ASUS presents RT-AC88U, gaming router without compromise

Routers are sometimes one of the devices to which it gives less importance in the home. While analyze and discuss the performance of PCs, laptops, smartphones and tablets is an activity in which even the average user is dedicated from time to time, perceive the differences in performance between existing devices that make up the home network infrastructure it is not always so straightforward.

Yet, in some usage scenarios, the traditional modem / router provided by default by the various providers shows its limits suggesting the choice of the most adapted products to support the major workload in a domestic scenario characterized by the proliferation of connected devices.

ASUS, aiming to meet the needs of those who is looking for such kind of products, today enriches the router offering, presenting RT-AC88U, an 802.11ac wireless router AC3100 class. A product that promises not only speed, stability and wide coverage, but that does not neglect gamers, providing appropriate technical solutions to improve the gaming experience, from game integrated accelerator.

The router is equipped with four transmitting antennas and four receiving antennas in 4x4 MIMO configuration, a feature that enables fast data transmissions to different groups of clients and better manage the capacity of the WiFi network, even when the groups are distributed in many local and on different floors of the house. Not negligible in a smart home environment, also, the presence of 8 LAN ports from 8 Gibabit, double envelope compared to the average, and the presence of the 802.3ad Link Aggregation technology that is used in the professional field and which is particularly useful, for example, for the management of NAS that need a lot of bandwidth: the technology allows you to combine two Gigabit Ethernet ports getting a single wired connection to 2 Gbit / s with two network cable between the router and device.

As mentioned, one of the main target audience of the new router is represented by gamers who will benefit from the integration of Broadcom NitroQAM (1024-QAM) technology which allows you to reach a maximum speed of the data in a combined dual-band of 3167 Mbit / s - 2167 Mbit / s in the 5 GHz band and 1000 Mbit / s in the 2.4 GHz. Features which will be appreciated in online gaming sessions, as well as in the streaming video in 4k and, more generally, in phase of large files sharing.

Specifically dedicated to gamers is the integration of a gaming accelerator with GPN technology (Gamers Private Network) WFast. ASUS RT-AC88U is the first router in the world to offer such a solution that provides access to a global private network, with measurable benefits in terms of ping and latency, via a free subscription. In GPN concrete reduces the ping of 30-60% average time, the average speed deviations of 70-90% and 70-90% incorrect hop. Keep in mind the fact that GPN supports all online multiplayer titles with specific optimizations for the most popular games; the accelerator, is also integrated in the interface of the router and does not take away system resources for the gaming platform.

The price of the new ASUS RT-AC88U amounts to 399 euro. Following the detailed specifications of the product.

Wi-Fi

Networking standards: IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, IPv4, IPv6.

Two simultaneous 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands

802.11ac (5GHz): up to 1734Mbit / s

1024QAM (5GHz): up to 2167Mbit / s

802.11n: up to 800Mbit / s

1024QAM (2.4GHz): up to 1000Mbit / s

Wi-Fi Features

MIMO:

2.4GHz 4 x 4

5GHz 4 x 4

Processor

Dual-core processor 1.4 GHz

Storage

128MB Flash / 512MB RAM

doors

1 x 10/100 / 1000Mbit / s WAN

8 x 10/100 / 1000Mbit / s Ethernet LAN

(1 user configurable as a second WAN port)

1 x USB 3.0

1 x USB 2.0

Features

Link Aggregation, Smart Connect, Traffic Analyzer, Adaptive QoS,

AiProtection, Parental Controls, Guest Network, VPN servers,

VPN client, Dual WAN, Roaming Assist

Additional features ASUS AiCloud personal cloud service, 3G / 4G data sharing

Weight

950 grams