10.11.2012

Ok - I have bought this due to the good reviews, this is my first broadband connection, and whilst I can follow simple instructions, I do not have a clue what all this equipment is about! I bought this along with the TP-Link 8817 modem.Now the instructions for the Asus show connecting the modem to the router and the router to the computer with a cable, plus plugging them both in to the mains. Erm! Why do I need a cable to the computer? It's wi fi isn't it? AND SURELY I need a cable into the actual phone socket to get the broadband to the modem and router (no mention of this in Asus manual). So - assuming this is an oversight and I need a cable from the phone socket,does this go to the router or to the modem?I am guessing - cable from phone socket goes to modem, cable goes from modem to router - no cable needed from router to computer (or maybe this latter bit is needed for set up?)Also - both pieces of equipment come with discs and set up equipment. So - do I set up the modem first with it's instal etc, and then the router? Or just set up the router with its disc instal etc?Finally - do I have a built-in modem in my computer (or modem software) and do I need to delete it?! Until now I have been using a mobile broadband dongle plus BT Openzone wi fi via voucher.Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am still not even sure which is the ethernet cable or how many different cables I need! I have - one cable which fits a phone socket at one end and a (? J1 something connector at the other that fits into a computer). Also, as I am not using a telephone on the line, just using it for broadband, do I still need to fit the ADSL filter or can I just plug straight into phone socket - and will this make things better or worse?When I have this up and running, I will update on how good the wi fi is and if it reaches from one end of our stone built house (previously two houses) to the other - as previous owner could never manage that.PS If the wi fi range is that good, will it fry me with radiation?!UPDATED 1 December 2012Thank you SO much. I did manage to get it all working but it took 3 days and a lot of gnashing of teeth, plus some wasted cables I had bought. It all set up easily and I picked up a good signal - except - no connection to the internet. Tried everything, did everything from scratch a few times. Phoned the service provider, who weren't much help. But one thing I had failed to do was enter the service provider's login for me when setting up. So did this - still no internet connection. Service provider said modem was faulty. (Modem wouldn't even connect by itself). I was about to box everything up and send it back, but came across an internet page to troubleshoot. Tried changing the cables. Yes you are right, it does still need an ADSL filter. Plus swapped the 'good' gold-ended cables I had bought, for the cheapo ones supplied. Still nothing. Then suddenly it all just started working.For any other novices out there, here are some tips:1) Ignore all instructions that come with modem router, and follow the instructions for the Asus router.2) The instructions for the Asus router fail to explain that you also need the modem connected to the phone wall socket when setting up (obvious I know but it should be in the instructions).3) You need a login, or password or something from your service provider, to enter into the Asus set up page. The first box on the set up is automatically ticked, but you need to tick the second box for PP something or other and then enter your username and password that you set up with the internet service provider (not the username and password you set for the router).3) Use the ADSL filter even if you have a separate line for the internet with no phone.4) Use the cables provided.Any problems, have a look at these two links:[...]Don't try releasing and re-setting the IP address. The Asus router set up will do it for you if there is any conflict of IP address. If it doesn't all work first time, switch everything off, unplug everything for 10 minutes, press the re-set button on both modem and router before and after switching off and then on again, then connect everything up and start again, and let the Asus set-up change the IP address.Actually the only reason I got this expensive router was for the reported excellent range. It is no better than the basic router that the previous tenant had - wish I had bought a simple modem router - but hopefully this one will last a long time as Asus stuff does tend to be reliable.Thank you very much to Matt Hawkins for his extremely kind and helpful response.

25.1.2013

My routers always take a hammering as my household demands a lot from them with up to 15 connected devices at any one time, working from home online, intense gaming, film streaming, multiple phones, tablets, e-readers, smart tv's, blu-ray players, you name it. With several people all accessing the net at once with all these devices we need a top notch router which can handle the demand. Hence, I tend to buy a new router every 12-18mths as that's how long they last us! The 3yr warranty on this one is an added bonus, no doubt I will need to use it if mine all die within a year or so. I will be even more impressed if this one lasts 3yrs + and no need to use that warranty!This one is a little pricey,although I usually go for one of the best that's out at the time I'm looking for a new one I usually spend around £100. This one was a little more (£120 when I bought it) but due to all the reviews at how good it is I just had to! Just in time too, my previous one gave up the ghost the day it arrived.This must be one of the easiest routers I've ever set up. Plugged in and connected to virgin medias not so super hub in modem mode and I didn't even bother to release any IP's from the previous router and the modem as it recommends you do and I didn't turn off the modem (superhub) first either. I was surprised to see a window pop up on my main PC down in the taskbar saying a new router had been found and did I want to set it up? The many previous routers I've had, I have never, ever seen my computer pop that up! I clicked it and it was an absolute breeze to set up. Literally under ten mins and every device connected perfectly. I did not need to use a disc to install any software.I immediately logged into the routers webpage and set up the security, again easy to do and the interface is well laid out and easy to navigate. I also updated the firmware while I was at it. There is many options to do all sorts of wonderful things with this router. VPN, connecting a printer to the router to share it not that I need that as my all in one printer is wireless anyway. You can also connect a USB external hard drive to the router so you can easily store and share files between devices which is very handy. It seems you can also share your itunes library through it although I haven't done that as it's not something I'll use being able to do that anyway with my tablet, tv etc. It really is feature packed if you have multiple devices and users in a household who like to be able to share their files, music etcAs for the signal strength I am very impressed. My superhub (used in modem mode) is installed in my sons small bedroom which must have been used as a home office before I moved in. It's not the ideal place and virgin wants £100 to move it. My signal strength 150ft away in my bedroom was always bad. My xbox kept disconnecting if I could get a connection at all, I was lucky to get 2 bars on my pc in my bedroom. I also have approx 20 networks from my neighbours and they were interfering as well. My 100mb speed was poor in my room because of all that, approx 20mb max with an average of 7mb and that was on the 5ghz band as I could get 1mb on the 2.4ghz on my old router especially when it got to the end of its life. This one is so much better in comparison. While I get around 40-50mb n the 2.4hz band now, I switched to the 5ghz and get 4 bars (2-3 on previous one) and get 92mb+ ! It's also much more stable, less lag with gaming and streaming. My smart tv 150ft away also gets 4 bars and great speed. My xbox now stays connected to xbox live too. I am using the asus usb adapter on my main pc, I do recommend using it with this router as it does indeed help with the signal strength and speed. I tried a couple of other dongles but they didn't work quite as well as when paired with the matching dongle that goes with this router. I don't notice much drop in bandwidth when I need it for intense internet usage when others are also using it.I do hope this router lasts me a good long time, it's the best one I've ever had. Yes, a little pricey but so worth it! I also picked up the matching ethernet adapter to connect my Sky HD box to on demand which is a brilliant add on to my network and can be used in numerous ways. If you're using the internet a lot with multiple devices and users definitely give this router a go!

21.7.2014

This is an excellent Dual Band router.First let me clear up any confusion and confirm that it is fully compatible with any broadband connection: ADSL, Fibre, Cable...That said, it is a wireless router only, therefore with which ever broadband connection you have, you will always need a modem. The (main) internet connection input uses a gigabit ethernet port, so you would need a modem which connects via ethernet AS WELL as this unit. Here are my recommendations to do this;ADSL / ADSL2+ (TalkTalk, Sky, Plusnet, BT, EE, Primus, etc) :TP-Link TD-8616 Modem: http://amzn.to/1msigtFDrayTek Vigor 120 Modem: http://amzn.to/1jM5lIkAny ISP supplied modem/router by ideally using a modem only mode ifavailable or turning off any routing/wireless/firewall functions and connecting one of the LAN ports to the WAN port on the RT-N66U.Fibre 38 Mbps / 80 Mbps (FTTC, TalkTalk Fibre, Sky Fibre, Plusnet Fibre, BT Infinity, EE Fibre, Primus Fibre, etc) :Ask BT Openreach to leave you a standard VDSL modem when they come to activate your line, or again, you can use any ISP supplied modem/router by ideally using a modem only mode if available or turning off any routing/wireless/firewall functions and connecting one of the LAN ports to the WAN port on the RT-N66U.Cable (Virgin Media) :Switch the "Super Hub" to modem only mode, and connect the LAN port to the WAN port of the RT-N66U.Once connected to your modem, set up and connection works flawlessly. Asus seem to get bad press for updating their firmware for some reason? I see this a good thing as their development team are working to improve their products, unlike Netgear which release a product and never intend listening to customers and improving on it. The first thing you should do is check for updated firmware. Type (usually) 192.168.1.1 in your web browser, log in, click Administration -> Firmware Upgrade tab -> Check. Upgrade if necessary. More details can be found on the website here: http://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN66U/HelpDesk_Download/To make the very best use out of this router, you would want a wireless N dual band compatible device, and connect on the 5 GHz frequency.Its simple to upgrade most laptops (HP's are an exception!) providing you get the correct size adaptor:Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Laptop Network Card (Full Height) : http://amzn.to/1pcdvMyIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Laptop Network Card (Half Height) : http://amzn.to/1q3pU1cAs with all wireless networks, walls are the biggest problem, especially if you have thick walls or 3 floors. In that situation, you could physically move the location of the router to another location, and run a network cable to the modem, or use a wireless range extender.Without going into too many tweaking details (as it is usually site specific), generally to get the best performance, any wired devices should connect using gigabit ethernet with Cat6 cable, and the wireless channels should be set to use 40Mhz bandwidth on a high channel number (2.4 GHz) if your devices support it, and 40 MHz bandwidth (5 GHz channel), again only if your devices support it.It has many advanced features; in built VPN server (connect to your home network while connected to someone else's internet), USB 2.0 file / printer sharing, mobile 3G or 4G tethering, parental controls, traffic manager (QoS), isolated guest network, AiCloud (virtual drive), custom firewall, IPv6 compatibility, It is also supported by DD-WRT if you need professional functions.I have 2, to create a network bridge - ie one is downstairs in the house connected to the modem - primarily for wireless devices to connect to the internet, then the other unit is outside in another building and connects 4 wired devices to the network. The link speed is 300 Mbps, and has been active for over a year without any problems.If you have the extra to spend, you should consider the latest Asus router, which uses the newer wireless AC standard;Asus RT-AC68U Wireless Broadband Router : http://amzn.to/UifvodOverall this is a brilliant router that out performs any other brand in its class and it is still been actively supported by Asus.

13.2.2013

I should start by saying that I'm a capable amateur but I don't understand networking to any great degree. I've had a Netgear 834 for a few years. It's worked fairly well but latterly range and a few other issues have led me to replace it. I attempted to move to a Netgear 2100 but quickly returned that as it performed worse than the 834 (though I believe it was faulty). In terms of the 834 issues I was having that the Dark Knight has resolved:- Range: the range on the 834 was shockingly bad. Between the router and my bed (which are on the same floor, and no more than 6m apart with only a single thickness of brick in between, I couldn't use my iPad reliably with Apple TV.That was really annoying as I had to get out of bed, leave the iPad on the other side of the room (then about 2m from the 834!) and then get back into bed. Kind of defeated the point of wireless.- Fixed IP allocations: the 834 seemed to have a mind of its own on fixed IP allocations. Even a device MAC address defined, items connected via wireless weren't getting their allocated address. This become really annoying when trying to get to an IP camera for example as I had no guarantee it would turn up where I expected it to be- Adding new wireless devices: I had the MAC address authentication turned on for wireless devices. However, I could never add a new wireless device without briefly turning off the security, getting the device to connect, and then turning it back on, even when I had correctly entered the MAC details- Connected devices: it would only reliably report devices connected via cable, not wirelessThe Dark Knight unit resolves all three of the above. In terms of additional positives:- It feels heavy and well made as others have commented- The GUI looks great and is nice to use- When you launch IE, it finds the router when you first connect it so you don't a CD etcIn terms of negatives:- I was slightly disappointed by the power supply and power connector. The power supply is a not particularly convincing lump which clips onto a UK 13A plug. The connector into the router is pretty weedy. For the price I'd hoped for something a bit more industrial- I clocked it ahead of ordering (thanks to Amazon reviews!) but the lack of PPPoA support is annoying. Given that I wanted to resolve all of my issues I didn't mess about and just bought the DrayTek modem, but it was circa £60. Given that that device doesn't appear to need any configuration and just bridges PPPoA to PPPoE, I can't help wondering why the Dark Knight doesn't just support PPPoA or have a built in modem (if that is essentially the same thing?). I did find talk on the web of configuring the 834 to be a modem only (possible in a hidden menu apparently), but given that I don't have a lot of time to mess about and I'd have to reconfigure it back again if I had any issues, I opted for the DrayTek- The fact that it doesn't include device names in some of its MAC address tables is a bit annoying and unhelpful. You can enter all of your wireless device IPs but you can't easily see which is which. Others have made this same point. Slightly bizarrely, elsewhere in the GUI it does resolve device names itself and present them next to the MAC address even without naming them yourself!Overall I'm pleased with the kit I have purchased, but I have replaced a £60 Netgear with about £170 worth of new kit, to get me to the same sort of place, but with features working properly liked the fixed IPs, a raft of extra toys (many of which I probably won't use), better range and some future proofing.If you're looking for a high end home wireless router, this is a good option.

17.1.2013

First of all, let me say that unless you buy the ASUS Wireless Dongle that goes with this router, you will not achieve 900mbps (and even then expect to have to sit in the same room ~5 meters away)However, the wireless capability is not why I purchased this product...Usage: This router is connected to my Virgin Media homehub which is switched to "Modem Mode", internally I have 3 devices connected directly to the router with a 6 port gigabit switch connected on the fourth port. On this switch a further 4 devices are connected.Wired connectivity is excellent. Tests were between two Windows 8 machines with SSD's. On a large file (8Gb ZIP File) transfer, speeds remained in the 90-110Mbyte/sec area,occasionally reaching 115Mbyte/sec. On a small file transfer (500x4K and 500x8K), speeds were sporadic but did not drop below 70Mbyte/sec. I cannot confirm if the SSDs were the cause of the speed drop.Wireless connectivity is strong and consistent on the 8 connected devices in the house. I have my router sat next to the bottom floor window. Wireless range extends approximately 130meters beyond the house in the direction of the window and easily covers the entire of the back garden which is 'hidden' behind an internal wall, external wall and microwave.Network saturation is handled nicely and QoS seems to do its job well. There was no noticeable internal network jitter when connecting 3 internal devices to an academic torrent server. Internet bandwidth was saturated and became sluggish until QoS was turned on. Once QoS was enabled, there was no noticeable difference in browsing speed with Torrents on or off.The configuration UI is rather sleek and somewhat similar to the style you might see in ASUS' UEFI BIOS. There is a quick setup wizard to configure your connection. As I use cable, configuration took approximately 15 seconds and the router was up and running immediately.Some of the options seem counter-intuitive and hidden away, such as DHCP Address Reservation wasn't in the DHCP configuration dialogue. Once you find the controls you're looking for, configuring what you want to do is extremely easy and even a novice could understand and configure the various advanced settings.As a note, this is the first "after-market" router (one not given to you by an ISP) where the UPnP and NAT actually works properly all of the time. NAT sessions are discarded in an orderly and timely fashion and software that typically threw up NAT and UPnP errors has now stopped doing so and works perfectly (take note CoD players...)One good feature which often gets overlooked is the network restrictions sections. This allows you to set a schedule that certain devices are allowed to connect to the internet and network. This takes a little effort to initially configure, but from there works perfectly.The one problem I have with this router is the quality of the diagnostics and reports. Although there are graphs for Internet, Wired and Wireless (2.4 and 5Ghz separately) there is no graph to show me which device is using the bandwidth. This is very useful when you can see a lot of traffic going out of the network but have no idea which device is the problem. There is also no NAT session information or device connection information. So if getting reports or monitoring activity is your thing, unfortunately the N66U won't provide :(As this is more of personal preference and a "nice-to-have" than something wrong with the router, I see no reason to remove a star from the rating.If you buy this, you won't be disappointed by it's design, performance or reliability.

21.2.2013

I decided to purchase this router after much frustration with my Virgin media connection and the Netgear WNDR3700v1. The Netgear although very reliable for so many years could not cope with the load it had to handle on a daily basis. We are talking about having 5 iphones and android devices, HD TV, 3 Laptops and a PS3 connected to the device more or less at the same time. I had numerous engineers come to resolve the speed issues as i was getting 3mb download in the evenings due to high utilisation in my area. To make matters worse I ended up having to reboot the Netgear several times through out the day in order to stream videos as the videos buffered like crazy regardless of the website i wasviewing at the time.Ordered this router after borrowing my brothers who was away on business and i must say I loved it. No more streaming issues, reboots, drop outs or anything. My speeds have constantly hit the 65mb mark on a 60mb connection and the lowest it has gone is 38MB which i can live with. Installing the router was a breeze, the online wizard popped up on the screen and started to check and download the latest firmware (very important you do this). I had the router up and running within 10 mins with all my devices getting stable connections. What you will need to keep in mind is that getting the settings right is important if you are to truely enjoy the speed of this beast. Furthermore, some people have used Merlins or shibby tomatoe firmware which has further enhanced the routers capability. On that note, I would say please approach this at your own risk as I'm quite technical and therefore can fix any issues that may arise from 3rd party firmware, but someone not so skilled may come across problems. Please research on the internet before attempting this.The 256mb Ram helps with the many connections you may add to this router and can handle the load well. I have been able to go online whilst others have been on BBC iplayer, browsing on the laptop or even watching HD TV at the same time. Although many would say this is an expensive piece of kit but for me it has been worth every penny so far. I rather have something stable and future proof that will last me many years then to pinch pennies and end up buying something that will cause me problems or won't meet expectations.The delivery was within the time limit given and packaging was good from Amazon. Overall i love this router and have to agree with all those that say this is the best router i have ever owned.P.S: for all those that may have had problems probably recieved a faulty unit and therefore should just exchange it. Honestly give this router a chance and you will not regret it.some hints and tipsWPA2 AES for 5ghz and 2.4ghz settingsQos - I have this off as i read on small net builder that it gives a better forward through putASUS USB-N53 dongle is brilliant with this router, just make sure you don't install it from the CD but to download it directly from ASUS website.Replaced all my cables to CAT6 which did not cost me more than £8Use your old wireless router as a bridge for all those that have a large house.will update if anything else i can come across or if this router gives me problems in the future.

6.9.2018

I bought this router 2 and a half years ago, when I had a 20mb/s connection. It's done reasonable job, although far from perfect I've tolerated it's faults.I now have a 100mb/s connection.A lot of the time it manages, but it's started throwing a wobbler every few days, so it's time to retire it.When it was bought one of the intentions was to use it as a media server, using a couple of external drives connected to the USB ports. This idea was rapidly abandoned, as despite ASUSes claims it was not up to the job. A Raspberry Pi 3 could handle it, this router couldn't.So after a few months a suitable NAS was found and purchased.I also experienced the rejected password issue mentioned by another reviewer,for months at a time the web interface was inaccessible, and then it would decide to work again, all while the router was functioning fine, apart from being unable to log in to it.Roll on a couple of years of largely uninterrupted service, rarely even needing a reboot.Then a few months ago I noticed the 2.4GHz wifi was largely non functional, it would connect, but no net access, then get kicked, exactly the same as it had failed authentication. I don't use 2.4GHz much anyway so gave it no further thought.Then what looked like a DDoS attack occurred, but with no evidence in any logs I could find, so I turned on the DDoS firewall additions and got internet access back, CPU usage about 50% but I could live with it.The next morning CPU back to 3-10% so I thought attackers given up, all fine.A few days later same thing, but lasting hours, DDoS protecting was still on, CPU showing as 98+%, on the rare occasions the interface worked, next morning, all fine.Time to research - this isn't a rare issue with ASUS routers, no one seems to know what the cause is.So - I definitely need more processor grunt, but it's likely this router is faulty anyway.I do some looking, this ones lasted 2 and a half years, and most of the time it's just sat there and done it's job, so I start with ASUS routers, then I find out the current version, and the next one up, and the next one up from that, all have the same issue. There's another one that looks good but is end of life according to ASUS, and isn't at end of life prices.And then we start hitting silly money for features I don't have a use for with my 3-6 wireless devices, in a small flat,So I switch brands.I've gone for a synology ac2600, primarily because of the interface, and it's an okay and, above all, stable router.A bit, a lot, more than I wanted to pay, and has several expensive features I am unlikely to ever use, but it seems to have the least wrong with it out of all of the ones I have looked at, the interface looks shiny, and as I'm not a teenager the fact it comes in a fairly bland shell is...good.But the N66U, it worked more or less okay, and was fairly reliable, for a couple of years, which is what I need for a router, hence the 4 stars.

16.1.2013

For some while I have been frustrated by the lack of a decent 4 port wireless router capable of first connecting a wired network where I now have gigabit ported client. The wireless router I have just replaced had a single gigabit port and 3 100 megabit ports, and a wireless signal that barely reached the middle of my house. In my search I looked at Netgear but was disappointed previously on setup and reliability, Belkin which was ok on setup and reliable but more costly and then I found this Asus RT-N66U N900, a new kid on the block as far as I was concerned. A previous review and others were impressed with wireless range as were others and just as importantly the setup appeared intuitive and seemed straight forward,so no special setting of IP addresses in the LAN port to access the router setup utility. So I ordered one and it duly arrived.The experience of installing the RT-N66U was a dream, it took me about 15 minutes to have it up and running including wireless security and connecting to my IP provider. On testing it knocked the socks of my old router on speed of input and output to the internet, indeed previously when I was downloading big files it virtually stopped all up traffic, the N900 was great simultaneously both up and down on both the wired and wireless attached clients. At last with gigabyte ports I was able to get good speed across my wired network, and as importantly the speed on 2.4 wireless was better than my old router, but the real killer was the wireless signal was at full strength on my laptop at twice the distance of my old wireless router. On tests I found the N900 did drop quite quickly from "excellent" to just "fair" at 2.5 distance but then at more than twice the distance that was no surprise, the key thing is the ASUS Ai Radar really does work.I also wanted to be able to set up a VPN connection and this router does that very easily, once again the user setup utility is quite straight forward with helpful hints on setting this up. I have not yet tested the 5ghz wireless yet as I do not have any laptops or other wireless clients equipped with 5ghz band, but I intend to try this out soon.I also noted the N900 can be setup as an access point which is really useful if you need to cover a large area with wireless with the main N900 connected by one of its gigabyte ports to a second N900 so giving a fast Ethernet gigabyte wired connection with wireless and further wired clients on the access point. I suspect that could be useful if the 5ghz signal does not travel as far as the 2.4 signal.As the N900 is brand new I do not know how reliable it is, but first indications on speed and performance speaks well and with a 3 year guarantee ASUS is clearly confident. On price the Asus RT-N66U N900 is a fantastic well specked wireless router and its price at just under £110 is very competitive against the competition. I am pleased at this stage to give a full 5 stars.

1.9.2013

Sorry Amazon, but I didn't buy this from you as I needed it quite urgently and my local PC World had one. Had I have had sufficient time, you would have got my custom.So for others thinking of investing, do not hesitate. I had a Netgear 3700 on the end of an 80 Meg plusnet fibre line, and it was struggling to give me a decent signal in the ever increasing jungle of Wi-Fi broadcasts in my neighbourhood. Also, I always had problems with the WiFi receiver in my Samsung 11.6 netbook. All other devices seemed OK though, apart from not connecting straight away.So I bought this bad boy and was immediately struck by the fantastic solid build quality, and the 3 antenna which gives me so much signal now.One useful tip here guys.

25.1.2015

I will admit that I did not run this with the Asus software except for about 10 minutes first time I switched it on. I basically bought this to replace my EE router and give me enhanced security and functionality. Moreover, I bought this specific model because of it's compatibility with dd-wrt (open source router firmware). Hence, the first thing I did when I unboxed this was to switch it on, wipe it, and install alternative firmware. As a result, I cannot comment on it's plain vanilla "standard" operation as I'm using totally different software to run it. For those who are interested, flashing the dd-wrt firmware was pretty straightforward although you do need to exercise due care and caution

4.9.2012

I've just signed up for BT Infinity after 5 years of being with 'Be', my favourite ISP by far, however, no fibre planned for at least a year. So before I get connected and rather than using the standard BT Home Hub 3 which apparently is a decent bit of kit, I thought I'd upgrade my trusty Netgear DG834GT (tweaked to perfection) to a decent Router. I decided I would stay with what I knew and after reading some great reviews I went for the Netgear N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router. It was simple to set up and easy to get online but I wasn't impressed with the size, build quality or the range of the wireless so I looked around again. I almost went for the RT-N56U but thought 'what the hell',

10.3.2013

HiAs the title says, I moved from a Netgear WNDR4500 to this router. There was nothing wrong with the Netgear, and my only reason for moving was to get the VPN server functionality offered by the Asus. I owned the Netgear for about a year before I changed.The VPN server (PTPP with MPPE encryption only) works very well. I access it from a couple of Android devices as well as from work all reliably, and at decent speeds without issues.The router is let down in a number of area's compared to the WNDR4500:- When I add firewall rules on the Asus, it takes eon's to apply the changes (seemingly rebooting the router). On the netgear, this was instant- Editing firewall rules is not possible,

17.3.2013

Never thought I’d spend over £100 on a router, especially since I got a D-Link DIR-615 Rev D4 router free with the installation of my Virgin 50 Mb broadband internet connection.When I had issues connecting to my Wi-Fi network, I started doing some research on a replacement router. First I tried using a mini router Wi-Fi repeater (TP Link TL-WR702N 150Mbps Wireless N Nano Router) to boost my Wi-Fi signal on the D-Link. But it was of minimal help.So further research signs all pointed to this Asus RT-N66U. But with that price tag was it really worth it?YES, YES, a thousand times, YES!I was paying for a fast internet connection but with the D-Link I was only able to use those speeds on my hard-wired laptop.

24.1.2016

I purchased this to replace my Virgin Media 'Super-hub' 2ac - I was having major problems with the super-hub, the signal strength was OK, but the issue was with the amount of dropped connections - on average 20-30 times a day for multiple devices. Now I am no novice when it comes to networking and IT, so tried all the usual tricks with the 'super hub' (Channel Changes, Disabling security, compatibility.....the list goes on!) but with no effect.So onto the ASUS RT-N66U. I was expecting a massive increase in strength and speed - and it is better than the super hub (but not by a huge amount). Now to be fair the virgin media cable into the house isn't in the best of locations, and I can't move it elsewhere,

21.12.2012

I bought this because the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Cable Router that I bought a few weeks earlier proved unreliable and kept dropping off the internet every 2 days. Wowed by the good looks and pretty good reviews of the Asus I decided to spend a lot more money and buy a once-and-for-all high quality router.It is reliable, it has stayed on line all week with no glitches. The user interface is sexier than that of the TP-Link, but my biggest complaint is that the wireless power is significantly lower than the TP-Link's. More than that ... it's lower than the horrible old BT Home Hub 3 that I was using before the TP-Link. This is extremely disappointing.Other complaints are that a)

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