Asus RT-AC68U wireless router served me well for the past 3 years. And I am using its replacement now – Asus RT-AC86U now. It is loaded with much more powerful CPU. MU-MIMO technology with 5 GHz 4 x 4 @ AC2900: 750+2167 Mbps. Double flash at 256 MB and RAM at 512 MB. Come with WTFast Gamers Private Network. Asus RT-AC68U vs RT-AC86U. Which one will be the winner? Let’s find out…
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How to setup Asus AiMesh? (video)
First of all, you need to have 2 of these Asus wireless routers – GT-AC5300, RT-AC1900, RT-AC1900P, RT-AC1900U, RT-AC2900, RT-AC3100, RT-AC5300, RT-AC68P, RT-AC68R, RT-AC68RW, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68U White, RT-AC68UF, RT-AC68W, RT-AC86U and RT-AC88U. Install their latest firmware with AiMesh support. Then follow this video guide to setup Asus AiMesh will do…
How to install Asus Merlin Firmware? (video)
First of all, thanks to Eric Sauvageau, the man behind Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for lot of Asus wireless routers. Merlin firmware has most of the features from the original stock Asus firmware. In addition, the lot of new features have been added or enhanced. Personally, I prefer Merlin firmware over the stock one. And if your Asus wireless router are following one of them – RT-N66U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC56U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC68UF, RT-AC87, RT-AC3200, RT-AC88U, RT-AC3100, RT-AC5300, RT-AC1900, RT-AC1900P and RT-AC86U, do try Merlin firmware then. You will love it as I do…
ASUS RT-AC86U Review
Introduction
A surprise gift from GearBest. I was not expecting ASUS RT-AC86U AC2900 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router with MU-MIMO at all. In short, ASUS RT-AC86U is the replacement for the popular ASUS RT-AC68U that serve me well for past 3 years. Loaded with built-in WTFast, faster AC2900 speeds boosted with NitroQAM, MU-MIMO, 256MB flash, 512MB RAM and newer PC-grade 1.8GHz dual-core processor. How does it perform compare to older RT-AC68U? Let’s find out…