RT-BE92U BE9700 Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router, Supports New 320MHz Bandwidth & 4096-QAM, MLO, AI WAN Detection, AiMesh Support, Subscription-Free Network Security & Comprehensive VPN Features

So far so good! I got this for my home network wanted something full-featured without the subscriptions. My previous device would stutter and take a while for the decent picture when watching youtube and netflix. I hooked this up behind my ISP firewall (currently doublenatting) and notice the speeds are great I can stream music, while wife on video conference call and I can run a speed test with my phone all at the same time with no interruptions! My last firewall would stutter when I launched a new application from another device on occasion. I like that I can check status from my phone. I just set this up a few minutes ago so still playing with the settings. I did have an issue not able to log into the device after I changed the Wifi Password, should not be related but affected my login. I had to power cycle the device and then it all came back. I am using the USB port by connecting it to a spare 4 tb Hard Drive where I keep my music and back up files. So far everything is working well. Wi-fi speeds are decent. Most of my gear runs wifi 6 and MIMO, backwards compatibility is not an issue.. I have not tested any of the filters. The wall mount a bit flimsy but it works but hard to hide the wires, Wish the USB port was at a different angle, so it does not push the bottom out when mounted on the wall.. I worked for 24 years with Cisco network devices and firewalls, this was easy to set up, has a help on each menu and a setup wizard. It then lets you go pretty granular into the settings. I think they did a nice job on this one. Asus is from Taiwan not mainland China so hopefully it does not leak data.

*UPDATED 5/12/22 & 5/30/22 - SEE BOTTOM* Good router, but useless to me! One star for a major compatibility oversight. If you are like me and own a trusty RT-AC1900P and are considering buying this GT-AC2900 to use them in AiMesh mode to expand your range, then this router is NOT for you. I just spent the last 5 days doing extensive testing to solve the mystery. TL;DR: The AC2900 in AiMesh router mode doesn't accept the AC1900P as a node, a critical flaw when it's advertised as compatible. But let me be clear - if you will *not* be using AiMesh *specifically* with an RT-AC1900P, then this router *is* a five-star choice. The details: I had one AC1900P already. I needed to use AiMesh to extend my signal out to a concrete block building about 100 feet away from my house. Any radio reception out there is scarce...again, concrete block. So I bought an additional AC1900P to try AiMesh, and I saw this one for just a few bucks more, so I bought both. I also borrowed a friend's AX58U for test purposes. Long story short, AiMesh is truly amazing. With both AC1900Ps meshed, I can get about half my original speed in the external building. Impressive IMO. If the AX58U is the router and the 1900P is the node, I actually get 95% of the original speed. Incredible, truly, but I don't want to spend AX58U money... When I tried the AC2900 as the AiMesh router with the AC1900P as the node...nothing. The AC2900 doesn't recognize my old AC1900P. I thought maybe it was a fluke, so I tried the new AC1900P. Same result. What is really odd though is that both AC1900Ps will find the AC2900 every time when using the AC2900 as a node. That's useless though, because you want the stronger router to act as the router and the weaker one to be the node. No matter what, the AX58U meshed with everything perfectly as both router and node. After 5 hours of trying, I gave up and called Asus tech support. I explained, and they said "no problem, I'll walk you through it." They reached the same dead end. So I said I'd reset all of them and start fresh. I made them hold my hand for every detail. They even tried hardwiring them together to make them mesh. No dice. After an hour and a half, they were out of answers. They claimed it was defective. So I requested a defective return via Amazon and they sent a new GT-AC2900 replacement. I opened it up today and started over again. Same exact results. Both AC1900Ps will accept both AC2900s as nodes, but the AC2900s in router mode refuse to accept either AC1900P as a node. Two identical units of each type give identical results. That's not a fluke. I know I sound crazy... Who tests 5 routers side-by-side? Well, I took photos for proof, but I had to return my friend's AX58U prior to the pictures. I definitely know how to use Asus AiMesh, considering I was shown every way possible via tech support. I'm no amateur with computers. It works perfectly every time, every way, except when the GT-AC2900 is the AiMesh router and an RT-AC1900P is the AiMesh node. I will be calling Asus back during business hours tomorrow and revealing this data to them. Hopefully this gets corrected, and hopefully this helps a fellow RT-AC1900P owner make an informed choice. *UPDATE 5/12/22* After finding more time to tackle this issue, I purchased an Asus ROG Strix GS-AX3000 router to perform this same task: using it as an AiMesh router to serve my AC-1900P node, a task that my friend's RT-AX3000 had no issues doing (which means my AC1900P is not the culprit here). To my complete disbelief, THE GS-AX3000 HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE! Another two hour phone call to tech support Tier 2 led to another "it must be defective" answer. Even Asus couldn't get them to mesh. 3 out of 3 ROG routers across two different models is no coincidence. Asus needs to promptly remove the "AiMesh Router" capability from their marketing material for all of these ROG routers before they get sued by someone for false advertising. Again, both ROG routers will work as AiMesh nodes, but NOT as AiMesh routers. No more ROG routers for me, AiMesh is a feature I cannot go without. I love Asus and can't stand the thought of buying another inferior brand, but this is too large of an oversight to pretend they didn't know about. I guess I'll be getting an RT-AX3000 and stop trusting Asus to competently advertise features. *Update 5/30/22* Because I refuse to give up on Asus, I bought a second identical GS-AX3000 because my local big box "W" store was practically throwing them away (<$60). Unlike the GT-AC2900, the GS-AX3000 *DOES* work as an AiMesh *ROUTER* to another AX3000. So this now confirms that Asus' claimed AiMesh compatibility has major holes and unfortunately it does seem random among models. Thankfully it's not random among individual units. The best advice I can give is YMMV when serving nodes of other model routers. This will be my final update unless something really weird or bad happens. I now have an optimal network setup, so no more experiments for me.

Was skeptical about purchasing this router... Setup was easy as the Asus app is very easy to use. On the routers initial firmware from the box...it is reluctant to disconnect you from the internet but, with latest firmware update...the router is steady and can easily handle multiple wired and wireless connections. I do have several streaming devices (10) including gaming and especially I am able to work from home without any disconnection issues from a server. Asus MLO feature was the initial culprit issue... it was included on the bandwidth and many of the devices just aren't ready for 6g or wifi7. If you are on the fence about this router...don't be. It is awesome and very customizable. You can disable MLO or disable wifi7 or disable 6g... and then use it when you want or when devices catch up to wifi7 or 6g. The latest firmware update included a check box to MLO under the Professional tab to allow the user to uncheck the option to include or dis-include the 6g band...user also has the option to separate the bands (smart connect). I hope that this review helps those wondering about this issue. It is the users fault as to why this router has bad reviews...the router is powerful and is awesome and is fully customizable as is all of ASUS products...not limited or generic. User has the choice as to what the routers capabilities are and what the router is being used for...goal of the user.

I bought this unit because I already have an Asus AIMESH setup using Arris modem, it was working great for Comcast 1g plan; however, I recently upgraded to their 1.3g and the Arris modem can only support up to 1g, I can configure Lan aggregation with both model and router, but it barely gets over 1g because the overhead associated with this set up. With Xfinity's recent promotion of their gateway and unlimited data bundle, I took the plunge and signed up for that, I basically get their XB8 gateway for free. So, my setup is to use Xfinity XB8 in bridge mode (disable their router), and use Asus BE92u+AX86u as a mesh combo unit. This combination works fine for me, I am getting the line speed at the router of 1.3-1.5g, and stability seems to be good for the week or so I have the new set up, the other important benefit is my network is 2.5g from router to switch to all the wired device, it is fast enough to cover all the basics. There is a bit of challenge when set up Xfinity XB8 as a bridge, it initially did not pass the DHCP IP address to the router, therefore you get no Internet from the router side, to solve this issue, I asked Grok AI, and it provided detailed solution (set clone MAC address from a working laptop connected to the XB8) which solved the problem. All in all, the unit BE92U is stable, I am using Merlin latest firmware, I am happy if my purchase.

Easy to setup, other than one issue where the online manual didn't have the updated menu item name. Small footprint, and a lot of features for the price. I saw that a fair number of people were reporting dropped connection issues. A possible cause for this is a known issue with Samsung and Apple mobile devices not working well with MLO (after a while they freak out and start dropping connections and otherwise make internet connections unrealiable). If you don't absolutely need MLO, try disabling it if you have it enabled. Update: A week later. During initial setup and for a few days later I did experience occasional router reboots. But, after a few days the system has stabilized and no further reboots....yet. Not sure what is causing the reboot, nothing definite showing up in the logs. Otherwise, I'm loving this router. It was so easy to setup different virtual networks, especially the one for VPN. Not sure if I could recommend this router for the inexperienced user, but if you have any experience setting up routers etc. I can give this a big thumbs up!

I did not take any photos of this (time was limited to take the home net down and stand up new). That being said, this was a breeze to set up! I literally took it out of the box, got the power supply and plugged it into the power strip. Connected my laptop to the port. Got the standard 192.168.1.x IP address and connected to the router 1.1 and started configuring the device. Basically the time from start to working network was minimal! The WiFi coverage was awesome and covered the entire house. The most distant point still had "good" coverage as far as the television was concerned. Speed was consistent and quite solid throughout the house. When compared to other "high speed" routers, this was a great price and much lower than some! I would say it's a better value than the last two routers combined. AND (if interested) the reason I moved to this router is that I had upgraded to a 2.5GB provider and wanted to take advantage of that that speed. So I now have 3 devices connected at 2.5gb. The app DOES work and does a great job. I guess you can configure it top to bottom using the app - I am just old school and prefer the web interface rather than the small screen on the phone. Overall, I would strongly recommend this unit if you are looking for a (so far) solid 2.5gb router.

I bought the ASUS RT-BE92U expecting a major upgrade for my fiber connection, but it is consistently worse than the BGW320-500 router provided by my ISP (AT&T). In real-world testing, this WiFi 7 beast delivers less than half the speed at the same distance as the ISP router. Where I used to get 600Mbps, I am now struggling to hit 200Mbps. Even more frustrating, I am the only 6GHz network in my area, so there is absolutely no overlap or congestion like you find on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, yet the performance is still abysmal. Even on this "clean" 6GHz lane, the speeds do not come close to the ISP router. Sitting right next to the unit with only one device connected, my ISP box hits 900Mbps while the ASUS caps out at 400Mbps at best. The hardware and software compatibility is equally disappointing. I updated the drivers on my laptop and used an iPhone 16 Pro Max with WiFi 7, yet neither device could reach the "crazy" speeds promised on the box. I even tried manually creating a dedicated network with 6GHz to isolate the signal, but I still ran into the same issues of getting half the speed of my old setup. Finally, the app layout is kind of "jank" and unpolished. It actually did not provide the same level of customizability as the ISP’s web GUI. I believe that if you wait a bit more this router will get better and be able to be good, but right now I would just wait or if you want to be an early adopter look for a more expensive one. You kind of get what you pay for. If you have high-speed fiber, stick with the "free" box for now. This is currently an expensive, buggy mess. TLDR Coverage: Awful Value for money: Okay * Ease of Use: Good Ease of Setup: Okay ** Customization Options: Okay ** Streaming capability: Okay ** * : Value for money is a little subjective here depending on if you get it on sale or not. You do get what you pay for, but at this point with the software issues you really don't. ** : If they can fix their software issues these can move up to good or amazing

I don't understand all the bad reviews. Install was fairly quick and easy to get it up and running. 10 minutes and that was with the firmware update. I bypassed my Starlink router which is only at wifi 5 and installed this Asus BE92U wifi 7 since our cell phones are wifi 7 and our tablets are 6e and TV are wifi 6. No more bottle necks in our wifi now and getting a constant 250 to 300 mbps even 80 feet away to the other end of the house. Monday when my Asus ROG STRIK GS-BE18000 gets here I'll make these 2 BE92Us my AiMesh nodes. I only have the one BE92U going now just so I can have wifi 6 and 7 till I get the GS-BE18000 installed as the main router tomorrowor the next day. These 2 BE92Us will serve as Aimesh nodes going to the 2 story barn/upstairs game room. Without these nodes in the system and only using the 1 RT-BE92U as a temporary main router by itself I'm still getting 90 maps out there. The RT-BE92U work exceptionally well. Starlink only supplies around 300 mbps speeds so now I'm getting it. With Starlink wifi router I was only able to get a range of 50 to 150 mbps speeds and it bottle necked all the time. No bottle necking now. Don't believe all these bad reviews like I've read. UPDATE: Got my Asus ROG STRIX GS-BE18000 router and placed the 2 Asus RT-BE92Us into the AiMesh node role as planned. The entire wifi 7 setup is working flawless! I'm using the nodes wireless and still getting full speed everywhere. Getting 90 plus mbps at my burn pit that's 540 feet from my main router! From my router to my burn pit there are only a few trees so that could be the reason, but still exceptional range. I still don't understand the negative reviews and can only think its do to improper setup and/or incomparable devices. I highly recommend this setup!!! UPDATE: 11-20-2025 The new Asus system is working flawlessly as designed. Even though I updated the firmware at time of initial install I received a notification that a software update was available for my main Router the Asus ROG STRIX GS-BE18000 which I did. Yesterday got a notification of a firmware update for both my AiMesh nodes the Asus RT-BE92Us and I updated them also. The coverage of my system has been amazing, stretching way past 500 feet covering my entire 5 acre front yard. Impressive, lso at handling all my various devices without delay. The entire network system has been working flawlessly streaming 4k on 4 smart TVs at once and gaming play on the Playstation 5 all at once. Nothing I could have ever attempted on the 2nd gen Starlink router. I have seen speeds of 400 mbps and 45 upload are common now when before with the Starlink Gen 2 router was doing good to see 100 mbps. I feel like we have moved into the 22nd century now!