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Overview
Upgrade your mobile gaming experiences with the ASUS® RT-AX86S AX5700 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router. With the next-generation Wi-Fi 6 and speeds up to 5,700Mbps, this router ensures high-speed and stable connections for seamless online gaming. It also features up to 2,500 square feet of coverage so you can connect anywhere in your home. The RT-AX86S boasts a dedicated gaming port, NVIDIA GeForce Now, and Mobile Game Mode for optimized gaming sessions. Advanced technologies such as OFDMA, MU-MIMO, and Adaptive QoS allow you to enjoy optimal speed and stability for your devices. Keep your network protected with lifetime free AiProtection Pro, advanced Parental Controls, and WPA3 Security Protocol.
AX5700 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 - Enhance your online gaming sessions with the next-generation Wi-Fi 6 technology, delivering speeds up to 861Mbps over the 2.4GHz band and up to 4,804Mbps over 5GHz.
Blazing-Fast 2Gbps Internet - Achieve maximized wired and wireless speeds and get up to 2Gbps of internet bandwidth by aggregating the 1Gbps WAN port and one of the four 1Gbps LAN ports.
Wide Coverage - Connect and play anywhere in your home with this router’s 2,500 square feet coverage. With ASUS AiMesh support, you can amplify your router's speed and range by creating a whole-home network.
Optimized for Gaming - The RT-AX86S is equipped with Mobile Game Mode for low-latency mobile gaming, a dedicated gaming port for prioritized connectivity, and NVIDIA® GeForce Now for the best cloud gaming experience.
Advanced Technology - This router features advanced technologies such as OFDMA, MU-MIMO, Beamforming, Adaptive QoS, and more, all to ensure uncompromised speed and stability even when multiple devices are simultaneously connected to your network.
High-Performance – With a 1.8GHz dual-core processor and three external antennas, this gaming router lets you experience reliable and stable connections.
Network Security - The RT-AX86S Gaming Router is armed with Lifetime Free AiProtection Pro, Parental Controls, WPA3 security protocol, and more, guaranteeing a protected network for you and your family.
ASUS Router App - Easily set up your network, manage internet traffic, diagnose connection issues, and more from your smartphone or tablet via the ASUS Router App.
Specifications
Brand | ASUS |
Model | RT-AX86S |
Network Standard | IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g WiFi 4 (802.11n) WiFi 5 (802.11ac) WiFi 6 (802.11ax) IPv4 IPv6 |
Product Segment | AX5700 ultimate AX performance : 861+4804Mbps |
AX technology | Yes |
Data Rate | 802.11a : up to 54 Mbps 802.11b : up to 11 Mbps 802.11g : up to 54 Mbps WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 450 Mbps WiFi 4 (802.11n) (1024QAM) : up to 750 Mbps WiFi 5 (802.11ac) (1024QAM) : up to 4333 Mbps WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (2.4GHz) : up to 861 Mbps WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz) : up to 4804 Mbps |
Antenna | External antenna x 3 Internal PCB antenna x 1 |
Transmit/Receive | 2.4GHz 3x3 5GHz 4x4 |
Processor | RT-AX86U:1.8GHz quad-core processor RT-AX86S:1.8GHz dual- core processor |
Memory | RT-AX86U: 256 MB Flash 1 GB RAM RT-AX86S: 256MB Flash 512MB RAM |
Boosts speed | OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) Beamforming: standard-based and universal 1024-QAM high data rate 20/40/80/160 MHz bandwidth |
Operating Frequency | 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz |
Ports | RT-AX86U: RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for WAN x 1 RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for LAN x 4 Five (5) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports + one (1) 2.5G/1Gbps multi-Gig port (configurable) -- LAN: 4xGbE (2x port aggregation LAN) -- WAN: 1 GbE -- WAN/LAN: 2.5G/1Gbps multi-Gig port (configurable) -- Multi-Gig: Ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN ports and two Gigabit WAN ports (configurable) concurrently. USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2 RT-AX86S: RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for WAN x 1 RJ45 for 10/100/1000 BaseT for LAN x 4 Five (5) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports -- LAN: 4xGbE (2x port aggregation LAN) -- WAN: 1 GbE -- Multi-Gig: Ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN ports and two Gigabit WAN ports (configurable) concurrently. USB 3.2 Gen1 x1, 2.0 x1 |
Button | WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch, LED on/off Button |
LED Indicator | RT-AX86U: Power x 1 2.4GHz x 1 5GHz x 1 2.5G Port x 1 WAN x 1 LAN x 4 WPS x 1 RT-AX86S: Power x 1 2.4GHz x 1 5GHz x 1 WAN x 1 LAN x 4 WPS x 1 USB x 1 |
Power Supply | AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz) DC Output : 19 V with max. 2.37 A current / 19.5 V with max. 2.31 A current/ 12 V with max.3 A current |
AiMesh | AiMesh : Yes Primary AiMesh router : Yes AiMesh node : Yes |
Router APP | ASUS Router APP : Yes |
Game | Game Boost/acceleration : Yes WTFast : No |
Alexa | Support Alexa skil : Yes |
IFTTT | Support IFTTT : No |
AiProtection | AiProtection : AiProtection Pro Router Security Assessment : Yes Malicious site blocking : Yes Two-Way IPS : Yes Infected Device Prevention and Blocking ; Yes |
Parental Control | Parental Control : Yes Parental Control Customized Internet schedule : Yes |
Traffic Control | Adaptive QoS : Yes Bandwidth Monitor : Yes Bandwidth limiter : Yes Maximum Bandwidth limiter rule : 32 Traditional QoS : Yes Maximum Traditional QoS rule : 32 Traffic Monitor : Yes Real-time traffic monitor : Yes Wired Traffic Monitor : Yes Wireless Traffic Monitor : Yes Traffic Analyzer : Yes Traffic analysis period : Daily, Weekly, Monthly Website history : Yes |
Wireless | IPv6 : Yes MU-MIMO : Yes Wi-Fi Encryption : WPA3-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise , WPA2-Enterprise , WPS support UTF-8 SSID : Yes Guest Network : Yes Maximum Guest Network rule : 2.4GHz x3, 5GHz x3 WPS : Yes Wi-Fi MAC address filter : Yes Maximum MAC filters : 64 Wireless scheduler : Yes Airtime fairness : Yes RADIUS Server : Yes Universal beamforming : Yes Explicit beamforming : Yes IGMP snooping : Yes |
WAN | Internet connection Type : PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP Dual WAN : Yes WAN Aggregation : Yes 3G/4G LTE dongle : Yes Android tethering : Yes Port forwarding : Yes Maximum port forwarding rule : 64 Port triggering : Yes Maximum port triggering rule : 32 DMZ : Yes DDNS : Yes NAT Passthrough : PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, IPSec Pass-Through, RTSP Pass-Through, H.323 Pass-Through, PPPoE relay |
LAN | DHCP Server : Yes IPTV : Yes LAN Link Aggregation : Yes Manually assign IP address : Yes Maximum manually assign IP address rule : 64 |
VPN | VPN Client L2PT : Yes VPN Client OVPN : Yes VPN Client PPTP : Yes VPN Server IPSec : Yes VPN Server OVPN : Yes VPN Server PPTP : Yes |
USB application | File System : HFS+, NTFS, vFAT, ext2, ext3, ext4 3G/4G LTE dongle : Yes HDD hibernation : Yes Safely Remove disk : Yes AiCloud : Yes Download master : Yes AiDisk : Yes Media Server : Yes Time Machine : Yes Samba Server : Yes FTP Server : Yes Shared Folder privileges : Yes |
Administration | Operating mode : Wireless router mode,Access point mode,Media bridge mode,Repeater mode,AiMesh node mode Operating system : ASUSWRT Free OS upgrade : Yes Firewall : Yes Maximum Firewall keyword filter : 64 Maximum Firewall network service filter : 32 Maximum Firewall URL filter : 64 Wake on LAN (WOL) : Yes SSH : Yes Configuration backup and restore : Yes Diagnosis tools : Yes Feedback system : Yes System log : Yes |
Warranty & Returns
Return Period | 15 Days |
Defective Exchange | 30 Days |
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