ASUS RT-AXE7800 Tri-band WiFi 6E Extendable Router, 6GHz Band, 2.5G Port, Subscription-free Network Security, Instant Guard, Advanced Parental Control, Built-in VPN, AiMesh Compatible, Smart Home, SMB

ASUS RT-AXE7800 Full reviewSet Up.This Asus RT-AXE7800 Router is connected to a Virgin Hub 5 on a 1Gbs contract, I used the HUB 2.5Gbs WAN port to feed the Asus 2.5Gbs port from it.The Asus app made setting up very easy. Once the booting up sequence had finished, everything was up and running in a couple of minutes.The 2.4 and 5Ghz bands are optimized by default, basically running under a single SSID and smartly choosing either band and chanels in accordance with what the device connected to it supports. Leave this setting as it is if you want every possible device you want to connect to work smoothly.But, if you know what you are doing or feeling adventurous, the bands can be split and configured independently. Be aware, if not supported by your devices, some settings can make things go pear shaped rather quickly.You can also access configuration pages from a web interface, which is easy to navigate and provides power users with ample setting options.ExtrasYou’ll all be happy to know that as with all Asus routers (and unlike the Netgear counterparts), parental controls, security settings, and priority traffic options are free for life.Range./speedMy house is a typical 2 floors Uk semidetached home but, with a large 4×8 meters garden extension. The router is located in the lower floor, in a shelve close to the ceiling, in what without the extension, would have been the middle of the house but, adjacent to the wall separating my house from my neighbour's, so not quite right in the middle as, and because of the house layout, that location is not posible.I found that the RT-AXE7800 has exceptional coverage. Upstairs, in the furthest part of the house, it clocked in at 200Mbs (Wi-Fi6 5Ghz band), and that’s while my wife was streaming Netflix in the lounge downstairs. In contrast, the 6 year old Linksys EA9500 this unit has replaced, could only achieve 35Mbs.In the master bedroom, the Wi-Fi 6E 6Ghz band pumps an astonishing 900Mbs, the linksys ( which was placed in the same ground floor spot just below the bedroom) could only provide 260Mbs, and In the lounge, with a weight bearing wall in between, the Asus delivers 1100+mbs through the 6Ghz band.This sort of performance is very, very impressive!The 2.4Ghz band is average. The best speed in the house was about 150Mbs, with 65-80Mbs being the average. Still, only my smart bulbs and appliances are connected to that band so, not a big issue for me.Things to bear in mind.This is a next gen router, and not many devices supports it's top features. For instance, the iPhone 14 does not support Wi-Fi 6e. Nor does my 4th gen iPad Pro which only supports Wi-Fi 5.I believe only a handful of flagship phones from various manufacturers supports the 6Ghz band (Wi-Fi 6e), my Fold 3 does, but for now, not many do.The router supports DFS which, again, not many devices do, and even the ones that does, the gain vs pain ratio is overwhelmingly on the pain side. I wouldn’t bother.Other than that, I am happy to recommend this very competitively priced beast. And at this price range, I am rewarding this ASUS RT-AXE7800 a well deserved 5 stars!*EDIT* 31st March 2024In this section, I wrote a retort to the undeserved 1 star given by kingJohn. I countered every point he made successfully.It has been brought to my attention that He has since edited his review, adding, removing and modifying sections.I could pick apart what he has written now as he is still massively misinformed but, he will likely continue editing it to make my retorts look silly.I have thus, decided to delete my retort.Suffice to say that acquiring a Ham radio license is very easy indeed, and having one doesn’t necessarily make you a frequency and bandwidth expert. That’s not to say that, and as with any hobby, you can, with money and serious study, take this hobby to very impressive heights.Regardless, and after nearly 15 months of continuous use, I stand by my review 100%Once again, thank you for your time. I hope I have been helpful.

I had an ASUS Wifi 6 Router before this 6E model and it was only returning 150 Mbps. This returns 700 Mbps over 5GHz and the full fat 930Mbps over Wifi 6GHz. Very happy with the router, admin console is easy to use and offers plenty of utility for modern internet usage. Highly recommend.

Good value and a great product, once set up it looks great and has fantastic features. A great addition to any house that values its safety and technology

So this is my full review of the ASUS RT-AXE7800.Packaging: when you get the Wi-Fi router your met with a black box, nothing really special inside other than the router itself, a network cable and a plug with both European and uk adapters.Setup: plugged this in and the connected to my sky q router that I’m using a modem using the WAN 2.5G port, I’ve turned the ssid off on the sky router and then use this as the access point. I also connected a 16port gigabit switch to the other WAN 2.5G port. Went through the setup using the ASUS router app available on play store and App Store. Set up is nice and easy and went on to create my network. One thing to note here is that the 2.4 &5ghz channels runs of a separate ssid along side the 6ghz channel. So you will have 2 ssid. I named mine asus so now have 1 showing as asus and another asus6g. Once that was all sorted nothing that was wired into the switch would work although Wi-Fi worked fine. I rebooted everything and tried again and it still didn’t work. Had to factory reset the Wi-Fi router and then set it up again and then it seemed to work fine so just bare this in mind if it happens to you.Performance: I replaced a 4 satellite mesh Wi-Fi system for this and the range is better with this than it was with the 4 satellites. My wireless security cameras no connect a lot quicker and the Wi-Fi generally speaking seems a little quicker overall, the INTERNET speed isn’t any different but it seems to load web pages and content a little quicker, possibly down to the better cpu in this router compared to the mesh system.I live in a reasonably sized house and get Wi-Fi in every room without issues.Downsides: haven’t really found any yet, the UI of the app is a little full on but other than that it’s all good, there are a LOT of options and settings to mess around with in the app but I left most of these off and didn’t have any issues.Verdict: I’d recommend this router, it’s solid performance and range was just what I was after and it’s future proof for anything coming out with 6e in the future.

Bought to add to my existing Asus gear, to make use of 6Ghz band- Tried it meshed, and tried it set up as an access point- in all cases, the 6Ghz band would disappear regularly needing a reboot, and when it did work, introduced more lag in games than using my original 5Ghz.Poor quality, and a waste of money (you can get cheaper good dual band routers), so I returned it.

I'd just got gigabit fibre internet and the ISP wanted to rent me a router and the old router didnt want to work. This thing was up and running in 2 minutes and speed tests wired or on wifi give 7-800mbit download speeds. this thing rips.