ASUS RT-AX88U
ASUS RT-AX88U (AX6000)
Availability: now
Manuf (OEM/ODM): Arcadyan
FCC approval date: 14 February 2018
(Est.) release date: 10 October 2018
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $350
Country of manuf.: China
S/N prefix: 90IG04F0-MN3G00
Series: AX6000
Type: wireless router
FCC ID: MSQ-RTAXHP00
IC ID: 3568A-RTAXHP00
PCB ID: 14630316940MAS
Power: 19 VDC, 2.37 A
Connector type: barrel
CPU1: Broadcom BCM49408 (1.8 GHz, 4 cores)
FLA1: 256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (Macronix MX30LF2G18AC-TI)
RAM1: 1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br /> (Nanya NT5CC256M16EP-DI × 2)
Expansion IFs: USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
USB ports: 2
JTAG: yes
Serial: yes
WI1 chip1: Broadcom BCM43684
WI1 802dot11 protocols: bgn+ax
WI1 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI1 antenna connector: U.FL, RP-SMA
WI2 chip1: Broadcom BCM43684
WI2 802dot11 protocols: an+ac+ax
WI2 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI2 antenna connector: U.FL, RP-SMA
ETH chip1: Broadcom BCM49408
Switch: Broadcom BCM53134S
LAN speed: 1GbE
LAN ports: 8
WAN speed: 1GbE
WAN ports: 1
abgn+ac+ax
Additional chips
2.4GHz WLAN LNA;Skyworks;SKY85216-11;SKY11, 85216, 2I000;4;
2.4GHz WLAN PAM;Skyworks;SKY85006-11;85006-11, 60068, 1715 MX;4;
5GHz WLAN HP FEM;Skyworks;SKY85743-21;85743, 62475, 1733 MX;4;
Stock bootloader: CFE
Stock FW OS: Linux
TPFirmware supported: AsusWRT-Merlin • (Wiki | List)
Flags: Wi-Fi 6, MU-MIMO, 1024QAM, VHT160, AiMesh, WTFast, TWT, LACP, Link Aggregation, AiProtection, DFS (master/slave)
Default SSID: ASUS_XX_2G (19 addl. devices)
, ASUS_XX_5G (18 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1304 additional devices
of which 167 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1324 additional devices
of which 198 are ASUS devices
802dot11 OUI: none specified
For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.
- • 1148 Mbps max. PHY rate for the 40MHz wide 2.4GHz channel,
- • 4804 Mbps max. PHY rate for the 160MHz wide 5GHz channel = AX6000 class
AX6000 Dual Band 802.11ax WiFi Router
- AX6000 Dual Band 802.11ax WiFi Router
- Supporting MU-MIMO and OFDMA technology,
- built-in WTFast game accelerator and Adaptive QoS,
- with AiProtection network security powered by Trend Micro
- Wi-Fi Certified : WFA91821 (as of 10/29/2019)
- FW: RT-AX88U_3004_384_7261 (A1.1)
- Web GUI: http://router.asus.com
The following models are mentioned as being identical in the DFS Test
- Report at the FCC: (Manuf: Arcadyan)
- ASUS RT-AX88U, RT-AX88A, RT-AX88P, RT-AX88R, RT-AX6000
"RT-AX88U REV 2.20" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.
- The CPU ID is not legible in the FCC photos.
Overview
- Next-Gen WiFi Standard - 802.11ax WiFi standard for better efficiency and throughput
- Ultrafast WiFi Speed - 6 Gbps WiFi speed to handle even the busiest network with ease
- Wider Usage and More Convenience - 4 antennas + 8 LAN ports to support more clients
- Commercial-grade Security - AiProtection, powered by Trend Micro, blocks internet
- security threats for all your connected smart devices
- Better Partner with Mesh System - Compatible with ASUS AiMesh WiFi system for
- seamless whole-home coverage
News
- ASUS RT-AX88U, Lyra Mesh Family (CES 2018) on SmallNetBuilder
- ASUS RT-AX88U (CES 2018) - First 802.11ax WiFi Router on EnGadget
- ASUS Presents The Edge of Beyond at IFA 2017 (ASUS RT-AX88U) on ASUS
- ASUS unveils the ultra-fast RT-AX88U 802.11ax Wi-Fi router on BetaNews
- IFA: ASUS toont extreem snelle 802.11ax-router on Hardware.info (image)
- ASUS Announces a Complete Lineup of 802.11ax Routers on AnandTech
- ASUS: ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, AiMesh AX6100 WiFi System, RT-AX88U
Reviews
- First peek at Wi-Fi 6: ASUS RT-AX88U & Netgear RAX80 on SNB
- ASUS RT-AX88U: The first Wi-Fi 6 router on Digital Citizen
- Asus RT-AX88U: Our first look at WiFi 6 on TweakTown
Forum threads
- ASUS RT-AC88U on SNB forums (ASUS GT-AX6000 ROG - RMerlin)
- ASUS RT-AX88U on WhirlPool forums (pete y testing's posts)
- ASUS RT-AX88U on wl500g.info forums (Omega's blog)
- ASUS RT-AX88U - 802.11ax router on DSLReports forums
- ASUS RT-AX88U on OpenITforum (PL)
See also
- ASUS RT-AX58U - AX3000 Dual Band 802.11ax WiFi Router
- ASUS RT-AX88U - AX6000 Dual Band 802.11ax WiFi Router
- ASUS RT-AX92U - AX6100 Dual Band 802.11ax WiFi Router
- ASUS RT-AX95U - AX11000 Tri Band 802.11ax WiFi Router
- ASUS GT-AX6000 - ROG Rapture AX6000 WiFi Router
- ASUS GT-AX11000 - ROG Rapture AX11000 WiFi Router
- ASUS GT-AC9600 - ROG Rapture Aura 10G Gaming Router
- ASUS GT-AC5300 - ROG Rapture Tri-Band Gaming Router
- ASUS Blue Cave - AC2600 Dual-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router
- ASUS Lyra - AC2200 Tri-Band Whole-Home Wi-Fi System
- ASUS Lyra Mini - AC1300 Dual-Band Whole-Home Wi-Fi System
- ASUS Lyra Trio - AC1750 Dual Band Mesh Wi-Fi System • CES 2018
- ASUS Lyra Voice - AC2200 Tri-Band Mesh Router with Smart Speaker