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ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router
- 3 x Detachable antenna for 2.4GHz/5GHz with peak gain 3dBi/ 5dBi
- IPv6 support; VPN Server Support
- 802.11n: up to 450Mbps ; 802.11a/g: up to 54Mbps; 802.11b: up to 11Mbps
- Supports Ethernet and 802.3 with max. bit rate 10/100/1000 Mbps
- 4 x LAN ports for 10/100/1000 BaseT
- 2 x USB2.0 support got Printer sharing or HDD sharing
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Product Description
Introducing the ASUS RT-N66U Dual Band N900 Ultra Fast Wireless Router. With 3 x detachable R-SMA type antenna, 50% wider coverage than standard N SPEC, VPN Server function enable and IPv6 support ASUS RT-N66U is a true Business class router yet affordable from regular consumers.
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ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router
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- Publisher: Asus
- Label: Asus
- Studio: Asus
- Sales Rank in Electronics: #105
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The manufacturer commented on the review belowSee comments 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:  Initial shipping batch contained defective firmware - after update, nearly perfect., This review is from: ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router (Personal Computers) Well, as mentioned in another review, the firmware in the initial shipment of these (3.0.0.3.72) is broken. Not buggy, not unstable, but broken. You CANNOT connect to the Internet with the factory firmware, at least in the initial release. I purchased one, returned it in exchange for another one, and the second one had the exact same problem. As discussed on this here: [...]
You must manually enter a URL [...] then change to a language other than English, then update the firmware. (The current version from the ASUS website is 3.0.0.3.90 as of 1/13/2012) Of course, that means you need to download the firmware first, since you can't connect to the Internet with the factory firmware. And of course, a router is required for most people to access the Internet, so... well, you can see where I'm going with this. After the firmware update, things were much better. I had the Internet connection set up in a few minutes, and the speed was unbelievable. Certainly the...Read more  The manufacturer commented on this review(What's this?) Posted on Jan 18, 2012 4:11:55 PM PST ASUS Support says: 
Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for your feedback regarding the RT-N66u and for informing other users of this firmware issue. We are aware of the issue some users may be facing with firmware 3.0.0.3.72 and are working to have 3.0.0.3.90 installed in future shipments. For users that have not installed the latest firmware, type http://192.168.1.1 into a web browser and enter your username and password if you have one, or enter the default username "admin" and password "admin" all lower case and without the quotations. Proceed to Advance Settings->Administration->Firmware Upgrade. Click "Check" and the router will find the latest firmware and prompt for permission to install. If this feature is not working, add the file manually from your computer. For the latest firmware: http://www.asus.com/Networks/Wireless_Rou Please note it is recommended to perform the firmware update with an ethernet LAN connection between the computer. For further questions or comments regarding the RT-N66u, please contact us at Networking_Support@asus.com Best Regards, Asus Networking Support 812-282-2787 http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.asp Permalink 21 of 24 people found the following review helpful: English Language GUI is broken in the original factory firmware, By Grey "Grey" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews This review is from: ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router (Personal Computers) I purchased this router on Newegg on 01/06/12 and received it on 01/11/12. The RT-N66U sold in the US comes with the default configuration GUI language being English, and in the factory-installed firmware version 3.0.0.3.72, this GUI is badly broken. When you power up the router, you cannot bypass the Setup Wizard, and you get stuck on the third page of the Setup Wizard where you try to apply the IP address. I have tried configuring the RT-N66U from a Mac, using Safari, Firefox and Chrome browsers. I have also tried Windows XP with IE and with Chrome. I can never go past that page in the Setup Wizard regardless of what software platform I use for the configuration. There are multiple reports on SmallNetBuilder and DD-WRT forums of early adopters running into the same exact problem. Update 1: I have discovered a workaround that allows you to exit the Setup Wizard in firmware 3.0.0.3.72 and then switch the GUI language from English to another language. That is necessary...Read more 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:  Great performance, solid build quality, loaded with latest features and IPv6 support, By Eurodude in NJ (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router (Personal Computers) Edit to add a tip - For anyone who thinks their unit is DOA, be sure to turn the tiny power button on the back on. It is the same color as the router and very small, so it is easy to miss.
I noticed it when attaching the antennae, but I can see how people could easily miss it. Perhaps I am one of the lucky ones. I had no issues updating the firmware to the latest version from the version that shipped with the router, with it set to 'English'. I used a PC running Windows 7 32-bit and Firefox 8.0.1. I hooked it up to my cable modem and desktop PC and rebooted the equipment as needed. I then went into the configuration GUI, configured my wifi (2.4 and 5 GHz) and then simply clicked on the 'update firmware' button - it downloaded the firmware and updated it. The one caveat is that initially a progress bar appeared. Toward the end of the process the web config screen went blank and stayed that way, so I was not sure if it had finished or not. I opened a new window...Read more |
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