ASUS RT-AX55 (AX1800) Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Router
Overview :
- Next-Gen WiFi Standard – Supporting the latest WiFi standard 802.11AX (WiFi 6) and 80MHz bandwidth for better capacity and efficiency.
- Ultra-fast WiFi Speed – RT-AX55 supports 80MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 1800Mbps — 574 Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1201 Mbps on the 5GHz band.
- Increase Capacity and Efficiency – Supporting not only MU-MIMO but also OFDMA technique to efficiently allocate channels, communicate with multiple devices simultaneously.
- Commercial-Grade Security Anywhere – Protect your home network with AiProtection Classic, powered by Trend Micro™. And when away from home, ASUS Instant Guard gives you a one-click secure VPN.
- Easy Extendable Network – Enjoy seamless roaming with rich, advanced features by adding any AiMesh-compatible router.
- NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology – NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology enables a 25% data rate while the older standard is limited to 256-QAM.
Get Your Home Ready for WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
The growing number of connected personal and IoT devices has led to an overall increase in network density that is pushing the limits of the current WiFi standard. The latest 802.11ax standard provides future-proof technologies, higher network efficiency, faster WiFi speeds, greater coverage and improved battery life for connected devices, providing a significantly better networking experience for users.
*It requires 802.11ax-compatible devices to enjoy the benefits brought by 802.11ax WiFi standard.
Next-Gen WiFi Speed
RT-AX55 is a 2×2 dual-band WiFi router that provides 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 1800Mbps — 574Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1201Mbps on the 5GHz band — RT-AX55 is 1.5X faster than 802.11ac 2×2 dual-band routers.
Built for Multi-device Households
With a revolutionary combination of OFDMA and MU-MIMO technology, 802.11ax technology provides up to 4X greater network capacity and efficiency in traffic-dense environments. Previous-generation 802.11ac WiFi can only handle one device at a time on each network channel, which is an inefficient use of available bandwidth. OFDMA support in the 802.11ax WiFi standard divides each channel into small sub-channels, allowing signals from multiple devices* to be bundled together and transmitted simultaneously, reducing latency for a smoother, more responsive WiFi experience.
Protection for your Home Network
RT-AX55 has lifetime free AiProtection Classic, powered by Trend Micro™ with automatic, regularly updated security signatures to protect your devices and personal data from internet threats.
Powerful Whole-home WiFi System.
The Way You Want.
In most cases, your RT-AX55 can deliver smooth, reliable WiFi to every part of your home. But WiFi coverage can be affected by many factors — room layout, construction materials, and even furnishings. ASUS AiMesh is an innovative new router feature that fixes these problems: it creates a whole-home WiFi network using multiple ASUS routers. AiMesh is powerful, flexible and you can use a mix of ASUS router models — protecting your investment! AiMesh gives you time-saving central control, and seamless roaming capability. AiMesh is WiFi you can rely on — for all your devices, all the time!
- Turn your ASUS routers into whole-home WiFi system with a simple firmware update
- Mix and match preferred models from selected ASUS routers
- Create a WiFi network with either a single SSID or multiple SSIDs
- All router features works across the entire WiFi system
Specification :
| Model Name | RT-AX55 |
| Network Standard | IEEE 802.11a |
| IEEE 802.11b | |
| IEEE 802.11g | |
| IEEE 802.11n | |
| IEEE 802.11ac | |
| IEEE 802.11ax | |
| IPv4 | |
| IPv6 | |
| Product Segment | AX1800 ultimate AX performance : 1201 Mbps 574 Mbps |
| AX technology | Yes |
| Data Rate | 802.11a : up to 54 Mbps |
| 802.11b : up to 11 Mbps | |
| 802.11g : up to 54 Mbps | |
| 802.11n : up to 300 Mbps | |
| 802.11ac : up to 867 Mbps | |
| 802.11ax (2.4GHz) : up to 574 Mbps | |
| 802.11ax (5GHz) : up to 1201 Mbps | |
| Antenna | External antenna x 4 |
| Transmit/Receive | 2.4 GHz 2 x 2 |
| 5 GHz 2 x 2 | |
| Processor | 1.5GHz quad-core processor |
| Memory | 128 MB Flash |
| 256 MB RAM | |
| Boosts speed | OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) |
| Beamforming: standard-based and universal | |
| 1024-QAM high data rate | |
| 20/40/80 MHz bandwidth | |
| Operating Frequency | 2.4G Hz / 5 GHz |
| Ports | RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 4 |
| Button | WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch |
| LED Indicator | Power x 1 |
| 2.4G x 1 | |
| 5G x 1 | |
| LAN x 1 | |
| WAN x 1 | |
| Power Supply | AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz) |
| DC Output : 12 V with max. 1 A current | |
| Package content | RT-AX55 |
| RJ45 x1 | |
| Adapter x1 | |
| QSG x1 | |
| Warranty Card x1 | |
| Product Weight (g) | 374g |
| AiMesh | AiMesh:Yes |
| Primary AiMesh router:Yes | |
| AiMesh node:Yes | |
| Router APP | ASUS Router APP:Yes |
| Game | Game Boost/acceleration:No |
| WTFast:No | |
| Alexa | Support Alexa skill:Yes |
| IFTTT | Support IFTTT:No |
| AiProtection | AiProtection:AiProtection Classic |
| Malicious site blocking:Yes | |
| Two-Way IPS:No | |
| Infected Device Prevention and Blocking;Yes | |
| Parental Control | Parental Control:Yes |
| Parental Control Customized Internet schedule:Yes | |
| Traffic Control | |
| Adaptive QoS:No | |
| Bandwidth limiter:Yes | |
| Traditional QoS:Yes | |
| Traffic Monitor:Yes | |
| Real-time traffic monitor:Yes | |
| Wired Traffic Monitor:Yes | |
| Wireless Traffic Monitor:Yes | |
| Website history:Yes | |
| Wireless | IPv6:Yes |
| MU-MIMO:Yes | |
| Wi-Fi Encryption:Open system, WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal | |
| UTF-8 SSID:Yes | |
| Guest Network:Yes | |
| WPS:Yes | |
| Wi-Fi MAC address filter:Yes | |
| Wireless scheduler:Yes | |
| Airtime fairness:Yes | |
| RADIUS Server:Yes | |
| Universal beamforming:Yes | |
| Explicit beamforming:Yes | |
| WAN | Internet connection Type:PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP |
| Dual WAN:Yes | |
| WAN Aggregation:No | |
| 3G/4G LTE dongle:No | |
| Port triggering:Yes | |
| DMZ:Yes | |
| DDNS:Yes | |
| Let’s Encrypt:Yes | |
| LAN | DHCP Server:Yes |
| IGMP snooping:Yes | |
| IPTV:Yes | |
| LAN Link Aggregation:No | |
| Manually assign IP address:Yes | |
| VPN | VPN Client L2PT:Yes |
| VPN Client OVPN:Yes | |
| VPN Client PPTP:Yes | |
| VPN Server IPSec:Yes | |
| VPN Server OVPN:Yes | |
| VPN Server PPTP:Yes | |
| VPN Fusion:No | |
| USB application | 3G/4G LTE dongle:No |
| HDD hibernation:No | |
| Safely Remove disk:No | |
| AiCloud:No | |
| Download master:No | |
| AiDisk:No | |
| Media Server:No | |
| Time Machine:No | |
| Samba Server:No | |
| FTP Server:No | |
| Shared Folder privileges:No | |
| Administration | Operating mode:Access Point, AiMesh Node, Media Bridge, Repeater, Router |
| Operating system:ASUSWRT | |
| Free OS upgrade:Yes | |
| Firewall:Yes | |
| Wake on LAN (WOL):Yes | |
| SSH:Yes | |
| Configuration backup and restore:Yes | |
| Diagnosis tools:Yes | |
| Feedback system:Yes | |
| System log:Yes |