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ASUS RT-AC66U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless AC1750 Gigabit Router
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ASUS RT-AC66U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless AC1750 Gigabit Router

02 Aug 2012
Overall rating 8.5/10

The RT-AC66U marks two major milestones for ASUS - it's their very first 802.11ac dual-band router, and it's also the launchpad for their AiCloud service. The networking device has top speeds of 1.3Gbps and 450Mbps on the 5GHz and 2.4GHz band respectively.

Tags: dual-band, 802.11ac, aicloud, asuswrt

Design:
9
Features:
9
Performance:
8.5
Value:
8
THE GOOD
Bold and stylish design
Impressive 5GHz data speeds
Comprehensive networking and cloud features
THE BAD
Paltry 2.4GHz throughput
Buggy AiDisk feature

Product Specification

Networking Standards
  • 802.11a : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps
  • 802.11b : 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps
  • 802.11g : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps
  • 802.11n : up to 450Mbps
  • 802.11ac: up to 1300Mbps
Frequency Range
  • 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
  • 5.1- 5.8 GHz
Security 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
Features
  • Download Master:
  • ．support BT, NZB, HTTP, ED2K
  • ．support encryption, DHT, PEX and magnet link
  • ．upload and download bandwidth control
  • ．download scheduling
  • Media server:
  • ．Image: JPEG
  • ．Audio: mp3, wma, wav, pcm, mp4, lpcm, ogg
  • ．Video: asf, avi, divx, mpeg, mpg, ts, vob, wmv, mkv, mov
  • QoS:
  • ．WMM
  • ．User definable rules for IP/MAC/Port. Upload and Download bandwidth management.
  • ．ACK/SYN/FIN/RST/ICMP with Highest priority
  • Guest Network:
  • ．2.4GHz guest network x 3, 5GHz guest network x 3
  • ．Printer Server: multifunctional printer support(Windows nly), LPR protocol support
  • ．File server: Samba and FTP server with account management
  • ．PPTP VPN server
  • ．Network map
  • ．Traffic monitor
Antenna Detachable antenna x 3
Ports
  • 1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for WAN
  • 4 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for LAN
  • USB 2.0 x 2
Dimensions 207 x 148.8 x 35.5 mm
Weight 450g

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