ASUS - RT-BE92U BE9700 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router - Black

I have used ASUS routers before in the past, so I already had a good concept of how they work. Recently I went to GFiber for my house, but the equipment they give you is very subpar. So, I got this ASUS RT-BE92U since it has a 10Gbps WAN port and the 2.5 Gbps LAN ports since my house is already wired for it. There was no configuration needed to attach it to the GFiber wall connection and it gets full speed. I did have to change the IP addressing to match some of my home static IPs, but that was easy to do. I also went online and downloaded the Merlin firmware for this model. Easy to upgrade as well. I then found an older RT-RX86U router I had sitting around so I connected its 2.5Gbps WAN connection to one of the LAN connections and factory reset the RX86U. It asked what mode I wanted to do it in, so I set it to AiMesh. The main router was now able to see it without an issue. It was also able to see that the Merlin firmware on the RX86U needed to be updated, so it downloaded it and updated itself. Easy peasy! This router and AiMesh combination has been working flawlessly since I set it up with full speeds even on the wireless! Great product!

This review is for the second RT-BE92U I purchased from BestBuy. My initial experience with this router was in December 2024. The firmware was absolutely horrible. The router was usable for only a very short period of time before CPU resources would spike at 100%. Sometimes it was only one of the cores. But I had seen it spike to 100% on all 4 cores. The router was returned shortly afterward. Fastforward to March 2025... I purchased this router again after seeing a firmware fix for the CPU issue posted on the ASUS website on 2/17/2025. After getting the router updated and running it for a couple of months, it has been very stable. There have been three other firmware updates since then -- it looks like ASUS got their issues sorted out with this router. No real issues with it since then. Comparing the router to the one it replaced (ASUS RT-AX86U 1st Gen), this router offers the added benefits of WiFi-7. Many new devices are starting to support WiFi 7. For me, it was my Windows PCs. It is nice to be able to benefit from the additional speed provided by this technology, Additionally the router has support for the 6GHz band. It does sacrifice throughput on the 5GHz band as it has fewer antennas dedicated to that frequency. In both cases, neither is a need-to-have feature. But if you are interested in keeping current and your current router is either a legacy device or is now end-of-life, it's hard to say no to this router. The price makes this one a good buy if you want to be ready to support new features. With all the kinks worked out of the firmware, it's easy to recommend. If you need a router that gives you lots of configuration options (support for storage over USB, DNS-over-TLS, running all your traffic over a VPN connection, flexible firewall configuration, local network DNS, IP reservations, and more...), ASUS has you covered. I continue to use ASUS routers as they make all this functionality available through a web interface. They do have a mobile app as well for those who want to keep setting the router up simple. For power users, the web interface is awesome.

Title says it all. First, I was doubtful after reading all the reviews but still gave it a shot since if it doesn't work then I can return it plus I am in need of a 2.5gb capable router that will work with my current set-up. Coming from a previous Asus router, I know full well the hassle and pain of the initial set-up. It took me roughly 3-6 hours to set everything up to work flawlessly with my current AI-Mesh set-up. I set this router up as my main router, then had to factory reset my RT-AX86U and RT-AX82U to function as my mesh nodes via wired backhaul using MOCA. After that I had to configure the settings to what I wanted and then couple of reboots. VPN on router works, I use Nord VPN. Dual WAN works (Primary is frontier, Secondary Xfinity). It doesn't have the gaming mode like the RT-AX86U but if you know your port forwarding settings, etc then it should be a non issue. Also for those wondering, you can install wrt-merlin firmware with this router as I am using it right now. Have not had the issue of the router just going to reboot by itself, my CPU usage is 66-70% if you should know. Been using it for a 6 weeks with no issues. Overall, I can recommend this router ONLY if you have the patience to set it up initially otherwise I am a happy ASUS router customer.

Real good speeds and interface. The brand is known for bad customer service but the actual product has been working really well and easy to use. I had my 10 year old son help me set it up.

I've been running Asus routers for the past few years so I ended up with this unit after the BE96U I bought had dead ethernet ports and there were no other units in town or within a short drive. Setup is the same as with any other Asus router as the GUI is the same. Unit immediately picked up on my cable modem and started providing ethernet. With that said I run dual WAN so I had to add a switch to give all of my ethernet clients a connection. Take notice when setting up wireless as it binds all bands by default and I like to keep them separate. Asus should have at least 5 available ethernet ports on a router like this as you lose one when you enable dual WAN. Maybe they'll make a pro version with 8 ports in the future. Range is slightly better than with the unit it replaced, AX88U, which is important as I have a robot vacuum and various smart appliances that depend on wifi. I always keep my routers on a laptop cooling pad so I put a new Targus AWE83US pad under it which is completely flat since this unit is a little top heavy. In my use case wireless clients have the same internet bandwidth as wired clients which is a mix of 2.5 and 1 base t clients as tested on speedtest. If I should require more coverage in the future I'll get another unit and mesh them together.