Asus RT-BE86U
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RT-BE86U

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Key specs
Wi‑Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Weight
1.88 lb (854 g)
Power
AC 110–240V; DC 12 V / 5 A or 19.5 V / 2.31 A
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Full specifications

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Wifi Standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wifi Bands
Dual-band: 5 GHz 5764 Mbps + 2.4 GHz 1032 Mbps (BE6800)
Ports
1× 10G WAN/LAN + 1× 2.5G WAN/LAN + 3× 2.5G LAN + USB 3.2 Gen1 + USB 2.0
New Connection Notifications
Yes
Configuration Backup Restore
Yes
Web Interface
Yes
Time Machine
Yes
Speed Tests
No
Snmp
No
Sms Send Receive
No
Samba
Yes
Qos
Yes
Media Sharing
Yes
Ios App
Yes
Ftp
Yes
Ddns
Yes
Cli
Yes
Cellular Backup
No
Android App
Yes
Access Point Mode
Yes
Flash memory
256 MB
Bandwidth
Up to 160 MHz
MIMO
5 GHz 4×4; 2.4 GHz 3×3
Chipset
2.6 GHz quad-core
Dimensions
235 × 90 × 316 mm
Weight
1.88 lb (854 g)
Buttons
WPS, Reset, Power, LED on/off
RAM
1 GB
Weight
854 g
Wan Sfp Ports
0
Wan Sfp Plus Ports
0
Wan Port Count
2
Wan Failover
Yes
Wan 1 Gbps Ports
0
Usb 3
1
Usb 2
1
Total Ports
5
Multi Wan
Yes
Lan Sfp Ports
0
Lan Sfp Plus Ports
0
Lan Port Count
5
Lan Link Aggregation
Yes
Lan 1 Gbps Ports
0
2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports
1
2.5 Gbps LAN ports
4
10 Gbps WAN-capable ports
1
10 Gbps LAN-capable ports
1
Wireguard Vpn
Yes
Vpn Server
Yes
Vpn Client
Yes
Pptp Vpn
Yes
Open Vpn
Yes
L2tp Ipsec Vpn
Yes
Iot Network
Yes
Guest Network
Yes
Firewall
Yes
Block Content
Yes
Security
AiProtection Pro; WPA/WPA2/WPA3
Form Factor
Wi-Fi 7 router
Power
AC 110–240V; DC 12 V / 5 A or 19.5 V / 2.31 A
Thread Border Router
No
Matter Controller
No
Product Segment
BE6800 (1032 + 5764 Mbps)
QAM
4096-QAM
OFDMA
Yes
MU-MIMO
Yes
Max Channel Width
160 MHz
Transmit / Receive
5 GHz 4×4; 2.4 GHz 3×3
Wpa3 Encryption
Yes
Wifi Pause Schedules
Yes
Wi-Fi 7
Yes
Wi-Fi 6E
No
Wi-Fi 6
Yes
Wi-Fi 5
Yes
Mlo
Yes
Mesh Wifi
Yes
Mesh Standard
AiMesh
Max Wifi Speed
6.8 Gbps
Internal Antennas
1
Instant Wifi Pause
Yes
External Antennas
3
6 GHz bands
0
5 Ghz Speed
5764 Mbps
5 GHz bands
1
2.4 GHz bands
1
2 4 Ghz Speed
1032 Mbps
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