Asus RT-AX88U Pro AiMesh Dual Band Router

AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router, Dual 2.5Gbps Port, 2.0GHz Quad-Core CPU, AiProtection Pro, WPA3, Parental Controls, Mesh WiFi Support, Adaptive QoS, Port Forwarding, WAN Adding , free network security and AiMesh support. Enjoy ultra-fast speeds of up to 6000 Mbps with the latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and 160 MHz channels. Traffic on 2.5 Gbps ports has the highest priority; Flexible WAN/LAN network port configurations.
 
The new era of home WiFi
The increase in the number of connected personal and IoT devices has led to an overall increase in network density. This fact tests the limits of the current WiFi standard. The latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) standard delivers time-ready technologies, increased network efficiency, faster Wi-Fi speeds, and longer battery life for connected devices. In this way, a much better network experience is achieved for users.
 
WiFi at amazing speed
The RT-AX88U Pro is a dual-band 4x4 WiFi router that offers 160 MHz of bandwidth and 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total network speed of about 6000 Mbps—1148 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 4804 Mbps on the 5 GHz band—the RT-AX88U Pro is 2.3 times faster than 802.11ac 4x4 routers from double band.
 
Beyond performance
The RT-AX88U Pro features a 2.0 GHz quad-core 64-bit CPU giving it the performance needed to handle even the most demanding gaming network. Increase maximum network throughput by up to 18% to speed up data transfers and optimize your gaming experiences.
Disclaimer: Compared to previous WiFi 6 platform
 
Flexible Network Port Features
The RT-AX88U Pro has two dual-purpose 2.5Gbps WAN/LAN Ethernet ports. They support link aggregation and load balancing, giving you the flexibility to deliver massive bandwidth to connected devices or use ultra-high-speed Internet connections.
 
Double your online games
The RT-AX88U Pro's adaptive QoS prioritizes game packets so you can play online more smoothly. Plus, it has wtfast® built in. This technology finds and protects the shortest possible path between your gaming device and the game server, minimizing ping and lag.

Business-grade security for your home network
The RT-AX88U Pro includes free AiProtection Pro for life, powered by Trend Micro™. The security signatures in this solution are automatically and periodically updated to protect your devices and personal data from Internet threats. This strong security offers advanced parental controls, including the ability to block specific websites and specific types of mobile apps.
 
Powerful whole-home Wi-Fi system. Just the way you want it.
In most cases, your RT-AX88U Pro is capable of sending a smooth and reliable Wi-Fi signal to all corners of your home. But Wi-Fi coverage can be affected by numerous factors: room layout, construction materials, and even furniture. ASUS AiMesh is an innovative new router feature that fixes these problems: it creates a whole-home Wi-Fi network using multiple ASUS routers. AiMesh is powerful, flexible and you can combine different ASUS router models, which protects your investment. AiMesh puts centralized control at your fingertips that saves you time and gives you seamless roaming capabilities. AiMesh is the Wi-Fi you can trust, for all your devices, all the time.
 
A safer browsing experience
The Internet may be full of inappropriate content, intrusive advertisements, or other dangers and security risks. ASUS Safe Browsing helps block unwanted content with a single tap, without the need for additional apps. DNS-based lightweight filtering* does not affect router performance. It can even filter explicit content from search engine results to protect your children on the Internet.
 
Complete security for your home network
In addition to the latest WPA3 security protocol, the ASUS RT-AX88U Pro includes free AiProtection Pro for life, powered by Trend Micro™. The security signatures in this solution are automatically and periodically updated to protect your devices and personal data from Internet threats.
 
Parental controls at your fingertips
Get detailed information on your children's Internet activity. Customize settings for each age group with the RT-AX88U Pro's robust parental controls—and without paying subscription fees. You can also flexibly schedule Internet access with a single click, or you can award extra online time to your children for good behavior.
 
Make free WiFi secure with Instant Guard
When you're away from home, the ASUS Instant Guard mobile app provides you with one-touch secure Internet access through your RT-AX88U Pro router*, thanks to its encrypted VPN tunneling technology. Our newly updated app even allows you to easily share this worry-free network connection with your family and friends via a URL link.

Characteristics

Network standard: IEEE 802.11ax

Product segment: AX6000 ultimate AX performance: 1148+4804 Mbps

AX Technology: Yes

Data speed

• 802.11ax (2.4 GHz): up to 1148 Mbps
• 802.11ax (5 GHz): up to 4804 Mbps

Antenna: External antenna x 4

Transmit / Receive

• 2,4 GHz 4 x 4
• 5 GHz 4 x 4

Processor: 2.0 GHz quad-core processor

Memory: 256 MB Flash, 1 GB RAM

Increase speed

• OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access),
• Beamforming: standard-based and universal,
• 1024-QAM high data rate,
• 20/40/80/160 MHz bandwidth,

Operating frequency: 2.4G Hz / 5 GHz

Ports

• RJ45 for 2.5 Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1,
• RJ45 for 2.5 Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 1,
• RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 4,
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 1

Buttons: WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button

LED indicator

• Power x 1
• 2.4GHz x 1
• 5GHz x 1
• 2.5G WAN x 1
• 2.5G LAN x 1
• LAN x 1
• USB x 1
• WPS x 1

Power supply

• AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
• DC Output : 19 V with max. 2.37 A current or 19.5 V with max. 2.31 A current

Product weight (g): 1010

AiMesh: Yes

APP Router: Yes

Games: Yes

Alexa: Yes

IFTTT: Yes

AiProtection: AiProtection Pro

Parental control: Yes

Traffic control

• Maximum bandwidth limiter rule: 32
• Traditional QoS
• Maximum traditional QoS rule: 32
• Traffic analysis period:Daily, Weekly, Monthly

Wireless

• MU-MIMO
• Wi-Fi encryption:Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
• Maximum guest network rule: 2.4GHz x3, 5GHz x3
• Guest Network Connection time limit
• Guest network encryption:Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal
• Maximum MAC filters: 64

WAN

• Internet connection type:PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP
• Maximum port forwarding rule: 64
• Maximum port activation rule: 32
• NAT Passthrough:PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, RTSP, H.323, SIP Passthrough,PPPoE relay
• Safe browsing
• DNS-over-TLS

LAN: Maximum manual IP address assignment rule:64

VPN

• Instant Guard
• VPN Client WireGuard
• VPN Server WireGuard
• VPN Fusion

USB Application: File System:HFS+, NTFS, vFAT, ext2, ext3, ext4

Administration

• Operating mode:Accesspoint, AiMeshnode, Mediabridge, Repeater, Router
• Operating system: ASUSWRT
• Maximum Firewall Keyword Filter: 64
• Maximum firewall network service filter: 32
• Maximum firewall URL filter: 64
• New Device Connect Notification
• Login Captcha
• Connection Diagnosis
• Security Scan
• Auto Firmware Update