ASUS AC1750 WiFi Router (RT-ACRH18) - Dual Band Wireless Internet Router, Easy Setup, Parental Control, USB 3.0, AiRadar Beamforming Technology extends Speed, Stability & Coverage, MU-MIMO

I've had the Blue Cave for 5 days and so far I'm satisfied with its performance. The setup was easy and did not experience any issues whatsoever. The router signals reach throughout a 2400 sq.ft. house plus the basement. My 5g signal to the basement has been suprisingly strong. I generally have sufficient speed in any part of the house. I pay for 80 mbs and my speed tests run between 40 to full 80 mbs. No drops yet. The signal reaches my garage which is a good 120 ft away. Now that is through 3 walls one of which is brick. Granted there are doorways and windows for signals to pass through but I think that is impressive. FYI...I found that having a metal building I could get a good signal inside by putting my Linksys 1200 extender up on a window with double stick tape. Works very well. I can watch Dishanywhere, operate security cameras, and an android tv box. This is my third Asus router and have been happy with all of them. Only disappointment is the Blue Cave is not compatible with the AImesh wireless network. Possibly it will be updated later since I have an Asus 1900 RT-AC68A that is compatible with AImesh. I don't really need AImesh but like many others it would be interesting to set the AImesh up to see how well it works. Mostly for my own amusement/education with the AImesh software/system. I've yet to explore all the options but perhaps I will later and add an update. UPDATE: I recently purchased a second Blue Cave to set up the AImesh network. Followed the instructions to update to the latest firmware and restored. Disconnected, updated primary Blue Cave to latest firmware and then added the other Blue Cave per instructions. It has worked extremely well. It connected the first time through. (In the interest of full disclosure: I had tried an earlier refurbished Blue Cave and could not make it work and returned it. Perhaps I was doing something wrong or there was an issue with the refurb.) My latest effort has worked much better than my earlier attempt with my RT-AC68A.

Probably the second or third prettiest router I've ever seen. It's not a work of art, but it looks good and has a nice glowing light that you CAN adjust the brightness of, if you desire. (that's important) There are some routers out there that truly look beautiful, and I wouldn't call this beautiful, but it fits in well with our very clean, sleek, modern decor. More importantly, it works in every way that matters. I am an IT consultant working on networks constantly, and this router has all the bells and whistles I wanted in my home network. The range is good, the wireless speed is amazing, and the reliability has been solid so far. It's smaller than you imagine it is from the photos, and I think that's a good thing! Recommended buy, if you're looking for a good-looking router. AS AN IT PROFESSIONAL, HERE'S A MORE GEEKY AND DEEP REVIEW: I love the deep customization options available on the router's HTTP page (which is partially accessible via phone app or website remotely or locally via IP address). Of course, I disabled the remote access abilities in general for security, but it seems like a great feature for most home users. The customization covers whitelists, DMZ, network logging, Firewall, IPS, Proxy, OpenVPN, and Connected USB devices, among many others. I played with the OpenVPN options and loved it. Easy to set up (though documentation is pretty bad on that part). Unfortunately, Netflix complains about VPNs so that is a no-go for the moment. There are 4 gigabit ports and the speeds on those, as well as the speeds over the 5GHz network are incredibly fast. I get my full 100Mbit FiOS connection over Wireless to my 802.11ac devices. The signal strength of the 5GHz radio across the house in my bedroom through 4 walls and other furniture is about -70dBm. My previous router would drop to -90 or even disappear under those conditions. -70 is perfectly usable, though the throughput will attenuate some of course. ASUS seems to be releasing updates on schedule and have recently added AIMesh and other services to the router, so that's a great sign! I haven't run into any downside yet. I will come back and update this review if problems arise, but so far, I'm happy. If you're on the fence with this one, just go ahead and grab it. It isn't the most powerful router available, but it's top-notch and it's about time routers started looking like a reasonable fixture in a modern home!

Follow-up review: I had this configured as as an Aimesh. But I’ve started the return process. Here is why. When it works it’s great. The issue - as others have said is that it drops connection frequently resulting in no internet. Happens too often to tolerate! So now I have it configured as a media bridge instead and I will cancel the return if it can remain stable for a week. Since I only want to use the Ethernet ports to connect my TV, receiver, and perhaps my Tivo and Apple TV - the media bridge config is really the better option for this use case anyway. We shall see….. Original review:The instructions for mesh setup were seemingly simple but I tried umpteen times and got operation failed each time. This occurred after it found the unit - so it was failing on the setup step. Finally I saw a YouTube video on how to connect it using Ethernet to the main router for setup and that finally worked. It’s not as fast as I would like - I am using this unit to provide a wired connection for my LG OLED which has the crappiest WiFi ever - despite it being a really nice tv. This unit seems much faster and more stable than the cheap Netgear extender I’ve been using - also wired. Especially on the upload end. But it’s still nowhere the 300 mbps I get from the main router. Seemingly I am getting 30 to 40 mbps downloads with this unit set as Aimesh. Uploads are more like 90. Overall happy with it so far. I almost got ready to repackage and send it back after all those failed setup attempts. Glad I kept trying!

This was bought through Amazon.au. It didn't say the supply plug was US and not Australian. Pretty useless in Australia when you can't plug it in to the PowerPoint.

Buena compatibilidad con otros Routers ASUS, ojo este equipo es para usarlo como una extensión de tu WiFi.

Very beautiful and strong coverage. It is like a decoration.

No tiene muchas opciones de configuración como otros modelos de gama mas alta pero es bastante bueno, todo se controla desde su app y si proporciona una mejora en la estabilidad y potencia de la señal wifi, comparado contra los modems básicos que da un proveedor de internet

The two bands help. Smart devices often use the 2.4 so select this band when making initial set up. The five seems to push stronger for the immediate vicinity. I’m not a techie as you can tell. Pretty simple to set up. Have had it a few months.