Lowest price for this router as per Camel.
Supporting the latest Wi-Fi standard 802.11AX (Wi-Fi 6) and 80MHz bandwidth
Built for multi-device households
Increase capacity and efficiency
Commercial-grade security for your home network
CamelCamelCamel.
From Amazon?
yes. Just had a chat but they won't do a refund. Told me to return it and buy it again.
Will you?
@tienanbich: Mate you might have bigger problems at hand if you're jumping through all that just to get a tenna back.
If you complain enough they'll give you a credit
You're not persistent enough I guess :)
In a similar situation I messaged them and they DID refund me the difference!
Literally went through the same process. Maximum 1 per person so can't even buy another and return. This is OzB, you'd be crazy not to want to save that extra $10 /sigh
You should be happy!? You just saved $10! Your return will go into landfill, and the shipping company just tripled its carbon emissions. Your time is cheap, so we’ll disregard that. This is a win on so many levels
you must be new here
Very new. In fact, 100% renewable!
New, maybe. But not wrong (except maybe on the landfill bit?).
Trees love carbon dioxide. He's doing nature a favour, feeding trees.
This is very true. But it must be distressing to get the faint smell of their dead friends
@tharlow: Carbon dioxide is odourless. That's why people can die from co2 poisoning with out knowing they're in danger.
@tharlow: The air that we breathe was once dead people. Bodies decompose releasing co2 and you breathe it in and it becomes part of your body. Cycle of life.
@mckayver: Living human beings produce much more carbon dioxide than dead ones. 400 ppm in, 50000 ppm out. If people are serious are "saving the planet" and believe carbon dioxide is evil, please stop respiring. 7.9 billion people produce a lot of carbon dioxide and require a lot of enegery. The long time viable population is about 1 billion. Instead of coercing people into breeding, governments should be celebrating low birth rates.
@RefusdClassification: If you are right (unlikely) then there will be a shortage of everything and people will get very angry. Then they will start fighting and killing each other until there isn't a shortage any more. The question is, will the survivors be your people or someone else's? We are living things too. We have a right to breed. Put on some trousers and get ready to fight rather than giving up and dying out. Fortunately, malthusianism has been proven wrong ever since Malthus so it may not even be necessary. Wimps could well survive and pass on their defective genes and memes for many years to come.
Actually many plants grow worst when there are higher levels of CO2. This fossil fuel lobby lie was busted years ago.
@whats up skip: Wrong and I'll explain why. Plants have pores called stomata to absorb co2. Almost all water used for plant growth is lost to the atmosphere by transpiration through stomatal pores on the leaf epidermis. The More co2 in the atmosphere the less stomata pores are needed and in turn the plants retain dramatically more water.
More co2 = plants needing less water. That's why 1982 and 2020, global plant photosynthesis grew 12 percent. More food for humans and animals so co2 is good for the planet.
@mckayver: Sorry, but you are wrong. Many do, but it isn't a one size fits all. Reference to quality scientific source.
https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/dont-plants-do-better-enviro…
@whats up skip: Actually, it works spectacularly well in aquariums. Most of the MIT crowd are tofu-eating wokerati
$10. How much would you cry if it was a $100?
Good price. Thanks OP
What is the difference between this and this:
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/asus-ax180…
Thanks. This one from OP looks better.
That joke ran its course 10 years ago…
Thinking of selling my XR1000 and just getting something like this. Xr1000 feels very slow and don't use 99% of the features. This a good replacement
Merlin firmware compatible router and quad core. Great deal OP
Can i use this with Belong NBN Modem/Router / What's the advantage ?
Would this be good for VR?
For VR you should set a dedicated network that only has your VR set on 5hz band and the router is set as access point , everything else will stutter and if you have others using it as well at the same time it will suck.
This will do fine but you can get a cheaper one that will do the same job
Thanks for the info. Appreciate it! :)
Just get TP-Link AC1200 and that will do the job , if you don't do access point then a wifi6 is better
I mean it works fine on my Optus provided Wifi AC router with 2 other family memebers and like 20 IoT devices in the house.
Running on at 150mbit/s, works like a charm for me, at least.
Yes should be good. Make sure the router is only used for VR and have everything else on a separate router. I use a shitty ISP Netcomm router works fine. Make sure it's AC or AX, and preferably not TP-Link. Asus are recommended.
What's wrong with tp 🤣
I have Asus mesh and VR was ass
Got a cheap tp and set it up as ap and now it's smooth
Some of the quad-core TP- Link will work perfectly, but quite a few models can CPU throttle with wifi 6, such as the popular ax1500 or ax3000 people buy from Officeworks. You need to change them to AC to get it working. Just do your research before buying any router for VR, but in particular TP-Link are notorious from what I've read.
@bboarder: I think it's a mix of things, AMD cards are not as good as NVIDIA as well and will make a difference too.
@botchie: Nah you cant make that broad of a statement.
For some, like myself, AMD drivers can be hell.
And NVIDIA does give VR a leg up with DLSS options.
However in pure frames per dollar, AMD comes out on top.
If you're one of the lucky ones whos environment runs AMD cards smoothly, they're the wiser choice.
NVIDIA drivers are arguably more robust is all.
@MasterScythe: Idk man, I have 6800 xt and find it ass in VR .
Lots of reviews out there point to NVIDIA running a lot smoother with no lost frames .
It is what it is
Does it have usb port
1 x USB 3.0 port.
1 x USB 2.0 port.
Noice. Android tether with felix and they wont be able to block your service
My Netcomm modem/router I purchased a couple of years ago sucks for Range (purchased thru Aussie Broadband). If I purchase this, would it be compatible to plug into the existing Netcomm modem/router and provide better range?
Probably not, however with the Asus router (in this listing) you can utilise the AiMesh capabilities which is an optional extra. You will need to purchase the access points separately which will offer you better wifi range in your household.
https://www.asus.com/microsite/AiMesh/en/index.html
https://www.asus.com/au/networking-iot-servers/wifi-6/all-se…
I have a NetComm nf18acv and bought this modem to run in bridge mode just for the wifi range. The range is MUCH better on the Asus. Just run the ethernet cable from the modems ethernet port to the routers WAN port. Download the Asus router app, set up the connection and then login to your NetComm modem and change the connection type to Bridge.
Can anyone comment on its range, esp through structural walls in apartment buildings?
You mean for multiple different apartment units?
Or just within one unit? Unless the one apartment is 10 bedders and 3 storey i think any basic router is fine. Put the modem high, middle as possible.
One unit - over three levels and with concrete internal walls. Current router is in the middle level.
Depends on the size of the three level apartment. Does it have a private indoor pool in the middle?
I would go with a 3-pack mesh setup for your use case.
@bio: I have considered that but I'm not convinced that a mesh system will offer much of an improvement since:
(a) I can't set them up with ethernet backhaul (yes, I know tri-band is a solution to this problem); and
(b) the floor plan & location of power points mean that communication between the nodes will still have to go through walls and floors.
Anyway, bit the bullet on this one before the price went back up. It should be an upgrade to the basic router-modem supplied by my ISP in terms of features, if not also in range & stability.
@Love a bargain: I'd run PoE ubiquiti AP's in the stairwell if there's no power and I couldn't run through the floor, although I'd be amazed if there isn't some trunking between floors that you could cable through otherwise how did they run the services …
I guess as close as possible you can get the satellites to the stairs, whilst I personally don't like to rely on wireless backhaul, I think you'd get reasonable performance between them
@s3n: It's an apartment building, anything that's inside the walls and the floor slabs belongs to the body corporate. It's anyone's guess on how/ where the wiring actually runs. (Yes, plans must have existed at some point but it's not going to be readily available by any means. Even an electrician that was paid for, indirectly, by the body corporate had a hard time working out a particular circuit.)
Thank you for your suggestions but there is just no suitable spots by the stairs, with power access (that doesn't create a tripping hazard), and without obstacles (i.e. sort of a direct line of sight) between where the other nodes can possible be. Trust me, I have sat here and thought about it long and hard before putting that idea aside. Would have been easier if I lived in a house but unfortunately I don't.
It covers few walls well. It wokrs great.
I have an r7000p at the moment which is getting quite old. Range kind of sucks too but I'm only in an apartment. Would this be a decent upgrade? Some quick searches show range is not its strongpoint.
If you want range, just get a mesh setup. Single devices will never keep up.
This plus a aimesh node? I have an ethernet backhaul I can use that runs through the apartment.
I'd rather just get dedicated mesh pair devices.
I've had good luck lately with TP Link Deco.
I had a 7000p and upgraded to an rt-ax86u. They are fantastic and works so much better than the Netgear crap.
I'm thinking about the ax86u as a main device and the ax56u in this deal as an aimesh node via ethernet backhaul. I'd run merlin on the 86u mainly for Cake QOS. Hmmm maybe this is the way to go.
Has anyone got comments on this with FTTP ,can it do that ? .
All routers should be fine for FTTP.
Cue some random ISP that has some stupid differences.
FTTP fine but this router struggles for gigabit which you'd want if you had FTTP :)
I've had this for a couple of years. Love it. Full control over all devices. I can turn internet on or off for any device any time. Can schedule time for devices. The parental controls are really good.
I got this running on FTTP with 3 asus ax53u in ethernet backhaul AI Mesh. Works well
What speed FTTP? 250mbit or 500mbit?
I'm only on a 250mbps plan and it hits that easily. If you are on a 1gbps plan I've heard this tops out at 850-900 if that's important to you. 500 would also be no issues.
How does this work? And what do you need to set it up? I currently have one ax53u and will grab this too, but know very little about setting up a home network
Look up AI Mesh
Set this up as your main router and the ax53u as an aimesh node
Yep
Any recommendation for a router that can support a gigabit FTTP connection and has good range?
What is your price range?
400 max
I am also thinking about setting up a Mesh, using my ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 as the primary.
I am looking for a cheap asus router to use at the other end of my house. Do you think the RT-AX56U is a good option?
i honestly have no idea about routers but i know our one really seems to be ass. is it worth the upgrade from a tplink archer vr400 ? live in a sharehouse and we all use wifi, and also use all 4 ethernet ports. [there is a possibility its my laptop that is even more ass tbh]
probably better to just up your bandwidth. whats ur internet plan and company?
thats the thing- we just did! super loop 100/20 FTTP from 50/20 iinet FTTN. it was worse before but its not significantly better really, and pre plugging in the modem it was blisteringly fast straight from the nbn box
using a cat6a cable from the nbn wall box to router and everything
@belongsinforums: right? but the internet speed benching of my laptop gives "very slow", same for my phone on wifi only. housemates experiencing the same :/
@smexxxual feelings: Fwiw I'm on 100/20 and between my wife and i, we never have any real issues when streaming, but previously on a 50/20 plan we had bandwidth issues sometimes. This router is pretty cheap so it's worth considering.
For anyone wanting review - I got this end of last yearish when it was $149 with a meshed AX53U. The range is suprisingly fantastic, the UI is good, running with merlin firmware with ad blocker and few other nice little app things that come with merlin. running on FTTP (only at 100/20 so can't comment on the faster end of its potential ability, but it always hits max possible speed for me at both the router and mesh router, which is connected through 5ghz backhaul). 1000% recommend this router for this price.
Thanks mate. Is there any guide on easy to follow youtube video on setting up with AX53U?
noooooooo, bought it for $149 a few days ago T.T