ASUS DSL-AX82U (AX5400) Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable xDSL Modem Gaming Router, Gaming Port, Mobile Game Mode, Aura RGB, Included AiProtection Pro Security, Instant Guard, VPN, AiMesh Compatible

Great Wifi 6 router. Performs very well, easy to configure through the UI or App but also has enough advanced functionality there for pro users.Connecting it up to my FTTC line, it syncs faster and more reliably than my old ISP supplied router. Wifi coverage far superior, faster and more stable. All prior issues I had with wifi were eliminated by upgrading to this router from my rubbish ISP supplied one. Happily serves 30+ devices in the house at once.

Second update. Over a year on. The Asus Hub is sill going strong, I am not really that techy, which had been one of my concerns when purchasing. The app that accompanies the hub is such a wonderful and easy thing to use. A couple of weeks ago we suddenly experienced slow internet, with buffering and page drops. I run the speed test of the app and called Vodafone. When we got to the whole is the device you using connected via an ethernet cable. I was able to say no the actual test is being run by the modem router, I can send you a copy of the logs for the past three hours. No bull about placement or type of connection, the Vodafone tech and the initial I cannot see any connection issues dropped, his tone changed he said I will take another look, ten mins later it seems there had been an issue which he said was being dept with. Another five minutes and the speed test had us back up to normal.Update, a few months on and it had been so nice to have fast trouble free WiFi. All the years of buffering on our Amazon fire stick and smart TV, disappeared. The Sky box and computers taking forever to download files, not any more. Strong signal throughout our home and I have not had to use the mesh options. I was a bit weary as the cost of this hub was not cheap but it was worth every single penny and more.Purchased this to replace a Vodafone hub. The Vodafone hub is/was a couple of years old and I believe (was told by Vodafone) that they have a newer version out that is much better than the one we had. I just did not wish to sign up for another 24 -48 month contract to get it.We were experiencing frequent drop outs and randomly different laptops and devices would be kicked off the network and it was not possible to reconnect them until after the hub had been rebooted. Also we experienced constant buffering and pixilation issue whilst streaming (on Samsung Smart TV, Amazon fire stick, various tablets, and laptops).I looked at loads of combined modem routers and separate modem and router combos, in the end I called Netgear, TP link and Asus tech support, the agent at Asus I spoke to was really helpful and went through the various options. As I did not wish to have extenders all over the house, the Asus AX82U was the best option. If not purchasing this product on Amazon from this page be careful as Asus do an identical AX82U that is not DLS, so it is just a stand alone router, no modem. You need the one that states modem router or DSL router.Only had it running for a day and a half but it is so, so, so, so much better than the Vodafone hub. Devices that were poor signal are now medium to high signal, even the TV with the fire stick on it, which is the furthest from the router, is now reading 3 bars instead of one. Speed is also greatly improved, in fact my daughter noticed on her Samsung S21 when connecting to the wifi it now says connection very fast instead of normal. No more buffering, no drop outs so far and downloads are much better instead of 3 to 5 mbps for steam, Origin, windows or Nvidia updates, we are now getting over 10 to 12mbps. The Amazon firestick (the 4K version) is transformed, it is just so quick now, no more waiting for 25 to 50 seconds for it to load content, it just pops up instantly.I have mine up and working, it did take a little while, as delivered on Saturday and Asus tech support are not open on weekends. As I could not find any info or guides on setting for Vodafone fibre superfast two broadband set ups I have provided a picture with the setting to get the modem connected to Vodafone.Plug into a laptop with a ethernet cable type http://192.168.50.1/ in to your browser bar. Or you can use the Asus app.When you start the setup, once you have inputted the username and password you want for your AX82U, you will go to a page that asks for your country location ISP provider (of course Vodafone are one of the few IPS's not in the drop down) select other/unknown. This will take you to a page asking you for a VLAN number. I found somewhere a brief thread that mentioned using the code 101 so this is what I used. Then it will take you to the wireless setting page, to name and set up wifi passwords. Then it is a page with links to computer wireless software updates, so your desktop or laptop are able to match the best performance of the Asus AX82U.From here you should go to the main router page, of which I have provided a picture. You will have to type in your Vodafone user name and password (the user name you will have to get from Vodafone, which you can do via the app chat, it will start with DLS). I have arrowed the two setting that you will need to make sure are selected for the modem to handshake with Vodafones servers. As I could not find anything to help online, I had to trial and error.If it does not work you may have to update the software, one way if the modem will not connect, if it still works use your old hub a a temp modem. With your Vodafone hub powered up and connected to the internet, plug an ethernet cable into one of the yellow ports/sockets on the back of the Vodafone modem and the other end into the blue WAN port/socket on the Asus AX82U. Power up the Asus AX82U and it should show that you have an internet connection via the secondary WAN. Then just go to the firmware version on the top of the page (it is in my picture) and click on the link next to firmware version, it will take you to the page, which is pretty self explanatory once you are on it.I hope this helps and avoid the hours of trial and error I had, although I was questioning if I had the right VLAN number and then if the username and password were right or if I had to do anything else. As not a bit of Vodafone kit they are not able to help and you will likely be told as I was that they do not use VLAN so they are not able to provide a VLAN (virtual local area network) number. In honesty it may not even matter, I just kept typing it in with the various different setting in the drop down menus, until one combo worked.

Got this modem-router after having previously had similar offerings from Netgear (Nighthawk AC1900) and TP-LINK (Archer VR2800) - both of which seem to have fundamental issues (I will detail briefly below).Connection speed is solid, as are the speeds over wifi when streaming / downloading.The Asus has really good WiFi signal-strength and range vs the Netgear and TP-LINK (medium-sized house with all brick internal walls) coverage is sufficient throughout the house and a good 50ft down the garden before it drops out..The router itself has lots of admin functions - far more than either the Netgear or TP-LINK devices. And some decent QoS settings too.Setup is simple, menus are easy to navigate, the unit itself looks good and build-quality seems decent.Doesn't get super, super hot like some routers, even in really hot weather.Overall, a little on the expensive side - but you get what you pay for - which is a very solid performing modem-router that does what it needs to do consistently, without any random drop-outs or issues.PS. The TP-LINK i mentioned earlier seems to have a fundamental issue with bandwidth allocation when in-use. I won't go into too much detail (there are plenty of reviews that mention this problem on the product itself if you want more info) but basically if one person on the network is using the internet to download anything - every last Kb of bandwidth is used up by that device - meaning that anyone else on the network is essentially cut off and can't do anything (even attempting to load a simple website won't work). Useless.The Netgear wifi range was awful and constantly dropped devices from connected list. Had two of the same model - both had the same problem..

Awesome router, works perfectly out of the box and the interface and app is amazing too.I bought this to replace my BT Smart Hub 2, mainly because I needed VPN on router and a bit more control.Connection to BT Infinity is simple using the wizard. Just select BT Infinity (VDSL) and the wizard does the work for you. The only thing I would recommend is using the same SSID and password as your old router. This way, all your devices connect back up without an issue.Some of my favourite features are;- Wifi 6, there is a noticeable difference in speeds on Wifi 6 devices. Everything is much snappier.- The ability to have up to 4 concurrent VPN connections and route selected devices through these on the router.- Adaptive QoS let’s you optimise the router for different network uses on the fly. E.g. Media Streaming, Gaming, Working from Home.- Traffic Analyser let’s you see what devices are hogging bandwidth. You can then limit bandwidth on these devices. Evil Dad :)I had a BT Wifi mesh disc with my Smart Hub 2 as the signal dropped off a bit upstairs. I have no issues at all with signal on this router, I get full signal upstairs now without the need for a mesh system.Would highly recommended to anyone looking to upgrade from their standard ISP Hub.