RT-AX55, IEEE 802.11ax, Dual-Band 2.4 / 5GHz, 574 / 1201 Mbps, 4xRJ45, Black Wireless Router
ASUS RT-AX55 Black. 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 Wi-Fi Standard - Supporting the latest Wi-Fi standard 802.11AX (Wi-Fi 6) and 80MHz bandwidth for better capacity and efficiency
- Ultra-fast Wi-Fi 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
- Protection for Your Home Network– lifetime free AiProtection, powered by Trend Micro™, blocks internet security threats for all your connected smart devices.
- Better Partner with Mesh System- Compatible with ASUS AiMesh Wi Fi system for seamless whole-home coverage.
- NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology - NitroQAM™ (1024-QAM) technology enables a 25% data rate while the older standard is limited to 256-QAM.
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:Yes 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:No 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 |
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 |