I've used ASUS routers before, so I'm familiar with the software, but...

Negatives...this router requires a lot of time to sync in.
... Hard/soft resets takes longer to reconnect to the net than previous ASUS routers I've used.
... Hard resets were required regularly, (when adding a new feature) which is an annoyance.
... Port forwarding is normally straight forward but it was/is a chore with this router.
... Every time I required to Port forward a new IP, I had to Hard reset (Hard reset = Factory settings) and re-key in all the previous information.
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Positives...so many setup fea...view more I've used ASUS routers before, so I'm familiar with the software, but...

Negatives...this router requires a lot of time to sync in.
... Hard/soft resets takes longer to reconnect to the net than previous ASUS routers I've used.
... Hard resets were required regularly, (when adding a new feature) which is an annoyance.
... Port forwarding is normally straight forward but it was/is a chore with this router.
... Every time I required to Port forward a new IP, I had to Hard reset (Hard reset = Factory settings) and re-key in all the previous information.
... (so take pics or note down relevant information)

Positives...so many setup features you can take advantage of.
... Port forward, VPN, Analyzers, Game acceleration, Aiprotection, Aimesh, Alexa compatible, and much more.
... Router slows my internet speed down to 540Mbits from 940Mbits (1xPS5, 2xPS4, Computer, 5 mobile phones)

I've finally got this router to standard that I'm happy with but to get to this stage... has taken to long.

I feel sorry for the average user as setting up is quite difficult. You need to set the vlan tag to 10 and if your internet service provider has pppoe connection then u need to ring up your isp for those details basicly pppoe is a password and user name on your incoming internet connection some isp have it like 2 degrees and some dont like orcon just google your isp.
...view more I feel sorry for the average user as setting up is quite difficult. You need to set the vlan tag to 10 and if your internet service provider has pppoe connection then u need to ring up your isp for those details basicly pppoe is a password and user name on your incoming internet connection some isp have it like 2 degrees and some dont like orcon just google your isp.
If u have constant cutting out issues as did i after every 4 to 7 days then u need to update 2 things in the settings to latest ive had this thing for a year now and its been perfect hasnt cut out once after setting up properly, covers my whole section 650 square meters with 5ghz easy with 3 bars at the ends which i can still watch 4k youtube absolute beast router would recommend just annoying set up but perfect after

While easy to setup and maintain, even with this in the middle of the house, (middle floor). The top level does not get full bars. While more than what we get with a standard router, still may need another router to boot this one unfortunately. While easy to setup and maintain, even with this in the middle of the house, (middle floor). The top level does not get full bars. While more than what we get with a standard router, still may need another router to boot this one unfortunately.

Pretty epic router/modem with an obvious bump in internet speeds. Only gripe is that range increase compared to ISP provided unit was marginal. Still pretty good:) Pretty epic router/modem with an obvious bump in internet speeds. Only gripe is that range increase compared to ISP provided unit was marginal. Still pretty good:)

we purchased this today as we were tired of having to reset the freebie router from our internet provider that kept dropping wifi and generally performing badly.
...view more we purchased this today as we were tired of having to reset the freebie router from our internet provider that kept dropping wifi and generally performing badly.
plugged this in and watched our speeds triple in the hardest to reach location of our two story brick and block house. i have even managed to do away with the three range extenders that we had to use with the old router!!! while this was not cheap it is certyanly more economical and easier than having our house wired with data cable, i would highly recommend this router for those whom have heavy network requirements and / or difficult wifi areas in their homes. the only down side i can think of is that i should have done it sooner.

Very simple to setup a highly secure and intelligent wifi network with smart connect handling between the 2.4 and both 5 frequencies. My network now covers twice as large an area as my former flatmate's airport extreme did, in other words I no longer drop off in the lounge, but at the shed or passing next door.
Has reliable trend micro anti-virus built in to the firmware, so you can run without AV slowing down your computers, phones and tablets.
Would suggest no need to setup DDNS for the letsencrypt certificate for authenticated remote admin, it's a nice feature but not needed.
The Asus router app is reasonably good for maintenance, but w...view more Very simple to setup a highly secure and intelligent wifi network with smart connect handling between the 2.4 and both 5 frequencies. My network now covers twice as large an area as my former flatmate's airport extreme did, in other words I no longer drop off in the lounge, but at the shed or passing next door.
Has reliable trend micro anti-virus built in to the firmware, so you can run without AV slowing down your computers, phones and tablets.
Would suggest no need to setup DDNS for the letsencrypt certificate for authenticated remote admin, it's a nice feature but not needed.
The Asus router app is reasonably good for maintenance, but would have to recommend initial setup only on a computer.
The best part about this router is that you have enough ethernet ports for all your wired devices, along with 2 dedicated priority ports and a pair of optionally aggregated ports for NAS which support it (dual gig ethernet).
Firmware updates come frequently, and this should be checked after it is setup and then once or twice a month.

This is well worth the price for an extremely high quality router.

Performs well especially with lots of devices connected Performs well especially with lots of devices connected

The signals are strong to cover my whole house and with four people playing games at the same time plus watching video there is no problem at all. The signals are strong to cover my whole house and with four people playing games at the same time plus watching video there is no problem at all.

Have owned this router for three weeks and have found its range to be outstanding. My sons reckon it has greatly improved their gaming experience with faster upload and download capabilities. It looks smart sitting on our TV unit. On the downside though, we have found it causes issues with our Netflix connection (we always have to switch the router off first, then turn the TV on and then turn the router back on again in order to get a connection). If we don't do this, we get error messages and cannot connect to Netflix. Have owned this router for three weeks and have found its range to be outstanding. My sons reckon it has greatly improved their gaming experience with faster upload and download capabilities. It looks smart sitting on our TV unit. On the downside though, we have found it causes issues with our Netflix connection (we always have to switch the router off first, then turn the TV on and then turn the router back on again in order to get a connection). If we don't do this, we get error messages and cannot connect to Netflix.

Easy to set up and easy to adjust settings. Excellent wifi reception. Worth the purchase Easy to set up and easy to adjust settings. Excellent wifi reception. Worth the purchase

Purchased under recommendation from Jason. had a slightly tricky setup in that i had all the settings right (courtesy of PBtech staff knowledge) but i had to update the firmware before it worked.
Otherwise, once setup, the range on this thing is bloody amazing - i have a 3 lvl house. no dropout.. Smart/Auto frequency (whatever its called that changes the connection from 2.4ghz to 5ghz etc) is great, i dont have to worry about making sure chromecast and my phoen are on the same one before i can cast as it does it automatically.
i would recommend this. Purchased under recommendation from Jason. had a slightly tricky setup in that i had all the settings right (courtesy of PBtech staff knowledge) but i had to update the firmware before it worked.
Otherwise, once setup, the range on this thing is bloody amazing - i have a 3 lvl house. no dropout.. Smart/Auto frequency (whatever its called that changes the connection from 2.4ghz to 5ghz etc) is great, i dont have to worry about making sure chromecast and my phoen are on the same one before i can cast as it does it automatically.
i would recommend this.

I don't think I would use all the bells and whistles on this just yet. It works awesomely, the wifi is set to automatic when your device connects, if it supports 5g it will connect and you get faster wifi. It might be pricey but I think it is worth that extra $$. It makes use of your fibre connections 1Gbps. Still putting it through it paces and it out performs the previous expensive router I bought that is supposed to be high performance.

This router is worth the money you spend and you don't have tweak settings, set it up in like 10 to 15 minutes one you get used to the interface colours. I don't think I would use all the bells and whistles on this just yet. It works awesomely, the wifi is set to automatic when your device connects, if it supports 5g it will connect and you get faster wifi. It might be pricey but I think it is worth that extra $$. It makes use of your fibre connections 1Gbps. Still putting it through it paces and it out performs the previous expensive router I bought that is supposed to be high performance.

This router is worth the money you spend and you don't have tweak settings, set it up in like 10 to 15 minutes one you get used to the interface colours.