Best Residential Router! Reviews ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router

I bought this ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router primarily to provide a more stable and stronger wireless signal throughout my house. This device delivers a much stronger signal, and I don't even have the power setting cranked to maximum. I had two previous wireless routers at my current house, and I was frequently having wireless stability issues. I have owned a lot of routers over the years.

After getting the ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router configured (very easy) I was up and running in a matter of a couple clicks. The software interface was excellent, but where this router really shines was the range and speed at which it operates. I have purchased more expensive routers that were not able to perform to the level as the RT-N66U. Good Job Asus! Aesthetically, this router just looks sweet. Nice textured black surface.

• 3 x Detachable antenna for 2.4GHz/5GHz with peak gain 3dBi/ 5dBi
• IPv6 support; VPN Server Support
• 802.11n: up to 450Mbps ; 802.11a/g: up to 54Mbps; 802.11b: up to 11Mbps
• Supports Ethernet and 802.3 with max. bit rate 10/100/1000 Mbps
• 4 x LAN ports for 10/100/1000 BaseT
• 2 x USB2.0 support got Printer sharing or HDD sharing

A row of blue indicator LEDs emit a nice glow, but are not annoyingly bright. Along the back, from left to right, you have the first of three antenna ports for the three included omni-directional antennas; next is the power connector and power button; next to these are two USB ports (more on USB connectivity later); next is the reset button followed by the single WAN port; next comes antenna connector number two, followed by 4 gigabit LAN ports; finally, to the far right, you have WPS button and the last of three antenna connectors.

The ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router GUI is surprisingly feature-rich, yet simple. I really have not tried any of the other features on this router other than simply connecting multiple devices via wireless - which is all I really wanted. It's powered by a Broadcom 470 @ 600MHz, along with 256MB of DDR2 RAM, and 32MB of flash memory which is (easily) expandable using the internal Micro SD slot. Plenty of flexibility here for custom firmware and optware (more on this below). Fair warning, this router has a tendency to run a little on the hot side. Dual-band functionality is very nice.

A quick word on USB connectivity: as expected, you can use the two included USB ports for printer sharing and network connected storage. Once inside, there's a standard microSD slot, in which I placed a 4GB card to accomodate a few optware packages. Very nice feature, though I do wish it didn't require disassembly/voiding the warranty.

I consider myself a power user, and definitely appreciate all of the features that ASUS has packaged in this ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router. But that doesn't mean you have to be a power user to enjoy the benefits of this router. Very impressive.