Asus The Asus Rt-ac66u B1 Router Delivers 3x3 802.11ac WiFi with Speeds of Up to 1750
Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
Brand | ASUS |
Series | RT-AC66U_B1 |
Item model number | RT-AC66U B1 |
Operating System | Linux, Apple Mac OS X |
Item Weight | 1.4 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 5.8 x 1.7 x 8.5 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.8 x 1.7 x 8.5 inches |
Voltage | 100240 Volts |
Manufacturer | ASUS Computer International Direct |
ASIN | B01N08LPPP |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 13, 2016 |
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Solucion optima con excelente balance entre precio y funcionalidad RT-AC66U B1
Independientemente de las opciones ya tradicionales en los router de Asus, el rendimiento de este modelo que sin ser un AX es excelente, la potencia de señal (tengo el router en el segundo piso y distribuye la red de 5Ghz en mas del 70% de la casa en nivel de calidad decente), en el caso de la red de 2.4Ghz es bastante estable y en realidad es un AC1900 no un 1750 por lo que tiene mayor rendimiento del que menciona el fabricante (esta información se puede constatar en varios reviews en la red o en pruebas si tienen el equipo para verificarlo) su alcance es obviamente mayor que la red de 5Ghz y ofrece una excelente estabilidad de conexion, las opciones de configuración en particular las de control parental y seguridad (Trend Micro) que son algo que todo padre de familia debiera de tener en consideración cuando los niños tienen acceso a la red a traves de tabletas y celulares (independientemente de los bloqueos de seguridad en estos) y su detección de paginas inseguras y bloqueo de las mismas permiten ofrecer una mayor seguridad con la navegación de aquellos miembros de la familia con un conocimiento muy básico o inexistente sobre riesgos de seguridad en la web.Es importante mencionar que además este modelo viene con soporte para configuración Aimesh, lo cual lo hace compatible y da soporte para expansion a futuro aun cuando se adquiera un router con soporte WiFi 6 ya que estos tienen de fabrica el soporte para este tipo de configuración en todos sus modelos.Ya por ultimo aunque ya es algo característico de todos los modelos de Asus el soporte para crear red de invitados independiente de las redes principales y bloquear el acceso de esta a las redes internas por seguridad permite poder ofrecer a los invitados una conexion a la web sin que esto afecte a los dispositivos principales ya que automáticamente se asigna una prioridad menor a estas conexiones sobre las redes principales (además de la posible asignación de ancho de banda gracias al QoS adaptativa o también la opción de limitador de ancho de banda por dispositivo dentro de las mismas opciones) la mejor opción en este momento en precio-rendimiento-seguridad en routers de Asus y en mi caso lo agarre en oferta en menos de $1800 lo que recomendaría estar cazando los descuentos a la espera de una nueva oferta en el modelo.P.D. Lo compre directo de Amazon tengan cuidado al elegir vendedor
C**N
Excellent hardware despite misinformation in the manual and quick start guide
Edit: I changed the rating to 5 stars from 3 because the router itself is really nice and quite effective in spite of some woeful errors and misleading information in the manual and quick start guide that made it frustrating to get it setup. See added comments below.Wow. Yes, so far after spending some hours trying to connect and configure this router--it works well it seems. No, I'm not completely set up but things are working for some devices now. What's my quibble? Very little about the "quick startup" and the manual "quick start" instructions matched the actual router well enough to get off the ground. Astonishingly, tech support was totally unaware of what was not working and I had to stumble around while they were escalating to get into the setup menu by alternate means.1. The URL for getting into the router's setup failed in Linux with two browsers. The browsers (chrome and firefox) changed the typed URL I gave it to a generic asus url. I could not get them to trigger the router's internal ddns to give me the setup software.2. Chat help gave me a standard baseline IP to login: 192.168.1.1--didn't work. They couldn't understand why. It turned out that the router's internal initial IP was 192.168.1.50. Wow. Heads were spinning at Asus Help Chat.I eventually got into the router's setup (while waiting for the "escalation agent" to arrive on the end of the line. Then, the setup menus were not as shown in the pdf manual on the disc that came with the router. It would be really nice if the folks that update the software would update the manuals before releasing it all to the world at large. Really bush league for a first rate hardware company like Asus. I have super Asus products that I think are first rate. I am shocked at how poor the instructions that came with this router were in spite of how good the router seems to be.edit: it continues. There was a one sentence statement in a menu that implied that router login authentication could be more secure by making it via "https" so I clicked on it. Nope, locked me out until we agreed to reset to factory status by putting something in the pin-hole reset button. Bingo, 4 hours of setup disappeared but I was in again. Grrr. Totally inadequate documentation of what that would do and the inference that it was going to make logging in more secure. Grrr. The documentation of this device is well-intended but grossly out of date and also, it seems woefully inaccurate in some places where things get really important.edit 2: I made this 5 stars because the router is really nice now that I've had 2 weeks to use it and tweak things. I should say that I have been dealing with multiple routers as technology has advanced for over 20 years. Overall, the menu system is good and reasonably well-documented within the router. The idea that the Quick Start Guide and the manual both failed to give me information that got me logged into the router from Chrome and Firefox within Linux is quite dismaying and a first for me. The idea that even Customer Support did not have the correct IP for logging into the router is astonishing. Logging in from Windows (which I almost never use) worked for the login url and I was then able to change the base IP to a value that fit the static IPs in my system.Customer Support was earnest and polite. I was passed from a first line tech to a supervisor and the latter suggested a couple of things to get past the "https" lockout and then said I'd have to do the "pinhole reset." I assumed all along that I'd have to do that but was hoping not need to start over with setup which I had spent a while doing. However, the reset did not affect the firmware upgrade I had performed and I had notes for all the manually defined IPs and their corresponding MAC addresses and so redoing the setup went pretty quickly.Performance: I had purchased the router because it was recommended by Nvidia support that getting a router with MU-MIMO capability was a good idea for enhancing streaming as well as one that was dual band. This router is 3x3 MU-MIMO and in addition it provides stronger signals from the other side of the house to my livingroom where the important wifi devices are located. Greater range would be overkill that only exposed my LAN to more of my neighborhood. Speed is great for streaming to my streaming box and Smart 4K TV. Three walls and about 40 feet of distance between the router and devices is no problem. I am still tinkering with the QoS settings to see how that affects things. I have yet to use the internal VPN and it was suggested by my VPN provider that for maximum speed with VPN I should stick with clients on my computers and individual devices since encryption and decryption may be demanding for router processors.So....I can recommend the router strongly for those who can get past the hiccups imposed by the faulty documentation. I still have not explored what exactly was being suggested in the menu system about using https for better security in accessing the router menus and I doubt I check that box again any time soon. Changing the login username and passwords should be safe enough in my somewhat isolated location and moderately low tech neighborhood.
P**R
Set up as an Access Point (AP) with strong signal
Bought this from AMAZON SG. Ordered on 27 Apr with ETA on May 02. The delivery arrives early on Apr 29 exceeding my expectation on delivery considering that this is an overseas shipment.. The set up was smooth with strong signal to link up to my main router which is blocked by a wall. With this AP, my 2 other bedrooms are receiving strong signals. For buyers who are in Singapore, please note that the product comes with a US plug so you would need an adaptor.
J**O
muy bueno y sencillo
Ya es el tercero que compro y funcionan a la perfección fácil de instalar con la app en malla o AiMesh con muy buen alcance
D**I
Good product, slow delivery
Received on the 14th day after order. Good to use and easy set up. Faster and stronger signalling compare to my previous router( ASUS AC1200). Type of plug in adopt is Chinese type.I have to use change-over plug
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