Asus has today launched the ASUS RT-AC66U – a 5th gen dual-band Wi-Fi router and the launch platform for the new ASUS AiCloud service. Its speed reaches 1.75Gbps, currently the fastest available, utilizing the Broadcom 802.11ac Wi-Fi controller and working in 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The 5GHz band supports up to 1.3Gbps, exceeding current Gigabit wired transmission and 3X faster than 802.11n. The RT-AC66U offers smooth lag-resistant multitasking and super-fast streaming, while ASUS AiRadar intelligently strengthens wireless connections via powerful amplification, offering future-proof optimized performance.
About the launch of the new RT AC66U Mr. Vinay Shetty – Country Head – Component Business, ASUS (India) said, “The RT-AC66U is till date the most successful high speed dual-band router and also the launch platform for Asus AiCloud service. Working in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz, it is one of the world’s first dual-band wireless routers to support the advanced 802.11ac wireless protocol, enabling 5GHz operation at up to 1.3Gbps. These new capabilities were possible by the inclusion of Broadcom’s powerful 5G WiFi chips. This high speed router has been designed for tech savvy users.”
ASUS AiCloud is a smart and easy mobile application that brings the ASUS cloud experience to iOS and Android. Access, stream, sync, and file sharing on the go from both public and private cloud storage services. AiCloud offers a unified app for iOS and Android devices that turns the RT-AC66U into a personal cloud server, with easy connectivity to Windows PC, Mac, Linux machines, and all USB storage. Each account can sync with other AiCloud clients and public cloud products directly. All content, files, and data can be accessed, synced, shared, and managed from almost any device – smartphones to desktops – wherever and whenever the user is online. The RT-AC66U is exceptionally easy to use with CD-free Quick Installation Setup (QIS) that lets the user plug-n-surf right out of the box and connect PCs, smartphones, tablets, and other wireless devices quickly. The refined interface tools, provides better control letting the monitor signal strength, setup parental settings, and other useful functions in a robust yet intuitive way. With the latest in networking technology, the RT-AC66U delivers exceptionally fast wired and wireless connectivity. ASUS builds this flagship router with the highest-grade components, offering the best quality to enable stable connectivity and convenient expandability. The router uses powerful detachable Wi-Fi antennas to further extend wireless range. The ASUS RT-AC66U combines the speed of 802.11ac wireless with a Reddot 2012 design award-winning look. It offers the fastest 5th generation Wi-Fi via 5GHz transmission, verified by SmallNetBuilder.com. Powered by 5th generation Wi-Fi (5G Wi-Fi), the new 802.11ac Broadcom chipset gives the RT-AC66U superfast Gigabit wireless speeds. Compared with current 802.11n, the RT-AC66U delivers up to 1.3Gbps at 5GHz, which is 3X faster than 802.11n!
ASUS AiRadar intelligently strengthens connections to wireless devices. With high-powered amplification and beam packaging, it provides optimized signals in any direction with better coverage to improve your data throughput. Delivering 2.4GHz and 5GHz concurrent bands at up to 450Mbps and 1.3Gbps, respectively, the RT-AC66U has a total speed of up to 1.75Gbps, and maintains complete stability. The user can perform tasks like web browsing and file downloading on the 2.4GHz band, while simultaneously allowing multiple devices to stream in HD or support online gaming and other demanding applications smoothly on the clearer 5GHz band. With the RT-AC66U, setup is very easy. The user just needs to power, connect the router and open a browser on a Wi-Fi-enabled device like a notebook or tablet. The user will then be taken to a setup page with a prompt to enter the ID/password from your internet provider, and that’s it! Smart auto-detection design makes it possible to go from first plugging in the RT-AC66U to setup completion in less than 30 seconds! Compared to the lengthy installs and hassles of other routers, this development from ASUS offers a true wonder of ease of use, and puts the most extreme networking speeds within the users reach quicker than ever before. With the ASUSWRT dashboard UI, user can setup, monitor, and control network applications all in one intuitive area. The whole-new dashboard interface enables managing all clients and settings via a single graphical interface, and provides 1-click updates. Download Master and DLNA server compatibility lets the user download and play multimedia files stored on router-attached USB storage on DLNA-enabled devices such as PC, pad, PS3, Xbox, and smart TV. Download Master can also download files while your PC is turned off, and allows you to manage and monitor download status remotely. Support for a massive data pipeline of up to 300,000 data sessions means the RT-AC66U has around 20 times the networking capacity of conventional routers for exceptionally smooth performance. The RT –AC66U being wall-mountable, fits nearly in any space in the home or office.
