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Extend coverage on pre-owned products after the retailer warranty ends and protect photo & video gear from accidental damage with Adorama Protect.
If we can’t fix it, we’ll replace it at no additional cost.
Coverage for pre-owned gear begins after the retailer warranty ends, plus accidental damage protection for photo/video gear that starts on day one.
Enjoy your gear without fear. We have you covered!
When regular use of your product over time results in mechanical or electrical failure.
We will never charge you a deductible after the purchase of a plan.
Our claims process is simple & easy and our customer service team is happy to help.
Adorama Protect powered by Extend is available for purchase to customers in the United States. Not available for International and U.S. territories purchases. Plans on pre-owned items do not cover pre-existing damages.
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IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
WiFi 4 (802.11n)
WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
IPv4
IPv6
AX6000 ultimate AX performance: 1148+4804 Mbps
Yes
802.11a: up to 54 Mbps
802.11b: up to 11 Mbps
802.11g: up to 54 Mbps
WiFi 4 (802.11n): up to 600 Mbps
WiFi 4 (802.11n) (1024QAM): up to 1000 Mbps
WiFi 5 (802.11ac): up to 3466 Mbps
WiFi 5 (802.11ac) (1024QAM): up to 4333 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (2.4GHz): up to 1148 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz): up to 4804 Mbps
External antenna x 4
2.4GHz 4x4
5GHz 4x4
1.8 GHz quad-core processor
256 MB Flash, 1 GB RAM
OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access),
Beamforming: standard-based and universal,
1024-QAM high data rate,
20/40/80/160 MHz bandwidth,
2.4G Hz / 5 GHz
RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1,
RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 8,
USB 3.1 Gen 1 x 2
WPS Button,
Reset Button,
Power Button,
Wireless on/off Button,
LED on/off Button
Power x 1
Wi-Fi x 2
WAN x 1
LAN x 1
USB x 2
WPS x 1
AC Input: 110V-240V(50-60Hz)
DC Output: 19 V with max. 2.37 A current
AiMesh: Yes
Primary AiMesh router: Yes
AiMesh node: Yes
ASUS Router APP: Yes
Game Boost/acceleration: Yes
WTFast: Yes
Support Alexa skil: Yes
Support IFTTT: Yes
AiProtection: AiProtection Pro
Router Security Assessment: Yes
Malicious site blocking: Yes
Two-Way IPS: Yes
Infected Device Prevention and Blocking ; Yes
Parental Control: Yes
Parental Control Customized Internet schedule: Yes
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
IPv6: Yes
MU-MIMO: Yes
Wi-Fi Encryption: Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
UTF-8 SSID: Yes
Guest Network: Yes
Maximum Guest Network rule: 2.4GHz x3, 5GHz x3
Guest Network Encryption: Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal
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
Internet connection Type: PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP
Dual WAN: YesWAN 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, L2TP, IPSec, RTSP, H.323, SIP Passthrough,PPPoE relay
DHCP Server: Yes
IPTV: Yes
LAN Link Aggregation: Yes
Manually assign IP address: Yes
Maximum manually assign IP address rule: 64
VPN Client L2PT: Yes
VPN Client OVPN: Yes
VPN Client PPTP: Yes
VPN Server IPSec: Yes
VPN Server OVPN: Yes
VPN Server PPTP: Yes
VPN Fusion: No
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
Operating mode: Accesspoint, AiMeshnode, Mediabridge, Repeater, Router
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
2.22 lbs (1010g)
The New Era of Home WiFi
The growing number of connected personal and IoT devices has led to an overall increase in network density that is pushing the limits of the current WiFi standard. The latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) provides future-proof technologies, higher network efficiency, faster Wi-Fi speeds, greater coverage and improved battery life for connected devices, providing a significantly better networking experience for users.
Warp-speed WiFi
RT-AX88U is a 4x4 dual-band WiFi router that provides 160MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 6000Mbps - 1148Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 4804Mbps on the 5GHz band - RT-AX88U is 2.3X faster than 802.11ac 4x4 dual-band routers.
Network Efficiency
Built for Multi-device Households
With a revolutionary combination of OFDMA and MU-MIMO technology, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) provides up to 4X greater network capacity and efficiency in traffic-dense environments. Previous-generation WiFi 5 (802.11ac) can only handle one device at a time on each network channel, which is an inefficient use of available bandwidth. OFDMA support in the WiFi 6 divides each channel into small sub-channels, allowing signals from multiple devices to be bundled together and transmitted simultaneously, reducing latency for a smoother, more responsive WiFi experience.
Power Saving
Better Battery Life for Your Devices
Target Wake Time (TWT) allows RT-AX88U to schedule designated intervals for devices to transmit data. This allows them to sleep when there is no need to wait for a router signal, reducing power consumption by up to 7X for significantly improved battery life.
Better Coverage
WiFi that Goes Farther
With the latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) featuring OFDMA technology, RT-AX88U provides increased WiFi signal range and better coverage by dividing each channel into smaller sub-channels. These sub-channels have a smaller bandwidth that enables them to travel up to 80% farther1, resulting in a better WiFi connection throughout your home.
Give your Online Gaming a Double Boost
RT-AX88U's Adaptive QoS prioritizes game packets for smoother online play. It also has built-in wtfast to seek out and secure the shortest possible path between your gaming device and the game server, minimizing game ping and lag.
Commercial-grade Security for your Home Network
RT-AX88U has lifetime free AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro with automatic, regularly updated security signatures to protect your devices and personal data from internet threats. This strong security offers advanced parental controls, including the ability to block specific websites and mobile app types.
Wired or Wireless. The Choice is Yours.
More LAN Ports for More Convenience
Eight Gigabit LAN ports make RT-AX88U the ideal solution if you have multiple wired devices, such as NAS systems, PCs and switches. And, if you ever want to host a LAN party at home, RT-AX88U makes it possible.
Wireless that's as Stable as Wired Ethernet
When you are far away from your router, enjoying the stability of a wired network connection is usually impractical or impossible. With special designed antennas, AiRadar beamforming and RangeBoost technology, RT-AX88U provides wide coverage and a stable signal, letting you enjoy a reliable and smooth connection for gaming or work anywhere in your home.
Powerful Whole-home Wi-Fi System. The Way You Want.
In most cases, your RT-AX88U can deliver smooth, reliable Wi-Fi to every part of your home. But Wi-Fi coverage can be affected by many factors - room layout, construction materials, and even furnishings. ASUS AiMesh is an innovative new router feature that fixes these problems: it creates a whole-home Wi-Fi network using multiple ASUS routers. AiMesh is powerful, flexible and you can use a mix of ASUS router models - protecting your investment! AiMesh gives you time-saving central control, and seamless roaming capability. AiMesh is Wi-Fi you can rely on - for all your devices, all the time!
Turn your ASUS routers into whole-home Wi-Fi system with a simple firmware update
Mix and match preferred models from selected ASUS routers
Create a Wi-Fi network with either a single SSID or multiple SSIDs
All router features works across the entire Wi-Fi system
Extreme Power with 1.8GHz Quad-core CPU
RT-AX88U features a top-of-the-line 1.8GHz 64-bit quad-core CPU that is more powerful than many desktop processors. With its incredible performance, RT-AX88U maximizes throughput for the best networking performance, accelerates USB data transfers and more.
In addition to LAN port aggregation, RT-AX88U supports WAN port aggregation, which combines gigabit WAN and LAN ports to deliver internet speeds of over 1Gbps. This eliminates the 1G bottleneck from WAN port, a great choice if you have over 1Gbps internet from the internet service provider.