Asus RT-AC86U AC2900 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Gaming Router

ASUS RT-AC86U is the ultimate choice for gaming, with blistering 2917Mbps Wi-Fi speeds, MU-MIMO technology and powerful game-boosting features including the WTFast® game accelerator and Adaptive QoS. Three removable adjustable antennas protrude from the top of the device and there are eight LED indicators on the front for power, WPS, Wi-Fi (both bands), LAN (four ports), and WAN activity. Around back are four gigabit LAN ports, a WAN port, a USB 2 port, a USB 3.1 port, and power, LED On/Off, and Reset buttons. On the right side of the router you'll find a WPS button and a Wi-Fi On/Off button.

ASUS RT-AC86U is a 4x4 AC2900 router powered by a 1.8GHz dual-core CPU and 512MB of RAM. It uses NitroQAM (1024-QAM) modulation technology to deliver potential throughput speeds of up to 750Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 2167Mbps on the 5GHz band and supports Multi User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) data streaming, which delivers data to compatible clients simultaneously rather than sequentially, and beamforming, which sends data directly to clients rather than over a broad spectrum.

ASUS RT-AC86U uses the same web-based management console and mobile app used to control the RT-AC88U that we reviewed a while back. The web console opens to a network map that shows all connected clients, your internet and security status, and Wi-Fi information for each band.

Asus RT-AC86U Router Specifications：

* Product type：WiFi Router

* Coverage: Very large homes

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

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

* Data Rate
- 802.11a : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps
- 802.11b : 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
- 802.11g : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps
- 802.11n : up to 450 Mbps
- 802.11ac : up to 1734 Mbps
- 1024QAM (2.4GHz) : up to 750 Mbps
- 1024QAM (5GHz) : up to2167 Mbps

* Antenna:
- External antenna x 3
- Internal 3dBi antenna x 1 for Wi-Fi

* Memory: 256MB Flash, 512MB RAM

* Transmit/Receive
- MIMO technology
- 2.4 GHz 3 x 3
- 5 GHz 4 x 4

* Processor：1.8 GHz dual-core processor

* Wi-Fi Technology
- Beamforming: standard-based and universal
- 1024-QAM high data rate
- 20/40/80 MHz bandwidth

* Operating Frequency: 2.4G Hz, 5 GHz

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

* Firewall & 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, System Event Log

* VPN Support
- IPSec Pass-Through
- PPTP Pass-Through
- L2TP Pass-Through
- PPTP server
- OpenVPN server
- PPTP client
- L2TP client
- OpenVPN client

* WAN Connection Type： Internet connection type : Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP

* Utilities： Router setup wizard; Firmware restoration; Device discovery; printer setup utility

* Ports
- RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1
- RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 4
- USB 2.0 x 1
- USB 3.0 x 1

* Features
- MU-MIMO
- Traffic Analyzer
- Adaptive QoS
- WTFast Gamers Private Network
- AiProtection
- Parental Control
- Guest Network : 2.4 GHz x 3, 5 GHz x 3
- Mac OS Backup
- 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
- IPTV support
- Roaming Assist

* Button: WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button, Wireless on/off Button, LED on/off Button

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

* Power Supply
- AC Input: 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
- DC Output: 19 V with max. 1.75 A current

* OS Support
- Windows 10
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Mac OS X 10.6
- Mac OS X 10.7
- Mac OS X 10.8
- Linux

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

* Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.3 x 3.3 inch (WxHxD) ~ inch (Without Bezel)

* Weight: 1.9 lb