Customer Ratings & Reviews

The setup is easy. The range is good. I'm subscribed to 365mbps internet speeds. Somehow I'm running at over 430mbps. Little to no latency. Tons of bandwidth for over 20 devices. There are some oddities though. One of my gaming systems went from open NAT to strict. I'm working on that. My previous router I was able to fix this issue, but have not yet with the Asus. Doing port forwarding was a little more difficult than necessary. When streaming through Xbox one there's a two second buffering stutter at the start of any show. This could be Xbox or this router, but my previous router did not do this, so take it for what it's worth. Bottom line: If you need a router that's fast and efficient this is good. If you have multiple gaming devices of different manufacturer (Xbox, playstation, Nintendo) this is also good. If you have multiple gaming devices of the same manufacturer, you'll run into NAT issues that seem to be unsolvable.

pairing uo with ither ROG and asus specific products this router functions very well. interested to see connectability with the rog ally in a little bit when it comes in. range is very good eventhough its still in the box and i havent used it just going with the other online reviews. bought it q while ago probably wont even use it ever oh well waste money gimme the gift card to spend more money

My existing router was getting old and it seemed to drop the wireless connections often enough for me to decide to look for a new one. After a lot of research I decided to get the Asus RT-82U based on its specs, reviews and cost. I thought about going to the Asus Rog Rapture but it was nearly twice the cost and from what I read it was just overkill for me. Overall I am pleased with the performance and wireless reach and stability of the router. I was disappointed that the router does not have the ability to update you via email or phone notifications from the phone app when a new device has joined or tried to join your wireless network. If you live in a populated area this is one feature you want to have and other router companies now support. Installation: I used the pc web based installation and it was pretty straight forward for me. I used the exact same wireless ssid and password as my old router so once it was powered up all of my devices registered with the new router. The administrative software while functional feels a bit dated. There are a lot of options but for most people it will be plug and play. I spent the most time getting my USB drive attached to the router working correctly so I could access it from any device on the lan. There are lots of videos and instructions out there that are very misleading. The simple way is to go to USB Applications > Service Centers > Network Places. In Network Places add an account user using the PC’s Device Name (must be the Device Name to work) and then add a password. When you access the drive from the pc you use the device name as the user id and the password you created. The RGB lighting in the front of router looks cool and is easy to set to your favorite scheme. After I had everything set up I did download the Asus App on my iphone and registered it with the router. The user interface on the phone app does look nicer and more updated than the web based application even though it provides the same information. Performance: I have a 750mbps from my ISP and I could easily get that from the ethernet ports on the router. Note that the Asus router’s speed test uses the Speedtest.net tool which picks the server to test with and in my case it picks a slow server which means the router indicates the speeds are much slower than what is available. You can pick another server but I don’t recommend relying on this function in the software. My wireless speeds were fairly consistent with the speeds I had with my previous router but I no longer have any dropouts. I did not configure QOS because with four of us gaming at FHD and the tv streaming 4k we never had any indication that the router was having any problems. If in the future I do have QOS issues its nice to see that there are good options especially geared for gamers.

Glad I upgraded no more fees for me this thing gets good range in my apartment

Overall, the ASUS RT-AX82U is a powerful and feature-rich WiFi router that is well-suited for households with a high demand for internet connectivity. It delivers fast and reliable performance, and has a range of features designed to enhance the user experience.

This a great little router. I bought two to try out Asus's Aimesh technology. The setup was pretty easy but get ready for a lot options if your going to try out that technology. So far our home network speed has increased and taking advantage of the gigabyte speed I have with my ISP. Now I'm getting an average of 400 to 500MB on the wireless side. At times on the 5Ghz network I can reach 800mb. 2.4 still averages about 300 to 400. This devices that are wired network get 600 to 700. All in all I'm happy with the purchase.

Needed something to help manage and boost my home wifi. Simple,efficient and great to look at.

Very good router. This is the third model that I have tried so far this February and I must admit that it is very good. The only thing I noticed is that the signal from two of my devices has gone and I really did not find the problem, at the time of this and looking at the panel lights and they have all been on. But nothing I think it was a matter of time for that the device will accept it.

It has worked out just fine thus far. I will say it looks really wicked and has different color schemes. We have ours on a rotating color scheme.

This was one of the easiest router's I've ever had to set up. I thought the design was pretty cool too and not too hideously futuristic. It worked great for the week I used it but I was having so many issues with my cable provider that I ended up switching to fiber and using the free router the new provider provided instead. I ended up returning this but would buy again if I have to buy a router in the future.

This Router has been great, my internet with spectrum has been 10x better since switching from a rented router to this one. Some of my favorite features are the range of this router, the ability to upload my VPN credentials directly to the router protecting all devices on my network or only selecting the ones that I use for work, the AI mesh allowing me to extend the range, and the ability to access my router any time from the mobile app in case I am out of town for work and my wife is having trouble with the internet. The only reason I am giving this router 4 stars instead of 5 is because I had a situation in my house where I couldn't get my philips smart lights to reconnect to wifi after a power outage. after weeks of trying to get them to work and assuming it was the lights not working properly, I unplugged the router to clean up the wiring in my home office and after plugging the router back in the lights started working right again. I think there was an issue at the time with the lights not connecting to the router properly. Haven't had any issues since.

I got this to replace my Norton Core router which was discontinued and I’d say it’s fairly comparable in performance. This router is highly on other 3rd party reviewing sites, which led to my decision to purchase. Sleek and easy to set up—I was done in like 10 minutes. The lighted effects are cool but not as customizable as other LED products I use with some choices not having the option to change the color. I’m nitpicking because this is a $200+ router but as far as performance goes, it does great. I can play online with my PS4 and my laptop with no lag. Has good reach too. I was actually in my car at one point and still connected haha.

Easy setup nice style nice colors to choose from easy app navigation

I purchased this router to replace a Nest Wifi mesh system in my house. I really liked the Google Nest WiFi but my son was having issues with ping spikes while playing first person shooter games on his Xbox Series X. My entire house is networked with Cat 6 cabling but because of only having one port on the Nest WiFi, I had to run everything through network switches. With this Asus RT-AX82U, I not only get three additional ports that I can send to other devices in my house, but port 1 on the back is a dedicated "Gaming Port" with automatic device priortization. It took a little bit of time to set this up the way that I wanted, but as of now it is working just the way that I need it. I separated my 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks so that I could put my smart home devices that are spread out around my house on the 2.4Ghz network and all of my mobile devices that move around and can take advantage of the faster speeds offered by this frequency on the 5Ghz network. After all of my devices were connected I went into the app and named all of the devices so that I know which ones are online and what data is being used by them. I also like that you are able to limit the bandwidth on every single device that is on the network. This is a good idea if you are looking to maximize the amount of bandwidth that your streaming devices use while limiting speed to less important things like thermostats and smart plugs. I am looking forward to purchasing another router or two in the summer and setting up a mesh network using the aimesh system so that I can extend my covered out into my pole barn. I am quite confident that this will work well as all of the Asus products that I have used have never let me down.

Within minutes of it being setup which didn’t take too long, my games have yet to have any slight amount of fluctuation or drops in performance, it feels like I changes service providers and then some.

Great range and relatively easy plug and play setup. Wish they didn't make you create an Asus account to use it but thats the way of things these days.

Have had running 2 years and no issues. Good range and consistent signal.

Better coverage and signal strength than my 8 year old router.

A solid router that gives so much coverage around my house. Speeds are far superior compared to the stock Spectrum router I've been running for a year until upgrading to this and this gave me low ping on games and zero buffering on video streaming. The app isn't too bad but has plenty of control for the basic features like rgb, etc. Overall a great value if you're also looking to get the latest WiFi 6 speeds as I can vouch that with those devices compatible, the speeds are simply great.

Wherever it would connect the speeds were great. Only issue I encountered was my ring doorbell and thermostat kept losing connection. Support was no help so unfortunately I had to go back to my Nighthawk.