ASUSROG Rapture WiFi 6 AX Gaming Router (GT-AX6000) Dual 2.5G WAN/LAN Ports, Quad-Core 2.0Ghz CPU, WAN Aggregation, AiMesh Compatible, Lifetime Internet Security, Instant Guard, Aura RGB

Let me start by saying this is a huge upgrade from the basic Wi-Fi router you get from Verizon. The build quality on this router is amazing and well-built. Signal strength I don't notice any huge change because I live in a small apartment but I'm pretty sure it is high as well as the coverage. The ease of setup was the same as another router with extra steps on the apps and this is where the extra features are amazing on this router. As a gamer, I do notice a big difference when downloading games and steaming, this was a huge upgrade and highly recommended product!

I have had this router for about six month and I am very happy with the purchase. Out of the box it only took a few minutes to go through the basic configuration using the ASUS mobile app. There are currently 30+ devices connected and I have not had any slowdowns with users streaming, gaming, and browsing the internet from multiple devices at the same time. The router is centrally located in a 3000sqft house and is strong enough to cover everywhere in and around my house where we regularly use devices. My only complaint so far is that when using the app or web-based interface, it can sometimes take a while to find the setting I am looking for. This would likely become easier if I were in there more frequently. If I had to buy another router, I would have no hesitation to buy the GT-AX6000 again.

Works great

I was thinking I needed to upgrade to a better internet package until I installed this router, but no, this router solved all our streaming issues.

Bought this after Dong recommended it in one of his blog posts for the 2.5gbit throughput from wan to lan since our 600mbit comcast plan is over provisioned at almost 1.5gbits down. I flashed the Merlin open source firmware onto it almost immediately since I prefer the security and power user features of open source projects like OpenWrt and DD-wrt. Then I almost returned it as the wifi connection to our android phones disconnected/reconnected every 10 seconds plus numerous other software bugs, glitches and inability to setup any advanced features via cli. Turned out the problem wasn't the hardware. It was Merlin. That open source project is a useless joke compared to OpenWrt. I realize that Merlin is constrained by the closed source nature of the newer AX chips, but still I could not figure out what it added beyond what you can actually do since the stock firmware is Linux based and the GUI lets you set up SSH CLI access to a vast and complete set of Linux networking and firewall executables of which the GUI (stock or Merlin) barely scrapes the surface. IMO the ssh -> Linux access, which I have not seen in any other consumer grade router allows these to be turned into PROsumer network devices including multi vlan (port and 801q) support, outbound and inter-subnet firewall configs, dual wan, wan and lan port aggregation plus many more features unavailable on the 'consumer' grade crap. Decided to de-install Merlin and it could not be any more stable now. So not only decided to keep it, but I'm adding an additional AX86S as an access point with a 2gbit wired backhaul. My network consists of about 40ish wifi IoT devices, many more non wifi IoT, some streaming cams plus a lot of streamed TV, plus multiple phones and laptops that require network segmentation (a buzzword that is alien in the home user market). But the ASUS can do it if you are willing to roll up your sleeves and wrestle with the CLI. Having a professional network and software engineering background doesn't hurt, but it's easy enough to hire a skilled IT/Linux programmer to assist in configuring the enterprise grade features not supported by the GUI. IMO this ~$300 'consumer/gamer' router can be transformed into $1-2K enterprise grade security gateway, and it is one of the only consumer brands where the stock firmware allows (not to mention it is also one of the few remaining CONsumer brands that does not spy on you via required cloud accounts and phone apps just to configure the router) CLI access. All in all, on the surface it seems like a fairly good, 3.5 star product, but the hidden value with full access to Linux CLI networking commands like vlanctl, brctl, ifconfig, ip, iptables, ebtables, etc places the overall value off the charts.I should also mention that I was stupid enough to invest in a pair of Eero 6Es for my collection of insecure, spyware IoT devices. Having the Asus sitting in front of and firewalling those privacy invading nightmares to block ET from phoning home to China could not be more golden in my book.

I recently moved into an area that offered 1.2GB download speeds. I was using the service provider equipment at a cost of $25 additional per month. The equipment was an all in one modem+router which also had a 2.5g port. In an effort to save some money, I decided to purchase and invest in a new Router and Modem for the service. The caveat being that I will lose out on Unlimited data using my own equipment which was a risk I was willing to take. I bought the AX6000 to pair with a Arris S33 2.5g port Surfboard Modem as the AX6000 has a 2.5g port as well.The Asus AX6000 packaged arrived pristine with no physical damage. Setup - be very careful with the Antennas, I noticed that one my antennas for the router was not tightening properly, you have to ensure you can adjust without breaking the antenna. I noticed my antenna sounded like it was about to break as I was adjusting to access the bottom of the antenna to tighten. The process to get the Router up and running was a breeze, I used my sons Desktop PC hard wired into the 2.5G port and the browser recognized the router pretty quickly. Once my Arris S33 modem was activated, the router acquired the IP very quickly. At this point once I acquired the IP, I immediately did a speed test and....the speed remained the same as the ISP rental equipment. I did not lose out on speed; ISP equipment speedtest was 914GB down and 25up and with the Asus AX6000+Arris S33 was equally the same. I was hoping to at least get some increase in speed (this test was wired). I continued with my setup and began to open ports for my sons games. I noticed that the interface has port forwarding in two areas which was a bit confusing, I used the gaming section to port forward and i believe i have set it up correctly as i did not receive and conflict notification. Also, this is limited to a max of 38 ports. I am not sure what is the difference between the Gaming NAT section and the Port Forwarding section of the router and I found this to be confusing.WiFi Range seemed to be very good and I did see a slight improvement in range against the ISP rental Modem+Router. My laptop would struggle with zoom calls when i used it outside in my backyard, I did not test zoom with the new router in that area but i noticed the wifi status bar on my laptop improved. I have a number of devices that are on WiFi IoT's + Gaming Consoles. Xbox Series X download speeds are equally the same as the rental equipment and no decrease in speed or increase unfortunately.Overall I am happy with the Asus AX6000 but I was hoping for a bit of speed boost for 2.5G port. Even the dedicated gaming port did not improve this. I was going to give it 4 stars for that but so far it's remained stable with not decrease in performance so that will keep it at 5 stars for now.Bonus:In my previous location, I had 2 Asus AX-3000 routers which i kept, these were being used with AT&T's Modem in Passthrough. I decided to put these in Mesh Mode with the AX6000, this was extremely easy to do. I now have 1 AX3000 in my Laundry and 1 in the master bedroom. Devices seem to hop from the mesh without problem and I have increase range all throughout the home.