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Asus RT-AC66U

details: 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2012-06-05
updated: 2023-01-14
The Asus RT-AC66U is a 5th generation dual-band Wi-Fi router with a total speed of up to 1.75Gbps. It utilizes the Broadcom 802.11ac Wi-Fi controller, working in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The 5GHz band works at up to 1.3Gbps, which exceeds current Gigabit wired transmission and is 3X faster than 802.11ac.

Asus AiRadar intelligently strengthens connections to wireless devices. With high-powered amplification and beam packaging, it provides optimized signals in any direction with better coverage to improve your data throughput.

Delivering 2.4GHz and 5GHz concurrent bands at up to 450Mbps and 1.3Gbps, respectively, the RT-AC66U has a total speed of up to 1.75Gbps, and maintains complete stability. Users can perform basic tasks like web browsing and file downloading on the 2.4GHz band, while simultaneously allowing multiple devices to stream in HD or support online gaming and other demanding applications smoothly on the clearer 5GHz band.

With the ASUSWRT dashboard UI, you can setup, monitor, and control network applications all in one intuitive area. The whole-new dashboard interface lets you manage all clients and settings via a single graphical interface, and provides 1-click updates.
 
 
 
 RT-AC66U Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
two USB ports for 3G USB modem
 WAN port(s) type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 USB port(s): 2
for printers, storage devices, 3G USB modems
 USB port type: USB 2.0
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 Port triggering: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 DNS proxy: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 1750 Mbps (Wi-Fi 5)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11a (Wi-Fi 2)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
 WiFi modes: Access point
 external antenna(s): 3
 ext antenna(s) removable ?: yes
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
  L2TP
 L2TP passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Intrusion Detection System (IDS): yes
 Filtering: Domain/URL blocking, IP Address filtering, MAC Address filtering
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
 Default admin username: admin
 Default admin password: admin
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 256 Mb
 NTP client: yes
 Print Server: yes
 Links
 Product page: http://www.asus.com/Networks/Wireless_Ro...

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