ASUS

ASUS RT-AX86U Pro

Name: ASUS RT-AX86U Pro
Brand: ASUS
SKU: RT-AX86U Pro

Dual Band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Gaming Router with 2.5G Port, Mobile Game Mode, AiProtection Pro, WPA3, and AiMesh support.

Wi-Fi

WiFi 6 (802.11ax)

RAM

1024 MB

CPU Cores

LAN Ports

At a glance

Highlights

Wi-Fi WiFi 6 (802.11ax)

Supports IPv4, IPv6, WiFi (802.11a), WiFi (802.11b), WiFi (802.11g), WiFi 4 (802.11n), WiFi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi 6 (802.11ax)

Dual-band

2.4 GHz · 5 GHz

4 × Gigabit LAN

1 Gigabit WAN port

Mesh: Yes, Primary and Node

Compatible with mesh networking

Built-in VPN

Client: L2TP, OpenVPN, PPTP, WireGuard · Server: IPSec, OpenVPN, PPTP, WireGuard

Gaming Acceleration

Prioritized routing for gaming traffic

Every detail

Full Specifications

General

8 specs

Manufacturer

ASUS

Model

RT-AX86U Pro

Full Name

ASUS RT-AX86U Pro

Homepage

Open website

Currently Sold

Manufacturer Support

Operating System

ASUS WRT

Mesh Integration

Yes, Primary and Node

Hardware

7 specs

Processor

Broadcom BCM4912

Processor Speed (MHz)

2000

CPU Cores

RAM (MB)

1024

Flash (MB)

256

External Antennas

Internal Antennas

Connectivity

13 specs

Network Standards

IPv4 IPv6 WiFi (802.11a) WiFi (802.11b) WiFi (802.11g) WiFi 4 (802.11n) WiFi 5 (802.11ac) WiFi 6 (802.11ax)

Operating Modes

Accesspoint AiMesh Node Media Bridge Repeater Router

2.4 GHz Support

Yes

5 GHz Support

Yes

6 GHz Support

Gigabit WAN Ports

Gigabit LAN Ports

LAN Aggregation

Yes

WAN Aggregation

Yes

USB Ports

USB-A (2.0) (1) USB-A (3.2) (1)

WAN Connection Types

Automatic IP L2TP PPPOE PPTP Static IP

Cable Modem

Fibre Modem

Core Features

8 specs

VPN Clients

L2TP OpenVPN PPTP WireGuard

VPN Servers

IPSec OpenVPN PPTP WireGuard

Smart Home Integrations

Alexa

Mobile App

ASUS Router App

WPS Button

Yes

Reset Button

Yes

Power Switch

Yes

LED Switch

Yes

Physical

7 specs

Weight (g)

814.50

110V Power Supply

Yes

220V Power Supply

Yes

Horizontal Positioning

Vertical Positioning

Yes

Wall Mountable

Package Content

RT-AX86U Pro WiFi Router, RJ-45 cable, Power adapter, Quick Start Guide, Warranty card

Features Matrix

all software features at a glance

Wi-Fi

IPv6 MU-MIMO Encryption UTF-8 SSID Guest Network WPS MAC Filter Scheduler Airtime Fairness RADIUS Server Universal Beamforming Explicit Beamforming IGMP Snooping

QoS & Traffic

Parental Control Adaptive QoS Traditional QoS Bandwidth Monitor Bandwidth Limiter Traffic Monitor Traffic Analyzer Website History Gaming Acceleration

WAN & LAN

Dual WAN 3G/4G Dongle Android Tethering Port Forwarding DDNS DMZ NAT Passthrough Port Triggering DHCP Server IPTV LAN Link Aggregation

USB & Storage

File System HDD Hibernation Safely Remove Download Master Media Server Time Machine Samba FTP Shared Folder Cloud Access

Admin & Security

Firewall Wake on LAN SSH Access Config Backup/Restore Diagnosis Tools Feedback System System Log Antivirus Site Blocking Auto Firmware Update

About these specifications

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