STOP using your ISP provided router! - ASUS RT-AX86U AX5700 WiFi 6 Router Showcase
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It's been a wee bit since we unboxed a router at Linus Media Group, but it's fairly important to your home networking, especially if you're still using your ISP-provided router.
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@ShortCircuit 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the audio issues! It's been fixed so it won't happen again going forward. - Jono
@paulhoeksema7200 3 жыл бұрын
Booker cooker
@IdiotSerena 3 жыл бұрын
It's ok
@paololuistorres6215 3 жыл бұрын
All good
@augustcastelli1821 3 жыл бұрын
its okay
@gggggart8732 3 жыл бұрын
It's not that bad
@breakcoregirlxd 3 жыл бұрын
audio sounds like his last router unboxing
@JimTheKid 3 жыл бұрын
lmao. they probably had to use the cam audio
@OKayD3N 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds fine to me.
@AllemandInstable 3 жыл бұрын
good one
@shmainLP 3 жыл бұрын
consistency is key
@503unavailable 3 жыл бұрын
@@JimTheKid RED cameras do not come with inbuild microphones by default, and it would surprise me if they fitted their cameras with microphones, because they always use clip ons
@johncrafton8319 3 жыл бұрын
Been using this for the last couple months. So far, it's exactly what I need and even more than I hoped for. Just the one router provides full-home coverage without any "mesh" additions, and I've had precisely zero connection drops for any of my devices. Security is easy to setup and quite robust, configuration options are plentiful, and speed is a big step up over what I had before.
@UrLocalYFZ 3 жыл бұрын
Do you have to pay a monthly subscription? Or is it free if so how much? I really need a new router for better speeds but I’ve never used a gaming router like this so im not sure what to expect
@johncrafton8319 3 жыл бұрын
@@UrLocalYFZ No subscription
@UrLocalYFZ 3 жыл бұрын
@@johncrafton8319 so your saying that the internet is free? All you gotta do is buy the router?
@johncrafton8319 3 жыл бұрын
@@UrLocalYFZ No. It's just a router. Why would the internet be free?
@rapiid2812 3 жыл бұрын
@@johncrafton8319 so how does it work?
@jacobosborne972 2 жыл бұрын
Just got one and so far I love it. Was a bit tricky to set it up because we have NBN HFC so it was connecting to a network termination device instead of a modem, but a good friend helped me out with the assistance of a few forums and now it's great. Definitely worth the money
@mb26158 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who’s tried to sleep in rooms with Wifi routers, I love that they’ve included the ability to turn off all the lights!
@habib6863 3 жыл бұрын
most of netgear's newer routers include this feature too. just an FYI!
@Lolimaster 3 жыл бұрын
@spooscat Nothing like electric tape. Not fancy but works.
@kenechipalabrica9602 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao our 2018 router have that feature on its admin
@adanedsstudio 3 жыл бұрын
That’s good about a dedicated cabinet for network equipment which has some compartments to block all of those lights.
@TheEVGAftw 3 жыл бұрын
The lights aren't the only thing keeping you up
@snpzdrdarky2181 3 жыл бұрын
I like how this was right after he was telling Riley his router sucked
@MRSPORTYTRUCKER 3 жыл бұрын
Probably was planned
@jackgotgamez 3 жыл бұрын
I know right I was just thinking, "Coincidence, I think not!"
@adreyna33 3 жыл бұрын
The narrative sales!
@ShukenFlash 3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that. Next video: So we set Riley up with a proper router because I couldn't stand him using the ISP provided one, haha
@drunksquirrel2051 3 жыл бұрын
What video was that?
@wilsonyang2209 3 жыл бұрын
They just recently have the guest networks setup to use the aimesh between routers now! So happy that this happened especially for home business networks. Thank you Asus!
@georgelopez9411 3 жыл бұрын
I would watch an LTT video where you replace Riley's ISP router with something else and see if it makes a difference and what that difference is.
@Nayr7928 2 жыл бұрын
It'll mostly be reliability and raw speeds
@Enover5 3 жыл бұрын
It's hilarious 'cause I just watched Linus say to Riley to replace his router in the newest LTT video.
@kipzonderkop1994 3 жыл бұрын
I’m sure it was on purpose 😂
@Enover5 3 жыл бұрын
@@kipzonderkop1994 I'm quite sure too :)
@IvanTube0 3 жыл бұрын
i hope so lol
@dandeduck 3 жыл бұрын
exactly
@salvadorfonseca7 3 жыл бұрын
There's no way that's a coincidence. I was thinking about replacing mine then see this just now LOL
@DaanBrandt 3 жыл бұрын
There are only two things i need from routers 1: Those 12 of my 6 neighbours to stay outside of my apartment with their signal. 2: Mine to get through 5 walls.
@brhh 3 жыл бұрын
I think I should upgrade, mine can barely do 2 walls about 25 meters (82 foot)
@rjsmith2007 3 жыл бұрын
The only solution is 3 of these so you over power all the other routers in the area. Dominate the spectrum.
@akeelshah7904 3 жыл бұрын
the ax 11000 is a great router and if you dont get enough coverage fuck it there's a solution ai mesh a room where i used to get 7 to 8 megs a seconds i now get like 290 rest of the homes normal walls get pretty much max speed of 500megs a second so just for my room im going to buy a second asus router because i have a quest 2 vr headset and i wanna stream smoothly from my pc
@chickenpower5732 3 жыл бұрын
You get 12 of your 6 neighbors lmao.
@Simon-ph1nf 3 жыл бұрын
buy this and name it the juggernaut
@StreetSmartification 3 жыл бұрын
Without even looking at the price of this Device, I already felt the vibe of my bank account hitting 0
@nightruler666 3 жыл бұрын
Wallet *Sweats nervously*
@astrotecn Жыл бұрын
when he said 1gb ram
@djungelskog3434 3 жыл бұрын
Can u guys do a dell xps 15 vid again to review how it's been going so far? Would love to know more about this laptop in particular
@NoobGamer-th2mo 3 жыл бұрын
I thought he was going to say "it's first router to support ray tracing" when he said first router with 1GB ram
@callidusvulpes5556 3 жыл бұрын
@Takeshima antivank HK loves Trump2020 You really should get a new router if you are using a ISP-provided one though. Probably not this one unless you have a lot of connections at once. Really the only part that bothered me from this video was the lack of recommendations for less expensive alternatives.
@Dtr146 3 жыл бұрын
See the problem with these kinds of routers is most of them don't have a coaxial input. A majority of the United States runs off of coaxial internet running into their house. If you don't have a router that supports it you're going to have to use a box from your ISP that you're going to have to pay for anyway
@DrBrogbo 3 жыл бұрын
@@Dtr146 You're talking about a modem. This is a router. A modem talks with the ISP and establishes a connection between a single device in your house and the ISP servers via coax, while a router splits that single connection across all your devices and actually routes all the traffic to said devices. You always need a modem and a router (unless you have a single computer and no wireless devices at all), even in combined units.
@Dtr146 3 жыл бұрын
@@DrBrogbo there's devices that can be both.
@Dtr146 3 жыл бұрын
@@DrBrogbo And if your ISP makes you use a modem there's no point in using a router like this because they're just going to be bottlenecked
@Henyckma 3 жыл бұрын
7:33 OMG THAT's A TECH TIP
@Telerian3 3 жыл бұрын
I was stoked that I had been using that for years. Handy little gem.
@zandatsu07 3 жыл бұрын
I'm using that too and it analyzes dns too
@Root174 3 жыл бұрын
If the app doesn't show you anything, you may want to check if the app has access to your location while using the app. For whatever reason, WiFi Analyzer by farproc doesn't prompt you on newer Android versions. I didn't know until I tried another WiFi analyser app (WiFi Analyzer by VREM Software Development) that told me that apps need to have your permission if they want to scan for WiFi networks.
@BenRangel 2 жыл бұрын
Being able to turn off the LEDs is an important detail for me and everyone who lives in a small apartment where the router is near the bed. I've often had to put black tape over LEDs of hardware - which just feels so lame when you've bought a new product.
@meggi8048 5 ай бұрын
or just plug it out, can get a remote switch for that
@hongkonguser3951 3 жыл бұрын
Can you do a back haul test on 2 of these units to see how well AX performs over AC on this product with wall penetration over 30 feet away? Would like to see if it can actually deliver 2.5Gbps of the 4.8Gbps channels.
@michaelocyoung 3 жыл бұрын
I love how this counts as "substandard" audio on an LTT-affiliated vid yet is still 99% better than a lot of KZfaqrs out there.
@litapd311 3 жыл бұрын
i wouldn't have realized the audio was substandard if they didn't mention it
@SirDonald 3 жыл бұрын
@@litapd311 I mean you can clearly tell there's an echo and some sort of fan noise going on.
@iski4317 3 жыл бұрын
@@SirDonald yeah but it’s not too bad
@chrisnordby6131 3 жыл бұрын
Damn dude, I produce music, mix tracks and studied music production and composition for three years.. I didnt notice a problem with the audio before your comment.
@jordanabendroth6458 3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisnordby6131 I noticed it immediately, but I am wearing headphones, I think if I was listening on speakers it wouldn't have been as noticable. For the record, I am not an audio snob, my headphones were 15 bucks from Walmart, as long as they don't sound like absolute garbage, I'm fine with about anything
@SolarDr3w 3 жыл бұрын
At least the audio is better than the teacher’s mic in zoom school lmaooo
@subhrajitpal1874 3 жыл бұрын
I am reading this when my teacher is saying something in her terrible mic
@ExcaliburTheOnlyOne 3 жыл бұрын
its amazing the quality u can get for a mic now for like $20 or under but no one bothers to provide teachers with it.
@alex82361 3 жыл бұрын
40 dollar Razer mini is a good start
@HJonesT 3 жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard it I knew the comments would only be about the audio.
@TBitesReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Zoom school 😂😂
@wheelerthree 3 жыл бұрын
My only addition to this is if you use more than one ASUS router, TURN OFF roaming assist in advanced wifi settings. Our devices that were near the middle of the two routers would bounce back and forth constantly.
@TEAMTERYX Жыл бұрын
I've never upgraded my router/modem before - I only use the one we get from our ISP. We're having more connectivity issues here lately - If I upgrade to this, I'm assuming I'll still use the ISP modem and then just go from it to the router with a ethernet cord? Our house is wired with a coaxial to the modem - so this doesnt replace the modem just the wifi aspect of it, correct?
@abdulghanimagan4183 3 жыл бұрын
0:04 : It’s got a gig of RAM on it Me : A gigabyte of RAM should do the trick
@AMalas 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god. That's a reference
@mrguest3749 3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHHAHA i got that reference
@ivonahumpalot538 3 жыл бұрын
I didnt
@georgiosalexandroschatzipe8639 3 жыл бұрын
@@ivonahumpalot538 Its from a movie hacking scene, wont tell you which one, part of the enjoyment is searching for the source of the reference ;).
@zaidlacksalastname4905 3 жыл бұрын
_We're in_
@aman_bhola 3 жыл бұрын
finally, riley will upgrade his isp router
@tylocook 3 жыл бұрын
It has been a long journey
@Ollay245 3 жыл бұрын
haha was looking for this comment, idk if it fits the minimalist aesthetic though
@PheonixRise666 3 жыл бұрын
He'll probably just shove it in a cabinet and lose any benefit it would give.
@qwerasdfhjkio 3 жыл бұрын
Nah it doesn't look minimal enough.
@TheKidnappedOne 3 жыл бұрын
I've had mine for since about mid October and it is absolutely great so far, I put the Concast combo unit into bridge mode to only act as a modem, disabling everything else
@meyer8381 2 жыл бұрын
This is probably a dumb question, but do you have to pay for the internet you use with this router? And how much do you pay each month?
@TheKidnappedOne 2 жыл бұрын
@@meyer8381 a router simply creates and distributes a local network via wired and wireless connections, you still need to have internet brought into your residence via a modem, by a local ISP.
@EEEBA1 2 жыл бұрын
I just got the Google Fiber installed but it's way slower than my Comcast. According to Google (they came out to diagnose the problem) I need to replace the new Google Wi-Fi mesh router with a more powerful one. The one they gave us for "free" can't handle the speed that goes in? That's exactly what they said. Would this router help me? Thank you
@TheKidnappedOne 2 жыл бұрын
@@EEEBA1 I'm not sure if this will help or not because I don't know if it's the wifi that is being too slow for you, the internet connection itself or something else. If it's just the ISP provided wifi router that's too slow, you may be able to place it in what's called Bridge mode, this basically just makes it a modem, it accepts the ISP signal and converts it in a way that it can be sent to your router(like this one) via a ethernet cable. If that's not an option, honestly there is only so much I could recommend to help.
@EEEBA1 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheKidnappedOne I may try that. Thank you for responding.
@Turbojugend27 3 жыл бұрын
You should do a second part of this video using an SFP to ethernet box, showing people how to bypass their ISP router completely if they have fiber.
@dnegel9546 2 жыл бұрын
Can you explain in more detail... I don't get it
@STRIKEcorperation 2 жыл бұрын
@@dnegel9546 SFP (small-formfactor pluggable) is a technology that moves the conversion from fiber optic to copper from the router to a small module that is plugged into the router. You can buy a small box that has an SFP socket and an ethernet port that can be used to turn the fiber from the wall into a single high-speed ethernet connection that is approperiate for plugging into the WAN port of a router. Just pull the SFP module out of the provided router from the ISP and you're free to use whatever you want without arbitrary bottlenecks.
@thomasmaagaard 3 жыл бұрын
Me: *LITERALLY just received and mounted isp router* Linus: "Stop that"
@grod5998 3 жыл бұрын
As opposed to figuratively
@thomasmaagaard 3 жыл бұрын
@@grod5998 Well... yes
@dedoyxp 3 жыл бұрын
buy new router for the wifi only
@Djuntas 3 жыл бұрын
Who cares man...Had my old netgear ISP router since 2014 iirc, and it still works great - I only use wired anyway, would never use WiFi in a million years. No DC ever, rock solid up-time and I get the speeds thats advertised by my ISP...
@tim3172 3 жыл бұрын
@@Djuntas How does your phone fit in your pocket with an Ethernet cable attached to it?
@leaderbot_x400 3 жыл бұрын
"STOP using your ISP provided router!" Me: bold of you to assume i was using it in the first place
@tk2ftw120 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the *stock" router is usually trash
@kevinpaje 3 жыл бұрын
The world isn’t all about you, though. 😂
@gonzalorolon1342 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm from Paraguay and here we are a bit behind on internet speeds, how do you guys get internet to your houses? I'm asking because I always see these type of videos of change your ISP router, but I don't get it because here we have coaxial cable to our houses
@tk2ftw120 3 жыл бұрын
@@gonzalorolon1342 our country uses fiber optics for internet :)
@gonzalorolon1342 3 жыл бұрын
@@tk2ftw120 Yeah I know that but how does it get to your house, does it come straight fiber or does it convert to rj45 and that is how you can use other routers?
@marcinstangel9277 2 жыл бұрын
How good is the coverage of the wifi signal from this router? I live in an apartment that is pretty long (multiple rooms with a long hallway - 9m+ connecting the rooms). Would it be strong enough if it was installed near the entrance door, which is over 9 meters away + some walls from all the important wifi clients (TVs / Consoles etc) ? Or would I need extenders or something ?
@2Marfar 3 жыл бұрын
@8:06 Not sure if someone else has mentioned this but that IP structure does what Linus is talking about. The subnet is 255.255.255.0 so IP addresses are in the range of 192.168.50.1 to 192.168.50.255 with .255 being the broadcast IP address and .1 being the gateway. Just in this case you using 192.168.50.x rather than 192.168.1.x.
@schlumptt 3 жыл бұрын
“Power cord bone connected to the power brick bone.” Sounds like twomad infected his brain
@myeyeshurt9328 3 жыл бұрын
twomad influence is too mad
@snappyie 3 жыл бұрын
Just after he called out Riley for using ISP’s router. Nice 👍
@beulahnick 3 жыл бұрын
I have 3 of these routers (in a mesh). I had to manually upgrade the signal strength via command line to 170% to get a useable connection between them. The strength limit is based on FCC (I think) restrictions, which Europe doesn't have. I used the same tools as Linus recommends (WiFi analyzer) and to be honest I couldn't beat speeds over the auto mode by defining it manually.
@xXDragonWarrior3872Xx 3 жыл бұрын
Which specific WiFi analyzer?
@beulahnick 3 жыл бұрын
@@xXDragonWarrior3872Xx WiFi Analyzer by farproc. Seems there's an open source version too by VREM...
@swissy5608 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome to know! What’s the command?
@MrKBhamm 2 жыл бұрын
Command ?
@markymaarty 2 жыл бұрын
For ATT arris combo router. Do I just disable the SSID from broadcasting and that should work as just a regular modem right? Then I can just connect that to a new wifi router?
@ChiralWolf 3 жыл бұрын
“Totally stealthy wifi setup” As long as you’re cool with the bright red grill
@drunksquirrel2051 3 жыл бұрын
Unless your anal or have the eyes of a hawk, it's hardly noticable
@Kitulous 3 жыл бұрын
i mean at night you wouldn't see it cause the grill doesn't emit light so
@vwertix1662 3 жыл бұрын
@@drunksquirrel2051 Whats wrong with anal?
@garrysmith9515 3 жыл бұрын
Quick dash of matching paint and you'll never notice it's there. :P
@vwertix1662 3 жыл бұрын
@Adam Fuller like your mother.
@Fukkatsu 3 жыл бұрын
Audio quality made this feel like an LTT video from 10 years ago
@michaelknight2342 3 жыл бұрын
Just like the design of that webui.
@Nanorisk 3 жыл бұрын
Is this thing gonna cook itself to medium-well like the AC86U, too? My AC86U has 2 case fans taped to its back just to keep it cool UNDER NORMAL OPERATION.
@attafwrd 3 жыл бұрын
Been using AC86U for years, then bought this a week ago as the primary AiMesh, house is around 2800sqft. Can't find flaw. Perfect. Especially with Asus Merlin.
@tonycymmerman 2 жыл бұрын
What Asus Merlin version are you running? My Netgear is stuck in a reboot bootloop, firmware mistake so I just bought a Asus RT-AC86U AC2900.
@nicolaskeith8872 2 жыл бұрын
Why did you even need the upgrade?
@tonycymmerman 2 жыл бұрын
@@nicolaskeith8872 I live on a military base. Randomly throughout the day we would loose internet connections on every device/Modem/Router etc..but the lights on the Router and modem would be on. Since using the RT-AC86U, it still happens but its a 80% improvement.
@3vIl3aGl3 3 жыл бұрын
Linus is really on a crusade against Rileys router.
@jillwoa 3 жыл бұрын
Next LTT video, destroying rileys isp modem
@mutant69 3 жыл бұрын
It isn't an ASUS product if it does not have a gaming mode.
@goldfishPACIFIER 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry rog will do that
@ShowXTech 3 жыл бұрын
RGB???
@goldfishPACIFIER 3 жыл бұрын
@@ShowXTech oh yea forgot abt tht
@ShowXTech 3 жыл бұрын
but the stuff on the normal Store is much nicer
@goldfishPACIFIER 3 жыл бұрын
@@ShowXTech wdum ASUS?
@FireMrshlBill 3 жыл бұрын
Went from a Netgear AC1900 combo router/modem to this router plus a MB8600 and it was night and day difference for coverage in my house and not getting 2x day drops while I am trying to work. Definitely overkill for my current internet package, but glad I made the upgrade, especially for in-home streaming it is better than the powerline adapters I was using. May grab another for AImesh in a year or so.
@VBN100 Жыл бұрын
Hello Bro, are you still using this router and how is the performance? Does it cover an area of a house of 300 meters? How much coverage
@FireMrshlBill Жыл бұрын
I do still have the router. Performance is great. I assume you mean 300m squared, so about 3230sq-ft, I'd say if you were to put it n the middle of that size house, depending on the materials, it would be fine. If it is more to one side of the house you may have some low signal areas at the outside edges. Mine is in my living room on one side of the house, and there are some areas on the other side of the house (especially on the top floor) that have slow speeds. I tried adding in a cheaper asus mesh extender but devices weren't switching over well between the two mesh nodes and it slowed the network down overall. If you have ethernet run through the house and can do a LAN bridge between the two nodes I'm sure it would perform better, especially if you were to get 2 of these instead of trying to get something cheaper to add on as a mesh node. Or maybe going to a triband router where one of the bands can act as the mesh back channel or whatever its called would increase performance. Its a great router though, and if more centrally located, you probably wouldn't need to deal with the AImesh.
@VBN100 Жыл бұрын
@@FireMrshlBill Thanks for the clarification 🌹
@denveradams4909 3 жыл бұрын
So, will this replace my ISP provided modem/router? I have Frontier ISP using the Arris NVG443B modem. I have several WiFi connected devices, including printer, 2-tablets, smart TV, Smart BluRay player, Marantz Home theater receiver.
@imapirateyarrr4508 3 жыл бұрын
My old Linksys was crapping out after only 2 years, so I switched back to Asus a month or so ago and settled on this router. It's pretty fantastic with the feature set it has. Yeah it's a lot more expensive than the run-of-the-mill routers, but at $250 it has most of the features that the $500+ top-end boys have. Plus AI Mesh looks pretty nifty if you have a big living space. Only thing that I REALLY don't like about it is that its traffic analysis feature is handled by a 3rd party, and you have to agree to hand all of your logs over to a 3rd party if you want in-depth analysis. No thanks.
@manictiger Жыл бұрын
I used the ISP-provided one for awhile until they started trying to charge rent for it, so I grabbed some stuff off of Amazon, nice stuff, of course. Gorilla-taped a 140mm USB-powered fan to the modem, and expect to be able to squeeze over a decade out of it. Old modem ran ridiculously hot, and it's a miracle it survived even 3 years.
@ShukenFlash 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who's modem and router are in the room they sleep in, the ability to turn on and off all the lights would totally be a plus for me. Especially if there was a way to schedule it in software to turn on and off
@interstellargalactic5959 2 жыл бұрын
So I can connect an ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX1100 directly to my ISP provider's WAN port, anywhere in my home, setting it up via Asus Router app as main router and then connect two ASUS RT-AC86U elsewhere in the home, or must they be connected via the main router? No need setting up network key password, other then your main router in your AiMesh system? I'm planning to connect multiple devices on these routers using internet cables. Only the main router is going to be used as WiFi.
@laevelocic 3 жыл бұрын
@shortcircuit how does this compare to using a ubiquiti dream machine (not pro)? Which would give better coverage (assuming no extra AP's or asus routers for AiMesh)?
@TurboSpeedWiFi 2 жыл бұрын
WiFi coverage would be about the same. Most WiFi equipment all operates at about the max FCC allowable transmit power. I would recommend Ubiquiti any day over Asus for routers and networking equipment.
@EdgarHernandez-xj5mx 3 жыл бұрын
Just shows the production value of you guys. This is how every other KZfaq video sounds and it’s such a shock when it’s like that here.
@icipher6730 3 жыл бұрын
Are you sure? HardwareCanucks and Jayz have very similar audio quality.
@cl4ster17 3 жыл бұрын
Joke's on you. My ISP box is still terrible even in modem-only mode.
@yessikg 3 жыл бұрын
Buy your own modem... it doesn't have to be super fancy to improve your current performance lol
@cl4ster17 3 жыл бұрын
@@yessikg I'm using an aftermarket modem/wifi router from AVM. Fixed all the issues.
@sobaannaseer7155 3 жыл бұрын
can you even buy a modem for vdsl for other than your isp ?
@rasmachris94 3 жыл бұрын
@@yessikg I'm in the UK what are the actual benefits to getting your own modem vs ISP supplied?
@cl4ster17 3 жыл бұрын
@@sobaannaseer7155 ISPs in Germany are legally required to allow any aftermarket modems.
@xr1supra85ba 3 жыл бұрын
May be a dumb question, but where I am the cable and internet connection from the wall is a coax style cable to the router and then you run Ethernet cables or use wifi from there. I don’t see a coax connection on the back of this router in the example. Is there a way around this or do you have to find a router that allows for that input? Apologies in advance I’m just learning. Edit - so apparently in this scenario I would have to use the ISP route and connect it via ethernet to the purchased router to make it work. If the whole idea is to get away from having to pay monthly for the ISPs crappy router, then how do you get around it? I read some people suggest you can ask your ISP to install an ethernet connection instead of the coax cable. Just not sure thats really an option here.
@OhneMehrwert 3 жыл бұрын
NA: Nice, Asus router. Germany: Ever heard of FritzBox?
@CrisCheese_ 3 жыл бұрын
True xD
@Zaid-vs2zz 3 жыл бұрын
Sind die wirklich so gut?
@Zaid-vs2zz 3 жыл бұрын
Hab einiges gehört aber nie aus erster Hand.
@carstenbruggaier1586 3 жыл бұрын
@@Zaid-vs2zz Ich hab eine bzw. noch eine zweite als Acess-Point im Wohnzimmer. Wlan-Erweiterung und Portfreigaben sind mit AVM-Geräten super einfach. Auch Smart-Home wie z.B. schaltbare Steckdosen
@Zaid-vs2zz 3 жыл бұрын
@@carstenbruggaier1586 Hört sich gut an. Ich schaue mir dass mal genauer an. Danke dir für die Info.
@kylesebring 3 жыл бұрын
Lmfao this title was so directed at Riley.
@Knoppersd 3 жыл бұрын
I got an AVM Fritzbox 7530 from my ISP, cannot complain at all ^^
@LordAndyvaile 2 жыл бұрын
I have a ASUS TUF Gaming AX5400, i am in between isp's so can i connect a usb wifi dongle to the ax5400 usb port and access the internet that way ?
@ronnieo9571 3 жыл бұрын
So I live in Bangkok. I am confused as I have a VDSL2 modem/router provided by my ISP. I have no idea as to what to buy to replace as I can't find a replacement. Do I buy a VDSL2 modem, and a wifi6 router? very confused. Thanks
@ShadowByNine 3 жыл бұрын
As some one who has been taping off the lights on all my electronics, being able to turn them off is a super underrated feature. My routers and switches were set up in my bedroom as it doubled as my office and you may not think those little leds are that bright but when trying to sleep they are like the sun rising.
@marcusborderlands6177 3 жыл бұрын
Man, down firing leds on the monitor I can't reach from my bed would be terrible if they weren't a really soft red when the pc is off. But the one right next to me goes off every night, as it flashes bright blue... Ugh, I hate blue.
@DyslexicMitochondria 3 жыл бұрын
A router goes to the doctor Doctor : Whats the problem Router : I pee
@epicstuff7522 3 жыл бұрын
made me chuckle
@Jimmy_Jones 3 жыл бұрын
I shit
@deadmilkman121 3 жыл бұрын
I pee ........ IP address. Makes perfect sense.
@johnfr2389 2 жыл бұрын
I don't have the vertical clearance for this router. Is there a way to lay it down horizontally? Or what would be a good "horizontal" design alternative?
@adamv6753 3 жыл бұрын
Does this last though? All other routers from asus i have bought fail after about a year, and i buy their high end ones. Usually certain antennas fail 5gz on my latest one. Then internet drops constantly. Super annoying.
@AVKingJamesBible 3 жыл бұрын
Switched to Eero a few months ago. LOVE IT!
@ionic3348 3 жыл бұрын
Would love to see how something like this handles Virtual Desktop wireless streaming to the Quest 2.
@Putti509 2 жыл бұрын
That is mainly why i bought it
@caseyhartman7094 3 жыл бұрын
I bought an RT-AX86u yesterday. The web interface and and features are a huge improvement over my Quantum Gateway G1100. I am disappointed the speed tests from wireless clients aren't as fast, especially upload speeds that are around 250 mbps instead of 400+. Hopefully I can tweak the settings to improve network performance.
@kidathlete 2 жыл бұрын
Did you end up getting your speeds improved?
@caseyhartman7094 2 жыл бұрын
@@kidathlete I was only able to increase the upload speed by using it as a wired extender from the G1100.
@nightmare1010 8 ай бұрын
@@caseyhartman7094 Disabling QOS can be a quick fix for slow bandwidth, that is because it is heavy on the router CPU and even the best router can only handle QOS at 400mbps.
@christiangeorge358 3 жыл бұрын
I just bought this router and I have couple questions. Do those antennas turn more once tight? Mine don’t line up like in the video. Second any ideas why my PS3 is having connectivity issues with this router? Thanks.
@michelfeinstein 3 жыл бұрын
Turning off the lights is amazing when the router is in your room and you want to have some sleep.
@drunksquirrel2051 3 жыл бұрын
Had my AX86U since Sept, it's much more stable then even the two ax88u routers I had due to stability issues. I've thrown terabytes of bittorrents and 4k neflix and that ax86u has not locked up at all
@davidflynn1039 3 жыл бұрын
AI mesh question... when you set up another WiFi 6 router for ASUS, do you have to connect it to your main ASUS router via Ethernet cable? And if not what kind of performance could you expect out of the mesh node when connecting a device to it via Ethernet? Thanks
@loganmedia1142 10 ай бұрын
Ethernet backhaul will generally be better unless you have two routers capable of over 1Gbps via wi-fi and you can get them close enough to achieve it.
@Yotes_ 2 жыл бұрын
So how does this work? Like I’m using Bell unlimited, home hub 2000, can I still use this or not? I’m not entirely sure how to research
@Steamrick 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of ISPs in Germany use AVM's Fritz!Box models with minimal modification/branding. Those are just fine and don't need changing unless you want enterprise features, in which case ASUS wouldn't be my first vendor of choice.
@Luxx0711 3 жыл бұрын
Is AVM selling the Fritz Box Router outside of europe?
@Cyberdeamon 3 жыл бұрын
Our provider uses those Fritzboxes in NZ, they are a great router for fiber however the one we had was constantly dropping signal for our fiber (it was old) so I got a D-Link brand to replace it that was uber overkill but I would not recommend it to non tech savvy gamers, users as it was a nightmare to setup.
@DerTodesSamstag 3 жыл бұрын
Are we really? My standard cable box from Vodafone sucks ass in WiFi signal quality over two walls in a 10 meter distance. I am planning on buying an AVM FritzBox Cable as a substitute but not sure yet. I really need a good WiFi signal...
@TheAfrorasta 3 жыл бұрын
My ISP in the UK (Zen internet) provides fritzbox as their routers and it has been great. Zen is a great ISP all round for anyone who doesn't mind paying a little extra for way better service
@tstob3467 3 жыл бұрын
In Poland they don't give routers by default, only modems and if u want to buy one from them they're usually overpriced. U can get some really nice router for abt 50 usd from xiaomi and flash them with openwrt. I've been using 2 identical xiaomi routers, one as a slave and another one as master for 2 months now and I haven't ever experienced any problems.
@rohithkumarsp 3 жыл бұрын
This feels like the old LTT videos love it
@JareBareXP 2 жыл бұрын
So if I have this am I supposed to still use the isp modem combo? Or do I need a different modem? Would it be better to buy a different modem?
@todor92 3 жыл бұрын
I need help. I'm currently on fiber optic internet and my provider installed me router (which have fiber port), but I want to buy & install better one. The problem is that all of these routers dont have this fiber port, just regular lan/ethernet ports. How can I use router like this? Connecting the router by my provider with second one or..?
@NaterNorris 3 жыл бұрын
First video I watch "Riley needs to UPGRADE HIS ROUTER!!" Next video, router review lol
@Bl4ckDe4th88 3 жыл бұрын
Sound is still better than in half of my university lectures
@entitycashin4667 3 жыл бұрын
So can I put this anywhere or does it have to be connected to my main router with a lan cable?
@ezswan 2 жыл бұрын
can you schedule to turn off wifi at night, and turn it on in morning? or turn off wifi when you go to work and then turn it on when you come home?
@_dajo 3 жыл бұрын
If I plug this straight into the wall, and switch all cords from my stock router to this, would it still work like usual?
@logic_gaming83 3 жыл бұрын
No you gotta contact your service provider and have then send the infos to your new router
@DctrGizmo 3 жыл бұрын
I love it when tech products have an option to turn off power led lights. I just got a new gaming monitor and I can turn it the bright led light for the power. It's really useful for being in a dark room.
@rolanie3727 3 жыл бұрын
People underestimate the importance of a dedicated backhaul connection for Wifi range extenders. I set up my Linksys router and the RE9000 this way and it is great.
@BlackjackK7X 3 жыл бұрын
Soooo the best data I can get from my ISP is 2.8mb download... Sometimes it drops to kb, would this router help?
@gamernick1533 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! I ask and a video appears minutes later on that topic. Next I would like a video of Riley playing an accordion whilst jumping on a trampoline? Let's see how far we can take this... :P
@staypuft3120 3 жыл бұрын
I got it, thanks for the review. Works great, 950 mbps down and 40 up running through it using the 2.5 gbps port from the modem. Dropped latency in warzone so im happy.
@jefffairchild1854 2 жыл бұрын
What are you getting on wifi 40 feet away?
@MikeJAk49 2 жыл бұрын
Can you use the 2.5 gbps port right out the box or do you have to use the gig port first and configure it?
@og_tron-ttv1889 3 жыл бұрын
Will this fix dos attacks on my network? I run a game server and dos attacks keep taking my net down.
@jpisaac85 3 жыл бұрын
Can we plug 2 ISPs to the dual WAN ports? Can it do load balancing?
@inventor121 3 жыл бұрын
time to get two of these so I can take up the half the 5G spectrum and do remote desktop to anywhere in my house.
@bastyz1 3 жыл бұрын
You should make a vid on upgrading Rileys modem/router setup, it'll be useful. I've always knew it's garbage, but I have not idea on how to improve that thing.
@bastyz1 3 жыл бұрын
Or what improvements I can expect from upgrading.
@joopjop5498 3 жыл бұрын
My advice: Don't use this when you want to use it as a VPN-client. It's then when you come to realize how crappy this stuff really is. Been there, tried that. Kicked it out of the window. I moved to a full-blown dual-core Intel-system with PfSense for that. A neccessity, because even an Intel Core2Duo at 2.4Ghz has has to work hard with 100Mbit/sec realtime SHA256-encryption/decryption. With that ASUS-router you'll only get a max of 10Mbit/sec. If you're lucky. Like i said: i tried.
@Andrew-rd9zq 3 жыл бұрын
@@joopjop5498 That stuff seems too expensive and complicated to get into. Even there, I see people bitch on what setup is the right setup.
@kadergenius 3 жыл бұрын
Hello bro How many people can connect and how much square feet it's giving the signal
@Stacyjtyler 3 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you touch on the USB port transfer rates. For NAS storage?
@Chrisisfort 3 жыл бұрын
love the vids lmg keep up the good work
@Ari-13-Ana 3 жыл бұрын
Original Title: STOP using your ISP provided router
@erefront 3 жыл бұрын
Why are people posting these? Do they change their titles a while after uploading?
@belland_dog8235 3 жыл бұрын
@@erefront Yeah, I've noticed they do that
@HecUnderscore 3 жыл бұрын
you forgot the ! at the end
@ghostcode829 3 жыл бұрын
I got my "Here before the title changed" t shirt ready!
@XLostGamer 3 жыл бұрын
The titles are misleading advertising since you still need your isps router for the 1g uplink
@trinhk 3 жыл бұрын
If I set up a Mesh network with this router as my primary and other older router (that don't support wifi-6) as mesh node, would performance be degraded to the older router or will I still benefit from this performance?
@dylancrowley6052 3 жыл бұрын
im really confused on how this all works, do you just plug this in instead of the one provided by your network provider? and just get better wifi for no extra cost? can someone please explain
@Esponer 3 жыл бұрын
That's the idea. The network provider gives you a certain download and upload speed to your house (ADSL/fibre broadband). If you're plugged into the router via Ethernet and do a speed test, you're testing the limit of what the ISP is giving you. Your Wi-Fi set-up is a local affair, and won't be as fast as the connection over Ethernet (so plug your desktop in). You can absolutely get a router with faster Wi-Fi and basically get a better % of your full wired speed. Bear in mind the computer connecting has to support that faster speed (only very new laptops support Wi-Fi 6)!
@jlkiller008 3 жыл бұрын
Can we just talk about his shirt? Security Cameraman + Sandals?
@vamwolf 3 жыл бұрын
I know
@fatone6735 3 жыл бұрын
Good....
@fulllesbian4life 3 жыл бұрын
SeawordcuteGirl.Link
@isthiswheremynamegoes117 3 жыл бұрын
"That's with a big asterisk..." {Gestures quotation marks}
@FlyiiNG92 3 жыл бұрын
What about bridge mode ? Enable or keep disabled. I want my router to take full advantage of my provider's modem
@johnulcer Жыл бұрын
How do you know how tight to screw the antennas in? I'm always worried I'll over tighten them.
@timtipton4538 3 жыл бұрын
3:35 "stealthy wifi setup" /huge bright red plastic piece on the front/
@meowxgamingstuff 3 жыл бұрын
Me: *Hold my broken single antenna router*
@fhsjdjskkshi 3 жыл бұрын
Lol 😭😭😭
@meowxgamingstuff 3 жыл бұрын
@@fhsjdjskkshi lmao 😭
@sasuke65743 2 жыл бұрын
I kinda need a new second router to be put as an AP that allows both Wi-fi and LAN connections to the main one. Is this good for that?
@poletooke4691 3 жыл бұрын
Is this compatible with those ASUS wifi 6 extender thingies you put in your house?
@Preske 3 жыл бұрын
Unless you have one that forces you to use their stuff.
@TTGPetWussy 3 жыл бұрын
I have xfinity, I have 1gb plan and unlimited data because I have 1gb plan, they told me if I used my own router they would remove the 40$ monthly rental fee but I would have to pay for the unlimited data for 50 a month so it’s not even
@_dallas_ 3 жыл бұрын
@@TTGPetWussy damn.. where I live.. they won’t charge me for it I would get 1TB data included.. and for their router it’s $14/month (yes the gig... just don’t have the money for the gig plan, which is $199/month by itself, 2 gig is $299/month)
@shanez1215 3 жыл бұрын
Freaking frontier charges you a 10 dollar a month fee to use their router. Except even if you bring your own router and turn theirs down they still charge you. That being said, their router is fairly decent and their modems are excellent.
@Jon-Boy 2 жыл бұрын
Love this router. 25-30 connected devices at all times. Multiple gaming systems and IPTV services running. Not a single issue.
@valatiea7416 2 жыл бұрын
Did you need a modem or no? I'm kind of confused. Internet says its needed
@IndicaServices Жыл бұрын
@@valatiea7416 I know I’m a bit late but you do NEED to have a internet provider ready to go to have this router up and running. It does not come with WiFi. It’s just to swap out the standard router you’d get with your WiFi provider.
@RubenHernandez-bh9wd Жыл бұрын
Been interested in this type of router for years. Would one of these have better range than my ISP provided modem outer in one box?
@Adem.940 9 ай бұрын
can I use this as modem? like plug the internet cable and plug lan cable from pc and use it?
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