ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Router Hands-on Review

[CooLDaX]

Can you connect 2 of these on 5 GHZ band in WDS link to extend coverage? What speeds does it achieve with WDS link?

[Pinchepocho23]

I returned a NetgearWndr3800 to get this router for better WIFI-Lan/Wan performace I'm dissapointed at the DLNA feature first it wouldnt let me play the files that i had on the HD DLNA compatible TV/Bluray player would not see the video files only on any PC that was connected to the router I did the most recent firmware update and got it working for a day it's been 3 days since it worked and cant get it to work I'm patiently waiting for a FIX or back to the store it goes for a Linksys E4200v2

[drgoldenrodent]

OK-newbie here re:wireless. Current setup: DSL modem to wired router feeding mac & pc. I would like to go wireless, but need to be able to power off wireless & keep wired connections live. Can I accomplish this with this router & what would the configuration be? Thank you.

[jackburton2009]

@drgoldenrodent Should be able to, it's a standard feature. You can turn off the radio/wireless and everything else will still work.

[ReconTek]

@drgoldenrodent Just disable the wireless radio througth the ASUSWRT GUI. The wired connections are never changed besides NAT/QoS and similar services.

[DS9x]

please ship this to stores already I want to buy it

[UnrealSid]

Question: You mentioned it can be used as a VPN server to access our home network from anywhere. Can we do the opposite i.e: use it as a VPN client to enable devices connected to it to automatically use it as a proxy? I have the RT-N16 with tomato firmware which allows me to do that but I would prefer if something like that was available with native firmware.

[ReconTek]

@UnrealSid These routers are specifically made to be compliant with after-market firmwares such as Tomato and DD-WRT. So if you wish, you can flash the firmware you want and use the features you wish to use without the hassle of dealing with the two interfaces.

[TheSinserli]

Great presentation Tx!

Question: you mentionend that with an Asus High Performance Wireless Antenna (i.e. WL-ANT-191) the coverage could be improved. How many Antennas do you suggest (as the unit has 3 external antennas)?

[Imaculatura]

 game time

[quicksilver4648]

It looks like they spent a good amount of time fixing all of the cons from the RT-N56U. However, they need to spend more time making sure the firmware they use isn't bug riddled. Blatant typos in the UI is really sad. Luckily, that can be fixed.

[SilentServiceCode]

@quicksilver4648 Blatant typos on the box are also really sad. It's pretty sad that they can't find a truly bilingual person to do proper translation. Avoid these products.

[FitzMichael27]

I need one .... No local stores carry this router...

[humeyboy]

USB2 with overheads in real use on an Intel on chip controller )p45 Mobo etc) can do 35MB/Sec

[prosserd]

@14:40 good review JJ - however, the word is svelte and prounced "svelt" rather than "sl-vet"..

[KeithKman]

Also, the 2.4GHz WiFi range is amazing. Blows my old WRT54G away. With the 66U, I pickup my WiFi signal a street away. Amazing.

[beyondevolution]

@KeithKman Question broski; are you using it for a desktop on wireless as well, if so what card or usb adapter do you use?

[KeithKman]

@beyondevolution I only have one desktop, Asus all-in-one PC, and it is connected via Ethernet. My other devices connected via Ethernet are my Xbox and Roku player. Everything else is connected via WiFi: four iPhone 4S, Lenovo T510 laptop, Toshiba laptop, MacBook Pro, iPod Touch, and HP Officejet 4500 printer. When I walked around the corner to another street I was able to pick up 2 out of 3 bars on my iPhone WiFi meter. The router handles all of my devices with ease.

[KeithKman]

I have this router. I love it. As people have stated this router ships with .72 firmware which is broken. I had no problems updating the firmware to .90 which fixes a lot of bugs. The only bug still noticed is port forwarding within the LAN does not work.

I upgraded from an old Linksys WRT54G running Tomato firmware. This new 66U is awesome. Up time is almost 7 days with ZERO problems. I would highly recommend this router to anyone, newbie to an expert IT professional. 

[englishhelp2009]

When is this model available in Australia?

[qle303]

Can the router put the USB drive to sleep when not in use for more than a set period of time? I have a USB drive (2tb WD) that shut off if power is not applied to the USB port. Thanks. Great review! Hope to see it soon with good pricing.

[Salieri21]

Does the N66U takes 3G/4G dongles? and if yes which models?

Thanks.

[KeithKman]

@Salieri21 It sure does. Not sure which models.

[robinspruit]

ME GUSTA

[AnonymousR3dn3ck]

Thumps up if you are "Actually" watching this video.

[danx033]

@AnonymousR3dn3ck Sorry bro, I don't see any "Thumps" button.

[BigGhommie]

I might actually get this. I hope they start shipping with the new firmware.

[wpte]

lol, first it's "let's go ahead with" and now it's "actually" :P

Poor JJ.

imho people just should sit back, relax, drink a beer (or vodka for the Russian viewers) and listen to what JJ has to tell us.

[rubberotter]

No Worries. Good review though. I'm trying to find you on Lync, but JJ does not come up :|

[wpte]

@rubberotter: well, lets just actually go ahead with this review :)

[rubberotter]

STOP. SAYING. ACTUALLY.

[ASUSIlluminati]

@rubberotter

Thanks for the view and support I will keep that in mind but it was pretty minimal regardless appreciate the feedback.

[bigstar6284]

Ditto... Lets see some USB transfer benchmarks.

[ASUSIlluminati]

@bigstar6284

Thanks for the view and support check out our facebook page for some recent postings showcasing performance.

[hggomes]

I really doubt RT-N66U USB ports could do over 20MB/s, i will be very glad if you could do a video benchmarking them, FAT, NTFS or EXT should be fine ;)

Thanks

[ASUSIlluminati]

@hggomes

We will consider doing this in one of the next videos for the RT-N66U ( regarding performance ). Please check out our facebook page though for quick windows explorer tests using NTFS formatted volume showing impressive throughput.

Thanks for the view and support.

[asherrna]

:05 "blurbiddy"