ASUS RT-AC68U

The Best – Have a few around the house and is a fantastic product. 10 years and counting and they just keep on ticking. User interface can be a bit overwhelming for a newbie but you'll be right. AiMesh works great. NBN FTTP no dramas and Wi-Fi multiple devices just fine. Good app for parental control. Show details

Great Hardware Support – Great piece of hardware, firmware updates are so regular for a several year old hardware i feel like its still current and its still kicking hard. Would recommend it to any one looking for a NBN device alternative to their provider. Show details

ASUS fails to update buggy Firmware – The Asus 4G-AC68U seems like the perfect hardware until you try to use its features through the web user interface , like VPN and Dynamic DNS or even using Static IP's or setting the DNS servers you want to use, then you realize nothing actually works as it should and it constantly has configuration issues and software lockups leaving you… Read more

disconnected from the internet, it's a massive disappointment for a high end router from Asus, while barely a basic setup works , you will need to disable a bunch of the performance features to keep it online . Its really hard to understand why Asus does not provide better support by updating the firmware to resolve some of these problems the latest firmware was released over a year ago and is still buggy but these issues have been reported in the firmware from as far back as 2018 . While it seems if you get a RT-AC68U and even that has buggy firmware but there is at least Firmware from another source called Merlin that works with this router and fixes many of the bugs that Asus has failed to fix , seems there is a pattern here Asus dont support their products with fixing the firmware so users are forced to install some alternative which seems like a pretty poor effort on Asus 's part. So if your after a 4G AC router , while the hardware specifications are good and the features it boasts are amazing ( if they actually worked ) , this router isn't the router to buy its junk because there is no firmware fixes for over a year, fact is clearly avoid all routers with Asus written on them as they dont support their products very well at all . Verdict : Very disappointed in Asus support on this product avoid buying Asus routers , and do some research on the models outside of the vendors website on the model before buying one. This router is a big fail from me.

The ASUS RT-AC68U is a Great NBN HFC Router! – I replaced a Necomm NF18ACV that was having intermittent 2.4GHz wireless issue with this ASUS RT-AC68U and there is no comparison. The ASUS RT-AC68U router is streets ahead of my old Netcomm in many aspects. A modem is not required for an NBN HFC connection - just a router that will configure correctly to work with the NBN network. The ASUS… Read more

RT-AC68U router does this elegantly.

The ASUS router's web set-up software is very straight forward to configure it for your ISP and the NBN HFC connection and mine connected first time.

LAN, WAN and Wi-Fi settings are easily applied and reasonably well explained - Google will tell you the rest if unsure.

A number of Wi-Fi networks can be established and are easily secured - and any guest network automatically isolates devices from snooping on your LAN. Non-guest 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi networks can also be isolated if required. Isolation is really useful for ensuring Internet of Things (IOTs) devices like Google Home, home automation switches, etc, that (usually) communicate with Chinese, but sometimes other OS servers can be isolated from each other - and most importantly other LAN devices. Every Wi-Fi password should be different - especially any non-guest 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi networks that need to access your LAN - to further secure these IOTs away from access to devices on your LAN - and ASUS makes this easy.

A nice feature is a Wi_Fi ON/OFF switch on the side that makes it easy to turn off at night or when you go away if you still need the router connection but don't need the Wi-Fi open unnecessarily. In my house the Wi-Fi signal is stronger than my previous Netcomm device.

The NBN network speed delivered by the The ASUS RT-AC68U router is as expected - I have a 50Mbps NBN service and I am observing no more or less down/up speed than I got with my previous Netcomm. 46-48Mbps downloads are achievable.

ASUS have menu settings to secure the router automatically and external port scans using Shodan and Gibson Research that (with your permission) scan and probe your ports and other security features did not raise any issues and showed it to be secure.

The device seems very stable (especially compared to my previous Netcomm) and I have not reset it since its installation about 4 weeks ago.

I really like the The ASUS RT-AC68U router and highly recommend it for NBN HFC networks.

Excellent Performance and Reliable hardware – I have bought quite a few Asus WIFI products over the years. None have been extremely cheap but they have all performed well and been reliable. The ASUS RT-AC68U follows suit here. I have even used a few of these ASUS RT-AC68U in commercial applications and again they have performed well and have proven to be reliable. The ASUS RT-AC68U costs… Read more

about $220.00, sure you can buy for instance the TP-Link equivalent for about $70.00 less but the TP-Link will likely prove to be less reliable. (IMHO) The ASUS RT-AC68U is still a domestic device. It does not offer some of the features the corporate level products like MOJO do. In most domestic situations you simply don't need these features, but if you do decided you require features like segregated wifi and vlan's you can do this by flashing the ASUS RT-AC68U with OpenWRT or DD-WRT. The ASUS RT-AC68U has 256MB of RAM and 128MB of Flash memory.. This allows it sufficient resources to have a feature rich OS and enough RAM to process a sizeable NAT table without falling over like many of the lesser router/firewall's. As mentioned I've bough a few of these as they are great value for the $.. In fact I'll be buying 2 tomorrow for a commercial installation where they require a basic featured secure WIFI environment.. I'm sure they will call again in 4 or 5 years and ask for a technology refresh. I can say with a high degree of confidence the ASUS RT-AC68U will still be working in 4 or 5 years..

I have had one issue with specifically this model. They seem to be sensitive to lightning. I've had 2 where the WAN port fails. In both cases this occurred after a local lightning strike.. the VDSL/Cable modem and the ASUS RT-AC68U WAN port were damaged in both cases. (You can allocate another of the network ports to the WAN function if this occurs. )

Good product, while it's fairly new – I bought one of these in Jan 2015. Was a fantastic product at the time, lightning quick and features like USB streaming worked beautifully. Around 2017-2018 though, the 5GHz band gradually started tapering off, to the point where today it's only any good on 2.4GHz... so it got mothballed a year or 2 ago in favour of an Asus Blue Cave. I have… Read more

tried it again occasionally, making sure the firmware is the latest available, but there's no improvement.

I don't know if newer revisions fix the issue I had, but on the other hand I got a few good years out of it, so can't really complain that much. Still a good unit, just don't expect it to last forever.

Exceptional wifi range – Ordered this router last week and it arrived at my door 2 days after ordering! Pretty easy to set up, although a few moments of perplexity, as the set-up instructions on the Asus website differed to the set-up instructions for this unit on my internet provider's website??! The interface is a little confusing for a novice, had to engage my… Read more

son-in-law to guide me through it, he had no problems and we had it up and running in short order. Wifi now excellent through our 2-storey brick house, good signal, lose one bar in the furthest rooms from the router, but doesn't affect wifi and so far no dropouts.

Junk item – Don't waste your money on this. Downtime is very frequent on this router, old non updated software, and you can't even ping your own router. I don't know why this is the #1 recommended router at all

Customer Service is hopeless – Beaware if you ever need customer service have an issue Asus support is hopeless. Ive had a router rebooting multi times a day and no meaningful support from Asus for over 2 weeks. You get the email we have escalated and someone will contact you in 48 hours. Seriously on google search "Asus support terrible" and then decide if you will buy these products.  Show details

Meh ok – My tplink archer d was broken thanks bro the kids. I was advised how good these were but the WiFi Ain't as good and I find that I'm having to reboot the Asus slot more than the old d9. Has some good features thoe. Show details

great product! will buy again! – Product is probably the best bang for your buck. Connectivity is great, easy to setup and no dropouts from my end. surprisingly the distance for wifi is awesome! much better than my old router. if you want to buy a good quality router. buy this one! Show details

Amazing product – I’ve had it for three years and haven’t looked back since. One of the best products that I have purchased. Great value for money love the parental controls and the range is awesome. Keep it up Asus. Show details

Set and forget, fast reliable WiFi – Set & forget. Good feature set. Host of different firmware options which provide more configuration and system options for advanced users. Strong WiFi network speeds and can be easily setup in a few steps for basic users or can more extensively configured for advanced users. Show details

Asus router – Its good range router its not bad for the price i love it easy to setup plus love the child protection blocks from using xxx sites i use to use netgear which was terrible at it. Show details

Money well spent – I recently had the NBN put on at my house. They had decided that it was going to be a ‘Fixed Wireless’ connection (no cabling). My ISP was offering a preconfigured modem/router for a reasonable cost but it was getting good reviews for its ability to cast WiFi inside of a house. So I decided to use my original (old) ADSL modem/router, which… Read more

worked fine, however it had daily drop outs that required restarting. After a lot of research and price comparisons I decided on the Asus RT - AC68U router. Best choice I made. Unbelievably easy installation. So many cool features. The Asus Router app works really good. Highly recommended. No downside at all. Best money spent.

Rock solid. Good price. Small footprint. Nice interface – The DHCP client table shows device type, name, device interface and other useful information. I can hear a slight high frequency when the unit is on at night. The coverage is fine for my three bedroom house. Plenty of ports. USB works well. I use wifi broadband and I've never had any issues. I'm content with this product. Show details

great router – I brought this Asus router after reading online recommendations and haven't regretted it. It's the best router I have owned. It's very reliable, easy to set up and manage and has many great features. The signal strength is strong and easily connects to my devices.

Brilliant router, can use with NBN – If there was one router I had to recommend, it would be this one. It is very reliable, easily the best router I've ever had. It's been active at home for > 4 years and the technology is far from obsolete. Signal quality is great throughout the home. You can also plug in a USB pocket WiFi to use as a backup, which is extremely handy. Configuration… Read more

is simple and there are plenty of options to customise if you wish. Also had NBN recently installed - this router can handle it without any fuss. Highly recommended.

Great value router – Router is rock solid with advanced features and great wifi strength. Ability to set static addresses easily in the front end and rename devices is very useful for IoT enabled homes. I have ~25-30 devices connected simultaneously and it works 100% without issue. Show details

Fantastic Router for FTTP NBN – I recently purchased this router after doing much research for a replacement for a standard issue Iinet TG-1 gateway router, when the wifi signal dropped out. The TG-1 had served us well, though the signal strength was somewhat limited at the corners of our relatively small home. The Asus RT-AC68U kept coming up as a recommended router for… Read more

multiple setups including FTTP NBN, for it's fast and strong wifi capability.

It was super easy to install, requiring no special adjustments to connect directly to the fibre cable from the NBN gateway modem box. It was installed, connected to the internet and up and running in minutes after an initial firmware update, that was promoted automatically as part of the install process.

Initially I bridged the old TG-1 as a hardware firewall between the NBN modem and the Asus RT-AC86U, but it really was not necessary and cumbersome, so I removed it entirely and have connected the Asus directly the NBN gateway. Runs very well and fast, with strong signals on both 2.4 and 5 GHz channels. Actually, I only lose one bar on the 5GHz band at the farthest point in my house from the Asus and it still works well there.

For bigger homes, the idea of using the AIMesh functionality of linking two Asus routers together would make sense, as they can work together to establish a seamless wifi network, with one as a core router and the other as a node or access point in bridge mode. I'd purchase another one and establish this functionality if I need another router in the future. For now, I have a second TP-Link Archer 400 acting as an access point and can use the 5GHz channel on that when at the fringes of the Asus range, though, in reality, really do not need to do that - once Asus is more Ethan enough for a moderate size home or apartment etc.

Another attraction of this router was the ability to install VPN server firmware on board and use it as a VPN server through VPN providers such as Expressvpn. I initially did this install and used the router as a VPN router for our whole home network, though uninstalled it after discovering that it slowed download speeds down by around 10Mbps on average and also prevented use of services like Netflix

Much easier to go direct through the Asus router and the interface is very easy to use as well, with heaps of functionality and easy setting changes. I also like that you can fix static IP addresses within the DHCP range of the router and also adjust the range of address allocations easily. The other appealing feature is AI cloud, and the ability to share files remotely with the router and external devices connected through a dedicated weblink, which allows access to HDD/USB drives connected to the USB3/USB2 ports on the Asus.

I'm a bit of an Asus convert after purchasing this router. Great functionality at a reasonable price - paid $225 for mine and see you can buy a twin pack for $399 if you did want to go the AI mesh route. Highly recommended.

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Not working out of the box, very frustrating experience – Hi I have wasted 3 hours today attempting to get this router to work, to no avail. I have set up 5-6 routers in the past with no dramas - but this one just didn't work. I haven't been able to access the router setup page. I have tried by Lan cable connection only for window 10 not to connect and wireless. It connected for about 10 minutes only and… Read more

was able to look at the settings page, only for it to drop out again. Maybe I just bought a dud, but taking back to the shop tomorrow for a refund.

Good router – it meets the needs of a large family with lots of devices. I am always very satisfied with the connection. Our family of seven barely ever gets drop outs, almost never. This modem is very simple to set up and manage, just put it on the bench and get wifi.  Show details

Great router – great asus router used to own a tp link router but it was too slow and cutting out all the time but when we got this router everything is flying now soo happy what we purchased This unit works well for us, from one end of the house to the other as well as our downstairs garage and well into our rear yard. The router was easy to configure. The Asus interface is excellent and user friendly too.  Show details

Did all our research to find correct one - very happy – NBN rolled out to our street and started looking to find appropriate modem / router. Did all our research to find appropriate one. Finalised with this and purchased one. Had initial struggle with updating firmware, once followed the step in their website it is not that hard to update. Always connected with 5+ devices and excellent range. Very happy with this equipment.  Show details

Awesome family router – This meets the needs of a growing large family house easily. We often have multiple people streaming Netflix or similar movies without a problem. The router never acts up, it just does its thuing and always works. Initial set up was done by a tech savvy family member and I cant think of any major problems with it, just reset it occasionally. Works very well  Show details

Solid performance for over a year – Virtually never need to restart this modem - its as solid a s rock and has reach right to every room on the house. Often have three people streaming Netflix simultaneously no problems at all. Initial set up was easy although I had to Google a few terms Good overall experience and I would definitely get the same model again. I think Ausus are just getting better and better  Show details

Excellent experience with this router – This was a real breath of relief after my ancient Netgear that would collapse if you looked at it funny. I have reach in every room of the house and seriously good speeds. Set up was relatively painless although it took my a while to configure it. Never drops out - I just dont have to think about it. Good device  Show details

Best router that my partner and I have ever owned – I had brought a refurnished ASUS RT-AC68U around 2 years ago, not long after my partner had brought one for his place. We are both equally amazed with this router, and if any of our Router break down, we have already made the decision that we would by the same product again. I have had so many routers and modems over the years, these happen to… Read more ·  1

be the most stable that we both have owned, and are super fast, even transferring data from one device to another. As both of us live in a fiber to the premises area, we do not need a modem, I know that they will work on Telstra, iinet, mint telecom, telecube, launtel even on iprimus with some much about. They are not overly cheap, but not overly expensive either, very excellent for streaming as well, and very secure.

Fast & Stable – We got this Asus router after having problems with our old D-Link N300 which kept dropping out and was quite slow. The Asus RT-AC 68U router has doubled our internet speed, is very stable with good coverage. We haven’t had any problems with the internet or the router since we installed it.  Show details

Not great – I got this modem when I purchased a 24 month contract with spintel and the modem arrived it's not a great quality and the internet seems so slow from it it was easy to set up but not happy with it not worth 149 I wish they provided better modems with better functions  Show details

Keeps disconnecting – This may be a ISP problem and not a router problem but this router always disconnects for me. This is after deciding to spend lots of money on a quality router because the cheap one I got had the same problem. Only reason I don't rule out out completely as an ISP problem is because the first ever router I got for joining my ISP was very cheap and… Read more

didn't have any of these problems until it stopped working. It's a shame because this router is very good for gamers and has all the features you would need to play games at a stable ping.