Asus RT-AC88U AC3100 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Gaming Router

Asus RT-AC88U is an AC3100 Dual Band Gigabit WiFi Gaming Router with MU-MIMO, supporting AiProtection network security by Trend Micro, AiMesh for mesh wifi system and WTFast game accelerator. It supports Ultra-fast 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi router boosts speeds up to 3167 Mbps for low-latency online gaming, smooth 4K UHD video playback and extremely fast file-sharing.

Asus RT-AC88U uses the Broadcom NitroQAM chipset, which is the same chipset used in current AC5300 routers such as the RT-AC5300, or the Netgear R8500. The only difference is the RT-AC88U doesn't have the additional 5Ghz band. That said, the only time when you'll find the difference between an AC3100 router and an AC5300 router, in terms of Wi-Fi speeds, is when you have 10 more or concurrent active 5Ghz clients on the same network. In this case, an AC5300 router, thanks to its two 5Ghz bands, can support more concurrent clients without slowing them down.

On the inside, the RT-AC88U is powered by a 1.4Ghz dual-core processor, 512MB of DDR 3 system memory and 128MB of flash storage. In all, it's one of the most powerful routers on the market.

Asus RT-AC88U 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: AC3100 ultimate AC performance 1000+2167 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 600 Mbps
- 802.11ac : up to 1734 Mbps
- 1024QAM (2.4GHz) : up to 1000 Mbps
- 1024QAM (5GHz) : up to2167 Mbps

* Antenna:
- External antenna x 4

* Memory: 128MB Flash, 512MB RAM

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

* Processor：1.4 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 Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 8
- USB 2.0 x 1
- USB 3.0 x 1

* Features
- Range Boost
- Router app
- Link Aggregation: 802.3ad
- MU-MIMO
- Traffic Analyzer
- Adaptive QoS
- AiProtection
- 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
- 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
- Dual WAN
- 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 1
- WAN x 1
- Wi-Fi x 2
- WPS x 1
- USB x 2

* Power Supply
- AC Input: 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
- DC Output: 19 V with max. 2.37 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

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

* Dimensions: 11.8 x 7.4 x 2.38 ~ " (WxDxH) (Without Bezel)

* Weight: 1.9 lb