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ASUS RT-AC86U Wi-Fi AC2900 Mesh Wifi system Router AiProtection by Trend Micro, WTFast game accelerator free, adaptive QoS, USB 3.0 ASUS router app support, Dual-WAN 3G/4G support

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Style Name: AC2900 Dual Band AI MESH Gaming
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Brand ASUS
Model name Asus AC2900
Special feature Access Point Mode
Frequency band class Dual-Band
Wireless communication standard 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Compatible devices Laptop, Personal Computer, Tablet, Smart Television, Smartphone
Frequency 5 GHz
Included components Router
Connectivity technology Wi-Fi, USB

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  • Adaptive QoS - prioritize your game
  • Ultrafast Wi-Fi with NitroQAM Technology
  • Double gaming boost
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ASUS is one of Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies and is one of the top motherboard and gaming brands as well as a top-three consumer notebook vendor. ASUS is driven by passion and innovation and dedicated to creating quality products for a future smart life, designing and manufacturing products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person. Our wide portfolio includes MG248Q, Chromebox and a range of devices and components, along with AR and VR

RT-AC86U

AC2900 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Gaming Router with MU-MIMO, AiMesh for mesh wifi system, AiProtection network security by Trend Micro, WTFast game accelerator and Adaptive QoS.

  • Ultimate gaming experience - Built-in WTFast game accelerator and Adaptive QoS deliver lag-free online gaming and smooth 4K UHD streaming
  • Ultrafast Wi-Fi - AC2900 W-Fi speeds boosted with NitroQAM and 5GHz quad-stream technology to handle even the busiest home networks with ease
  • Ultrawide Coverage – High-performance antennas, ASUS AiRadar and Range Boost eliminate dead spots, and MU-MIMO maximises Multi-device performance
  • Ultrapowerful Processor – Enjoy smoother networking and faster data transfers with the PC-grade 1.8GHz 64bit dual-core processor
  • Commercial-grade Security – AiProtection, powered by Trend Micro, blocks and neutralises internet security threats for all your connected smart devices
  • AiMesh Supported - Connect your RT-AC86U to other compatible ASUS routers to create a powerful and flexible whole-home Wi-Fi network

Double Gaming Boost

Enjoy low-latency online gaming with boosted internet and home network performance!

Adaptive QoS – Prioritise Your Game

Boost your gaming bandwidth with Adaptive QoS (Quality of Service), which allows you to easily prioritise gaming packets and activities. You can even assign full dedicated bandwidth while gaming under gamer solo mode, making RT-AC86U the perfect ally for low latency gaming anywhere in your home. It supports major consoles including PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS4 Pro, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, 3DS and Xbox One.

Multiple Capacity Wi-Fi with Revolutionary MU-MIMO Technology

MU-MIMO gives every compatible device its own dedicated full-speed Wi-Fi connection, so that multiple devices can connect at the same time without slowing down the network.

In fact, RT-AC86U is able to connect to multiple MU-MIMO-compatible clients at each device's maximum speed simultaneously, unlike standard single-user MIMO where individual devices have to wait for sequential transmissions.

Unbeatable Coverage

With ASUS innovative antenna design and the new Range Boost technology, both Wi-Fi range and signal stability improve dramatically. AiRadar further focuses Wi-Fi signal on your devices, making your Wi-Fi faster, clearer and stronger.

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Brand ‎ASUS
Product Dimensions ‎20 x 10 x 15 cm; 861.83 g
Item model number ‎RT-AC86U
Manufacturer ‎ASUS
Series ‎Asus AC2900
Colour ‎Black
Connectivity Type ‎Wi-Fi
Wireless Type ‎802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Operating System ‎Linux, Windows 8, Windows 7, Mac OS, Windows 10
Are Batteries Included ‎No
Item Weight ‎862 g
Guaranteed software updates until ‎unknown

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ASIN B075WFL15D
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Date First Available 14 Sept. 2017

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    Customers find the router's signal strength impressive, with better range than previous models, and appreciate its ease of setup with a simple Wizard interface. Moreover, the functionality receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting its stellar OpenVPN performance, and they like its feature set, with one noting it's not just for gamers. However, connectivity experiences are mixed, with some reporting reliable connections while others experience connection drops. Additionally, reliability and value for money receive mixed reviews, with some finding it rock solid and worth the cost, while others report failures within weeks and consider it poor value.

    301 customers mention ‘Router quality’269 positive32 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the router's performance, with one customer noting it meets basic network hub functions and another mentioning it surpasses expectations in every area.

    "...RT-AC5300 which is much more expensive but the RT-AC86U has a better and newer CPU and double the flash memory than the much more expensive RT-..." Read more

    "...solved several years of WiFi issues and, as it is even compatible with the Internet channels on "BT YouView", has enabled me to completely "retire"..." Read more

    "...AC2900 router offers outstanding performance, making it an excellent choice for gamers, streamers, and households with multiple devices...." Read more

    "...is fantastic for consoles, but to my mind the Asus is the better choice for PC owners, albeit it is not quite as friendly as gamer friendly as the..." Read more

    237 customers mention ‘Ease of setup’219 positive18 negative

    Customers find the router easy to configure, with an intuitive GUI, and one customer mentions it works seamlessly on both Mac and Windows.

    "...It is easy to set up and has a very large number of options. Yes, it is very expensive but it genuinely is faster, so it is worth the price...." Read more

    "...an sight on what this router is capable of doing and is able to achieve when setup correctly...." Read more

    "...Uploading firmware on the RT-AC5300 is a very simple process and I have had no problems doing it numerous times..." Read more

    "...+ Easy configuration; + Smart Connect technology (switches between 5GHz and 2.4GHz automatically, according to rules);..." Read more

    70 customers mention ‘Features’70 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the router's features, highlighting its many customizable options and advanced settings, with one customer noting its enterprise-grade capabilities.

    "...Can be really useful and a nice thing to have. - USB Application *..." Read more

    "...Easy setup and user-friendly interface - Dedicated gaming features and advanced settings - Stylish and durable design **..." Read more

    "...Adaptive QoS is also a nice feature, allowing to prioritize traffic and preventing one member of the family from sucking away all bandwidth..." Read more

    "...It has more features than the Netgear...." Read more

    125 customers mention ‘Reliability’83 positive42 negative

    Customers have mixed experiences with the router's reliability, with some finding it rock solid and high quality, while others report it being flimsy and failing within a week.

    "...I've settled on the ASUS AC86U as it claims great coverage, future proof with the Asus Mesh and the functions provided via Trend Micro such as..." Read more

    "...not verify the backup and needs to do a fresh one all over again, to unreliable so i just plug in HDD when needing to backup. -..." Read more

    "...The three external antennas provide strong, reliable Wi-Fi coverage, ensuring that signals reach every corner of a medium to large home...." Read more

    "...and I (finally) found a way to configure it so that it is overall stable. This is what worked for me: I disabled all the "fancy" features...." Read more

    Transform your Superhub 3!
    5 out of 5 stars
    Transform your Superhub 3!
    Lockdown. Stuck at home. The 3 'children' have returned home. So there's now 5 of us again, just like the old days. Just when we thought we'd got rid of them! Although it's nice to have us all together it created a bit of a problem - the internet could not cope! We have Virgin cable 350mb internet with the Superhub 3 router. Things started to randomly disconnect or become unreliable. My main PC connected directly to the router via ethernet cable and didn't flicker - it was fine - constant connection at full speed. So I knew that as long as I used a wired connection everything was ok. The problem was anything connected via wifi. I shan't dwell on the time spent talking (or waiting) to unhelpful Virgin employees who tried unsuccessfully to fix the problem. I'll move straight on to my next move which was to look for help on the internet. Bingo! Quite simply buy this router, change the Superhub 3 to 'modem mode', connect the 2 together and problem sorted. I make it sound a tad easier than it is - there are a few set up procedures to go through but look at more of these reviews or google it and you'll get all the info you need. I buy loads from Amazon and I think this is the first review I have ever left because it really does work! I have such a quiet life now - no more 'Dad, the internet's gone off' and a grumpy wife who can't shop online. (Actually that could be a possible downside!)
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    Top reviews from United Kingdom

    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2018
      Style Name: AC5300 Tri Band AI MESH GamingVerified Purchase
      I am not a gamer but I needed a fast and powerful router with excellent coverage. I have on average about 25 devices connected + guests and my previous router (ASUS87U) was struggling a bit. The AC5300 is amazing: the range is better than using two routers with one configured as an access point! It is easy to set up and has a very large number of options. Yes, it is very expensive but it genuinely is faster, so it is worth the price. The more powerful chip inside in particular speeds things up even when the measured speed of traffic remains about the same.

      UPDATE:
      Our house is very long (it is two semi-detached houses put together), so the router was struggling to cover the whole area + conservatory. I tried replacing it with an GT AX 11000 and it was a disaster. The speed dropped, even on my two ax clients (the rest are all ac), and coverage was the same. I tried to set it up as an aimesh node and it kept disconnecting, even with one of the two 5Ghz bands dedicated as backhaul. I also tried that with an AX6000, same results.

      Looking up Smallnetbuilders showed that AX is just not ready for Aimesh yet (nor for that much, it seems!). It is also my experience, AC is much more stable.

      So, I got one AC2900 (= AC 86U, newer that AC 88U contrary to what the digits suggest), made sure all firmware was upgraded and set it up as a wireless node: very easy to do (remember to connect a LAN port from the parent to the WAN of the node for easy set up). At last I had very good coverage on that side of the house (I had tried extenders before but the speed was too low), but the overall speed dropped by about 15%. Not so good!

      I got a second AC 86U and set it up as a wired node on the other side of the house (flat ethernet cables are really useful for that!). Excellent coverage on that side too, and the speed returned to its original figures. BUT: one or the other node would disconnect overnight and I had to reboot them to get them back on the system. Not so good either!

      More investigations, and I changed the following under 'Wireless' - 'Professional':
      Airtime fairness: disabled on all three bands
      Universal beamforming: disabled on all three bands
      Explicit beamforming: disabled on all three bands
      AC beamforming: enabled on 5ghz.
      I always had Smart Connect and Smart Roaming off as I need certain portable devices to stay on the same network as the printers, scanners etc.

      Since then, no disconnections, the network is rock-solid and the speed has improved again. The distribution of the devices has also improved, with about 7 on the parent router, 6 on one side and 7 on the other. Contrary to ready made mesh systems like Google, Orbi or Lyra, this system is much more customisable and offers all the advantages of the complex interface of the RT 5300.

      It took me a while to find all the relevant information and to optimise the settings, so I hope that this will help someone! Do let me know if it does.
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2018
      Style Name: AC2900 Dual Band AI MESH GamingVerified Purchase
      Incase anyone is confused the RT-AC86U router is just that a router, it does not have a modem built in, you will be required to connect the RT-AC86U to a separate modem. This review is for the RT-AC86U router which i own, i connect my RT-AC86U router to my Vigor 130 modem.

      Before buying the RT-AC86U i did consider the RT-AC5300 which is much more expensive but the RT-AC86U has a better and newer CPU and double the flash memory than the much more expensive RT-AC5300.

      Before buying this i owned a RT-AC68U router which i have left an extensive review on some time ago here on amazon. The RT-AC86U is basically a beefier and much better upgrade from the RT-AC68U router. For example my old rt-ac68u had 128MB nand flash and 256MB of RAM and my new rt-ac86u has 256MB of nand flash and 512MB of RAM which is the minimum i would go for now with my setup and certainly see the difference when adding the beefier newer cpu with hardware accelerated crypto which helps when using vpn with encryption and now gives me full line speeds over my vpn client. My old rt-ac68u has a 800MHz 32bit dual core cpu and my newer rt-ac86u has a 1800MHz 64bit(1.8GHz) dual core cpu and certainly makes a difference across the entire router. Both routers have Gigabit WAN and Gigabit LAN ports, 1 x USB 2.0 and 1 x USB 3.0 port.

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      The first thing i did was to install the asuswrt-merlin firmware. This firmware is a fork of the orginal asus firmware but with additional features and improvements maintained by merlin. Anyone who take's networking seriously or like tinkering will likely already know and probably be using the merlin firmware. The asus web-gui is the best out there not only it looks apart and appealing i find it less cluttered and easier to use than other branded routers. If you not got a clue what i mean by the above just ignore it, it's meant for those who know about asuswrt-merlin firmware.

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      I own a macbook pro mid 2014. My router is approx 15 feet away from my laptop, When connected to my router, the speed of the connection from my macbook to my router averages around 878Mbps to 1300Mbps (max). Note this is the speed between my laptop and router connecting to the 5GHz band using wireless-ac, this is not the speed of my internet connection which is different. I've never tested file transfer rates between router and laptop as it copies quickly enough so have never needed to bother. Previously i had a portable HDD and USB stick in both the USB 2 and 3 ports on my router. The HDD contains my videos, music etc, I have DLNA enabled so i can wirelessly play content on my DLNA enabled device like my TV, phones etc from the HDD connected into the router. This has always worked seamlessly for me and never have had issues with it. Although my setup is now changing somewhat. Now my HDD is connected to my media box and the usb stick is still in router used as a swap drive and to install custom scripts from the merlin firmware community.

      My router really does get pushed to it's paces everyday, multiple devices connected wirelessly and via ethernet, sometimes with streaming going on, along with running two OpenVPN servers and 3 OpenVPN Clients so i can get secure access to my network when on the go; VPN routing to route only specific devices to to my external VPN connection, SSH (i only enable for lan and not wan). I use the SAMBA service and FTP service which is great so i can acess my usb drive that's connected to the router to copy, edit, delete data etc. What really makes this router do it for me is the hardware accelerated crypto built in directly to the cpu, i get full line speed now over my vpn.

      Now i've given a glance into what i use my router for let's talk about some of the standard built in features.

      - Guest Network
      Great when you don't want family, friends etc accessing your main network, stick them on a guest network to block access to your network, they can connect to the internet, just not see any devices on your network, great to ensure they aren't snooping on your network, it's like someone going through your knicker draw, not acceptable so block them. You can also limit their time as well. There is an option to allow people on guest networks see all your other devices on the network so be ensure to disable it when enabling the guest network if you have guests around.

      - AiProtection
      Once your router is setup i recommend you head straight to the AiProtection tab immediately, once there choose 'Network Protection' then hit that big button 'Scan'. Why you may ask? well as daft and stupid this may sound most routers by default when setup aren't secure at all, yes wireless connections are secured generally by default nowadays but they are still some insecure settings enabled that means anyone with some knowhow could easily hack your network without much effort. It basically does a router security assessment and with a press of a button will secure your router further, Asus gets extra kudos for this in my opinion as it allows novices to further secure there router and network with a simple press of a button without having to understand the technical aspects of the settings.

      Under the AiProtecting tab there is also Parental Controls and DNS Filtering. I'm not going into full details but Parental Controls as the name implies allows to to schedule times your children can have access to the internet and allows blocking of websites etc. DNS Filtering takes this a step further by protecting LAN devices from harmful online content. The main popular one used by novices and families is OpenDNS or OpenDNS Family. Again check google and OpenDNS website for further explanation. If you have children then you will likely want to take advantage of Parental Controls and DNS Filtering.

      - Adaptive, Traditional QoS & Bandwidth Limiter
      ah QoS well what can i say. Asus take note if you reading. Fix It! when running a vpn client on router the download and upload bandwidth meters are wrong way around, the QoS statistics, well i am not sure if i trust and believe what i see sometimes, it's so messed up and always have been and nothing to do with merlin firmware as it's closed source so merlin can't change it either.

      I never really used it on my rt-ac68u (old router) as i always found it to be buggy and more times than not found it made things worse. It allows you to prioritise devices, tasks and applications. I here conflicting information regarding QoS, some people swear by it others hate it. It's great if you want to prioritise certain traffic over others, an example such as give high priority to streaming and low priority to web surfing or something similar. In this tab there is other settings related to QoS such as bandwidth monitoring, Web History, QoS statistics etc.

      I am currently testing QoS out again on my rt-ac86u (new router) as it's been a while but not good so far. In my opinion it needs entirely rewriting from the ground up. Asus boasts about this feature so fixing the issues out should be a priority. Bandwidth limiter allows you to setup limits on download and upload speed per each device.

      - Traffic Monitor
      Allows you to monitor the incoming or outgoing packets. Useful for real time monitoring of traffic on network. Traffic Analyzer part of Traffic Monitor alllow's you to view graphs and filter by device etc. Can be really useful and a nice thing to have.

      - USB Application

      * AiDisk - Share files in the USB disk through the Internet.
      I've never used AiDisk, i only connect to my network when out via OpenVPN server setup on router, i do not trust any other method, therefore cannot comment on AiDisk.

      * Media Services and Servers
      Allows setting up of UPnP, iTunes, FTP and Network Place (Samba).

      * Network Printer Server - The network printer server supports two methods: (1) ASUS EZ printer sharing (2) LPR to share printer.
      Again i've never used this, i have a all-in-one printer connected to my router wirelessly and have never needed to use this feature.

      * 3G/4G
      Never used this either, i know people use it without issue though, great if your internet connection goes down, by plugging in a 3G/4G dongle you can for example have the router switch to the 3G/4G dongle if your main internet goes down so you can still continue doing whatever you was doing without interruption.

      * Time Machine
      As i own a macbook pro i did use this feature and loved it, it meant i could have my macbook pro backup wirelessly to the HDD plugged into router. Unfortunately every few weeks time machine on my mac complains it cannot verify the backup and needs to do a fresh one all over again, to unreliable so i just plug in HDD when needing to backup.

      - AiCloud
      This had major security bugs back few years ago, i would never and have never used this feature, again i just connect to my home network when out via OpenVPN client on router. OpenVPN requires setting up and knowledge but certainly the way to go. I don't trust using any third parties to connect to my network, i like to have full control without the major security issues that AiCloud has had. I cannot comment on this simply as stated above, never have and never will use this feature.

      There are a multitude of other settings but there's so much i covered all the main ones and features. The rest is more about configuration settings, for VPN, LAN, WAN, DHCP, Firewall, Port Forwarding, Administration etc, to many to mention. If you are a novice or basic user majority of this stuff you will likely never bother with but it's there for the more advanced user.

      - Asus android/ios app
      Only used about twice myself as i prefer to access router web-gui via computer and browser but for novices or anyone who want a simpler, more user friendly way of accessing settings, ie. parental controls then the app will be a welcome bonus. Many settings can be changed and viewed via the app, not used for quite some time but imagine it's improved further since. More manufacturers are now developing apps to be used to access router in a more user friendly and convenient way. I imagine many people will like the app.

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      Some key pointers that keeping coming to mind i want to share:

      - Disable WPS if you value your security.

      - Usually disabled by default: 'enable Web Access from WAN'. Never ever turn this setting on, you are basically allowing anyone access to your router via the open internet, bad idea, use OpenVPN server on router instead for gaining access to you're home network from outside of the home.

      If you have custom merlin firmware then you have a ton of extra features and per device policy routing via vpn tunnels etc, asus stock firmware users you get it to just not as advanced and don't believe there's per device policy routing with asus stock firmware but not used asus stock firmware in 2 years so don't know.

      - SSH Daemon, i enable this on LAN side only, I've never opened it on WAN side, to many security concerns in my opinion. If you want to SSH into your router, do it when connected to router at home (LAN), if you want to SSH into router when out and about etc again setup OpenVPN and connect to your router/home network via OpenVPN and SSH in that way ie from a phone, tablet etc. I create my own SSH keys, using a SSH key generated by yourself to login and not a password is more secure.

      - Telnet, again can be another security concern, if you don't know what it is then you don't need it, just ensure it's disabled. Merlin users will find telnet removed as it's just so old and outdate now, should have gone out with the archives.

      - Firewall, should be enabled by default but still worth checking to ensure it's enabled. Do not disable the firewall it's there to protect your network from hackers, malicious users etc. DoS protection is disabled by default i recommend enabling it, it will slightly increase router workload, personally i don't see any difference so i enable it. You also have a url, keyword and network services filter in this menu to. Never used them as personally think they are much better options like DNS Filtering in the AiProtection tab, and if using merlin firmware well you even more options.

      - When configuring wireless settings, ensure authentication method is set to WPA2 and not WPA, WPA2 is more secure than WPA. Choose a long WPA Pre-Shared Key (if you don't know what i mean, basically those cheap routers/modems you get given free from your ISP? well as you probably know they have a sticker on them on bottom or back usually with a password key, well this allows you to connect to your router securely using a WPA key wirelessly. There's nothing to configure except to change it from WPA to WPA2 if not already done. Most routers use WPA2 by default but always worth checking.

      I use the maximum length of 63 characters, this may sound extreme and a nightmare when having to type it into every device that connects to your network but security is a number one priority for me. Hence why it's good to use Guest Network, you choose separate keys for the guest network, so when friends, family come over for example, they can connect to the guest network with a different key which you choose such as 10 character in length (anything up to 63 characters), one it means you are not sharing your main network key and two guests will not be able to view any devices on your network and it's easy to change the guest network keys ie. when you're guests leave.

      Don't use the same key all the time or keep guest network on, i mean let say your're friend comes over, you have guest network enabled, you give them the key to connect to your're guest network (wi-fi), well if you do not turn off guest network or change the key when they leave when you not about or home or whatever they could easily just sit outside your home and connect to your're guest network as signal will likely penetrate to outside enough signal for them to connect and yeah you guessed it you never turned off guest network or changed the key! just something to remember or easier still you can set a time limit via the web-gui.

      - Remember when i said in my very long review above about going to AiProtection > Network Protection > Hit the SCAN button then Hit the Secure Your Router button. Well doing this will alone make your router more secure and will disable the likes of WPS, UPnP, Web Access from WAN and many others. Some settings are disabled by default but i know from experience when updating router firmware, some settings due to for example a bug, enable themselves, only happened once but nonetheless, so i also manually check my router settings regularly and monitor my router logs.

      I want to point out i'm no security or networking expert but hope this review helps you in some way or another.

      This is one very long review but hope it gives you an sight on what this router is capable of doing and is able to achieve when setup correctly. I will never buy any other brand router now well for now, i'm just so accustomed to this brand of router and the merlin firmware. I've never had issues with this router, all issues are usually bugs, wrong settings, poor setup/configuration. If you have major issues then a full reset is usually the way to go, if you don't upgrade to latest firmware as and when available and miss a few firmware updates for example you can find settings can conflict and cause undesirable results, nothing a reset cannot solve however. I could go on forever as there's so many settings and options but would mean this review would quadruple in size to be fair.

      If there is one thing i could wish for and that is Asus implement Advanced VLAN and Inter-LAN routing. Please Asus if your are reading send it to suggestions department. It's the only thing i want, millions of insecure, bad IoT devices being mass sold to public means network segregation is becoming even more important. Even other brands are including it now so please implement it Asus, if it wasn't for the merlin firmware i would have gone with Draytek as they have this feature, i already own a Draytek modem to.

      I would highly recommend this router, i have only owned this new router for a week but as i had the rt-ac68u prior to this rt-ac86u i knew what i was ordering. My old trusty rt-ac68u router is packed up ready to be used as a media bridge or AP in the future, it's a few years old now and still as good and reliable today.

      If you gotten this far well thanks for reading this very long review and i hope this review has helped you.
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    • David Brocklebank
      1.0 out of 5 stars Constantly drops connection to printer connected via USB
      Reviewed in Germany on 10 January 2023
      Style Name: AC2900 Dual Band AI MESH GamingVerified Purchase
      I have connected the printer via the USB port on the router, and it works fine for a while. But for some unknown reason the printer goes offline. This happens many times every day. I have to go to the Router webpage, and then USB Applications, Network Printer server, Turn off, and then on again
    • Mariana Llamas-cendon
      1.0 out of 5 stars Muy bueno mientras funciono
      Reviewed in Mexico on 10 November 2022
      Style Name: AC2900 Dual Band AI MESH GamingVerified Purchase
      Estuvo muy bien, pero un dia dejo de funcionar y como viene del Reino Unido pues no hay quien lo arregle ni en EE.UU. ni en Mexico, asi que tengo un aparato carisimo que funciono 5 meses.
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    • Kanamor
      5.0 out of 5 stars La mejor opción del mercado
      Reviewed in Spain on 10 December 2015
      Style Name: AC3200 Mbps Tri-BandVerified Purchase
      No he podido hacer mejor compra. Estaba harto de probar routers y que todos tuvieran algún pero, sobre todo en conectividad WiFi. Con éste router son todo ventajas, no le he encontrado ningún pero. Tengo 300 megas de línea y por fin no pierdo nada vía Wi-Fi. Altamente configurable, con aplicaciones para Android para simplificar algunas cosas, como configuraciones y BitTorrent. Los 300 megas me llegan hasta la última habitación de la casa sin perder tasa de transferencia, es increíble. El poder conectarle un disco y tenerlo trabajando descargando cosas es otra ventaja más.

      Si sois unos tiquismiquis con el tema de redes, éste router no os va a defraudar, es caro si, pero por fin no estoy rayado con la conectividad de mi casa, eso no tiene precio.
    • AHMED
      5.0 out of 5 stars 100%
      Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on 30 December 2023
      Style Name: AC2900 Dual Band AI MESH GamingVerified Purchase
      After one year its still like a new one, very good very fast
    • JimK
      5.0 out of 5 stars Enhance your Wifi now!
      Reviewed in Australia on 14 May 2021
      Style Name: AC2900 Dual Band AI MESH GamingVerified Purchase
      If you are having problems with your wifi coverage, its probably the cheap router your ISP provides.
      This router has amazing coverage and super fast speeds.
      I like the feature to turn off the lights. This is handy if you have your router next to your TV (like me) and you don't want to see lights flashing at you constantly.
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