The New Era of Home WiFi
The growing number of connected personal and IoT devices has led to an overall increase in network density that is pushing the limits of the current WiFi standard. The latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) provides future-proof technologies, higher network efficiency, faster Wi-Fi speeds, greater coverage and improved battery life for connected devices, providing a significantly better networking experience for users.
Warp-speed WiFi
RT-AX88U is a 4×4 dual-band WiFi router that provides 160MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 6000Mbps — 1148Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 4804Mbps on the 5GHz band — RT-AX88U is 2.3X faster than 802.11ac 4×4 dual-band routers3.
Better Battery Life for Your Devices
Target Wake Time (TWT) allows RT-AX88U to schedule designated intervals for devices to transmit data. This allows them to sleep when there is no need to wait for a router signal, reducing power consumption by up to 7X for significantly improved battery life*.
WiFi that Goes Farther
With the latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) featuring OFDMA technology, RT-AX88U provides increased WiFi signal range and better coverage by dividing each channel into smaller sub-channels. These sub-channels have a smaller bandwidth that enables them to travel up to 80% farther1, resulting in a better WiFi connection throughout your home*.
Give your Online Gaming a Double Boost
RT-AX88U’s Adaptive QoS prioritizes game packets for smoother online play. It also has built-in wtfast® to seek out and secure the shortest possible path between your gaming device and the game server, minimizing game ping and lag2.
Network Standard
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11ac
IEEE 802.11ax
IPv4
IPv6
Product Segment
AX6000 ultimate AX performance: 1148+4804 Mbps
Data Rate
802.11a : up to 54 Mbps
802.11b : up to 11 Mbps
802.11g : up to 54 Mbps
802.11n : up to 600 Mbps
802.11n (1024QAM) : up to 1000 Mbps
802.11ac : up to 3466 Mbps
802.11ac (1024QAM) : up to 4333 Mbps
802.11ax (2.4GHz) : up to 1148 Mbps
802.11ax (5GHz) : up to 4804 Mbps
Antenna
External antenna x 4
Transmit/Receive
2.4 GHz 4 x 4
5 GHz 4 x 4
Processor
1.8 GHz quad-core processor
Memory
256 MB Flash, 1 GB RAM
Boosts speed
OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access),
Beamforming: standard-based and universal,
1024-QAM high data rate,
20/40/80/160 MHz bandwidth,
Operating Frequency
2.4G Hz / 5 GHz
Ports
RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1,
RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 8,
USB 3.1 Gen 1 x 2
Button
WPS Button,
Reset Button,
Power Button,
Wireless on/off Button,
LED on/off Button
LED Indicator
Power x 1
Wi-Fi x 2
WAN x 1
LAN x 1
USB x 2
WPS x 1
Power Supply
AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
DC Output : 19 V with max. 2.37 A current
Product Weight (g)
1010 g
AiMesh
AiMesh:Yes
Primary AiMesh router:Yes
AiMesh node:Yes
Router APP
ASUS Router APP:Yes
Game
Game Boost/acceleration:Yes
WTFast:Yes
Alexa
Support Alexa skill:Yes
AiProtection
AiProtection:AiProtection Pro
Router Security Assessment:Yes
Malicious site blocking:Yes
Two-Way IPS:Yes
Infected Device Prevention and Blocking;Yes
Parental Control
Parental Control:Yes
Parental Control Customized Internet schedule:Yes
Traffic Control
Adaptive QoS:Yes
Bandwidth Monitor:Yes
Bandwidth limiter:Yes
Maximum Bandwidth limiter rule:32
Traditional QoS:Yes
Maximum Traditional QoS rule:32
Traffic Monitor:Yes
Real-time traffic monitor:Yes
Wired Traffic Monitor:Yes
Wireless Traffic Monitor:Yes
Traffic Analyzer:Yes
Traffic analysis period:Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Website history:Yes
Wireless
IPv6:Yes
MU-MIMO:Yes
Wi-Fi Encryption:Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
UTF-8 SSID:Yes
Guest Network:Yes
Maximum Guest Network rule:2.4GHz x3, 5GHz x3
Guest Network Encryption:Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal
WPS:Yes
Wi-Fi MAC address filter:Yes
Maximum MAC filters:64
Wireless scheduler:Yes
Airtime fairness:Yes
RADIUS Server:Yes
Universal beamforming:Yes
Explicit beamforming:Yes
IGMP snooping:Yes
WAN
Internet connection Type:PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP
Dual WAN:Yes
WAN Aggregation:Yes
3G/4G LTE dongle:Yes
Android tethering:Yes
Port forwarding:Yes
Maximum port forwarding rule:64
Port triggering:Yes
Maximum port triggering rule:32
DMZ:Yes
DDNS:Yes
NAT Passthrough:PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, RTSP, H.323, SIP Passthrough,PPPoE relay
LAN
DHCP Server:Yes
IPTV:Yes
LAN Link Aggregation:Yes
Manually assign IP address:Yes
Maximum manually assign IP address rule:64
VPN
VPN Client L2PT:Yes
VPN Client OVPN:Yes
VPN Client PPTP:Yes
VPN Server IPSec:Yes
VPN Server OVPN:Yes
VPN Server PPTP:Yes
VPN Fusion:No
USB application
File System:HFS+, NTFS, vFAT, ext2, ext3, ext4
3G/4G LTE dongle:Yes
HDD hibernation:Yes
Safely Remove disk:Yes
AiCloud:Yes
Download master:Yes
AiDisk:Yes
Media Server:Yes
Time Machine:Yes
Samba Server:Yes
FTP Server:Yes
Shared Folder privileges:Yes
Administration
Operating mode:Accesspoint, AiMeshnode, Mediabridge, Repeater, Router
Operating system:ASUSWRT
Free OS upgrade:Yes
Firewall:Yes
Maximum Firewall keyword filter:64
Maximum Firewall network service filter:32
Maximum Firewall URL filter:64
Wake on LAN (WOL):Yes
SSH:Yes
Configuration backup and restore:Yes
Diagnosis tools:Yes
Feedback system:Yes
System log:Yes