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Manufacturer: Asus Part number: RT-N56U
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- The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market.
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CNET editors' review
Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router price range: $92.99 - $190.37
- 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
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Outstanding wireless router
by ACTAIR on July 4, 2011
Pros: Easy to set up, by far exceeds Netgear or D Link nonsense. Excellent range, rather than sending a broad 360 signal it "targets" each device.
Cons: Finicky with the web based setup but after some simple configuration practice, works great.
Summary: I have had 6 different routers, this router is by FAR the best for home office and gaming applications. Having dual band already built in, slim design and RELIABLE, cannot ...
Summary: I have had 6 different routers, this router is by FAR the best for home office and gaming applications. Having dual band already built in, slim design and RELIABLE, cannot ask for more. Top notch well designed unit.!
6 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
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One of the best routers today
by Yossi_r on September 14, 2011
Pros: Very long rage for the 2.4Ghz, and fantastic speed for the 5Ghz network. Allows you to customize almost every aspect of the system (DHCP, NAT, Virtual server and more). The USB ports add the functionality of a network printer and a NAS.
Cons: The web user interface could use some improvement (and an overview by a native English speaker...) and is a bit confusing.
Summary: Could have been perfect if the asministration web site was improved. Also, the first unit I bought was defective. It was easily replaced by a new one, but since I'...
Summary: Could have been perfect if the asministration web site was improved. Also, the first unit I bought was defective. It was easily replaced by a new one, but since I'm not the only user who complains about this, ut us important to notice this issue.
4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Router if you do not VPN
by zsherburne on May 3, 2011
Pros: Speed, style, ease of set up. Throughput is amazing.
Cons: No VPN support. So great appliance for the family not very good for the way I use it.
Summary: We have a mixed device environment; Multiple Rokus, Kindles, iTouch, iPhones, laptops, desktops all connecting through this device. The streaming through Roku or for our games is vastly improved (speed ...
Summary: We have a mixed device environment; Multiple Rokus, Kindles, iTouch, iPhones, laptops, desktops all connecting through this device. The streaming through Roku or for our games is vastly improved (speed and picture quality). I spend alot of time working when I am at home so the lack of VPN support was a key miss for me. I purchased based on reviews on CNET and Amazon. Happy with the quality, but honestly would have bought something else so I could continue to be connected to work while at home.
5 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fast installation, easy security setup.
by k2kiceman on July 3, 2011
Pros: Good steady online speed both wired and wireless. No need to go online and login thgrough a company website, as well as security setup was a breeze.
Cons: None as of now.(6 months usage)
Summary: Best wireless router that I have used bar none!
Summary: Best wireless router that I have used bar none!
4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great router but No blocks VPN
by MM_HV on April 1, 2011
Pros: Extreme speed at 2.4 MHz, reasonable speed at 5 MHz, great speed through wired connections. Used it also for Netflix and other IP based apps with may samsung TV and it works great.
Cons: No VPN services. It completely killed my ability to work remotely, and that is a major issue for me and probably for many others these days. Don't touch that router (for now) if you consider connecting via VPN.
Summary: Very frustrating, after wasting many hours, just to find that ASUS didn't chaeck something as basic as VPN. I hope that they wil fix it ASAP.
Summary: Very frustrating, after wasting many hours, just to find that ASUS didn't chaeck something as basic as VPN. I hope that they wil fix it ASAP.
4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Much better than the Netgear Router supplied by my ISP
by dkdowell on September 12, 2011
Pros: Much faster WAN throughput, maybe 3X up and down.
Great management GUIl.
Dual band WiFi works great with good signal strength throughout my house.
No dropped connections to TVs, phones, Xbox and PCs.
Love the ability to prioritize for different clientCons: Some issues with the help files and bad English
The Traffic Monitor is cool but, if I leave it running, it takes all system memory as well as the virtual memory then locks up the system.Summary: Great router for the money. A couple of friends have changed their buying choice based on my experience. I have VPN working both ways. I use OpenVPN to connect to ...
Summary: Great router for the money. A couple of friends have changed their buying choice based on my experience. I have VPN working both ways. I use OpenVPN to connect to work and I use PPTP and/or RDP to connect to home from the Internet.
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Dead in 2 months, can't handle VOIP, poor range
by mongo546 on April 10, 2012
Pros: Aesthetics, USB ports, Easty Setup, Good Web Interface, Qos
Cons: Dies in 2 months, Can't penetrate 50 feet between walls, VOIP handling is terrible, no better than less expensive Netgear N300
Summary: Had a Netgear wimax N300 yet wanted something with Qos so could prioritize wireless VOIP. STUPIDLY went with Asus. Web interface easy, setup a breeze. Speed no better than my ...
Summary: Had a Netgear wimax N300 yet wanted something with Qos so could prioritize wireless VOIP. STUPIDLY went with Asus. Web interface easy, setup a breeze. Speed no better than my Netgear on n (no 5gHz to test) and range notably worse. The signal for VOIP couldn't make it 50 feet without breaking up or causing echos on phone calls. I tried everything with firmware upgrades and Qos changes to make this thing work. Perhaps it's an acceptable modem, but for stuff like wireless VOIP (and prob media), it's a dog. Final straw: At 2 months, simply moved it to a different spot to try to improve signal in my condo. Plugged back in, power on but otherwise dead. I took my old Netgear 300N and plugged it into the very cables that did nothing for the ASUS, and got better VOIP and same wireless speed. Cannot recommend for VOIP or condo use. No response from ASUS on "2 year warranty". Junk.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Best router I've ever owned
by chad-email.com on February 11, 2012
Pros: - MAC Address filtering actually works (have to upgrade to the latest firmware to go above 12 users)
- Excellent signal strength for small office of 12 people
- No downtime to date (8 months)Cons: - Connected IP list isn't always updated and doesn't recognize machine names's well
- Should be able to have a client attempt a connection, have their MAC address show up as a attempted connection and allow an admin to authorize access with one clickSummary: A great router all around. We used this to replace an Airport Extreme that was having interference issues in our building. We've had nothing but good experience with this ...
Summary: A great router all around. We used this to replace an Airport Extreme that was having interference issues in our building. We've had nothing but good experience with this router. We have had our network password hacked in the past, so we employ MAC address filtering with our firewall so that only we can add computers we want on the network. This doesn't work well on the Airport Extreme, where it sometimes allows some people to access even if we haven't added them to the network and other times it doesn't... basically, it's flaky. The Asus does this filtering flawlessly and does not allow a connection for a computer that is not in the allowed list, just like it's supposed to. The router data performance is adequate, we've not done any speed tests or anything like that, but our SugarSync updates all the computers across our network locally without any lag and the internet is just as snappy as with the Airport Extreme. My only grip with the unit is that the connected client list is pretty poor and isn't always updated properly, and it doesn't always pull machine names into the list. As someone that has dealt with network intrusion in the past, this is crucial to successful network security monitoring and this should be corrected. Other than that, I can highly recommend this router for small offices with 12 computers, 12 phones, 4 database servers and 5 network appliances all connecting and having speedy access without ANY downtime.
NOTE: The MAC Filter only allows 32 addresses. In an office of 10 people, everyone has a phone, a computer, many have iPad's, then we've got printers, conference room computer and Apple TV, so we're well above 32 devices. This should be unlimited or at least 256. As such, we've had to disable the MAC filter so that everyone can get onto the network which makes it far less secure. Please fix this.
Updated on Apr 10, 20122 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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So far so good...including VPN
by Doh_1 on August 27, 2011
Pros: Fast, runs fairly cool.
Cons: No guest network.
Summary: Setup was easy. Immediately upgraded to firmware version 1.0.1.4 for Cisco VPN support. Everything works fine, excellent wireless range, VPN works fine, hardwired systems work well. Have ...
Summary: Setup was easy. Immediately upgraded to firmware version 1.0.1.4 for Cisco VPN support. Everything works fine, excellent wireless range, VPN works fine, hardwired systems work well. Have 4 hardwired clients, 3 wireless ones, including iPhone, Roku box, desktops and laptop, MOCA, etc. All working well.
I do miss having guest access, that's very convenient.
Time will tell on reliability, but working well now. On the other hand, not using USB disk or printer, QoS, media server, or other non-core router features. Just basic routing and wireless.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Complete Crap
by GotGame36 on June 26, 2012
Pros: Very Fast. Fast lag free gaming and video streeaming
Cons: Will not stay connected. Constantly gives "wrong IP error"
Summary: I bought this router and was very happy for about a week. Then I got constant disconnects which got more and more frequent. Tech support could not help at all. ...
Summary: I bought this router and was very happy for about a week. Then I got constant disconnects which got more and more frequent. Tech support could not help at all. I ended up trading it in on another and this new one failed during the firmware upgrade. Like an idiot I traded that one in and a third. The 3rd one started disconnecting within 10 minutes. Tech support said it was my modem but if I put my old Netgear router in place everything works perfectly fine.
This is an overpriced router which will eventually give you problems.2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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
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- Manufacturer:Asus
- Address:
44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538 - Phone: +1-510-739-3777
- Email: tmd1@asus.com
- Fax: +1-510-608-4555
