Asus WiFi 7 and WiFi 6E routers

[xiaofan]

Is the be6500 on taobao for around 140-150 a good option right now? Will be using the 3gbps starhub plan.

If you really like Asus (eg: better FW features, long term support), then yes.

If not, then you may want to consider Starhub issued HB710 at S$192 (recommended, dual 10G ports, triband BE18000) or HB410 at S$120.

I have Asus TUF-BE6500 China version and TP-Link HB710 from Starhub, as well as TP-Link Archer BE805 (bought from an M1 user at S$300 earlier this year). All three wireless routers are decent.

For legacy devices, I still use the trusted Asus RT-AX86U.

 

[soreloser]

If you really like Asus (eg: better FW features, long term support), then yes.

If not, then you may want to consider Starhub issued HB710 at S$192 (recommended, dual 10G ports, triband BE18000) or HB410 at S$120.

I have Asus TUF-BE6500 China version and TP-Link HB710 from Starhub, as well as TP-Link Archer BE805 (bought from an M1 user at S$300 earlier this year). All three wireless routers are decent.

For legacy devices, I still use the trusted Asus RT-AX86U.

Yeah my hse got quite a few devices, will need better QOS features. I think I'll go ahead and get it, thanks for the help.

 

[happily1986]

Anybody encounter issues remotely accessing their router either via App or browser login these few days?

At first i thought it was Asus's hosting issue because i initially used the free DDNS host name using asuscomm.com - this one the uptime is really bad

so i switch to no-ip and it worked well for few days but now it is buggy. i can view the router and aimesh node in the app but nothing else.

 

[Wataru]

I bought this off Taobao for laughs
The amount of RAM on this thing is just plain sad

 

[gaolatjialat]

Is there any difference between the US, EU, CN version of BE88U compared to local SG? I understand that CN may have these differences. There's a good deal for an EU set, selling for S$263 but you have to deal with the reshipping process as the store doesn't ship internationally

Asus China version vs Local version
They are basically the same HW and same FW, just different country code. The country code can not be changed as it is outside of the FW area. The country code will decide the minor differences in the behaviours.

Major differene:
Local version has three years HW warranty. China version will have no local warranty.

Minor differences in terms of FW behaviours:
1) China version has Chinese/English Web UI
2) China version may have specific game accelerator (网易 UU 加速器), just ignore it.
3) China version may ping Baidu for web monitoring but you can change the behavior.
4) Some China version routers may have special Web UI skins like Asus TX-AX6000, which is a bit different from local version TUF-AX6000.
5) China version has wireless region defaul to China, but you can change to Asia region to be compliant to local regulation.
6) Some reports say that Asus Instant Guard VPN may not work with Asus China routers.

 

[xiaofan]

Is there any difference between the US, EU, CN version of BE88U compared to local SG? I understand that CN may have these differences. There's a good deal for an EU set, selling for S$263 but you have to deal with the reshipping process as the store doesn't ship internationally

US and EU version should have less differences from local SG version compared to China version.

The wireless region default will be different, so you may want to change the region to Asia.

Biggest difference is of course no local warranty.

 

[Ark Law]

Recontracted with VQ from 1Gb to 10Gb.

It's a quick 5 minute onsite VQ technician job. Take back old ONT, test fiber patch cable, and plugged it into the SFP (but not into my equipment).

Can confirm VQ's SFP+ plan is plug & play with own Asus BE-88U. Only thing I needed to do was to plug the SFP into router, and switch internet setup on the BE88U from RJ45 port to SFP. All settings on auto.

 

[xiaofan]

I bought this off Taobao for laughs
The amount of RAM on this thing is just plain sad

Thanks for the sharing. It is really not a good idea to equip any WiFi 7 router (even a lower end one like RT-BE57, dual band BE3600, no 6GHz) with 256MB RAM. Wired spec is okay with one 2.5G port and three x 1G ports. The minimum should be 512MB. On the other hand, maybe it is still okay as an AImesh node or AP.
https://www.asus.com.cn/networking-iot-servers/wifi-7/all-series/rt-be57/techspec/

Previous lowest end Asus China WiFi 7 router is TUF-BE3600 (dual band BE3600, no 6GHz band), it has a lower end CPU but at least it has 1GB RAM (single 2.5G port and quad 1G ports).
https://www.asus.com/networking-iot...us-gaming-routers/tuf-gaming-be3600/techspec/

Local version lowest end Asus WiFi 7 router is RT-BE58U (dual band BE3600, no 6GHz band). It has a lower end CPU but at least it has 1GB RAM (same single 2.5G port and quad 1G ports).
https://www.asus.com/sg/networking-iot-servers/wifi-7/all-series/rt-be58u/techspec/

 

[xiaofan]

Asus China has listed two new models (no 6GHz band as 6GHz band is not approved in China for WiFi use).

1) RT-BE57 Special version, 华硕天选游戏路由2, 初音未来版
https://www.asus.com.cn/networking-iot-servers/wifi-7/all-series/rt-be57/techspec/

I will consider this as a significant downgrade from TUF-AX6000 (the original version of 华硕天选游戏路由).

2) RT-BE82U, BE6500 (1GB RAM), Five 2.5G ports. This will be a nice upgrade for RT-AX82U with the same looks. But the current pricing is too high -- RT-BE86U and RT-BE88U are a better buy.
https://www.asus.com.cn/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be82u/techspec/

 

[xiaofan]

Asus China router current promotional pricing, from Asus China Mall.
https://store.asus.com.cn/store/goods/list?categoryId=40

For Asus China WiFi 7 routers, I will only recommend TUF-BE3600, TUF-BE6500, RT-BE86U and RT-BE88U.

Low end
1) RT-BE57 Special version 天选游戏路由2 初音未来WiFi7路由器 -- RMB 499 (not worth buying unless you really like 初音未来)
2) TUF-BE3600 TUF小旋风电竞路由器 WiFi 7 (BE3600, one 2.5G port and quad 1G ports) -- RMB 449, better than RT-BE57

Mid-end
3) TUF-BE6500 TUF小旋风Pro电竞路由器 WiFi7 (BE6500, quad 2.5G ports) -- RMB 749

High end
4) RT-BE82U (BE6500, five 2.5G ports) -- RMB 1449, not recommended
5) RT-BE86U (BE6800 , one 10G port, quad 2.5G ports) -- RMB 1649
6) RT-BE88U (BE7200, one 10G RJ45 port, one 10G SFP port, quad 2.5G ports, quad 1G ports) -- RMB 1949
7) ROG Strix GS7, ROG魔盒WiFi7电竞无线AI路由器 (BE7200, nine 2.5G ports) -- RMB 1849

ZenWiFi series 华硕灵耀魔方
1) ZenWiFi BD4 华硕灵耀魔方WiFi7 路由器, dual band BE3600 -- RMB 549 for one, RMB 1049 for two,
2) ZenWiFi BT8P 华硕灵耀魔方Pro WiFi7 路由器, triband WiFi7 BE9400 -- RMB 1849 for one, RMB 3759 for two.

 

[luv_boa]

Should I recontract to m1 6gbps and continue using my ax86u? I will sell away the be92u while I wait for better router prices?

 

[joeidle1]

Hi guys,

Would like to check if it would be recommended to use Asus BT92U in the DB box as the primary router, and 2 x BT10 as the secondary nodes. They will be linked up by AiMesh and will be wired backhaul,

What do you guys think?

 

[Wataru]

BTW, i noticed a lot of ASUS BT10 being sold on Carousell, where the 1st owner take 1 unit in a 2-pack and sells the other one

Please do not buy those units, this can cause complications for RMA as IIRC Avertek's policy is that both units in a 2-pack need to come back, even if only one unit is spoilt.

This is similar to gaming RAM kits, where even if only one stick is bad, both sticks need to go back to service center for RMA and exchange

 

[Wataru]

Thanks for the sharing. It is really not a good idea to equip any WiFi 7 router (even a lower end one like RT-BE57, dual band BE3600, no 6GHz) with 256MB RAM. Wired spec is okay with one 2.5G port and three x 1G ports. The minimum should be 512MB. On the other hand, maybe it is still okay as an AImesh node or AP.
https://www.asus.com.cn/networking-iot-servers/wifi-7/all-series/rt-be57/techspec/

Previous lowest end Asus China WiFi 7 router is TUF-BE3600 (dual band BE3600, no 6GHz band), it has a lower end CPU but at least it has 1GB RAM (single 2.5G port and quad 1G ports).
https://www.asus.com/networking-iot...us-gaming-routers/tuf-gaming-be3600/techspec/

Local version lowest end Asus WiFi 7 router is RT-BE58U (dual band BE3600, no 6GHz band). It has a lower end CPU but at least it has 1GB RAM (same single 2.5G port and quad 1G ports).
https://www.asus.com/sg/networking-iot-servers/wifi-7/all-series/rt-be58u/techspec/

Yes, my eventual plan is to have this guy as the AiMesh node at my kitchen area when i upgrade to 10Gbps plan with ASUS BT10 or BQ16 at the end of this year when my contract is up

 

[Wataru]

Recontracted with VQ from 1Gb to 10Gb.

It's a quick 5 minute onsite VQ technician job. Take back old ONT, test fiber patch cable, and plugged it into the SFP (but not into my equipment).

Can confirm VQ's SFP+ plan is plug & play with own Asus BE-88U. Only thing I needed to do was to plug the SFP into router, and switch internet setup on the BE88U from RJ45 port to SFP. All settings on auto.

Just remember to set the WAN from "Auto-Detect" to "SFP+"

Sometimes the BE88U will act blur and not remember which is the WAN port after rebooting, leading to no internet connection. Best to just manually fix it as the SFP+ port

 

[xiaofan]

Hi guys,

Would like to check if it would be recommended to use Asus BT92U in the DB box as the primary router, and 2 x BT10 as the secondary nodes. They will be linked up by AiMesh and will be wired backhaul,

What do you guys think?

Call me biased but I do not think it is a good idea to use the combination you mentioned. In paticular, I am against using RT-BE92U as the main router.

IMHO it is pretty bad that Asus equips RT-BE92U and ZenWiFi BT10 with a lower end CPU. RT-BE92U has single 10G port and it is with less RAM (1GB) than ZenWiFi BT10 (2GB) as well.

Personally I do not like either RT-BE92U or ZenWiFi BT10 as the main router (they are fine as mesh nodes). But at least ZenWiFi BT10 is better with dual 10G ports and 2GB RAM. So I tend to think it is okay to use a two nodes ZenWiFi BT10 AImesh.

Again, this is just my personal opinion, apparently there are quite some people who like RT-BE92U as it is lowest cost WiFi 7 router from Asus with one 10G port and 6GHz band. It is also one of the free router options for M1 6Gbps plan (the other choice is TP-Link Archer BE805, which has much better HW/Wirelss spec).

 

[Wataru]

Hi guys,

Would like to check if it would be recommended to use Asus BT92U in the DB box as the primary router, and 2 x BT10 as the secondary nodes. They will be linked up by AiMesh and will be wired backhaul,

What do you guys think?

BE92 is actually a downgrade from BT10.

Better config is to have 1x BT10 as main, 1x BT10 as Secondary 1 and some cheaper-spec ASUS router like BE58 for Secondary 2 in a place where absolutely having fast Wifi isnt a priority (like the kitchen for example)

 

[joeidle1]

BE92 is actually a downgrade from BT10.

Better config is to have 1x BT10 as main, 1x BT10 as Secondary 1 and some cheaper-spec ASUS router like BE58 for Secondary 2 in a place where absolutely having fast Wifi isnt a priority (like the kitchen for example)

I need 3 routers. The one in the db box needs to have at least 2 other 2.5 lan port for wired backhaul.

Any other Asus option besides BE92? Can’t use another BT10 cause it does not have enough lan port. Lol

 

[Wataru]

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I need 3 routers. The one in the db box needs to have at least 2 other 2.5 lan port for wired backhaul.

Any other Asus option besides BE92? Can’t use another BT10 cause it does not have enough lan port. Lol

Honestly, just get a seperate network switch that goes to all the other LAN ports in your place and have 1 cable from it go to router.

In my setup below, my AX86U only has its 2.5G port LAN connected (the other 4P 1G LAN ports on it are unused) to my Hasivo 8P 10G managed POE network switch below , which is then connected to everything else in my place.

My idea is to wait until my 1G contract is up end 2025, then replace the AX86U with BT10 + 10G plan. I just unplug that one cable from the AX86U and then plug to the 10G LAN port on the BT10 main unit

You dont need something as fancy as mine unless you really got so many devices to manage, TPLINK SX105 unmanaged 5P 10G RJ45 can be found for less than SGD 300 from local online places (which means local waranty) and that connected to BT10 gives you 4x 10G RJ45 ports (1 uplink, 4 downstream) which can also do 1G, 2.5G and 5G

Seems like a lot of extra money to spend, but network switches usually can last for many years, so might as well buy it now and enjoy it thru multiple 10Gbps contract renewals

 

[joeidle1]

Hi,

My ONT is in my DB box, hence i would definitely need a router inside the DB box. My 2 x BT10 is in other rooms and would need the wired backhaul from my DB box.

Hence i thought of just getting a decent Asus router that has 3-4 x 2.5g lan ports instead of getting 1 router + 1 switch, which would essentially cost the same of getting a better router with 3-4 x 2.5g lan ports.

Hope this clarifies!