ASUS ZenWiFi Pro XT12 AX11000 (2 Pack) Tri-Band WiFi 6 Mesh, Covers Up to 6000 Sqr Feet, Supporting Lifetime Free Internet Security, Parental Control Functions, Dual 2.5G Ethernet Ports

I need to justify why I say these could be the best Asus routers. They are not the fastest, they don't have all the latest tech - but they look stylish and they are fast! I have tested almost every Asus router from the last few years. I have an odd layout to my house, which previously required 6 different routers (combination of XT8's and AX86U). I was using the 3rd 5Ghz band of the XT8's in wireless mesh mode, and connect via cable to the AX86U. I sold those other routers and replaced them with 3 XT12's. Initially 2 were connected through ethernet, but eventually I connected the remaining one with ethernet. The speeds were fast when using wireless AIMesh - but even faster wired. I have a 2gb connection, and I get download speeds of up to 1.2gb on my iPhone a few meters away from the router. I should add that I had to wire these in as I live in an area that constantly gets affected by DFS, meaning the 3rd WiFi band (5ghz-2) would disconnect. But since wiring them, the speeds are amazing. I use this in full triband mode and this gives me great coverage - when I am indoors, the 5ghz-1 band is used (as it has lower power output), but when I am further away from the router, that's when the more powerful output of the 5ghz-2 band is useful. I recommend this device for both wired and wireless mesh setups. There is a very similar ET12 available, where the 3rd band uses 6Ghz. I would only recommend this if you are going to have a fully wired mesh system, eg 2 or more ET12's connected via ethernet. And only then if you really need to use 6E - very few devices support it. But, as the range of 6Ghz is worse than 5Ghz - you will get better performance from a fully wired XT12 than the ET12, due to having the 2nd band in the 5Ghz available, which has higher transmit power. If you are going to be sitting next to the ET12 - then you may appreciate the slightly faster speeds. But as mentioned, I get speeds of 1.2gb on my phone - I am unsure that you will get much faster than this. Of course, these routers don't live in isolation - Asus has other routers in the ROG range that have similar features, eg the AX-11000 pro, the 16000pro - however, these are all massive routers. I did not notice much of a speed difference between these though. Obviously the 16000 pro is the best - but for just a bit more money you could get 2 XT12's - that's hard to beat. Finally, I don't want to knock the XT8's - those are great routers, just not as fast as the XT12's. I also had an XT9 in my setup, however I don't think the price difference is worth it for the XT9.

Preface :: I am a technical person who has worked in the IT industry for around 15 years This mesh system was bought to replace my existing 2 node mesh system, the CT8 models. It was a breeze. Literal plug and play. Powered off both my CT8 nodes, brought them down beside my fibre modem where I was setting up these new ones incase I needed the auld ones. Plugged in my primary XT12 to power and the fibre modem, and the ASUS app near enough immediately picked up the new system, and hand-held the setup nicely. Applied my existing settings, so reused the WiFi names, passcodes, DHCP scope, line details, and security settings with no conflicts in the Asus setup. Almost immediately my devices started connecting to it across the house. Paired the second node via ethernet cable, then disconnected the cable once set so I could put it in situ in my office. Think the only devices that had any form of issue connecting was my Windows 11 pc that connects to the 2nd node via ethernet cable. To resolve that, all I needed to do was disconnect the cable between PC and Mesh node, forget the network in Windows, reboot pc, reconnect cable to node, and done. The mesh system has been running consistently with no bottlenecks, issues, hangs, or crashes since I installed it in April. That includes upgrading the fibre connection to 900Mbps as well, which the Mesh handles no problems. Shown in the screenshot of this review is the speed test ran from the Asus app while writing this review, running 950mbps down and 104mbps up. Great wee handy feature built in to the app.

I had a AiMesh combo GT-AX11000 + RT-AX92U which was very unstable (wireless backhaul constantly dropping to 2.4GHz band). After much hesitation I decided to give Asus AiMesh another chance with a system dedicated for it, and this XT12 seemed to fit the bill. So far I'm very happy with it. The AiMesh has been stable for weeks, the range with 2 units is amazing. One issue I had when setting up: I originally left Smart Connect on to have only 1 SSID for 2 bands (the other 5GHz being dedicated for backhaul), and with that setup, AiMesh was very unstable, with the satellite unit loosing connection (fast blinking green LED, not sure what that means). As soon as I removed Smart Connect, everything was good. As it's my preferred setup, I'm not too bothered, but still, that costs 1 star... It may be down to firmware as this product is fairly new. In term of speeds, nothing to complain about. It's handling well the BT FullFibre 900, and Wifi speeds are satisfactory. Bonus: Merlin firmware is supported on this device, and has been working like a charm (gives a much more reactive UI as well...)

After a lot of research, and coming from almost twenty years of poor performance routers, repeaters, etc, including from reputable brands like Netgear, Dlink, TpLink, finally decided to fill my house with four of these all wired. I can predict at least a decade of pure performance and reliability. Important: contrary to market trends, you DO NOT need an account, they DO NOT collect your data, and you DO NOT require a subscription for anything. Web interface very comprehensive. Mobile app is simple but effective

Nie polecam. Bardzo ograniczone funkcjonalności względem routera z OpenWRT. Pogodziłem się z brakiem USB, ale brak podstawowych funkcji ustawienia sieci skreśla ten router. Główne powody 1) Ograniczone możliwości konfiguracji sieci VLAN - brak możliwości przypisania VLAN do sieci podstawowej. 2) Brak możliwości przypisania adresów IP dla innych podsieci (gościnnych) 3) Brak wydania Merlin wspierającego VLAN 4) Brak możliwości ustawienia firewall w zakresie dostępu do sieci gościnnych i pomiędzy nimi.

I bought this by mistake and i compare it with linksys Hydra pro 6e and i shocked, because linksys is AXE 6600 and asus is AX11000. And both give me almost same result. Sorry Asus i am very disappointed.

Dopo notti insonni a guardare recensioni in giro per il web, con test di performance vari, ho optato per una coppia di XT12. Ogni device puo' essere configurato sia come Router sia come Nodo. La copertura e' veramente ampia, installato router al 3 piano, al 1 piano il segnale e' ancora buono. Si vede che ha 10 antenne. Il segnale ovviamente e' un po' disperso ma cmq a distanza di 2 piani mi arrivano tra i 300 e i 400 Mbps, su un segnale iniziale di 900Mbps. Una volta ripartiti correttamente per casa in centro al 3 piano e in centro al 1 piano, tutta la casa risulta coperta. Stabilita' massima, molto meglio che il range extender che avevo prima o anche connettendosi direttamente al router del gestore internet. Supporta VLAN (!!!) quindi possibile creare reti dedicate se si ha IoT o impianti di videosorveglianza. Supporta interfaccia via app per gestire con molta semplicita', e via web veramente avanzata per chi vuole configurare nel dettaglio impostazioni granulari. Se ti arrivano ospiti a casa gli crei una guest network senza dargli la tua "vera" password del wifi con scadenza a tempo... In tutta onesta' non capisco le recensioni negative. Prodotto non eccellente, ma STRATOSFERICO! 5 stelle piene e meritatissime.

Is to setup and tje old Asus router is working as a mesh router.