
ASUS RT-AX88U Wireless Router: features, specs and who it suits
The ASUS RT-AX88U is a dual-band wireless router with eight LAN ports. What the model name tells you and what to check for your home network.
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The ASUS RT-AX88U is a dual-band wireless router with eight LAN ports. What the model name tells you and what to check for your home network.

The ASUS RT-AX89X is a 12-stream AX6000 WiFi 6 router with dual 10G ports, eight LAN ports and AiMesh support. What the specs mean and what to check.

A tri-band WiFi 6E router with a 6 GHz band, speeds up to 7800 Mbps, a 2.5G port, AiMesh support and built-in security and parental controls.

A dual-band WiFi 7 router rated at 3600 Mbps with a 2.5G WAN port, AiMesh support and a separate network for smart-home devices. What the specs mean.

The ASUS RT-BE58U is a dual-band WiFi 7 router with MLO, a 2.5G port, AiMesh, AiProtection Pro and a Smart Home Master mode. What the specs mean at home.

A dual-band WiFi 7 router rated at 6500 Mbps with five 2.5GbE ports, Multi-Link Operation, AiMesh support and AiProtection Pro. What the specs mean.

The ASUS RT-BE86U is a dual-band BE6800 WiFi 7 router with a 10G WAN/LAN port, four 2.5G LAN ports and Guest Network Pro. What its specs mean.

A dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router rated at 6800Mbps, with a 10G WAN/LAN port and four 2.5G LAN ports. What the ASUS RT-BE86U specs mean for a home network.

A BE7200 dual-band WiFi 7 router with two 10G ports, 2.5G LAN, AiMesh support and built-in VPN. What the specs mean for a fast home or small-office network.

A dual-band WiFi 7 router rated at 7200Mbps with a 10G SFP+ port, a 10G WAN/LAN port, AiMesh support and built-in VPN. What the specs mean in practice.

A tri-band WiFi 7 router with 320MHz channels, 4096-QAM, Multi-Link Operation, AiMesh and built-in security. What the specs mean for a home network.

A tri-band WiFi 7 router with 6GHz, 320MHz channels, 4096-QAM, Multi-Link Operation and two 10G ports. What the BE19000 specs mean at home.

A dual-band 802.11ac router with speeds up to 1900 Mbps, a 1 GHz dual-core CPU and AiProtection, locked to the T-Mobile network. What the specs mean.

A WiFi 6 gaming router with dual 2.5G ports, a dedicated gaming port, AiMesh support and AiProtection Pro. What the specs mean and what to check before you buy.

The ASUS TUF Gaming AX6000 is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 gaming router with gigabit Ethernet and gaming-focused traffic tools. What the specs mean and who it suits.

A Wi-Fi 6 gaming router rated at 4200 Mbps with a dedicated gaming port, dual 2.5G ports, AiMesh and AiProtection Pro. What the specs mean.

A weatherproof dual-band WiFi 7 mesh unit with an IP65 enclosure, PoE power, two 2.5G ports and AiMesh. What the specs mean and what to check before installing.

The ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro is a quad-band WiFi 7 mesh router with two 10G ports, AiMesh, Smart Home Master and AiProtection Pro. What the specs mean.

A tri-band WiFi 7 mesh router rated up to 18 Gbps and 3,000 sq ft, with dual 10G ports, AiProtection Pro and mobile tethering. What the specs mean.

A cloud-managed router and firewall for small businesses, with site-to-site and client VPN, 500+ Mbps firewall throughput and 4 LAN ports. What it does.

The GL.iNet Flint 3 GL-BE9300 is a tri-band WiFi 7 router with five 2.5G ports, WireGuard and OpenVPN support and AdGuard Home. What the specs mean.

A pocket-sized dual-band Wi-Fi 7 travel router with 2.5G ports, a touchscreen, OpenWrt firmware and built-in VPN client and server. What the specs mean.

The GL.iNet Collie is a compact 4G LTE industrial gateway with OpenWrt, a hardware watchdog, VPN support and an RS485 interface. What the features mean.

A portable 4G LTE router with OpenWrt, OpenVPN and WireGuard, a 5,000 mAh battery, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi up to 300 Mbps and a pre-installed Quectel EP06-A modem.

A dual-band AC1750 Wi-Fi router with MU-MIMO, Gigabit Ethernet ports and coverage of up to 1,500 square feet. What the specs mean and what to check.

A tri-band AC2200 Wi-Fi router with MU-MIMO, four Gigabit Ethernet ports and app setup. What tri-band and MU-MIMO mean and what to check before buying.

A tri-band Wi-Fi 5 router rated at AC5400 with MU-MIMO and coverage of up to 3,000 sq ft. What the speed figures mean and who it suits.

The Linksys WRT1200AC is an AC1200 dual-band Wi-Fi router with a 1.3GHz dual-core CPU, four gigabit ports, USB 3.0, eSATA and open-source firmware support.

The Linksys WRT1900AC is an AC1900 dual-band Wi-Fi router with four antennas, a dual-core CPU, USB 3.0, eSATA and OpenWrt-ready firmware. What the specs mean.

An open-source-ready AC1900 dual-band router with four external antennas, a 1.6GHz dual-core CPU, USB 3.0 and eSATA. What the specs mean and who it suits.

A compact five-port Gigabit router from MikroTik with an ARM CPU, 512MB of RAM and a USB port. What the specs mean and what to check before setting one up.

The MikroTik L009UiGS-RM is a rackmount router with an 800MHz CPU. What that detail means, how MikroTik routers are generally used, and what to confirm first.

A small-office VPN firewall with an 8-port 10/100 switch, NAT routing, an SPI firewall and eight VPN tunnels. What the features mean and what to check.

The NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000 is a dual-band AC1900 router with four gigabit Ethernet ports, USB 3.0 and 2.0, Armor security and coverage up to 1,800 sq ft.

A dual-band WiFi 6 AX1800 device from NETGEAR with three gigabit Ethernet ports, coverage of up to 1,200 sq. ft. and 40 devices. What the specs mean.

The TP-Link ER7212PC combines a multi-WAN Gigabit VPN router, an 8-port PoE+ switch with 110W of PoE power and Omada controller features. What each part does.

A wired Omada VPN router with two 10G SFP+ ports, up to 10 WAN ports, load balancing and a firewall. What the specs mean for a business network.

A compact TP-Link router that supports up to four WAN ports with load balancing, PPPoE server, DoS protection and lightning protection for small offices.

A compact fanless EdgeMax router with three Gigabit ports, an SFP port, desk, wall or rack mounting and up to 3.4 million packets per second.

A compact fanless Gigabit router with five RJ45 ports, 24V PoE and an SFP port, running the EdgeMAX platform. What the routing figures and features mean.

The Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra is a compact router and UniFi controller with 1 Gbps routing, IDS/IPS and multi-WAN. What the specs mean in practice.

The UniFi Express combines a UniFi cloud gateway with a WiFi 6 access point in one small unit. Here is what it does, how it is managed and who it suits.

A compact PoE-powered HDMI viewer that shows UniFi Protect cameras on a monitor or TV, with multi-view for up to 16 cameras and 4K at 30 fps output.

The WAVLINK AX6000 (573HX3) is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router with a 2.5G WAN port, eight antennas, MU-MIMO, WPA3 and mesh mode. What the specs mean for a home.