Asus RT-AC66U AC1750 Dual-band Gigabit WiFi Router

ASUS RT-AC66U is a 5th gen dual-band Wi-Fi router, and the launch platform for the new ASUS AiCloud service. Its speed reaches 1.75Gbps, utilizing the Broadcom 802.11ac Wi-Fi controller and working in 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The 5GHz band supports up to 1.3Gbps, exceeding current Gigabit wired transmission and 3X faster than 802.11n. The RT-AC66U offers smooth lag-resistant multitasking and super-fast streaming, while ASUS AiRadar intelligently strengthens wireless connections via powerful amplification, offering future-proof optimized performance. Asus RT-AC66U is a dual-band WiFi router equipped with four LAN ports and offers built-in Trend Micro malware protection and user-friendly Quality of Service (QoS) and parental control settings. Its solid performance, robust feature set, and affordable price earn it our Editors' Choice for budget-priced routers. The rear panel holds four gigabit LAN ports, a WAN port, a USB 2.0 port, a power jack, and power, reset, and WPS buttons. A USB 3.0 port can be found on the front edge, and there are activity LEDs on the top for power, internet, all four LAN ports, and both radio bands.

Asus RT-AC66U router is powered by a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 128MB of flash memory, and 256MB of RAM. It's a 3x3 AC1750 router that can reach maximum speeds of up to 450Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and up to 1,300Mbps on the 5GHz band. It supports beamforming, which transmits signals directly to clients, but not MU-MIMO simultaneous data streaming.

Asus RT-AC66U Router Specifications:

* Product type：WiFi Router

* Coverage: Large homes

* Network Standard：IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.3u, IPv4, IPv6

* Product Segment: AC1750 superior AC performance 450+1300 Mbps

* Data Rate
- 802.11n: up to 450 Mbps
- 802.11ac: up to 1300 Mbps

* Antenna: Detachable antenna x 3

* Memory: 128MB Flash, 256MB RAM

* Transmit/Receive
- MIMO technology
- 2.4 GHz 3 x 3
- 5 GHz 3 x 3

* Operating Frequency: 2.4G Hz, 5 GHz

* Encryption: 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise , WPA2-Enterprise

* Firewall & Access Control
- Firewall：SPI intrusion detection,DoS protection
- Access control：Parental control, Network service filter, URL filter, Port filter

* Management: UPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Port Forwarding, DMZ, Universal Repeater, System Event Log

* WAN Connection Type
- Internet connection type: Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP
- Dual Link support
- Multicast Proxy support
- Multicast Rate Setting support

* Ports
- RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for WAN x 1
- RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for LAN x 4
- USB 2.0 x 1

* Features
- SmartQoS
> WMM
> User definable rules for IP/MAC/Port
> Upload and download bandwidth management
> ACK/SYN/FIN/RST/ICMP with highest priority
- Parental Control
- Guest Network: 2.4 GHz x 3, 5 GHz x 3
- VPN server: IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server
- VPN client: PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client
- Enhanced media server (AiPlayer app compatible)
> Image: Jpeg
> Audio: mp3, wma, wav, pcm, mp4, lpcm, ogg
> Video: asf, avi, divx, mpeg, mpg, ts, vob, wmv, mkv, mov
- AiCloud personal cloud service
- 3G/4G data sharing
- Printer Server
> Multifunctional printer support (Windows only)
> LPR protocol support
- Download Master
> Support bt, nzb, http, ed2k
> Support encryption, DHT, PEX and magnet link
> Upload and download bandwidth control
> Download scheduling
- AiDisk file server
> Samba and FTP server with account management
- Dual WAN
- IPTV support

* Button: WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button

* LED Indicator
- Power x 1
- LAN x 4
- WAN x 1
- Wi-Fi x 2
- USB x 1

* Power Supply
- AC Input: 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
- DC Output: 19 V with max. 1.58 A current

* OS Support
- Windows 10 86x64
- Windows 8.1 86x64
- Windows 8 , 32bit/64bit
- Windows 7 , 32bit/64bit
- Mac OS X
- Linux

* Operation mode
- Wireless router mode
- Range extender mode
- Access point mode
- Media bridge mode

* Dimensions: 207 x 148.8 x 35.5 ~ mm (WxDxH) g

* Weight:

* Package Content
- RT-AC66U Dual Band 3x3 802.11AC Gigibit Router
- Router stand
- RJ-45 cable
- Support CD (User manual and utility software)
- Power adapter
- Quick start guide
- Warranty card