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Asus RT-N66U (2011) review

450 + 450 Mbps
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
N900
Broadcom BCM4706 @ 600 MHz
256 MB / 32 MB

The Asus RT-N66U (RT-N66U) router released in 2011. It is powered by Broadcom BCM4706 @ 600 MHz chipset, 256 MB RAM and 32 MB flash. The N900 router is compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n standards, and the maximum speed that you can get with RT-N66U is 450 + 450 Mbps.

The Guest network is a useful feature of the RT-N66U router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 2 x USB 2.0 port(s).

The RT-N66U router has 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports.

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Asus RT-N66U (RT-N66U) specifications

BrandAsus
NameRT-N66U
TypeRT-N66U
Rating
Rated 3/5 based on 1090 user votes.
Launch2011

Body

Dimensions207 x 35.5 x 148.8 mm
Weight450 g

System

The router's memory (RAM) cannot be expanded. By default, the router's flash memory is used to store the Asus operating system.

ChipsetBroadcom BCM4706 @ 600 MHz
RAM256 MB
Flash32 MB
OSAsus
Alternative OSOpenWRT
DD-WRT
Power supply19 V / 1.58 A

Network

The latest firmware supports IPv6 protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. The RT-N66U comes with OpenVPN support. OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which implements OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension using the industry standard SSL/TLS protocol.

ProtocolsIPv4
IPv6
LAN ports4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
WAN ports1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Mobile networkyes, with USB dongle
VPN supportPPTP
L2TP
OpenVPN

Wireless

The RT-N66U is compatible with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks. 2.4 GHz is the most widely used frequency and in some cases may be overcrowded. The RT-N66U supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.

Antennas3 x 3 dBi
RP-SMA
2.4 GHzyes
5 GHzyes
60 GHzno
StandardsIEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
ClassN900
Speed450 + 450 Mbps
Transmit power26 dBm
SecurityWEP
WPA
WPA2
Guest networkyes

Connectivity

You can attach a compatible USB printer to the Asus RT-N66U device. It has built-in NAS functionality.

USB ports2 x USB 2.0
Print serveryes
File serveryes

Administration

The default IP addresses of the Asus RT-N66U device is 192.168.1.1. These address allows you to access the router's console login page.

Default IP192.168.1.1
Default usernameadmin
Default passwordadmin

The specifications above are based on the official data published by the manufacturer, but we also take user reviews into consideration. If you found an error or something lacking in the specifications above for the Asus RT-N66U, then don’t hesite and signal the problem to us.

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