Ports & interfaces
USB port |
Y |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
1 |
Wireless LAN features
Top Wi-Fi standard |
IEEE 802.11ac |
Wi-Fi standards |
IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a |
Modulation |
256-QAM |
WLAN data transfer rate (max) |
1734 Mbit/s |
Wi-Fi band |
Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) |
Antenna
Antenna type |
External |
Antennas quantity |
4 |
Ethernet LAN features
Ethernet LAN interface type |
Gigabit Ethernet |
Ethernet LAN data rates |
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s |
Management features
WPS push button |
Y |
Reset button |
Y |
Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Y |
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) |
Y |
Software
Mac operating systems supported |
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma |
Protocols
DHCP server |
Y |
DHCP client |
Y |
WAN connection
SIM card slot |
N |
DSL WAN |
N |
3G/4G USB modem compatibility |
N |
Ethernet WAN |
Y |
Security
URL filtering |
Y |
Firewall |
Y |
System event log |
Y |
DoS attack prevention |
Y |
VPN support |
IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server\nPPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client |
Firewall security |
SPI |
Additionally
Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
4 |
AC adapter bundled |
Y |
RT-AC87U Gb Router Wless AC2400, 4x 10/100/1000Mbps LAN, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
AC2400 Dual-band Wi-Fi Gigabit Router
- Ultra-fast 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi router boosts speeds up to 1900Mbps, 3X faster than 802.11n routers
- Broadcom® TurboQAM™ technology increases 802.11n speeds to 600Mbps for 33% faster performance
- Five Gigabit Ethernet ports for fast, stable wired network connections
- Dual-core processor for fast and responsive performance with Wi-Fi, Ethernet and USB devices
- AiProtection with Trend MicroTM for triple-strength network security, plus robust Parental Control and privacy protection
- ASUS AiCloud lets you access, sync, share and stream your files anywhere, on any internet-connected device
- USB 3.0 port for 10X-faster data transfers than USB 2.0; also includes one USB 2.0 port
- [New] Intuitive ASUS Router App lets you control your network anywhere, all without needing to boot up a PC
<b>Faster Speed. Farther Coverage. Easy Setup.</b>
Enter a new era of wireless performance with faster-than-incredible speeds, wider coverage and more control than you ever thought possible. RT-AC87U delivers the super-fast speeds of up to 1734 Mbps at 5 GHz — even faster than tri-band 3x3 routers — plus class-leading concurrent 600 Mbps speeds at 2.4 GHz for an amazing total bandwidth of 2334 Mbps! This means RT-AC87U gives you lag-free online gaming, silky-smooth 4K/UHD video streaming, and effortlessly copes with even the most bandwidth-demanding tasks.
With a separate high-gain antenna for each of the four spatial data streams, this power-packed router gives you true 4x4 multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) wireless performance that smokes the competition — and it delivers top performance for all your wireless devices, even those using older Wi-Fi standards. As with all ASUS networking products, you get the very best support with wide device compatibility, plus free firmware updates for years to come — so your RT-AC87U will always be at the forefront.
<b>UNBEATABLE HARDWARE</b>
RT-AC87U is designed for pure performance — as well as its main 1 GHz dual-core processor, RT-AC87U also has a separate dual-core processor that's dedicated solely to 5G Hz 4x4 Wi-Fi related tasks. This means that compared to routers with a single 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, RT-AC87U has Wi-Fi-to-USB transfer speeds that are up to twice as fast2, and can show up to a 50% improvement in total throughput on a heavily-loaded network with multiple clients!3
RT-AC87U is not only fast, but looks stunning too. Inspired by the gamer-centric ASUS Republic of Gamers G Series notebooks, RT-AC87U is designed with Stealth Fighter-like curves that exude power and sophistication.
<b>Double dual-core processors-Up to 2X faster USB transfers via Wi-Fi</b>
While RT-AC87U succeeds RT-AC68U's decent USB 3.0 network storage performance, its USB transfer speed over Wi-Fi has been largely improved. When transferring files to and from SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices over Wi-Fi, our tests2 show that RT-AC87U can be up to twice as fast as a router with a single 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.
<b>Double dual-core processors-Up to 50% more total throughput in busy multi-client networks</b>
In tests3 simulating a heavily-loaded network with three wired and two wireless clients, PCs, RT-AC87U's hardware NAT and dedicated Wi-Fi processor helped it deliver a total throughput (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and NAT) up to 50% faster than a typical router with a single 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.
<b>Dual USB ports</b>
Share printers, 3G/4G (HSPA+) cellular dongles or USB storage devices over your network! Thanks to SuperSpeed USB 3.0, transfer speeds are up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0. What's more, the ports are widely-spaced for convenient and easy access when using bulky devices — not sandwiched together as on some competing routers. The easy-to-use USB application puts you in full control of tasks for all connected USB devices, including media streaming, file sharing and file downloads.
<b>GROUNDBREAKING WIRELESS PERFORMANCE</b>
Enjoy a new level of wireless performance, with 2334 Mbps of combined 802.11ac and 802.11n bandwidth. With class-leading speeds of up to 600 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band — thanks to Broadcom® TurboQAM™ technology — and up to 1734 Mbps concurrently on the 5 GHz band, which is even faster than the latest tri-band 3x3 routers, RT-AC87U leaves the competition standing.
<b>At the forefront of technology</b>
RT-AC87U doesn't lead others, it dominates, offering the best current-generation performance for all your notebooks, smartphones and other wireless devices.
<b>UNRIVALED SIGNAL COVERAGE</b>
Boasting a four-stream, four-antenna (4x4) design with AiRadar beamforming, RT-AC87U gives you unrivalled wireless coverage, making it the ideal choice for large homes and multi-floor buildings.
<b>Multi-user MIMO technology</b>
The revolutionary and future-proof MU-MIMO technology means that RT-AC87U will be able to connect to multiple MU-MIMO-compatible clients at each device's maximum speed simultaneously, unlike standard single-user MIMO where individual devices have to wait for sequential transmissions. This means that as users add more MU-MIMO-enabled devices, the router's capacity actually increases, giving all users the best possible internet experience.
<b>AiRadar beamforming</b>
ASUS AiRadar intelligently strengthens wireless connectivity using 802.11ac universal beamforming technology, high-power amplification and exclusive ASUS RF fine-tuning. This gives RT-AC87U up to 33% better coverage than 3-stream antenna designs. In real-world tests, RT-AC87U lets you stream two 4K videos flawlessly at its maximum range.
<b>LIFE IN THE FAST LAN</b>
For the fastest wired networking performance, RT-AC87U comes with a dedicated Gigabit WAN port, four 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports (one of which can be used as a second WAN port), and hardware-accelerated NAT. Unlike the traditional software-based NAT used in most other routers, RT-AC87U's hardware NAT removes the bottleneck between the wired LAN and the internet, allowing you to get the most out of modern super-fast broadband connections.
<b>Hardware NAT</b>
Removes the bottleneck between the internet and the home network, giving WAN-to-LAN performance that's between 2-5 times faster than a traditional software-based NAT.
<b>Dual WAN support</b>
Configure one of the LAN ports as a WAN to use two internet connections, either to share internet traffic between them or so that one can be used as a backup connection should one connection fail.