[Maylyn's Review] ASUS RT-AC87U

[renfred89]

I didn't do a firmware upgrade when this happen.

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well i think you need to power down and power up again. if still don't work, then do a reset.

 

[goygfamily]

the latest firmware is stable

 

[jingwei]

Are you guys able to get 1Gbps via its LAN port? My speed test drop half versus connecting to the modem direct

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[lawkoh]

the latest firmware is stable

In what way?
I still face intermittent 5G connection...
Although it shows full bar, Internet don't work.
The WiFi speed is also slower than my AC56U as a AP mode.
On 4608 firmware now

 

[trichard]

In what way?
I still face intermittent 5G connection...
Although it shows full bar, Internet don't work.
The WiFi speed is also slower than my AC56U as a AP mode.
On 4608 firmware now

Yes 4608 is the most stable FW since it launch liao ...

Please ensure these

1) Both Radio Beamforming -- DISABLE
2) Both Radio network interval if = 3600 , change to 0

Reboot .

 

[lawkoh]

Yes 4608 is the most stable FW since it launch liao ...

Please ensure these

1) Both Radio Beamforming -- DISABLE
2) Both Radio network interval if = 3600 , change to 0

Reboot .

BF was disabled by default in the new firmware
Network key rotation interval was set by me at 0 for 5G
Just done the 2.4G as well, rebooted.
Will monitor again...

Thanks

 

[trichard]

BF was disabled by default in the new firmware
Network key rotation interval was set by me at 0 for 5G
Just done the 2.4G as well, rebooted.
Will monitor again...

Thanks

.... if any apple devices please move to 2.4Ghz and try see how.....

One more point : Take note of the MAC address of the device that affected when it happen , go into the router wireless log using another device and see what is the connected TX rate and Rx Rate of the connected / affected devices.

 

[jingwei]

I have 2 x AC87. Did a speed test on port 1(First router), only able to 100Mbps on a 1Gbps internet. Tried port 2 on the same router and gotten 800Mbps.

For the second router, port 1 to 4's speediest only gave me 400Mbps.

Did anyone experience throttled bandwidth on port 1 or lower bandwidth when provider's router is configured as bridge.

 

[maylyn]

ASUS EA-AC87 is coming soon











More ASUS EA-AC87 info @ ~> Networking - EA-AC87 - ASUS

 

[shiroyuki03]

hi can check with you guys who using ac87u. when i plug my external hard drive, how come my ram usage hit to 80-90% range where when i unplug it goes back to 20-30%?

is sth wrong here or something wrong with the firmware? im on the latest firmware. 4608

 

[renfred89]

hi can check with you guys who using ac87u. when i plug my external hard drive, how come my ram usage hit to 80-90% range where when i unplug it goes back to 20-30%?

is sth wrong here or something wrong with the firmware? im on the latest firmware. 4608

why are you concerned about the RAM usage when clearly there is nothing you can do at consumer level?

 

[rochkoh]

Hi folks, need some help.
I just bought an AC87 at the IT show yesterday, but have been having problems setting it up.
1) the 4 LAN lights on the router never lights up. I've used a LAN cable to try and set the router up from my laptop, but no signal (no blinking lights) on any port.
2) cannot get WAN connection. The light on the router is always red. Starhub modem looks fine. I've got no problem setting up my existing crappy router on the same laptop.

Old version of firmware though, but since I cannot even access http://192.168.1.1, I can't even update the firmware.

Sounds like a hardware fault to me. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

 

[renfred89]

Hi folks, need some help.
I just bought an AC87 at the IT show yesterday, but have been having problems setting it up.
1) the 4 LAN lights on the router never lights up. I've used a LAN cable to try and set the router up from my laptop, but no signal (no blinking lights) on any port.
2) cannot get WAN connection. The light on the router is always red. Starhub modem looks fine. I've got no problem setting up my existing crappy router on the same laptop.

Old version of firmware though, but since I cannot even access http://192.168.1.1, I can't even update the firmware.

Sounds like a hardware fault to me. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

wah sounds like a lemon set. have you tried to look into your laptop to see if its connected?

 

[thiamhui]

Hi folks, need some help.
I just bought an AC87 at the IT show yesterday, but have been having problems setting it up.
1) the 4 LAN lights on the router never lights up. I've used a LAN cable to try and set the router up from my laptop, but no signal (no blinking lights) on any port.
2) cannot get WAN connection. The light on the router is always red. Starhub modem looks fine. I've got no problem setting up my existing crappy router on the same laptop.

Old version of firmware though, but since I cannot even access http://192.168.1.1, I can't even update the firmware.

Sounds like a hardware fault to me. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Maybe you can try to do a RESET first. Also, the unit will take some time to boot up, do take note of this too.

 

[rochkoh]

wah sounds like a lemon set. have you tried to look into your laptop to see if its connected?

Well I can see the router as an unconfigured and unsecured router (via wifi). But I have been trying in vain to get it configured via that route. The browser always hangs while trying to connect to the router.

 

[rochkoh]

Maybe you can try to do a RESET first. Also, the unit will take some time to boot up, do take note of this too.

I did a hardware factory reset last night. Perhaps I will try it again later tonight when I get back home.

 

[shiroyuki03]

why are you concerned about the RAM usage when clearly there is nothing you can do at consumer level?

uhm cuz i don like the ram usage to be high and im afraid it might lag the whole network. as well as it looks strange as i don tink its suppose to happen?

 

[trichard]

uhm cuz i don like the ram usage to be high and im afraid it might lag the whole network. as well as it looks strange as i don tink its suppose to happen?

I just tried..... plug in a HDD to USB3 .... RAM never up much leh ........

 

[trichard]

I did a hardware factory reset last night. Perhaps I will try it again later tonight when I get back home.

IT show ending today . If you go today 1 to 1 new set it lemon ....
Else RMA = repaired unit .

 

[renfred89]

IT show ending today . If you go today 1 to 1 new set it lemon ....
Else RMA = repaired unit .

RMA is still brand new set. I saw my unit was opened from a brand new box..