ASUS RT-AX89X (AX6000) Dual Band 12-stream WiFi 6 Extendable Gaming Router, Dual 10G Ports, Gaming Port, Mobile Game Mode, Subscription-free Network Security, Instant Guard, VPN, AiMesh Compatible

Asus GT-AX11000 review.I was a little hesitant about buying this router because of the way it looks on the product photos. Having received it the photos, don’t really do it justice as I think it looks really in person.Initial set up is really easy using the app or browser. Just as a tip when you set it up run all the firmware updates (there might be more than one) then when that’s done factory reset it and run through the set up normally again and customise it how you want.The range of the WiFi is incredible, it even gets a strong signal outside the front of my home and back garden. There are no WiFi black spots in my large house. The internet has remained stable and all devices work with no issue. Be warned though if you have an xbox one if you keep tweaking things too much it can cause problems but to be fair you don’t need to change the router setting for the xbox to work flawlessly with this router.Setting up port forwarding is easy if your game is already on the list, just pick the game and device then you are done. Game boost is as simple as flipping a switch to prioritise game traffic, you can just leave it on if you want. These are great but you don’t really have to use them unless there are actual problems that they solve. To help keep the router stable I would avoid excessively changing settings as this will lead to problems. I know when you get a new router with this level of customisation you will want to turn everything on (understandable, you just paid a fair bit for it) but you can set it and forget it for some incredibly strong all round performance.I received the hardware version 1.1 of this router, I also have the version 1. There isn’t much visible difference but the 1.1 does seem to offer stronger connections for all my devices, for example my outdoor cable went from -78dbm to -65dbm (lower dbm = better, 70 Is ok and 30 is the very best, 80 isn’t good and over 90 is unusable). That’s a pretty good upgrade in my book (the router and camera were in the same place as before to help keep the test fair).I tried AiMesh with this and it’s really easy to set up. You might not need this as this is a single powerful router and mesh systems usually consist of two or three weaker devices. If you do set this up in AiMesh then don’t forget to use roaming assistant and roaming block lists (this locks certain devices to the main router so they never connect to the node).I thought I wouldn’t like the LED but so far I’ve left it on colour cycle and it looks good. The antennas are really chunky on the router, and come out of the side so you will need a fair bit of space to place this.Overall I’m happy with the product and enjoying a good internet connection, hassle free with enhanced features if I need to use them. If you are looking for a router in this price/ performance category then this will have to be on your shortlist.

I got this to control multibe networks for my iot devices, kids network and primary network. To start the setup is easy and your up and running within 10 minutes usually but this is depending on the settings your ISP use.For what i needed it was great value for money and it is fast and handles crowded network signals really well in that there has not been a noticable performance hit over wifi.The device is regually recieves firmware updates and is still very much supported by Asus, the network segregation adds little to the security of the network but it does allow you to manage these seperate networks differently.It works well with older Asus mesh products but i did find the additional network ID's i had put in place did not play well with the older devices on older firmware. The feature i was interested in was the guest network pro which gave me the ability to control my kids network availability time but it also had limited support over older AI mesh devices.This is a top product for the price and the wifi speeds are as advertised for us but this will vary per household.

Wow, this thing is amazing. I replaced a triple pack of Deco BE65 WIFI 7 mesh nodes/router with this single router and it works soooo much better. Better range, better reliability and it gives you actual control over stuff via the web UI or app, way more than the consumer oriented Deco stuff. This covers my whole detached 4 bedroom house and even reaches into the garage where it has to penetrate 2 breeze block walls and a thick book case full of books.It is ugly as sin, but I'll take that when it works this well. Super impressed and a 3rd of the cost of a bunch of useless WIFI 7 nodes. 6Ghz is pointless, even when you have devices that support it as the range is so poor and the speed no better than 5Ghz.