CREATIVE VIEWS #Asus Wireless AC1900 Gigabit Routers
Asus RT-AC68U Dual Band Wireless AC1900 Gigabit Router:
Hey guys there comes a new Wi-Fi router from Asus. This router is a new upgrade to the excellent Asus RT-AC66U router that had been came out a year ago. You guys basically can taught that its not need of AC1900 Gigabit router instead of AC66U router, but once you comes to use of this Asus AC1900 Gigabit Wireless router, you'll definitely love it. This router has fast Wi-Fi connecting and speed networking processor.
This new router boasts a fast 800MHz dual-core processor and offers upto 1.3 Gbps speed on the 5GHz frequncy band and upto 600 Mbps speed on the 2.4GHz band. This new router is comes with a new firmware that adds a host of new features. This is to be the fastest router now a days, its also fun and easy to use & basically very much useful for home and also for small business.
New design, top hardware components
Hey guys there comes a new Wi-Fi router from Asus. This router is a new upgrade to the excellent Asus RT-AC66U router that had been came out a year ago. You guys basically can taught that its not need of AC1900 Gigabit router instead of AC66U router, but once you comes to use of this Asus AC1900 Gigabit Wireless router, you'll definitely love it. This router has fast Wi-Fi connecting and speed networking processor.
This new router boasts a fast 800MHz dual-core processor and offers upto 1.3 Gbps speed on the 5GHz frequncy band and upto 600 Mbps speed on the 2.4GHz band. This new router is comes with a new firmware that adds a host of new features. This is to be the fastest router now a days, its also fun and easy to use & basically very much useful for home and also for small business.
New design, top hardware components
The RT-AC68U departs from the old design found in the previous models -- the RT-N66U and RT-AC66U -- that stay flat on the surface or tilt 45 degrees with a stand. It now comes in an upright position with no option for wall mounting. It still resembles the predecessors, however, with the solid build and the glossy dark gray finish that doesn't attract fingerprints. The new standing design also means that the router now takes up less space though it's actually slightly larger and heavier than its older brothers. It also comes with three external detachable antennas.
On the inside, it's completely different, boasting the new Broadcom BCM4709 Wi-Fi chipset, an Arm Cortex A9 dual-core 800MHz CPU, and 256MB of DDR RAM. This is the first router I've seen with these high-end specs, though I'm sure other vendors will soon introduce similarly featured products. The RT-AC68U also includes two USB ports, one of which supports USB 3.0.
Easy to set up, robust Web interface, familiar features
Very similar to the previous model, the RT-AC68U comes with a CD that contains setup software that guides home users through the process via a few steps. But you can skip this CD because once the router is plugged into a computer and turned on, the first time you run a Web browser, such as Firefox, it will take you to the Web-based wizard that does the same thing as the software, including picking an admin password for the router. After that you can always go back to the router's Web interface to do more customization by pointing a connected computer's browser to 192.168.1.1, which is the router's default IP address. The log-in credentials are admin for the username and the password you create the first time around. As with all routers, you can always restore it to default factory settings via the recessed reset button on its back.
Very similar to the previous model, the RT-AC68U comes with a CD that contains setup software that guides home users through the process via a few steps. But you can skip this CD because once the router is plugged into a computer and turned on, the first time you run a Web browser, such as Firefox, it will take you to the Web-based wizard that does the same thing as the software, including picking an admin password for the router. After that you can always go back to the router's Web interface to do more customization by pointing a connected computer's browser to 192.168.1.1, which is the router's default IP address. The log-in credentials are admin for the username and the password you create the first time around. As with all routers, you can always restore it to default factory settings via the recessed reset button on its back.
The router's interface is also similar to that of previous models and offers similar features. There are three major parts of the interface that you access from the left part of the page. The top part is the Setup wizard, which you can use to rerun the initial setup process; the middle is for General items; and the bottom is the Advanced Settings.
General offers a Network Map for viewing currently connected devices, including those connected to the router via the USB ports. You can click on one of the connected devices to interact with it. For example, you can quickly block a Wi-Fi client or set up a network storage feature of an external hard drive. You can also find features such as a Parental Control, a Traffic Manager that also includes the QoS features, and management of the router's USB ports.
Dual-WAN and other business features
In addition to the aforementioned features for home users and the built-in VPN that's been available in previous models, the RT-AC68U comes with a few new business-oriented features from Asus, including support for dual-WAN and a set of network tools. (Note that these new features have also been made available to previous models, both the RT-AC66U and the RT-N66U, via firmware updates.)
In addition to the aforementioned features for home users and the built-in VPN that's been available in previous models, the RT-AC68U comes with a few new business-oriented features from Asus, including support for dual-WAN and a set of network tools. (Note that these new features have also been made available to previous models, both the RT-AC66U and the RT-N66U, via firmware updates.)
When turned on, the Dual-WAN feature allows you to use one of the router's LAN ports as a secondary WAN port. Or you can also use the router's USB port for this feature if you want to use a cellular dongle. This feature allows you to use two Internet sources, such as Cable and DSL, at the same time, for either load balancing or failure contingency purposes. For those who need to be online all the time, this is an excellent feature.
The network tools offer a few utilities for advanced users to check the detailed status of the network. What I like the most is the included Wake on LAN function designed to wake up a computer in the network from sleep or turn it back on from off mode.
Performance
The RT-AC68U was the fastest Wi-Fi router I've tested to date, by far. With the TurboQam technology, I expected to see improvement only with legacy 802.11n clients and only on the 2.4GHz frequency band, but the router was excellent throughout. I tested it with Asus' PCE-68U add-on Wi-Fi adapter, which supports Turbo Qam, and the numbers were through the roof.
The RT-AC68U was the fastest Wi-Fi router I've tested to date, by far. With the TurboQam technology, I expected to see improvement only with legacy 802.11n clients and only on the 2.4GHz frequency band, but the router was excellent throughout. I tested it with Asus' PCE-68U add-on Wi-Fi adapter, which supports Turbo Qam, and the numbers were through the roof.
For 802.11ac, which is only available on the 5GHz band, the router offered the sustained real-world speed of some 65MBps at a close range of 15 feet -- almost double the speed of the second fastest on the charts. This is about 8 times the speed of a regular Ethernet connection and very close to the speed of Gigabit Ethernet. At 100 feet away, this was reduced to about 42MBps, still super fast.
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