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ASUS RT-N66U Features
| Incredible Performance with Incredible Control |
| The ASUS RT-N66U dual-band wireless-N900 gigabit router delivers incredible performance and coverage range. With new ASUSWRT UI, quickly setup your network, customize user access, and monitor signal strength. Following the award-winning RT-N56U, the RT-N66U increases Wi-Fi speed for both 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz transmission by 50% up to 900Mbps that makes it ideal for bandwidth demanding tasks such as 3D HD video steaming, multiplayer gaming, USB hard drive file sharing, and USB connected printer sharing. Built-in Wi-Fi amplifiers make the RT-N66U the perfect wireless router for larger, multi-level homes and buildings with signal range that reaches virtually any area.
Whether you're a tech-savvy enthusiast or a first-time user, the RT-N66U is exceptional easy to use with CD-free, Quick Installation Setup (QIS) that lets you plug-n-surf right out of the box and connect PCs, smartphones, tablets, and other wireless devices quickly. Thanks to its refined interface tools, you get control like never before, letting you monitor signal strength, setup parental settings, and other useful functions in a robust yet intuitive way.
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| Designed for Class-Leading Speed and Range |
| Designed with the latest in networking technology, the RT-N66U delivers exceptionally fast wired and wireless connectivity. What's more, it comes with a powerful detachable Wi-Fi antenna to further extend wireless range. |
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Dual-Band Connectivity for Lag-Free Entertainment
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Delivering both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz concurrent bands up to 450Mbps and 450Mbps respectively, the RT-N66U has a total speed of up to 900Mbps connectivity to provide speed with stability. Perform basic internet tasks like Web browsing and file downloading under the 2.4 GHz band, while also simultaneously streaming 3D HD content and other demanding applications smoothly on the 5 GHz band.
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| Optimized and Reliable Wireless Coverage via Ai Radar |
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ASUS Ai Radar intelligently strengthens connections to wireless devices. With high-powered amplification and beam package, it provides optimized signals in any direction with better coverage to improve data throughput
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| Powerful functions, easiest management |
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With the ASUSWRT Dashboard UI, setup, monitor, and control network applications all in one intuitive area. The whole new dashboard interface lets you manage all clients and settings on a single graphical interface and provides 1-click updates.
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| Optimize Your Network for You |
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Do you game a lot, or spend most of your time streaming videos? Whatever your planned use is, the RT-N66U has a Quality of Service (QoS) that lets you select how much bandwidth is prioritized for virtually any task. Plus, the traffic monitor allows you to check your Web usage in a clear and graphical interface.
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| Two Multi-Functional Built-in USB ports |
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Featuring connectivity to devices, FTPs, SAMBA, UPnP AV servers, and DLNA support, the RT-N66U makes sharing and networking easier with two built-in USB ports. Download HTTP, FTP, and P2P files to a router-connected USB storage device all day without the need of PC. Additionally, the twin USB ports allow network printer and file server connections, so you perform multiple tasks at once.
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| Download and Stream From Anywhere |
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Download Master and DLNA server lets you download and play multimedia files stored on a router-attached USB storage device on DLNA-compatible devices such as PC, tablet, PS3, XBOX, and Internet TV. Download Master can also download files while a PC is turned off, and allows you to manage and monitor download status remotely.
Powerful Online Multitasking up to 300,000 Data Sessions.
Support for a massive data pipeline of up to 300,000 data sessions means the RT-N66U has around 20 times the networking capacity of other conventional routers for exceptionally smooth performance.
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| Separate and Secure Wi-Fi Network via Guest Network Access |
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The RT-N66U supports up to three wireless networks over the 2.4 GHz band and three over the 5 GHz band, so it can protect computers from any unauthorized access, hacking and virus attacks. The parental control allows you to set up your kids' computer access times.
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| VPN Server Enabled |
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Easily set up a VPN server to surf the Web and access data-no matter where you are. Featuring MPPE encryption, your data transmission will be secure and confidential.
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Source: asus.com
ASUS RT-N66U Specifications
| Network Standard |
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IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IPv4, IPv6 |
| Ports |
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4 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for LAN, 1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for WAN, Support Ethernet and 802.3 with max. bit rate 10/100/1000/Gigabits Mbps and auto cross-over function(MDI-X)
USB 2.0 x 2 |
| Antenna |
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Detachable antenna x 3 |
| Power Supply |
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AC input: 100V-240V (50-60HZ)
DC output: 19V max 1.58A |
| Dimensions |
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207 x 148.8 x 35.5 mm (WxDxH) |
| Weight |
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450g |
| Operating Frequency |
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2.4G~2.4835GHz /5.1~5.8GHz |
| Data Rate |
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802.11n: up to 450Mbps
802.11a/g: up to 54Mbps
802.11b: up to 11Mbps |
| Encryption |
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64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPS support |
| Management |
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UPnP, DLNA, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Virtual Server, DMZ |
| Network Protocol |
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Internet connection type : Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP
Dual Link support
Multicast Proxy support |
| Security |
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Firewall: SPI intrusion detection, DoS protection
Access control: Parental control, Network service filter, URL filter, Port filter |
| VPN Support |
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IPSec Pass-Through
PPTP Pass-Through
L2TP Pass-Through |
| Utilities |
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Download master:
- support BT, NZB, HTTP, ED2K
- support encryption, DHT, PEX and magnet link
- upload and download bandwidth control
- download scheduling
Media server:
- Image: JPEG
- Audio: mp3, wma, wav, pcm, mp4, lpcm, ogg
- Video: asf, avi, divx, mpeg, mpg, ts, vob, wmv, mkv, mov
QoS:
- WMM
- User definable rules for IP/MAC/Port. Upload and Download bandwidth management.
- ACK/SYN/FIN/RST/ICMP with Highest priority.
Guest Network: 2.4GHz guest network x 3, 5GHz guest network x 3
Printer Server: multifunctional printer support(Windows only), LPR protocol support
File server: Samba and FTP server with account management
PPTP VPN server
Network map
Traffic monitor
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Source: asus.com
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Comments
450Mbps in 2.4Ghz and 450Mbps in 5Ghz.
You can't put them together and say 900Mbps. That's where I quit reading your review btw.
Take your time in the future. It's obvious speed reading is not your thing.
on behalf of this new tech router, i ran two different laptops for copying couples files from two shared hard-drives and their speed come closed to 450....nbps
gotta test it yourself to reallize the different
I was wondering if you did any testing at 2.4Ghz, since 2.4Ghz has better penetration of solid objects, and can have better performance in some situations (walls and distance).
This review was ironically timed because I just installed an ASUS(PCE-N15) PCI card in my main machine (Mortal online uses a strange PVP prediction system that seems to give advantages to wireless lag in Melee situations (acts like a lag switch), for some reason).
But it only supports connections in the 2.4Ghz band. My router is a dual band router. Although my internet connection is maximum 8 Mbps, and the router is only 3' from the main machine, I'm wondering if I should return the PCI version and get the USB version you reviewed.
At this time I'm getting identical ping and transfer rates from my ISP as I do when I'm 100% wired. Any suggestions?
I was wondering how the N adapter would perform on the 2.4Ghz band.
I'm thinking that my setup is going to deliver no less speed than using the 5Ghz spectrum. Again, I'm not transferring information between any LAN.
#news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-ASUS-Reveals-EA-N66-Ethernet-to-Wi-Fi-bridge-246497.shtml
Has anyone located a source for these yet?
##facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150712472221414&set=pu.125555631413&type=1&theater
This quote gives me hope :)
"The ASUS RT-N66U has two built in USB 2.0 ports that allow you to share printers and USB storage over LAN and WAN, and also allows you to share a 3G/4G internet connection.!
Here is a zoomed in screen capture: #i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/ASUS_RT-N66U_3G-4G_WiMax.jpg
Feel a bit silly for not realizing that WiMax was the same thing as 4g, but you learn something every day.
Thanks in advance!!