In addition to wireless guest network and repeater modes, hardware VPN server and customisable QoS settings, you get the full range of Asus’ AiCloud remote file-sharing, synchronisation and network access tools. It takes you through setup step-by-step without the need for a CD, and there’s a decent range of features on offer, too. We’ve never seen wireless speeds close to this.Īs usual, Asus’ web interface is impeccable, presenting all the settings in a clean, easy-to-understand manner. At long range, speeds were equally jaw-dropping, hitting a peak of 31.9MB/sec (268Mbits/sec). At close range, we measured a frankly astonishing top speed of 57.2MB/sec (480Mbits/sec) over 802.11ac.

With this installed in our test PC, and its large, three-pronged external antennae connected to the card’s back plate, speeds rocketed. However, it was still rapid: in our 802.11ac test, it registered a top speed of 20MB/sec (using a 2×2 stream Edimax AC-1200 USB 3 adapter) it gained 23.6MB/sec at close range over 5GHz 802.11n using our test laptop’s 3×3 stream WiFi Link 5300 embedded adapter and it hit speeds of 13MB/sec over 2.4GHz 802.11n.Īsus also furnished us with a sample of its latest 1,300Mbits/sec, PCI Express x1 3×3 card – the PCE-AC68 – to show what this router is really capable of. Over 2.4GHz at this distance, transfers peaked at 5.4MB/sec, which is similarly impressive.Īt close range, it lagged a touch behind the fastest router we’ve reviewed – the Netgear D6300. Over a distance of 40m, with a wooden wall and a double-glazed window in the way, transfers peaked at 7MB/sec, faster than anything in our last routers roundup. We tested first with a laptop running Intel’s 3×3 stream WiFi Link 5300 adapter, and found speed at long range over 5GHz to be particularly impressive. The RT-AC68U produced a lightning overall performance for wireless testing, too.

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