Brilliant. Replaced our 9-10 year old adus ac68u with a ax4200. It's another world with a 1gbps line. Not only is everything more snappy, we get full speed compared to about 600 Mbps with old one. I didn't know routers could get too old and I really don't know why that is. The new router keeps the super menu system, clearly the best in the market.
Just leave the Enable Smart Connect setting to enabled. This way the router and client can negotiate the fastest way to communicate and the router can automatically avoid the WiFi channels your neighbours routers are occupying. There's no reason to force this excellent router to use fixed 2.4 and 5 GHz channels, except if you use IoT devices that only work on a separated 2.4 GHz band. I get transfer speeds between 95 and 105 MB/s on Auto. Also use Authentification Method WPA3 if all clients support it, if not then use WPA3/WPA2. Also disable the old 11b protocol.
That is correct until you encounter a stubborn device that will not connect to 2.4 GHz unless it is separated on the router first. I have two one is a camera system and another is a security alarm. It simply refuses to see 2.4 GHz, but once the setup is completed I can turn the "Smart Connect" back on and they stay connected.
Yes this is why I'm telling people to separate it, cuz the router has problems switching back and forth between the two. It's been more than a year now so I don't know if updates have fixed it, but I'm still using the 2.4ghz cuz the 5ghz only works for close proximities.
In the U.S., you shouldn't use an overlapping 2.4GHz channel like Channel 2 as you are causing interference. Stick with Channels 1, 6, and 11 for 2.4GHz.
@@CheeseOnEverything certain channels overlap other channels and cause interference which results in network congestion. Get a wifi analyzer app for you phone.
Hey man thanks! I just bought this router. I hope mine works and fix the issue I'm having with my rented router. I was told I cannot disable the smart connect. That sucks because when you're playing a game on your phone and your router change signal for example from 5ghz to 2.4, you get disconnect. It happened multiple times already and it pisses me of. And no matter what device I'm using I'm getting disconnected.
People add or change routers all the time. An "unused" channel today may be busy tomorrow. Unless you plan on watching over this like a Mother Hen, I think "auto" is more likely to give the best results long-term.
That is true if u live in a condo where there are hundreds of connections around but in my case, my router is in the basement and there are only a couple of signals around. With recent updates tho, they shoulda fixed the problem by now so auto should work again.
Nice video. Can I ask you to do some test with multiple devices? I currently have an ASUS AC86U and while I can get 200Mbps from a single device (my internet speed) if I run speed tests from two WiFi devices that bandwidth gets split between the two. This would be running my phone, or laptop from my desk. If I just run a speed test from either one, I get 200-220Mbps, if I run both I still get 200-220 but this is combined. Usually the first device to start gets around 160Mbps, while the other only gets 40Mbps. I am hoping these new WF6 routers improve upon this. Thx
Unfortunately they still haven't fixed the problem from what I've been reading through my comments. Just set it manually like the way I have it and you shouldn't have any problems
Great review...my question is the current ISP plan that I have is only 150 Mbps. I'm using an AC router ( wifi 5 ) which gives me about 140 Mbps down. So even if I do change and upgrade to a wifi 6 router it won't really benefit me in terms of speed since my ISP is capped at 150 Mbps right? So apart from the transfer speed improvements nothing much really unless I upgrade my plan to say a 1 Gbps one right?
Thanks for the video. When you upgrade your router, can you export the old configuration and import it to the new router so that you don't have to setup everything all over again?
I live in Australia and my ISP provides 100MB download speed, I love playing battlefield 5. I am now thinking of choosing ax1100 or rt ax88u, which one should I choose? I live in a two story house, ax88u is like 200 dollars cheaper than ax1100 though. thanks
Either one would max out your internet. I'm using a 300MB line and it still isn't as fast as the router can go so save your money and buy the cheaper one. The 88 also has more ports.
Anyone having wired LAN speed issues with this router? I was getting 190Mbps on my Netgear X4S measured on my PS4. But the Asus AX88U is only registering 66Mbps. Wifi signal is awesome though, so I don't know if I just got a bad unit.
Supposedly u don't but for some reason this router doesn't do it properly. But I'm going to try switching it back now since it's been some time since I uploaded this video and firmware updates.
I just bought the ax88u. But I'm confuse on one issue, not sure whether it's normal. I have 500 download speed and 3 different laptops connected. But only 1 laptop is allowed to get full 500 speed for some reason. The other 2 only get 300 speed. If I switch off the laptop with 500 speed, one of the other 2 laptop will start getting 500 speed. Do you experience this too?
I have the same router and my desktop and phones have wifi 6. You need to mess around with the settings on your wifi card aside from configuring your router. Also, you need to enable "ax" mode on your 5ghz wifi to enable full benefits of wifi 6. I have gigabit fios and I get max speed using cat 6 cable. My desktop is 5.5 feet away from my router and it ranges 500Mbps-740Mbps down on wifi. Phone next to router gets 650-750Mbps; 300-500Mbps when 5.5 feet away from it.
Cheese on Everything great thanks for the reply! I’ve just gone over to 1gbps internet provider and want to future proof my network. Currently using a BT home hub router by BT
Google: The encryption included is top-notch also with support for all the most common and enterprise standards, including the latest WPA3, replacing the dated WPA2. It also offers a hybrid WPA3/WPA2 mode, making sure no older devices is to be left behind after providing the extra protection to your newer devices
Im using a wifi with modem and 1 router. I want to buy this router to lower my game ping on mobile because while im playing, my siblings are playing on youtube and it gets kinda laggy when I play.. do you think sir if i bought this one, will it help me to play with stable ping even if my family are using the wifi too?
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I chose this over the ax11000 because of the Ethernet ports, plus a few reviews said this had better wifi range.
I love this router. Had mne for a few months. Have installed Merlin firmware and overall makes it a better exerience.
What does the Merlin firmware do exactly? And is there a video I can follow along
Brilliant. Replaced our 9-10 year old adus ac68u with a ax4200. It's another world with a 1gbps line. Not only is everything more snappy, we get full speed compared to about 600 Mbps with old one. I didn't know routers could get too old and I really don't know why that is. The new router keeps the super menu system, clearly the best in the market.
Just leave the Enable Smart Connect setting to enabled. This way the router and client can negotiate the fastest way to communicate and the router can automatically avoid the WiFi channels your neighbours routers are occupying. There's no reason to force this excellent router to use fixed 2.4 and 5 GHz channels, except if you use IoT devices that only work on a separated 2.4 GHz band. I get transfer speeds between 95 and 105 MB/s on Auto. Also use Authentification Method WPA3 if all clients support it, if not then use WPA3/WPA2. Also disable the old 11b protocol.
That is correct until you encounter a stubborn device that will not connect to 2.4 GHz unless it is separated on the router first. I have two one is a camera system and another is a security alarm. It simply refuses to see 2.4 GHz, but once the setup is completed I can turn the "Smart Connect" back on and they stay connected.
Yes this is why I'm telling people to separate it, cuz the router has problems switching back and forth between the two. It's been more than a year now so I don't know if updates have fixed it, but I'm still using the 2.4ghz cuz the 5ghz only works for close proximities.
Good educational video! Like your new intro! Keep up the good work! 👍🏼
thnx!
I got the Asus AXE 11000 as my primary router in mesh with ASUS AX 11000 , Asus RT AX-88U and Asus AX 3000
Great routers all around
In the U.S., you shouldn't use an overlapping 2.4GHz channel like Channel 2 as you are causing interference. Stick with Channels 1, 6, and 11 for 2.4GHz.
Thnx for the info, ill try it out
What do u mean by overlapping?
If any of them are free. Otherwise use an app to determine the best channel
@@CheeseOnEverything certain channels overlap other channels and cause interference which results in network congestion. Get a wifi analyzer app for you phone.
@@nelathan Isn't that what "auto" does?
Hey man thanks! I just bought this router. I hope mine works and fix the issue I'm having with my rented router. I was told I cannot disable the smart connect. That sucks because when you're playing a game on your phone and your router change signal for example from 5ghz to 2.4, you get disconnect. It happened multiple times already and it pisses me of. And no matter what device I'm using I'm getting disconnected.
May I know who told you not to disable smart connect?
the video title was addressing wifi 6 but heard not about wifi 6 in the video
I have the AC88u. I bought it because of the 8 Ethernet ports. I’ll prob be upgrading to this or whenever wifi6e comes out
People add or change routers all the time. An "unused" channel today may be busy tomorrow. Unless you plan on watching over this like a Mother Hen, I think "auto" is more likely to give the best results long-term.
That is true if u live in a condo where there are hundreds of connections around but in my case, my router is in the basement and there are only a couple of signals around. With recent updates tho, they shoulda fixed the problem by now so auto should work again.
Auto sucks ass. You don't need to watch over it unless u notice it drop. Do what he says auto is still broken.
Hi! 2 questions: can you create vlans? Can you create wifi guests?
Great video..thanks
Thank you!
Nice video. Can I ask you to do some test with multiple devices?
I currently have an ASUS AC86U and while I can get 200Mbps from a
single device (my internet speed) if I run speed tests from two WiFi
devices that bandwidth gets split between the two. This would be
running my phone, or laptop from my desk. If I just run a speed test
from either one, I get 200-220Mbps, if I run both I still get 200-220
but this is combined. Usually the first device to start gets around
160Mbps, while the other only gets 40Mbps. I am hoping these new WF6
routers improve upon this. Thx
Just ran the test, both hit top speed 300Mbps on my internet connection
@@CheeseOnEverything Great, that sounds promising. Thank you very much.
Why turn off smart connect? I think it's a nice feature
Dont know if they fixed it yet, but at the time of the recording, smart connect was screwing up the wifi signals and causing problems
@@CheeseOnEverything Do you know if the issues with smart connect has been fixed? I'm using the SmartConnect now and I like it.
Hi, why Agile multi band disable ? it reduce speed in my multi tests.
This router had problems with the connection going back and forth between 5ghz and 2.4.
@@CheeseOnEverything Ah ok, hope there will be fix ! tks !
How we can configure Smart Connect Role in the best way? I have problem with auto changing devices from 2,4 to 5ghz.
Unfortunately they still haven't fixed the problem from what I've been reading through my comments. Just set it manually like the way I have it and you shouldn't have any problems
@@CheeseOnEverything thanks for the answer. I will try.
Great review...my question is the current ISP plan that I have is only 150 Mbps. I'm using an AC router ( wifi 5 ) which gives me about 140 Mbps down. So even if I do change and upgrade to a wifi 6 router it won't really benefit me in terms of speed since my ISP is capped at 150 Mbps right? So apart from the transfer speed improvements nothing much really unless I upgrade my plan to say a 1 Gbps one right?
Yup 100% correct
@@CheeseOnEverything Thanks!!!
Yep, your internet speed is only as good as your weakest point. Although having said that you would benefit from better LAN speeds generally.
Thanks for the video. When you upgrade your router, can you export the old configuration and import it to the new router so that you don't have to setup everything all over again?
Never tried that before but I don't think u can unless u have the same brand
@@CheeseOnEverything they are the same brand. I exported anyway and I might try to import it. 😀
Lemme know how it goes
Is this router able to be wall mounted?
Yes there are two holes on the bottom
I live in Australia and my ISP provides 100MB download speed, I love playing battlefield 5. I am now thinking of choosing ax1100 or rt ax88u, which one should I choose? I live in a two story house, ax88u is like 200 dollars cheaper than ax1100 though. thanks
Either one would max out your internet. I'm using a 300MB line and it still isn't as fast as the router can go so save your money and buy the cheaper one. The 88 also has more ports.
I have the New Asus Zenwifi AX Mesh router (twin pack). My wifi is very choppy and can very between 500Mbps down to 63Mbps speeds. How can i fix this?
Try putting the secondary unit closer to your computer or plug it in
Hello, thanks for the review
I' hesitating beetween AX56U and Ac88u wich one is better for same price 80 dollars
I think it more depends on how many ports u need for networking.
@@CheeseOnEverything hier i dont use Mandy ports maybe 2 or 3
And my connection is 100/30
U can go with the 56u then
@@CheeseOnEverything thanks alot
we need an Update please. i just got this router and i am having a few issues with connectivity and dropped access to router web page 🥵🥵🥵
the config looks exactly the same as the AC2400 im using =P
But mine has a WANG port...
Anyone having wired LAN speed issues with this router? I was getting 190Mbps on my Netgear X4S measured on my PS4. But the Asus AX88U is only registering 66Mbps. Wifi signal is awesome though, so I don't know if I just got a bad unit.
Nm just realized u said lan speed, no lan is perfectly fine for me
@@CheeseOnEverything i figured it out. Apparently the PS4 speed measurements are garbage. After testing the speed on an actual website I got 220mbps.
I thought you don't need to change wifi channels due to OFMDA
Supposedly u don't but for some reason this router doesn't do it properly. But I'm going to try switching it back now since it's been some time since I uploaded this video and firmware updates.
Do you need a separate modum for this? Isnt there a built in modem
This is just a router. U need a modem for your internet connection
Did you miss that other USB port on the front?
No front usbs on this router
I just bought the ax88u. But I'm confuse on one issue, not sure whether it's normal.
I have 500 download speed and 3 different laptops connected. But only 1 laptop is allowed to get full 500 speed for some reason. The other 2 only get 300 speed.
If I switch off the laptop with 500 speed, one of the other 2 laptop will start getting 500 speed. Do you experience this too?
I've tried with 2 and I get top speed. havent tried with 3
I have the same router and my desktop and phones have wifi 6. You need to mess around with the settings on your wifi card aside from configuring your router.
Also, you need to enable "ax" mode on your 5ghz wifi to enable full benefits of wifi 6.
I have gigabit fios and I get max speed using cat 6 cable.
My desktop is 5.5 feet away from my router and it ranges 500Mbps-740Mbps down on wifi.
Phone next to router gets 650-750Mbps; 300-500Mbps when 5.5 feet away from it.
Hello, I really need your help I have plugged in my router but the web icon light is red and I am getting no internet please help
Try reconnecting ur internet connection
@@CheeseOnEverything this is happening when I took it out from the box day one my asus rt-ax82u works perfectly.
It should auto connect. Possibly a faulty unit? Do u have a router in your modem? U have to turn that into bridge mode
Do I have to pay Asus for the router to work or will the router work just by plugging it in.
Follow the steps in my video and it should work fine
Such a unique username. Why did you choose it?
It's my nick name lol.
Oh I figured that.....but WHY is it your nickname?
@@Digikidthevoiceofreason sounds like my Chinese name lol
Will a WiFi 5 802.11ac device still be able to connect to this router although it won’t use Wi-fi 6 speeds?
Yup its backward compatible, just wont get the speeds.
Cheese on Everything great thanks for the reply! I’ve just gone over to 1gbps internet provider and want to future proof my network. Currently using a BT home hub router by BT
where's the link WiFi info view?
It's in the description.
thanks
Good day and pls can u confirm if this router does support WPA3 encryption for the wifi password ? thanks and look forward to ur answer
Google: The encryption included is top-notch also with support for all the most common and enterprise standards, including the latest WPA3, replacing the dated WPA2. It also offers a hybrid WPA3/WPA2 mode, making sure no older devices is to be left behind after providing the extra protection to your newer devices
@@CheeseOnEverything wow , thanks alot , it really helped , and i am subscribing right away :) wink wink
I got this router and my internet went from 500 KB per sec to 25 KB per sec
Might wanna check ur settings
8 ports is the TICKET
All routers should come with more than 4 now a days.
Does this router have NAT loopback
I know there's NAT passthrough, but dunno about loopback
the adapter is 13$ on aliexpress =D
This thing keeps disconnecting... Asus support was terrible!!!! Not recommended!!
How about your internet download speeds? A comparison from your old router to this router in the same location in your house would’ve been nice
My internet is only 300mbit so it can't reach the router's top speed. But file transfer is a true test of how fast it could go.
Can i use this router eve with only my phone?
I dont have computer/laptop but i want to buy this router to boost my wifi speed.. thanks in advance
What internet connection do u have
It's not going to make much difference in a phone unless you got one of the newer phones with wifi 6 and you're transfering files to a computer.
Im using a wifi with modem and 1 router. I want to buy this router to lower my game ping on mobile because while im playing, my siblings are playing on youtube and it gets kinda laggy when I play.. do you think sir if i bought this one, will it help me to play with stable ping even if my family are using the wifi too?
My phone is iphone xs max...
Try and see if ur current router has speed limit settings. You can limit the speed of other connections so yours is faster
Do a video on asus wan aggregation
Wan aggre..wat now? 🤣
been out for a few months? it has been out since October 2018.
What is your modem?
I have the stock bell modem
@@CheeseOnEverything did you put you Bell modem in bridge mode or did you put the Asus in bridge mode?
Modern in bridge
No offense, but this is honestly really bad advice. You should just flash Merlin firmware
that thing is Hugeee 😨😨
It is definitely bigger, the older gens used to stand upright as well so it wasted less space.