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38 Posted 30 March 2023
Asus AC2400 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router [ASUS RT-AC85P] - £43.48 Delivered @ Ebuyer
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This has been up and down via Ebuyer Amazon this morning, and currently the price is £48.55 there. If you buy direct via Ebuyer though, you get it for £43.48 delivered.
Experience Super-Fast Wireless Speeds
Powered by 5th generation Wi-Fi (5G Wi-Fi) and 256QAM technology, the 802.11ac chipset gives the RT-AC85P faster wireless speeds than N technology. At 2.4 GHz, it reaches 600 Mbps, while on the 5GHz band it blazes to 1733 Mbps. The upgraded bandwidth has the higher capacity you need to increase Wi-Fi enjoyment at home. You can enjoy ultra-smooth online gaming, snappier web surfing and other bandwidth-demanding tasks without a wired connection.
ASUS QoS
ASUS QoS ensure inbound and outbound bandwidth on both wired and wireless connections, you could control each client devices with different download and upload max speed, also could define your online gaming and HD streaming as highest priority, stop all your lagging issues.
Multiple Capacity Wi-Fi with Revolutionary MU-MIMO Technology
MU-MIMO gives every compatible device3 its own dedicated full-speed Wi-Fi connection, so that multiple devices can connect at the same time without slowing down the network. In fact, RT-AC85P is able to connect to multiple MU-MIMO-compatible clients at each device's maximum speed simultaneously, unlike standard single-user MIMO where individual devices have to wait for sequential transmissions.
Parental Controls
Keep your kids safe when they explore the internet. You can monitor the internet activities and restrict the times that each device can access the internet by applying scheduled time limits.
Ultimate USB speed and versatility
USB 3.1 (Gen1) features data transfers up ten times faster than USB 2.0. RT-AC85P is perfect for file, multimedia, and 3G/4G sharing, while ASUS AiDisk offers remote access and quick content streaming.
Robust control and optimization with ASUSWRT
With the ASUSWRT dashboard UI, setup, monitor, and control network applications all in one intuitive area. With 30-second setup, multi-device detection, and flexible settings, ASUSWRT makes the most of your network performance.
General Specifications
Expansion / Connectivity
Aerial
Power
Miscellaneous
Dimensions & Weight
Useful Links
Experience Super-Fast Wireless Speeds
Powered by 5th generation Wi-Fi (5G Wi-Fi) and 256QAM technology, the 802.11ac chipset gives the RT-AC85P faster wireless speeds than N technology. At 2.4 GHz, it reaches 600 Mbps, while on the 5GHz band it blazes to 1733 Mbps. The upgraded bandwidth has the higher capacity you need to increase Wi-Fi enjoyment at home. You can enjoy ultra-smooth online gaming, snappier web surfing and other bandwidth-demanding tasks without a wired connection.
ASUS QoS
ASUS QoS ensure inbound and outbound bandwidth on both wired and wireless connections, you could control each client devices with different download and upload max speed, also could define your online gaming and HD streaming as highest priority, stop all your lagging issues.
Multiple Capacity Wi-Fi with Revolutionary MU-MIMO Technology
MU-MIMO gives every compatible device3 its own dedicated full-speed Wi-Fi connection, so that multiple devices can connect at the same time without slowing down the network. In fact, RT-AC85P is able to connect to multiple MU-MIMO-compatible clients at each device's maximum speed simultaneously, unlike standard single-user MIMO where individual devices have to wait for sequential transmissions.
Parental Controls
Keep your kids safe when they explore the internet. You can monitor the internet activities and restrict the times that each device can access the internet by applying scheduled time limits.
Ultimate USB speed and versatility
USB 3.1 (Gen1) features data transfers up ten times faster than USB 2.0. RT-AC85P is perfect for file, multimedia, and 3G/4G sharing, while ASUS AiDisk offers remote access and quick content streaming.
Robust control and optimization with ASUSWRT
With the ASUSWRT dashboard UI, setup, monitor, and control network applications all in one intuitive area. With 30-second setup, multi-device detection, and flexible settings, ASUSWRT makes the most of your network performance.
General Specifications
- Device Type - Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)
- Enclosure Type - Desktop
- Connectivity Technology - Wireless, wired
- Data Link Protocol - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac
- Frequency Band - 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
- Data Transfer Rate - 2400 Mbps
- Capacity Guest networks - 6
- Network / Transport Protocol - PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, FTP, DHCP, DDNS
- Encryption Algorithm - 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
- Features - Parental control, Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support, event log, Quality of Service (QoS), Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), IPSec passthrough, Samba support, ASUS AiDisk, reset button, 3G/4G USB Dongle Support, 3T3R MIMO technology, 4T4R MIMO technology, VPN Server, ASUSWRT, PPTP passthrough, L2TP passthrough, MU-MIMO technology, Roaming Assist technology, VPN client, ASUS AiRadar 2.0
- Compliant Standards - IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac
- Processor - 1 x 1.8 GHz
- Status Indicators - Power, WAN, LAN, wireless
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces - WAN: 1 x 1000Base-T - RJ-45 ¦ LAN: 4 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 ¦ USB 3.1 Gen 1: 1 x 9 pin USB Type A
Aerial
- Aerial - External detachable and internal
- Antenna Qty - 4
Power
- Power Device - External power adapter
- Voltage Required - AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included - 1 x network cable
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 22 cm
- Depth 15.8 cm
- Height 8.7 cm
- Weight 533 g
Useful Links
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Edited by Ken, 30 March 2023
38 Comments
sorted byWould it connect to NordVPN or ExpressVPN via OpenVPN protocol?
It looks like this has OpenVPN. I have a ASUS RT-AC86u which has OpenVPN and am currently running NORD VPN as my VPN client. Used to have Express VPN on it as well.
You just need to download your desired server set up file from your VPN provider and then install.
Once up and running, it can be a bit of a pain using selective routing (decding to have some devices use the VPN tunnel while others use the standard WAN) and implementing the Kill switch, and making devices use the VPN tunnel by default unless you say different, with the stock software.
There is old Merlin firmware for this router, though they are no longer updating it. If the last version had Merlins VPN director upgrade that makes selective routing a bit easier. (edited)
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But check if it can act as a wireless bridge if all you wanted to do was plug some devices into this routers ethernet LAN ports in other parts of your house and have them on your RT-AX 86U LAN.
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But you need to decide what you actually want first.
1 Virgin media is modem mode, IE no WiFi and Asus becomes main router with the WiFi.
2. Virgin media is main router with Asus set up as access point mode.
3. Use both as routers with separate networks (unlikely).
My set up is 1, but I also have old BT routers set up as access points.
All the connections are between routers/AP are with ethernet.
In your case each socket will most likely have a cable running from it with a plug on the other end. All the cables will run to a central location. (Where you would put the Asus).
Ethernet is point to point rather than a ring so you can't just plug each router into a socket and expect them to talk.
That set you may be able to connect two plugs together to get what you want. (edited)
That said I have an Asus router anyway, and it's brilliant. So for £43 off ebuyer it's well worth a try.
Just stick the virgin router in modem mode.
Yes it's not WiFi 6, but you currently pay a premium for this, and I doubt many of your devices actually support it. And even if they did I can't imagine you are likely to actually notice any difference. Unless you gaming.
So for me WiFi 6 is still one for the future teacher than the now. (edited)
Asus routers come in built security and threat protection and parental controls which are really useful.
Yes on rare occasions I have to reboot it, but I generally have rock solid connectivity with loads of devices connected at once.
If so, how does it work, do I just slap the cables in from the current router and set up new router as normal?
Thanks
let me know.