My internet speed is 150mbps and I only have one laptop with wifi 6 which is my gaming laptop which I don't think would see any improvement since I'm consistently getting a 150-180mbps connection. I am very impressed with the RT-AX86U but I guess it really has to be for someone who's seen and understands the limitations of their RT-AC68U.
Great information 👍 keep up the great work
Glad you liked it, thanks 👍
Again Behfor fantastic video. I bought an Asus ASUS RT-AX86U. It is great. I replaced a Tri-band RT-AC3200 which had an intermitent fault with 2.4GHZ (drive me crazy for months). I decided to replace it. All my IOT devices work really well and network seems so much faster now. I little fine tuning to do and I will be happy. Probably the best and most informative and well presented networking videos on UA-cam (I realise these take a lot of work). Look out Linus!
My go-to Wireless and Network education channel. Nice work.
Thanks indeed 👍
Great video, I bought this router also off the recommendation of a friend and seems it’s pretty fast.
Excellent video, very informative, thanx ;)
You're very welcome 😀
My ax86u has absolutely outstanding range. I literally have it setup in the corner of my basement right now and it covers my entire 4,000sf 2 story house. I bought 3 of these with the plan to do an aimesh system with wired backhaul. I still am going to do that, but there's been no rush obviously lol
Fantastic video! Great editing too! about to go home and unbox this router
Glad you liked it and hope you enjoy your new router 🙂
@@Behfor I’ve really enjoyed! Works perfect for my needs
Hi Behfor, thank you for the video, its great. I have picked up one of these routers but I have an ISP supplied modem/router combo. I dont really want to use that with this as I'm not familar with using bridging mode. I have been looking for a DSL modem to pair this router with and was hoping you might be able to recommend something?
Awesome, I'm upgrading from RT-AC68U too.
That's great, good luck 👍
Awesome video! Only one question, do you have the max data rates of the throughput wireless backhaul? I think this router has 4x4 mu-mimo and 160Mhz bandwith in 6Ghz band, so that theorical max throughput woud be 4.8Gbps. Then real max throughput could be 3Gbps aprox, and that's amazing speed in wireless conectivity at home.
Great video! I just bought it two days ago but need to set it up still
Thanks and good luck 👍
The firmware for these routers was updated to reserve the HTTPS port for Asus "services" use even if you aren't using them, i.e., so you could no longer use it for a locally hosted OpenVPN. Is that still the case with this newer router? I would assume so, and if so, will the Merlin firmware work for this? Thanks for the video and great channel! Cheers.
I bought this last 2 days ago to upgrade my RT-AC68U and ohhh boy this router is so good on what it can do. The QOS (cake) is so good even I max both upload and download, ping is consistent in online games that I play. Merlin firmware with scripts too like adblocking too works much faster (thanks to its 4 cores). Wifi 6 is awesome that I can stream now with moonlight on a phone without stutter. It's a big upgrade for me and so happy that I watch some review like this. Highly recommended router (y)
Old but I just bought this and OMG TOP notch art work! haha loved it
Great video. Thanks
Glad you liked it, thanks!
Hello, I enjoy your channel. I have a question. I see that Amazon has a new ASUS RT-AX86S, that's with an S, not a U. Is this a newer version on the ASUS RT-AX86U?
Thanks for your review. Is the RT-AX86U worth the extra $100 over the RT-AX68U? I have the RT-AC68W and looking to upgrade to WiFi 6 with longer range over my current setup. Hope you can help. Thanks
Hello from Brasil!
I have To said Thank you so much, i used 68u and after install merlin firmware, a lot issues was fixed, include to play online games, i have question: change mtu really really help? Thanks again, another awesome content!
How about the max. data transfer speed over cable (ethernet) / wifi from the USB 3.0 drive ?
Does the 2.5 Gb/s connection offer any improvement/stability over the standart 1Gb/s ethernet connection ?
Hello again, I've been with AiMesh for over a year and it's been great so far. I'm planning to purchase more units, but cannot find recently. Do you have any idea why? Are they planning to produce new models?
Excellent, thank you. My situation is similar as I have a RT-AC68U router with 2 RT-AC68U repeaters (all running asuswrt-merlin). This was a good setup for a long time, but over the last year I've been plagued with increasingly flakey wifi connections. Not sure if this is environmental, hardware, or combination of the two. It has been quite exasperating to pin this down, especially since the CPU load on the router is very low. Tx power on my RT-AC68Us is already at maximum so there's nothing else to be done with that. I'm leaning towards environmental factors being the primary problem and to that end the RT-AX86U will provide a much needed shot in the arm.
@Behfor love your logic! keep it up!
that was an excellent video. I had my AC68U for 5 years which started to give me connection probs. I was looking for an upgrade, been through many videos finally saw your to make an educated call. My only Q is: what would be your preference over AX86U after 1 yr? (I watche your 1yr update video as well)
Best...
Hi there I am using the Asus ax86u. Right now currently using the stock asuswrt firmware. I have a two gigabit internet ( 1gb up and 1 FB down ) X2. I tried to use wan aggregate but fail to connect it successfully. I use dual wan mode instead putting the load 1:1 since there's around 15 device and hoping with the router could make each one of them load better. Just want to know with Lan aggregate mode will it do load balance by default ? And is there ways to enable dfs dfs unii-2 channel ? Cos I cannot see the channel listed available for choosing. And thx for all the information you have posted it really helps and my family been very happy with the network speed. Just want to see if I could even push it further. I am in an apartment and there's a lot of WiFi surrounded not much band left so wish to use a more high frequency dfs channel if possible
I love your reviews on Asus routers very informative. Ive been debating between this and the ax88u, for all intents and purposes they are essentially the same router in terms of wifi capabilities and range/speed. Beside the 2.5gb port, the ax88u is the better router no? It is currently quite a bit cheaper then the 86u from pretty much any source I am able to purchase from. Was it a 'bad' choice in the sense that the 86u is better. I ordered the Ax88u earlier today :P
Ive a rtac88u for a few months now and love the extra ports and speed of the router over my rtac68u
I have the 86U, I guess it is up to U. 🌝
Just bought one based on this video, upgrading from an archer c7 ac1750. The wired performance should be the same, right?
Hello, can you tell me what the difference is between the RT AX86U and the RT AX86S?
I've got the AC version, and have problems with it after a few days stopping working if I put it in AP mode (from what I understand, it's a question of under-proportionate hardware, so it blows some persistence storage, and once that happens, you need to hard reset it to get it to respond at all again), and if I put it as a router, it forms a separate network, so my wireless devices don't detect my cabled devices connected to a different switch. (Gateway/Router is in another building.) Does this have the same problem?
Do you get any problems with the WiFi dropping in speed ? just purchased the RT-AC86U really like it but having problems with the WiFi - my connection is 300 down and 75 up - on the WiFi the speed alters quite a lot even when close to the router and sometimes I have had no internet on WiFi but wired is ok - I have to turn off the router leave it for a few mins then turn it back on again and then it usually works ok with full speed on WiFi - not sure if there is a setting wrong but I would of thought it would work straight out of the box once the router was configured to access the internet through your isp - I tried turning on and off different settings like the QoS but that didn’t make any difference
How is the 2.4 GHz range on the AX86U compared to the AX82U (if you have it). I got the 82U and it just about reaches my shed (about 22m away) but the signals pretty weak. Surprisingly, the range is worse than my 8 year old ISP provided Huawei HG533. And on 5 GHz, with WiFi anaIyzer on my phone I get between -60 and -70db indoors at 7m and smiliar for the 2.4GHz. Can you do a 2.4 GHz outdoor test with WiFi anaIyzer on your phone and see how many meters it goes?
thank you for the great video sir! May I please know how is the performance of this router in a two-story house? my modem is placed in the first floor but its wifi5 in 5ghz mode is not reaching the upstairs very well. I am hoping to purchase this router with hopes of connecting to it from upstairs. thanks again!
Hi, I haven't tested it's performance in a 2-story house, but usually it's hard to cover a 2-stoty house with one wireless router because the wifi signals travel horizontally around the router but not that much vertically! So probably the best place to install a router in such a situation is somewhere in the center of the first floor but close to the ceiling rather than ground. I would try that first before buying a new router. Thanks
Hypothetical if I wanted can I run the AX86u as my main ai mesh router and connect the AC68u as Ai mesh node if both running merlin firmware? Have you tried this and was there any issues with the ac68u running the latest firmware?
I have the Google Nest mesh setup with 3 points. Is this a worthy upgrade or should I wait for new models?
It's pretty neat how you can plug in some USB drives and access them over the internet connection across multiple devices.
I have a RT-AX86U and a AC-3200. Which should I put first in line?. The AC-3200 does not support AiMesh (maybe with a firmware upgrade, but I can not find this for now)
Very good video my friend!
Glad you liked it, thanks 👍
Great video
Thanks :-)
Très bien ! 👍🏻 Merci Beaucoup.
tesekkur ederim!
How do You compare signal strength between AX86U and AX88U? Which one do You recommend for a large house?
My AX86U is brilliant, so glad I upgraded to it. Thanks for all the information
Glad videos were useful for you, thanks 👍😀
What did u upgrade from?
@@wakaflockaproject AC68U
@@N1NJAKIDD I'm stuck on which one to get
@@wakaflockaproject Get the AX86U and be done with it. It also future proofs your network so you won't have to upgrade anytime soon. I think its an excellent router. The AC68U is now upstairs connected to the AI Mesh network via ethernet, I have excellent coverage throughout my home now
Okay, but isn't the increased range just simply the result of increased signal strength? Of which could be set higher on the old router as well, if someone would be so inclined?
in your next videos can you try the speed of file transfer on samba wirelessly?
I am about to upgrade my current router (an rt-ac86u) and I am oscillating between rt-ax86u and the rt-ax88u (a bit cheaper as we speak). Do anyone knows wich one is better - range wise? Thank you!
How exactly do you set this up. Do you connect it to ur original router or do you connect it to ur Desktop?
My question here about the router - are you using the OOB firmware to get that performance or did you install something else like fresh tomato or DDRT?
This video was done using the Asuswrt factory firmware, thanks.
I have a bit of a strange one, I have an LG oled tv that I want to connect to the asus rt56u however.... it does not connect, I have tried countless things to get it connected over wifi, do you happen to know anyone with a cx oled and an asus router? I manged to get it working on a guest wifi network on the same network?! however, this reduces the speed from 1200mbps to 800mbps I guess the bandwidth is getting shared on the 5GHz band?
Awesome
Thanks 👍😊
For gaming and having a wired connection - does the Gaming port and QOS make any difference over my standard IPS provided router?
Ja det gør den.Det er den router med laveste latency så den er super god til gaming.
do more testing on it, 1) network link speed 2) internet speed test on various floor and distance various device connected 5ghz frequency.
Question can you use this router in a equipment panel box?
Do you know if the antennas can be adjusted in direction? Because I assumed they could be, and tried to angle mine outward more, but they gave a lot of resistance and I was afraid I was going to snap them so I stopped. 🤣
Well by adjusting in directions do you mean if the antennas are foldable or not?! Mine has foldable antennas and could easily be folded!!
After your videoI purchased a ax82 u DSL router to replace my 68u. I cannot get the 82 dsl to connect to the internet Th internet port stays red the first 2 led are white have factory reset tried a new rjj11 cable Any I deas as it is such a good router
Try setting up the router through your phone using asus router app
Have a RT-AX86U , and now i want to add another one to do a hard wired backhaul for down stairs (to create aimesh) , what you think should i get the same RT-AX86U or get some better asus model? thanks,
That'll depend on your requirements. The AX86U is a very solid router, the only disadvantage is that it is dual band and not tri-band. Now tri-band is beneficial when you use wireless backhaul because one band can be dedicated for the backhaul but if you are using a wired backhaul you don't need the third band. Thanks.
@@Behfor Thanks for the reply and advice. I got my second RT-AX86U yesterday ($214+tax.). As of right now i have about 67-70 devices. From wired ip cameras and few wifi cams, plus wifi switches, and other stuff. Will have to see how will this work as i never had a aimesh system in my home. Thanks!
I would like to do the wired backhaul. Does anyone know who to seek when wanting to do wire fishing in the house walls?
I have a ac68u also for about 5 or 6 years. After watching your vids im about to purchase the ax86u today after work. I'm wondering if the ac68u can be used as a node or something with aimesh with the newer router or is it to old of tech?
Yes, you can use the AC68U as an AiMesh node. You might want to watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/kPVpsXb6ejU/v-deo.html
@@Behfor ok thanks!
You bet!
Great explanation, next time can you do an OpenVPN test? Some Routers definitely struggle with VPN speeds.
It's capable to let you open your Wireguard VPN, why go with Openvpn?
Why did you need to install different firmware in the AX in order to test it's AIMESH with different other ASUS routers? Isn't the latest AX version able to support the latest versions on the others?
You don't need to install different firmware to use AiMesh and the factory firmware is enough for that.
Hi
First of all thanks for your comprehensive comparison between the routers
my question is :
what are the main differences between
NETGEAR 4-Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (RAX20-100NAS)
and
NETGEAR Nighthawk Smart Wi-Fi Router, R6700 - AC1750
if those of them have the same price which one should I pick and why?
I have only 2 devices and the main usage of my internet is surfing and gaming and downloading, I use 300 Mbps Verizon services and both of my devices are capable to connect with wifi-6
Hi and thanks!
Unfortunately I can't tell you which one you should buy! That's the decision you should make based on your requirements! However, I can tell you that the Nax20 is wifi6 and more likely to do better if you live in a crowded area, so that's something to consider. The r6700 though is wifi5 and older but you can turn it into a professional device with tons of pro features (by installing 3rd party firmware) and do things with it that the rax20 can't !
So I guess it depends on if you want something simple and more modern, or something more professional but older!
Good luck!
thanks for your explanation.
Hi there, why you didn't buy microtick router insted of asus ,you could have more option on it ??thnx
I don't think Microtik is suitable for the home user / gamer market
I have a question do I need tooo have internet to connect the router to or does the router come with internet
No! Internet doesn't magically appear in this device. This is a Wireless Router and in order to have internet you need to find an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in your area and they will provide it for you.
Who is better asus ASUS RT-AX86S or ASUS TUF AX5400 especially about coverage ?
Does it come with a 3ft power cord???
Does this router work with AX6000 wifi mesh system to become overall a good network.
Yes
Upgrading now from a AC66U!!! Held on well for the last 5yrs.
New "pro" version of the AX86U arrives tomorrow 👏
Great, thanks for sharing 😊
@@Behfor Saved a $100 and went with the AX86S 😅 so returning the AX86U Pro. My service is only 500Mbs and I don't run a NAS.
@@michaelgabrielgarcia1004 I'm glad you did because WiFi 7 is coming out in less than a year(i guess) and it doesn't make sense to spend so much money on WiFi 6
@@Behfor OH Interesting!! I have a new rabbit hole to go down now 👀 definitely will be watching for your vids on the topic!
Hi Behfor, just for reference, how large is your home and how well can the router perform on its own without the additional mesh nodes?
Thanks for the help!
CWNA Books sits in my shelf too 👍😁😊
Awesome 😁👍👍
My Asus RT-AC68U is over 5 years old and works flawlessly.
That's what I thought until I upgraded to a AX86U. 4K content is a breeze with the 86. My AC68U struggled with streaming 4K anywhere outside of the main room it was in. I now use the AC68U upstairs as part of the AiMesh network. The AX86U kicks ass even outside my house
@@N1NJAKIDD I've no problems with my AC68U streaming 4K 10bit HDR ATMOS content and also doing the same thing from the connected USB 3.0 HDD as media server.
And, yes... My 4K TV is another room. Actually the wifi signals are passing 2 thick concrete walls and I'm pushing them over 2.4ghz !
@@Boorock70 fantastic it's working for you, but for my use case scenario and environmental factors, it was no longer sufficient. In fact I like it that much, I might buy another and replace the AC68U serving the upstairs of my home and retire it altogether😂
I have version pro. Any idea why Samsung mobiles (specifically S22 and S23) don't have internet access through 'Guest Network' unless I open intranet in the guest network (which obviously I don't want to do)?
I've never encountered that issue. To rule out any firmware bugs, I'd suggest trying a different firmware version-perhaps even Asuswrt-Merlin-to see if that makes any difference.
@@Behforthanks. does it void warranty?
It might, so if you're worried about that then call Asus support and have them troubleshoot that for you.
@@BehforI will do. Maybe too quickly assumed Asus doesn't give a s... about customers like Apple or Samsung
59u vs 68u any difference of range ? U used 59u?
I upgraded to this from a crappy ISP provided router. It’s been incredible so far.
I am really curious to know the winner between 86u and 92u 😄
Love the sounds effect I always have too laugh
I just bought the Pro version of this router and it hasn't disappointed. I've stayed with stock firmware, and on my 1000/50 internet connection, this unit speed-tests at 940/47 off the 2.5Gb port; a bit slower off the WAN port. Using OpenVPN client (on router) connecting to NordVPN, it gets 280/40 which I was quite happy with. I don't use wi-fi on this router so the radio's are switched off.
Is rt ax86u better than the ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8)
Don't you think it would of helped to know what the per client wireless speed limit of each router is? Or are you unaware of this being a thing?
Hi Behfor can you do a tutorial on how to keep my neighbours kids from hacking my Wi-Fi and cameras AX82U Router it’s driving me nuts 👍.
Thanks Bro
You're welcome!
After so long time 💁🏻
I know but more is coming soon :-)