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ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router

RT-AX59U | ASUS
$199
In stock
Buy now, pay later!
On sale! (normally $309) The ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router supports free network security with AiProtection Pro, Safe Browsing, Instant Guard and VPN features, Parental controls, Easy setup, Wall mount.

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Features


RT-AX59U

AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) AiMesh Router supporting free network security with AiProtection Pro, Safe Browsing, Instant Guard and VPN features, Parental controls, Easy setup, Wall mount.

  • WiFi for Smart Homes – Ultrafast WiFi 6 router delivering up to 4,200 Mbps speed, with a powerful quad-core CPU for better efficiency to handle more devices
  • Aesthetic and Functional Design – An innovative foot stand for both desktops and wall mount, and the ultra-minimalist design can fit into your home or business environments.
  • One-Tap Safe Browsing – Block undesirable content with ASUS Safe Browsing, and protect your kids online by filtering explicit content from search results.
  • Commercial-Grade Security Anywhere – Protect your home network with AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro™. And when away from home, ASUS Instant Guard gives you a one-click sharable secure VPN.
  • Easy Extendable Network – Enjoy seamless roaming with rich, advanced features by adding any AiMesh-compatible router.

ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router Feature 1

Mastering Your Smart Home

Experience fast and reliable WiFi all around your smart home with the RT-AX59U WiFi 6 router. It is fully backward compatible with previous WiFi standards and devices, so you can stay connected worry-free for all your internet activities.

ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router Feature 2

Designed to Fit Your Style

Whether it’s a home or a café, on a desk or on a wall, all can enjoy the ultra-minimalist design of the RT-AX59U as it optimally blends with a wide variety of home interiors and business environments. The innovative foot stand can also serve as a wall-mount bracket for hassle-free installation.

ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router Feature 3

Powerful WiFi 6 Performance

Enjoy unrivalled wireless performance across your smart home with the RT-AX59U dual band router. The powerful quad-core CPU and the WiFi 6 technology give it up to 4X more capacity for more devices. With support for 160 MHz channel bandwidth (160 MHz bandwidth may be unavailable in the 5 GHz band in some regions/countries, due to regulatory restrictions. And to benefit from WiFi 6 router features, compatible WiFi 6 devices are required.), it delivers 3X (The data compares speed of 3x3 11ax on 5 GHz 160 MHz bandwidth with 1024QAM modulation to speed of 3x3 11ac on 5 GHz 80 MHz with 256QAM modulation.) faster speeds and more reliable connectivity for all your high-bandwidth activities. The improved data transmission efficiency also reduces power consumption by up to 7X for better battery life of your devices (It requires 802.11ax-compatible devices to enjoy the benefits brought by 802.11ax WiFi standard.)

  • 160MHz Channel Bandwidth and 3X WiFi Speed - Connect Faster & Stronger
  • 4X Higher Capacity - Support More Devices
  • 7X Longer Battery Life - Save Devices Power.

Unleash WiFi 6 Top Speeds

With support for 160 MHz channel bandwidth (160 MHz channel bandwidth may be unavailable in the 5 GHz band in some regions/countries, due to regulatory restrictions. And to benefit from WiFi 6 router features, compatible WiFi 6 devices are required.), the RT-AX59U delivers faster, more reliable and greater network performance for your smart home. The increased throughput and better efficiency lets you enjoy smoother streaming and gaming experiences with low latency.

Easy Setup and Management

The RT-AX59U takes the pain out of managing your home network. It's easy to set up and keep an eye on what's happening, via the intuitive ASUS Router mobile app or the powerful web interface. There’s even more for you to explore, including complete VPN settings, parental control features, visualized connection diagnostics and much more.

ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router Feature 4

Easily Extend Your WiFi Network

With ASUS AiMesh technology, it’s easy to combine multiple AiMesh-compatible ASUS routers to create a whole-home WiFi network with centralized control. You can even use a single SSID for your entire home or office network, with seamless coverage and dead zone elimination!

Subscription-Free Network Security

Complete Home WiFi Security

The ASUS RT-AX59U features AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro™, with automatically updated protection from internet threats for all your connected devices and personal data.

  • AiProtection Pro
  • WPA3 Security Protocol

One-Tap Safe Browsing

Tired of intrusive ads or inappropriate content on the internet? ASUS Safe Browsing (By using Safe Browsing, you acknowledge and agree that the standard for blocked and filtered content is established by a third-party DNS provider.) helps block undesirable content in one tap – no extra apps required! You can simply assign a security filter to your devices and block malicious content, advertisements or even explicit content from search engine results to protect your kids online.

  • Malicious Websites
  • Inappropriate Content
  • Advertisement

Free Parental Controls

Gain insight into your kids’ online activity and customize settings for different age groups with the RT-AX59U’s robust parental controls – with no subscription fee. You can also flexibly schedule internet access with one click, or grant extra online time for your kids to reward their good behaviour.

Make Free WiFi Secure Anywhere

When you are away from home, the ASUS Instant Guard mobile app gives you one-click secure internet access via your router (The router must have a public WAN IP address.), thanks to its encrypted VPN tunnelling technology. It can even let you easily share this private network connection with your family and friends through a URL link.

VPN Your Way

ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router Feature 5

VPN for Home

Enjoy secure VPN connections to your favourite streaming services or games with the RT-AX59U. Through both the ASUS Router app and the web interface, you can easily manage your VPN connections, including OpenVPN and WireGuard, to meet more of your VPN scenarios. You can also run both a VPN and an ordinary internet connection simultaneously with VPN Fusion, without interfering with the browsing experience of other users.

*VPN service coverage, speeds and quality may vary by regions/countries, internet service providers or VPN service providers.

ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router Feature 6

VPN for Work

For remote workers, the built-in VPN features of the ASUS RT-AX59U provide quick and encrypted connections to corporate networks, without needing to install VPN software on each device.

ASUS RT-AX59U AX4200 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router Feature 7

Versatile Connectivity

In addition to gigabit WAN and LAN ports, the RT-AX59U also comes with two USB ports (An external hard drive may need an external power adapter to work with these USB features.) for home media servers, easier file sharing, printer sharing and NAS storage. As a bonus, the RT-AX59U can provide backup network access when your internet services are inaccessible. You can set the USB port as a backup WAN by connecting it to a 4G/5G USB modem, or use your Android phone as a mobile hotspot.

  • 3G/4G/5G LTE WAN Backup
  • Media Server
  • File Sharing
  • Printer Sharing

Specifications


Model Number RT-AX59U
Network Standard IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
WiFi 4 (802.11n)
WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
IPv4
IPv6
Product Segment AX4200 ultimate AX performance: 574 + 3603 Mbps
WiFi Data Rate 802.11a : up to 54 Mbps
802.11b : up to 11 Mbps
802.11g : up to 54 Mbps
WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 450 Mbps
WiFi 4 (802.11n) (256QAM) : up to 600 Mbps
WiFi 5 (802.11ac) : up to 2600 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (2.4GHz) : up to 574 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz) : up to 3603 Mbps
Antenna Internal antenna x 5
Transmit/Receive MIMO technology
2.4 GHz 2 x 2
5 GHz 3 x 3
Processor 2.0 GHz quad-core 64bit processor
Memory 128 MB Flash
512 MB RAM
Boosts Speed OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access)
Beamforming: standard-based and universal
1024-QAM high data rate
20 / 40 / 80 / 160 MHz bandwidth
Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Operating Mode Router (AiMesh router), AiMesh node, Access point, Repeater, Media bridge
I/O Ports RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 1, USB 2.0 x 1
Button WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch
LED Indicator Power & Status Combo LED x 1
Power Supply AC Input : 110 V ~ 240 V (50 ~ 60 Hz)
DC Output : 12 V with max. 2.5 A current
Package Content RT-AX59U Router
RJ-45 cable
Power adapter
Warranty card
Quick start guide
Product Weight 476 g
Product Dimensions 131 x 37.5 x 200 mm (W x D x H)
Remark Content and colour may vary in different regions and packages.
AiMesh Primary AiMesh Router
AiMesh Node
Parental Control "Allow you to block access to unwanted websites and apps."
Safe Browsing
Customized Internet Schedule
Maximum Parental Control Profile : 64
Maximum Parental Control Content Cilter Rule : 64
Guest Network "The Guest Network provides Internet connection for guests but restricts access to your local network."
Maximum Guest Network Rule : 2.4 GHz x 3, 5 GHz x 3
Guest Network Connection Time Limit
Guest Network Encryption : Open system, WPA / WPA2 / WPA3-Personal, WPS
Security AiProtection
WPA3-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise , WPA2-Enterprise , WPS support
WPS
Let's Encrypt
DNS-over-TLS
SSH
Security Scan
Firewall
Maximum Firewall Keyword Filter : 64
Maximum Firewall Network Service Filter : 32
Maximum Firewall URL Filter : 64
AiProtection Router Security Assessment
Malicious Site Blocking
Two-Way IPS
Infected Device Prevention and Blocking
VPN Instant Guard
VPN Client L2TP
VPN Client Open VPN
VPN Client PPTP
VPN Client WireGuard
VPN Server IPSec
VPN Server Open VPN
VPN Server PPTP
VPN Server WireGuard
VPN Fusion
Traffic Control Adaptive QoS
Bandwidth Monitor
Bandwidth Limiter
Maximum Bandwidth Limiter Rule : 32
Traditional QoS
Maximum Traditional QoS Rule : 32
Traffic Monitor
Real-time Traffic Monitor
Wired Traffic Monitor
Wireless Traffic Monitor
Traffic Analyzer
Traffic Analysis Period : Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Website History
WAN Internet connection Type : PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP
Dual WAN
3G / 4G LTE dongle
Port Forwarding
Maximum Port Forwarding Rule : 64
Port Triggering
Maximum Port Triggering Rule : 32
DMZ
DDNS
NAT Passthrough : PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, IPSec Pass-Through, RTSP Pass-Through, H.323 Pass-Through, SIP Passthrough, PPPoE relay
LAN DHCP Server
IGMP Snooping
IPTV
LAN Link Aggregation
Manually Assign IP Address
Maximum Manually Assign IP Address Rule : 64
Wake on LAN (WOL)
Wireless MU-MIMO
UTF-8 SSID
WiFi MAC Address Filter
Maximum MAC Filters : 64
Wireless Scheduler
Airtime Fairness
RADIUS Client
Universal Beamforming
Explicit Beamforming
USB Application File System : HFS+, NTFS, vFAT, ext2, ext3, ext4
Safely Remove Disk
AiCloud
Download Master
AiDisk
Media Server
Samba Server
FTP Server
Shared Folder Privileges
Administration Configuration Backup and Restore
Diagnosis tools
Feedback System
System Log
New Device Connect Notification
Login Captcha
Connection Diagnosis
Auto Firmware Update
Backed by a 3 year ASUS warranty.

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