Manage updates with the Download AppAsus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router
Manufacturer: Asus Part number: RT-N56U
- More product information:
- Editors' review
- User reviews
- Specifications
- Manufacturer info
- Bottom Line:
- The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market.
Read more
Where to buy
| store | customer rating | inventory | tax & shipping | price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | In stock Ship Same Day | Enter zip code to get total price: Price +Tax +Shipping =Total price | as of 05/20/2013 |
 | | In stock | as of 05/20/2013 | |
 | | In stock | as of 05/20/2013 | |
 | | In stock Free Shipping | as of 05/20/2013 | |
| Costcentral.com | | In stock | as of 05/20/2013 | |
 Savings, Selection & Service since 1971 | | In stock | as of 05/20/2013 | |
| TheNerds.net | | In stock | as of 05/20/2013 | |
 | | In stock Get free shipping on orders over $25! | as of 05/20/2013 | |
 |  | In stock | as of 05/20/2013 | |
| Cascio Interstate Music | Not yet rated | | as of 05/20/2013 |
CNET editors' review
Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router price range: $92.99 - $135.95
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Reviewed on: 03/30/2011
The good: The stylish and compact Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router offers stellar 5Ghz performance, long range, and an intuitive Web interface. Its storage feature is well designed; the router is comparatively fast; and it offers a convenient way to access data over the Internet.
The bad: The Asus RT-N56U's Web interface takes a long time to apply changes and the router doesn't support the new three-stream 450Mbps wireless speed.
The bottom line: The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market.
User reviews
-
-
This is one damn great router.
by mmerrittt on April 3, 2012
Pros: online configuration
long distance
fast speed
rock solid
easy to use
two network plugs... for network printer and hard drive.Cons: requires electrricity... thats about all.
-
great router that looks like a piece of art
by gft77 on February 1, 2012
Pros: sleek design, faster services, 2 usb ports, and an easy web interface
Cons: router tends to get warmer than I'd like, but I've had no issues
Summary: For the money you can't go wrong with this product. It's fast, sleek, and one of the best routers I've ever purchased.
Summary: For the money you can't go wrong with this product. It's fast, sleek, and one of the best routers I've ever purchased.
-
Bad Product and Worst Customer Service
by Gary-Mir on January 7, 2012
Pros: None. This is 1st Asus Product I bought and probably the last.
Cons: Slower than my 6 years old Linksys WRT54G router
Summary: Bad Product and Worst Customer Service
This is 1st Asus Product I bought and probably the last.
Here are my reasons why:
I was looking for the N router from ...Summary: Bad Product and Worst Customer Service
This is 1st Asus Product I bought and probably the last.
Here are my reasons why:
I was looking for the N router from which I expected much fast response and based on several +ve reviews on this ASUS RT-N56U I decided to buy this product. this 1st unit that came just did not power on, so I had to return it to get an replacement. the 2nd unit did turn on but the speed is NOT as good as my old 6 years old Linksys WRT54G router, hell its SLOWER THAN THAT. My laptop is new laptop with Intel i7 quad band processor and 8MB RAM and built-in Intel Centrino 1030n wireless card.
I have set up the dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with 2 different SSID for easy identification. but guess what I cannot even see the 5 GHz in my available Network Connection.
I have a Comcast DSL which can support up to 25 MBPS download and 4 MBPS upload which I confirmed with my Comcast technical support. Comcast 1st checked for any issues at their end, did a reset and everything else and confirmed that everything was ok at their end. next we ( me and the Comcast technical support) did a wired as well as a wireless connection SPEED TEST to check for the slow connection I was having using (www.speedtest.com) with my wired connection to my laptop I had steady download speed of 23 MBPs and Upload of 4.5 MBPs ( more than their specified capacity) but with my WIRELESS Connection my download would range from 10.8 MBps at times to 15 Mbps and upload from 2 to 4 MBps and ping has ranged from 15 to 75. my laptop is no more than 30 feet away from my router with just 1 bedroom wall in between. my Laptop, blackberry and my wife's I phone is the only thing connected while doing this test, so not that the network is overloaded,( same devices that were on my Linksys 24 GHz WRT54G router) I tried it for Half a day and also tried changing position of the router but all in vain.
well then I tried contacting Asus customer service at the specified # 1-812-282-2787 Monday - Friday, 5:30am - 9:00pm PST; Saturday - Sunday, 6:00am - 3:00pm PST but GUESS WHAT, they have a same recorded message promoting their product and NOBODY ANSWERS THE PHONE. I was holding the line for 45 mins hoping someone would answer in case I'm in line for response, but NO, they don't care a dam for their customers. well ASUS guess what if you don't care for your customers, so do we don't care for you. Well FYI I even sent them an escalated email but no response. I'll wait for a day or 2 if ASUS can provide a solution, if not Out goes ASUS back to where it came from and in comes my tried and tested LINKSYS brand New Member E4200.2 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
-
Fantastic router!
by GoldenfrankO on November 9, 2011
Pros: Extremely easy to set up
Allows hard drives to be connected for wireless virtual Drive
Looks cool
Dual Band
Extremely fastCons: Fingerprint magnet
Maybe a little cheap buildSummary: Replace my old trendnet with this. This increased my internet speed dramatically, looks cool, and is overall a great router. Highly recommend!
Summary: Replace my old trendnet with this. This increased my internet speed dramatically, looks cool, and is overall a great router. Highly recommend!
-
Works great!!
by Raider2011 on August 23, 2011
Pros: Very easy to create a secured home network. Signal is better then the linksys it replaced. I'm very happy.
Cons: No cons to date.
-
Lots of potential.
by tae_dan on August 6, 2011
Pros: The fastest WAN-LAN speed according to smallnetbuilder. Decent wireless signals and throughput. Two USB ports for HDD, flashdrive or printer. Lots of features. iTunes server.
Cons: No guest network. No IPv6. Fails GRC port test on Port 21 (closed but not stealth). Extreme stuttering when streaming movies from USB attached HDD directly to a PS3 wirelessly (on all channels) through Media Server.
Summary: If you can live without some features, it's a great router!
Summary: If you can live without some features, it's a great router!
-
Great Router
by druvis45 on August 2, 2011
Pros: Lots of features, sped up my network, Ease of setup
Cons: The interface was a little confusing at first, but easy to figure out
Summary: I would highly recommend this product
Summary: I would highly recommend this product
-
NO VPN, NO SUPPORT!
by AmirPeivandi on July 26, 2011
Pros: Speed is good, works fine when it works!
Cons: There are tons of issues around VPN and worst than all it's not consistance! It works and then it stops working and then it works! If you check over internet there are tens of complains and then when you call support it's as useless as calling your grandm
Summary: I'm returning it and I'm disappointed why cnet didn't mention the obvious issues. I trusted cnet and bought this but I guess I should be more careful ...
Summary: I'm returning it and I'm disappointed why cnet didn't mention the obvious issues. I trusted cnet and bought this but I guess I should be more careful next time!
-
BEWARE - PIECE OF JUNK WITH NO SUPPORT
by techsavvvy on July 16, 2011
Pros: Comes in a pretty box
Cons: Piece of crap & no tech support
Summary: Bought this router on the strength of good reviews in computer magazines (hmmm). Two of my three laptops connected as well as my blu ray player. But then I couldn'...
Summary: Bought this router on the strength of good reviews in computer magazines (hmmm). Two of my three laptops connected as well as my blu ray player. But then I couldn't connect my third laptop even after a firmware upgrade. Asus "tech support" of no help. (He actually stated that since my windows connection icon in the task tray showed that I was connected to the internet, there was nothing wrong with their router despite the fact that I could not access any website with either IE or Firefox and could not download any Outlook messages). Then I couldn't connect either of my cell phones wi fi though I had no problem whatsoever with the router I replaced when I changed my dsl isp to a cable isp. Wasted an hour troubleshooting with my Mobile carrier before they clearly established that there was nothing wrong with the WiFi feature on either my Nokia or Samsung mobile) Then I spent almost an hour with level one tech support at ASUS with no resolution. When he couldn't fix the problem I waited 44 minutes for a level two, but was timed out. The next day I called again. This time - 36 minutes waiting for a level two and again was timed out. Finally I called on a Saturday and spent 16 fruitless minutes waiting.
Buy a router with good tech support. Nothing is more frustrating than dealing with bored "support" reps who only have one button on their phone - HOLD!
ASUS has the absolute worst tech support I have experienced in 20 years of dealing with product support. The router is an expensive piece of junk.
Updated on Jul 16, 2011 -
Good replacement for my unreliable D-ling DIR 615
by gastrohep1 on June 9, 2011
Pros: Seems faster and and definitely more reliable than my D-link DIR 615
Cons: Router's 5 gHz channel is wireless n only while the 2.4 gHz is b/g/n. My ipod touch only uses 2.4 gHz wireless g/n and all my old devices use only wireless g so they all have to use the 2.4 gHz channel. Don't have a device yet to use the 5 gHz channel and
Summary: Overall very happy with this router.
Summary: Overall very happy with this router.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Asus
- Part number: RT-N56U
- Description: The ASUS RT-N56U is the most advanced wireless router available, challenging tradition by dramatically exceeding all expectations. This stylish network enabler combines a series of cutting-edge and powerful technologies to offer you an ideal Internet and wireless package, complete with striking design.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)
- Enclosure Type Desktop
- Compatible Slots None
- Connectivity Technology Wireless ,
Wired - Data Link Protocol Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet,
IEEE 802.11b,
IEEE 802.11n,
IEEE 802.11a,
IEEE 802.11g,
Fast Ethernet - Frequency Band 2.4 GHz,
5 GHz - Data Transfer Rate 300 Mbps
- Network / Transport Protocol L2TP ,
PPTP ,
PPPoE - Remote Management Protocol HTTP
- Encryption Algorithm WPA-PSK,
WPA2-Enterprise,
WPA-Enterprise,
WPA2-PSK,
128-bit WEP,
64-bit WEP - Features DHCP server ,
FTP server ,
Samba support ,
Packet filtering ,
BitTorrent Client ,
Built-in 2 port Hi-Speed USB hub ,
URL filtering ,
IP address filtering ,
Quality of Service (QoS) ,
EZ UI ,
Syslog support ,
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ,
Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X) ,
MAC address filtering ,
UPnP Media Server ,
Firmware upgradable ,
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) ,
Interrupt status port (ISP) ,
Dual-band for Lag-free Entertainment ,
NAT support - Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g ,
IEEE 802.11a ,
IEEE 802.11n ,
IEEE 802.11b ,
IEEE 802.3 - RAM 128 MB
- Flash Memory 8 MB
- Built-in Devices USB hub
- Status Indicators Standby,
Link activity Communications
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces WAN : 1 x RJ-45,
LAN : 4 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
Hi-Speed USB : 2 x 4 pin USB Type A - Expansion Slot(s) None
Networking
- Networking type Wireless router
Antenna
- Antenna Internal integrated
- Antenna Qty 5
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
- Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
Miscellaneous
- Width 6.8 in
- Depth 5.7 in
- Height 2.4 in
- Weight 11.6 oz
Manufacturer info
- Manufacturer profile
- Browse Asus products on Shopper.com
-
- Manufacturer:Asus
- Address:
44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538 - Phone: +1-510-739-3777
- Email: tmd1@asus.com
- Fax: +1-510-608-4555
