Asus RT-BE9700
Asus

RT-BE9700

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Key specs
Wi‑Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Highlights

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Performance
Processor
2.0 GHz quad-core
RAM
1 GB
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Chipset2.0 GHz quad-core1 GB RAM
RAM / storage1 GB
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Full specifications

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Wifi Standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Ports
1× 10G WAN/LAN + 1× 2.5G WAN/LAN + 3× 2.5G LAN + USB 3.2 Gen1
Wifi Bands
Tri-band: 6 GHz 5764 Mbps + 5 GHz 2882 Mbps + 2.4 GHz 1032 Mbps (BE9700)
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 320 MHz
MIMO
6 GHz 2×2; 5 GHz 2×2; 2.4 GHz 3×3
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
0
Total Ports
5
Multi Wan
Yes
Lan Sfp Ports
0
Lan Sfp Plus Ports
0
Lan Port Count
5
Lan Link Aggregation
No
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
Form Factor
Wi-Fi 7 router
Security
AiProtection; WPA/WPA2/WPA3
Thread Border Router
No
Matter Controller
No
Product Segment
BE9700 (1032 + 2882 + 5764 Mbps)
QAM
4096-QAM
OFDMA
Yes
MU-MIMO
Yes
Max Channel Width
320 MHz
Transmit / Receive
6 GHz 2×2; 5 GHz 2×2; 2.4 GHz 3×3
Wpa3 Encryption
Yes
Wifi Pause Schedules
Yes
Wi-Fi 7
Yes
Wi-Fi 6E
Yes
Wi-Fi 6
Yes
Wi-Fi 5
Yes
Mlo
Yes
Mesh Wifi
Yes
Mesh Standard
AiMesh
Max Wifi Speed
9.7 Gbps
Internal Antennas
0
Instant Wifi Pause
Yes
External Antennas
4
6 Ghz Speed
5764 Mbps
6 GHz bands
1
5 Ghz Speed
2882 Mbps
5 GHz bands
1
2.4 GHz bands
1
2 4 Ghz Speed
1032 Mbps
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