ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, AX11000 Tri-band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Gaming Router –World's first 10 Gigabit Wi-Fi router with a quad-core processor

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802.11ax WiFi standard for better efficiency, throughput and range
11000Mbps WiFi speed to handle even the busiest network with ease
Accelerate game traffic every step of the way - from device to game server
1.8GHz quad-core CPU and 2.5GBase -T port for ultimate performance
Neutralize internet threats before they hit your network

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Colour:Black | Capacity:AX | Model:AX11000

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Wireless Type

802.11ax, 802.11ac

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Brand

ASUS

Series

Asus AX6000

Item Model Number

GT-AX11000

Hardware Platform

Windows 10; Windows 8; Windows 7; Mac OS X 10.6; Mac OS X 10.7; Mac OS X 10.8

Product Dimensions

28.7 x 12.04 x 37.74 cm; 1.86 Kilograms

Item Dimensions L x W x H

28.7 x 12 x 37.7 centimetres

Colour

Black

Voltage

120240 Volts

Item Weight

1.86 kg

Manufacturer

ASUS Australia Pty Ltd

ASIN

B07MRD1LDZ

Date First Available

22 February 2019

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Colour:Black | Capacity:AX | Model:AX11000

Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 provides triple-level game acceleration to boost game traffic every step of the way. This lowers ping rate and reduces game latency for the better gaming experience. Port forwarding is critical for gamers, to avoid the awkward situation of not being able to team up with friends. It's packed with powerful gaming optimizations and delivers dominating Wi-Fi performance, rock-solid stability and state-of-the-art security. The ROG-themed Gaming Centre interface provides easy point-and-click control over every incredible feature. Tri-band networking lets you dedicate one 5GHz band to gaming only, so you can avoid competing for bandwidth with other devices on your home network. ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 has a killer feature called VPN Fusion, which lets you run a VPN and an ordinary internet connection. ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 is the first ROG router with Aura RGB lighting, which can display hundreds of colours and multiple effects for a stylish vibe that matches their other Aura-enabled gaming gear. ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 features AiProtection Pro powered by Trend Micro to defend your network from external attacks and threats by neutralizing them before they can reach your devices.

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Republic of Gamers (ROG) is an ASUS sub-brand dedicated to creating one of the world’s best gaming hardware and software. Formed in 2006, ROG offers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality.

ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Gaming Router

AX11000 Tri-band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Gaming Router –First 10 Gigabit Wi-Fi router with a quad-core processor, 2.5G gaming port, DFS band, wtfast, Adaptive QoS, AiMesh for mesh wifi system and AiProtection Pro network security

Next-Gen WiFi Standard - 802.11ax WiFi standard for better efficiency, throughput and range.
Ultrafast WiFi Speed - 11000Mbps WiFi speed to handle even the busiest network with ease.
Triple-level Game Acceleration – Accelerate game traffic every step of the way - from device to game server.
Battle-ready-hardware – 1.8GHz quad-core CPU and 2.5GBase -T port for ultimate performance.
Front-line Network Security – Neutralize internet threats before they hit your network.

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GameFirst V ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 supports GameFirst V that optimizes ROG devices 3. Gaming packets on these devices is given top priority, so your gaming packets are always at the head of the internet queue!	Game Boost Boost analyzes network trafﬁc and prioritizes gaming packets, giving games a second level of acceleration for the best possible performance. Game Boost can be activated instantly with a single click on the Gaming Center dashboard, and it supports many popular consoles, including PS3, PS4, PS4 Pro, PlayStationVita , Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Xbox One.	Gamers Private Network ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 includes built-in support for the Gamers Private Network, powered by WTFast, which provides private, optimized internet connections to game servers, minimizing ping and latency to ensure smooth, lag-free gaming.

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ROG Gaming Center: Rule Your Network GT-AX11000 is designed with just one mission in mind: Make your gaming network awesome. It's packed with powerful gaming optimisations, and delivers dominating Wi-Fi performance, rock-solid stability and state-of-the-art security. The ROG-themed Gaming Center interface provides easy point-and-click control over every incredible feature.	Light Up and Win With exclusive ASUS Aura Sync lighting technology, GT-AX11000 provides ambient lighting that can be synchronized with other Aura-enabled components and peripherals. Choose from over 16.8 million color combinations and ten preset lighting effects.	Fortified Frontline Network Security GT-AX11000 features AiProtection Pro powered by Trend Micro to defend your network from external attacks and threats by neutralizing them before they can reach your devices. AiProtection Pro even protects devices that cannot install anti-virus software — such as game consoles, smartphones and IoT devices — giving you added peace of mind. The lighting on GT-AX11000 can also be set to remind you when attacks arise.

Advanced Parental Control

ROG GT-AX11000 features advanced controls that let you easily manage children's internet usage and keep them safe online. Restrict internet access during scheduled times and block specific categories of mobile apps and websites. Flexible controls let you create separate rules for individual family members and apply them to all of their devices.

Internet Activity Dashboard
Kid Safe Preset
Schedule Block Time
Content Filter

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Yop1403

Amazing speed and signal strength!

Reviewed in Australia on 28 May 2020

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000Verified Purchase

As a foreword: This is now (approx.) my 6th or 7th Asus router, have intermittently also tested other brands but have always returned to Asus as Asus has a few advantages for me (e.g. I have best experience with stability, firmware is supported over many years - some brands seem to hardly support firmware at all)

Had to connect 2 routers over Wifi as a LAN connection is not possible (rented house). The 2 rooms (office room, living room) are separated by a gypsum board wall and have the kitchen in between. Distance is ca. 10m. So I got rid of my old Asus AC66U and the cheapskate router provided by my internet provider.

Have purchased this Asus AX11000 and the Asus AX88U which are operating in a Mesh setup:
- Living room setup (AX11000 = main mesh node): 1x 2.4G in mixed mode used for legacy devices, 1x 5G also In mixed mode used for Wifi device connection, the 2nd 5G connection is operated in 802.11ax (Wifi-6) mode only to connect with the AX88U router
- office room setup (AX88U = mesh node): NAS and other office devices attached
Connection speed is of absolute essence for me as my NAS is connected on one side and if I'm not in the office but in the living room I still want great speeds + many apps and devices also run at the same time + I do video editing (= big files + router speeds have a direct impact on copying large video files).

Obviously, right now the Wifi speed of my Mac is my issue (Apple currently has no Macbook supporting 802.11ax - so once this is released by Apple I can finally update my Macbook). I have max speeds of 1300 MBit between my Macbook and the AX11000 (for video editing, I am connecting to my NAS over Thunderbolt 3).

So, now for the AX11000:
- In the beginning (ca. Jan 2020) I had some problems, the firmware was somewhat buggy (had similar experience with other Asus Routers, before)
- Meanwhile the firmware is very stable, I have no problems anymore but one (more later)
- Between the 2 routers I get stable speeds of TX 3266.7Mbit/s and RX 2882.3Mbit/s which I find nothing less than amazing (to be found in menu system log/wireless log) - so there is plenty of room for even more devices on both sides
- From endpoint (Macbook with 1300 MBit/s Wifi) to endpoint (NAS 1000 MBit/s LAN) I get consistent transmission speeds of ca. 70-75 MByte/s
- I have between 10-30 other Wifi networks in vincinity. After finding the best channels with WifiExplorer I have no problems whatsoever with any device not connecting or disconnecting etc.
- Tip: If you set the Wifi Region (under Wireless/Professional) to "United States" you can squeeze a few dB more 5G transmit power out of your router (compared with other regions + while at the same time having lower 2.4G transmit power) to win over other competing Wifi signals in your neighbourhood --> don't tell any of my neighbours, please!

So, finally my all in all verdict:

Positives:
+ Amazing router with super strong signal
+ 3 Signal bands (1x 2.4GHz + 2x 5GHz) - very useful to connect with other routers!
+ very stable
+ many tweak setting possibilities
+ Amazing networking speed due to strong CPU
+ Amazing feature: VPN Fusion: You can connect to several VPNs, at the same time. E.g. you can connect to 1 VPN location with your AppleTV, to another location with your NAS, etc. And now comes the big BUT! - this doesn't work reliably, yet. It has worked in SW# 3.0.0.4_384_8011 and before but is NOT working in the latest SW# 3.0.0.4_384_9165 (from 7/5/2020). I'm currently in touch with Asus support to solve this and I'm confident it will be fixed eventually

The negatives:
- The price, it is of course not cheap...
- VPN Fusion not yet working properly for me, hope it does sometime soon...
- Asus Mesh doesn‘t support 802.3ad link aggregation on the nodes even the router normally (e.g. my Asus AX88U) normally supports it as basically all node settings are automatically overridden/can‘t be accessed in Mesh mode
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Edit 02/09/2020 VPN Fusion works now with the latest firmware but only for PPTP (not for OpenVPN)
Today there was an announcement that Asus ROG Rapturew GT-AXE11000 which already supports the new 6 GHz. Would expect some kind of trade in offer from Asus after their flagship router is obsolete so quickly

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Chris

Great performance and functions

Reviewed in Australia on 29 February 2020

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000Verified Purchase

now get full wifi speed throughout my 2 story home - great interface as well as heaps of great functions

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clement

awesome but bulky

Reviewed in Australia on 15 July 2020

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000Verified Purchase

great product

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Anil Nair

Great router offering great WiFi speed and range

Reviewed in Australia on 24 May 2020

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000

When I bought this router, I wasn't sure if it would really make any difference to my network as almost all devices in my network are either wireless-ac or wireless-n. But boy, I can see a huge uplift in terms of the WiFi speeds. My old router(Netgear R8000) was a very good router and was giving me close to 300Mbps speeds on some of my devices. With this new router I see speeds of more than 800Mbps. The WiFi range has also increased and haven't experienced a WiFi bottleneck yet and haven't restarted the router. Took me a while to get used to the Admin UI(I find Netgear UI more user friendly) but after playing around for a while, I think I found most of the settings. The mobile app is awesome and is way way superior to Nighthawk mobile app. ASUS-WRT integrates well with Home Assistant and supports my existing home automation. Overall I'm very pleased with my purchase.

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Brad Eaden

Future-proof and feature rich

Reviewed in Australia on 20 May 2020

Colour: BlackCapacity: axModel: AX6000 | Dual Band | 8 Stream

Had this for about 3 weeks now and it's amazing. Great speeds and the setup was extremely easy. Love using it with my WIFI 6 capable devices.

The customisations available in the software is amazing and let's me tailor the bandwidth allocation to all my devices. Great features.

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Nsane1

Not ready for prime-time

Reviewed in the United States on 8 March 2019

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000Verified Purchase

First off I've been doing networking for 30 years. I have 7 routers deployed in my home, so I know a bit about this topic. I moved from a 5300 which was performing fine (in a large mesh setup), but since I have over 100 clients connecting to the main router, as well as wifi 6 devices, I thought I would trade the 5300 for the AX11000, mistake.

I have been experiencing random reboots, and dropped wireless clients (ALL wireless clients) on the AX11000. I have tons of IoT clients, so I can't just upgrade them, but even more "normal" clients like phones, laptops, etc. get dropped.

So working with tech support, they tell me its a hardware problem (it's not). So I force them to escalate to engineering. Then, I get this crazy instruction sheet on how to back level my router and basically turn OFF all my new functionality (this instruction sheet is based on the 5300, so it basically doesn't help and shows they don't know how to actually fix the problem, since it doesn't apply to this actual router).

They tell me to turn off AC and AX, they tell me to turn off MIMO. Ridiculous, I would have been better off with a working 5300, and saved $450, along with about 12 hours of trouble-shooting.

My advice is to wait for a firmware upgrade (the only firmware availble is the original code from Nov). Also, check snb forums, this is a common issue with this router. Asus released this product too soon.

Update. I have backlevled the device as recommened by support, as I had to make a choice between feeding my animals and having wifi6 connections. So with wifi6, mu-mimo, and beamforming disabled, I can connect things reliably. Of course, this has now turned into a 5 year old router that is worth about $100 instead of a new router that cost me $450, but at least it works about half as well as the router it placed (I just don't want to spend hours undoing what I have done).

Update 4/1/19 - Asus released a firmware update for this router. I can now get Wifi6 connections, and at the same time, it allows for legacy suport. This required a full factory reset of all nodes. Unfortunately, however, I am still experiencing random connectivty resets. Now, instead of just wireless, it is dropping even wired connections. This is on all nodes. So, this router is still not ready for prime-time, rating unchanged.

Update 4/30- Stability has increased. It still has some hiccups, the transition from a 6 to 5 connection is not great, but overall it is usable. Updating my review from 1 to 4 at this time. I'm hopeful we get back up to 5 soon.

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5 Star as standalone, 4 star as AiMesh with tricky setup/trouble shooting

Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2019

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000Verified Purchase

********* Updates *********
3/31/2019
- New firmware 3.0.0.4.384_5977. Haven't had chance to use for too long yet but issue with device list has been fixed, and it seems now I can just restart Node without restarting router then node in the specific order. Still no second 5GHz band usable to Smart Connect.
- Added Advanced feature section as I got to use some of those features.
3/13/2019
- Update second 5G band direct connection section (only connects to router but not node).
- Update Setup section, as for me reboot router and node order makes difference.
- Added Router/Node switch Section
2/26/2019
- After 3 weeks of experience,
o Update AiMesh and stability sections, now up from 3 stars to 4 stars features. See detail in corresponding sections.
o Discovered that second 5GHz band can be used as separate SSID in AiMesh mode. (forced dual band section)
o ASUS support very disappointing.
o Simplified conclusion
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Outside of the price, the specs on this router is currently unbeatable. Just to list a few amazing features that this router offers:
1. Wifi 6 support
2. AiMesh feature
3. VPN Fusion feature
4. Extensive customization options
5. Gamer’s optimization (I cannot comment on this feature as I do not use this feature).

********* ★★★★★ Features *********

+++++ Speed +++++
The router performance is great. In proximity to the router, I can get 500-600 Mbps Wifi internet download speed with 2016 Macbook Pro as well as Ipad Mini 4 on my 1Gbps service. Even at distance when connected to 5GHz band, I can get upper 300’s Mbps download at least 30 ft away from the router.
+++++ Range +++++
Our 3800 sqft two story house needed 3 Orbi Mesh system or 3 Eero Pro system to cover end to end with adequate speed. A single GT-AX11000 covers most of our home except one end of the basement, likely due to concrete wall.
To put into the objective number, Orbi was fast and I could get 200+ Mbps Wifi download speed throughout my home, but very unstable. So I moved onto Eero. Eero got very stable system without a hiccup, running for months, but there were areas where my speed went down to 80's or even lower Mbps for download. A single GT-AX11000 can get me 200+ Mbps throughout the house where the signal is reachable as long as connected to 5GHz band.
With AiMesh, most part of house I get 300+ Mbps and the worst area where I have no AiMesh Node, I still get 200+ Mbps. Though AiMesh to other Mesh network system I had are not directly compared here because I only got 1Gbps service recently and previously had only 400 Mbps service and also I did not have Ethernet back-haul option before. Nonetheless, I’m happy with coverage.
+++++ Advanced Features +++++
Although there are many features that I do not use or don't know how to use, lately as I set up more smart home device/home automation system, I've been impressed by what this router offers as otherwise, it could have got a bit more work.
1) Static IP: Ax11000 allows single toggle button to each of its connected devices to get Static IP, which is based on MAC address of the device and handled by router side, so even after reboot of the router, this feature remains. If needed, even laptop/tablet can use this so going out of network and back is hand-free.
2) VPN Server: Fairly readily set up to remotely log into home network.
3) Free DDNS: This is run by ASUS and let you point to your home network router by NAME.asuscomm.com. This allows remote accessing of home devices easy as we do not have to worry about ISP changing your IP address and reconfigure VPN access etc.

********* ★★★★☆ Features *********

+++++ WIFI 6 support +++++
This is certainly one of the main reasons to choose this router. The potential gain of WIFI 6 (802.11ax) standard is huge including speed boost, battery saving, and more simultaneous device connection. However, in order to see these benefits, supporting client device is needed. Recently, Samsung announced their latest phones to feature these, but I currently don’t own any client device. Also, Ax standard is still a draft version, so final version may have additional features that this router may not support (who knows). Basically, this is the future proof but not yet testable at the time.
+++++ Setup +++++
As a standalone router, set up was easy. As an AiMesh system, the initial set up was also easy enough. However, once I change some parameters, the router goes offline and I must reboot the router and node manually. These should be automatic. Also, in my case default setting of AiMesh did not work so well.
[3/13/2019] As part of other home network change/upgrade, I occasionally need to turn of Mesh Node. But when I do so, in order to get solid network back, I have to restart router first and wait until it is fully up, then turn Mesh Node on. Otherwise, system acts up.
+++++ AiMesh +++++
This is another major reason why I chose this router. AiMesh feature allows ASUS routers to act as true Mesh system. Advanced users can potentially implement Mesh like system using Access Point and/or Repeater mode of routers, but this requires lots of tuning like selecting proper Channel to avoid conflict, selection of Roaming parameters etc. Dedicated mesh system is simple but lacks customization option. AiMesh allows us to buy new and the latest, feature rich router and turn that into new router then use older routers to be satellite node to cover better range of house. This is a brilliant concept. For this reason, I have purchased two ROG GT-AX11000 routers.
Initially by default setting, I had constant drop out of AiMesh node (satellite). This was fixed by making node into Ethernet mode where default setting was AUTO mode. The latter mode supposed to automatically choose the best connection either Wireless or Ethernet backhaul. In my case, I found out it tried to switch to Wireless but signal was too weak (as I intentionally placed in the area with weak signal), and then disconnects and instead of reconnecting to Ethernet, node went offline. Ever since the change, not a single event of node drop.
+-+-+- Stability +-+-+-
I have HEOS speaker network system. Originally when I got HEOS speakers, I thought it was the HEOS that was faulty system as some speakers kept disappearing from the App device list. But later I found out, it was the Orbi mesh network issue. This is because after switching to Eero mesh network, I had never had this issue once again.
After fixing AiMesh node into Ethernet backhaul mode, this got better; however, I still experienced occasional sudden, device not connected to internet. After doing online research, I eventually changed setting to disable MU-MIMO, universal beamforming and airtime fairness options on both 5GHz and 2.4 GHz bands, and also enabled quality of service in media/internet surf mode. Ever since these changes, the Wifi went rock solid without any drop out. I had 7 solid days without a single reboot. As I do other home network upgrading, I have to turn them off every once and awhile. So mid-term stability is rock solid with appropriate setting, but figuring these on my own were not easy, and I don’t expect everyone get as lucky.

********* ★★★☆☆ Features *********

+-+-+- Many customization options +-+-+-
Stand-alone router system has advantage over Mesh system for more sophisticated customization options to the advanced users. AX11000 has nothing short in terms of these options. This is great for advanced users, but for trouble shooting, too many options make impossible to figure out exactly what’s causing the problem. I think ASUS should make default setup so network stability is the highest priority then let user play around to get more optimized, faster speed.
+-+-+- AiMesh Forced Dual Band +-+-+-
In tri-band systems, AiMesh uses second 5GHz band for dedicated Wireless back-haul. This makes sense as keeping solid connection between the router and node is crucial in mesh network system, and Mesh system like Orbi uses this technology as well. However, what does not make sense is when I have the connection set to Ethernet mode (not AUTO), I see no reason to keep blocking the band. Basically, the router and node are now appears as dual-band system, which we can buy for cheaper price. There is a rumor on Internet forum, this may be reverted in future firmware update.
[3/13/2019] It turned out the second 5GHz band is usable by disabling hidden SSID option. If you try to change the name to match Smart Connect SSID, you get an error though. Also, this band is only accessible on main router and not on Mesh Node.
+-+-+- Router/Node switch +-+-+-
In an ideal world, transition from router to node connection should be smooth and user shouldn’t even notice when the switch happened. In my case, this is a mixed experience. Sometimes device sticks to the original router or node despite the other is closer and even experienced a complete device disconnect when transition is happening. This sensitivity; however, is configurable by user in AiMesh. One need to change RSSI setting. I changed mine and it seemed to work better. However, I wish ASUS implement something so that RSSI value is automatically adjusted based on day to day statistics or at least suggest user to change RSSI values. This is probably one of the most important parameter to adjust to get optimal Mesh experience.

********* ★★☆☆☆ Features *********

----- VPN Fusion -----
Another great feature on paper by ASUS. This feature allows individual device to go through specific VPN service using a single router/network. Previously, I had my old router set up to connect to VPN and devices that I want to connect to the VPN had to switch to the router.
This feature can be a 3 stars because I was able to get this working with some VPN service such as Express VPN, but not others. However, those that do not work on this router works on ASUS Merlin firmware installed another router, so I believe it is not VPN server side issue. Basically, I see VPN connected on both server side and router menu; however, internet becomes inaccessible. To make it even worse, it affects entire network rather than just the device I associate with the VPN. Since this is one of the feature ASUS advertise, and I see as relatively unique to only some of ASUS routers, I hope to see this fixed.

----- Devices disappearing from Network List -----
[Update 3/31/2019] Firmware 3.0.0.4.384_5977 has resolved this issue.

----- AiMesh Node not configurable -----
It makes sense for some features to be non-selectable/configurable on AiMesh node as the purpose of mesh system is to make one change and reflect to all as a whole system. However, some feature like “light” on node should be individually configurable.

----- Aesthetics -----
It looks like a giant spider.

********* ★☆☆☆☆ Features *********

----- ASUS Customer Service -----
I have submitted my issues on the Ax11000 soon after I received the first router. ASUS occasionally sent me email saying they are still working on then referring to special tech, which sounded a good customer care. However, they were all templated e-mails and most likely just to buy a time. After 3 weeks of wait, the response was very disappointing without any content that’s useful.

********* ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATIONS *********

The main reason to choose this router is its WIFI 6 support. Currently, there are relatively limited options for WIFI 6 compatible routers, but many more are on its way. So why did I choose this over the other options? Noteworthy alternatives are ASUS AX88U, Netgear RAX120 and TP Link Archer AX11000.

Vs. ASUS Ax88U
Ax88U is cheaper and also supports AiMesh. But it's a dual band, lacks VPN fusion feature and theoretical speed rating is 6000. So technically, ROG Ax11000 is better in all the specs. However, when used in AiMesh with Ethernet back-haul, I am losing a band anyways with current firmware, so Ax88U is likely to give the same performance with cheaper price.

Vs. TP Link Archer AX11000
This router also has 11000 speed rating. Furthermore, TP Link announced AiMesh equivalent OneMesh feature. Up on reviewing online, I just saw ASUS router gets higher rating in general and longer support from the company. But prior to current purchase, I've never had ASUS or TP Link router, so I just went with what I read. Also another feature I wanted was VPN Fusion but TP Link had no mention about this type of technology.

Vs. Netgear RAX120
Out of all system, I think this was the biggest alternative option for me. RAX120 has multigig LAN ports up to 5Gbps whereas, ROG GT-Ax11000 only has one 2.5 Gbps LAN port. However, RAX120 is 6000 speed rated with dual band. Netgear does not have direct competitor technology of AiMesh but has Orbi like Extenders with Ethernet back-haul option, but I felt conceptually AiMesh sounded better with more flexibility. For instance, if times comes and I really need 5Gbps or even 10Gbps LAN port, I can purchase next generation ASUS router with such feature and use both AX11000 as AiMesh node.

Vs. Other AX Mesh systems
Orbi, TP Link, and Arris will have Wifi 6 Mesh systems this year. I like and need Mesh system at home, but if we can get the Mesh functionality with more option/flexibility why would I choose more restrictive system? (Other than simplicity).

********* Conclusion *********

On paper, ROG Ax11000 is undoubtedly the best router on the market including what's coming in near future. As a single router, this deserved 5 stars for sure.

In AiMesh mode, I had originally struggled due to network stability issue. I was lucky enough to solve this on my own with internet search; however, ASUS tech support was no help. I would have returned the devices if I couldn’t have solved the issue. Since default setting did not work smoothly, I expect there will be others having the same or some different issues, and may consider this device may be unusable in AiMesh mode. So I’d give 4 stars for AiMesh setting because set up can be very tricky but once one figures out, it works better than other Mesh system I owned in the past.
In the future, I hope VPN Fusion feature to be fully functional, third band to be optionally opens up in AiMesh mode and node to be configurable at least to some extent.

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Very good router!

Reviewed in the United States on 15 November 2018

Colour: BlackCapacity: axModel: AX6000 | Dual Band | 8 StreamVerified Purchase

I had almost every router Asus made in the last 15+ years and I know the pain of being an early adopter. This one is relatively easy to set up. Almost the same as RT-AC88U except for new wireless channels and bandwidth and AX. You just have to play with obvious settings and look for the best scenario to work in your wireless environment. I have two AC88U and one AC68U installed with AiMesh together with this AX88U. All works great (when it works) Also, RMerlin is supporting this model with all bells and whistles that his version of FW gives us. It will definitely take time for Asus to improve the stock firmware and iron out all the bugs, but at this time this is the best router Asus has available on the market and definitely future-proof for the next few years to come IMHO.
EDIT - after over a month of playing with it - 3 official firmware and 2 Merlin's and number of emails with Asus tech support- today my wifi died completely after upgrading to 384.5329
2.4GHz radio barely works and 5GHz radio is dead beyond any known software repairs/tricks. Sending it back.
Also changing the rating to 1 star to be fair and honest with any potential buyers.

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Lo Mejor del Mercado Para Gamers

Reviewed in Mexico on 14 February 2020

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000Verified Purchase

Después de empaparme de información referente a routers con Wi-Fi 6, me decidí por este y sinceramente me siento satisfecho con mi compra aunque tengo algunas inconformidades que me impiden calificarlo con 5 estrellas. Es muy configurable, puedes tener varias redes, incluso una de Invitados (2.4ghz y 5ghz). Trae una opción que puedes activar para optimizar la red para Xbox, en mi caso tengo 3 redes (2.4ghz, 5ghz y Gamer “5ghz”), la última optimizada para Xbox a donde conecto únicamente mis consolas. Me gusta la opción de poder controlarlo desde la App para móviles incluso de forma remota (opción que puedes activar/desactivar), aunque carece de opciones desde la app, desde la versión web ofrece mas opciones configurables.

Una cualidad que me gustó mucho es que se puede actualizar de forma automática, es decir, no necesitas descargar el archivo de actualización y cargarselo (aunque si permite hacerlo), sino que lo descarga y automáticamente actualiza. En mi caso una vez estropee un router al bajar una actualización que no era para el modelo de mi router ya que era de otra región y prácticamente quedó inservible. Con esta opción que ofrece evita que pase esto ya que baja el archivo que le corresponde.

Ofrece también opciones de seguridad y protección, aunque para esto debes permitir que analicen tu tráfico (cosa que no me inspira confianza).

La opción de WTFast realmente no es como esperaba, dado que es un servicio externo y debes pagar para tener ciertas opciones extra, además de que no es para todos los juegos, pensé que sería más global y no solo para algunos juegos. Si quieres saber cómo funciona WTFast crea una cuenta gratuita y te darás cuenta de su funcionamiento para que no te lleves sorpresas a la hora de querer configurar esta opción en el router.

Wi-Fi 6 es lo mejor, da velocidades verdaderamente sorprendentes y obviamente debes de tener dispositivos que soporten Wi-Fi 6 sino no tiene caso, en mi caso el Note 10+ y S10+ muestra un “6” sobre el ícono de Wi-Fi al conectarse en la red.

Me gustó mucho este router, lo único que me gustaría que tuviera son unos orificios para poder empotrarlo en la pared con unos clavos.

- Pros:
+ Super configurable
+ Velocidades de transferencia altas
+ Materiales resistentes y duraderos
+ Agradable a la vista
+ Administrable de manera remota

- Contras:
+ Red 5GHz no tiene alcance tan extenso
+ No es fácil empotrarlo en la pared

Como añadido me gustaría recomendar que la app o el panel de administración tuviera una opción de medir la velocidad máxima del internet sin necesidad de utilizar una web/app externa.

Estaré actualizando mi reseña conforme mi experiencia.

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Router potente con Wifi AX

Reviewed in Mexico on 16 June 2019

Colour: BlackCapacity: AXModel: AX11000Verified Purchase

Me gusto el router ASUS AX11000 por la potencia de procesador de 64 bits, y su modo RGB AURA y el air protect que te ayuda contra amenazas de internet y su botón configurable ya sea modo gamer, cambio de luz del RGB oh apagado del luz etc. Es el mejor router que e tenido con su configuración muy bien pulida es un router con muchas configuraciones de acuerdo las necesidades , es el más completo router que puedes encontrar más su firmware y su app para celular es muy bueno