ASUS Announces RT-AC86U

ASUS
Announces RT-AC86U

Powerful gaming-friendly AC2900 Wi-Fi router
offers extreme speeds and coverage, WTFast game accelerator and ASUS
AiProtection commercial-grade security

KEY POINTS

Singapore, August 25, 2017
— ASUS
today announced RT-AC86U, a powerful AC2900-class Wi-Fi router that offers extreme
speeds and ultrawide coverage, making it the perfect choice for gaming anywhere
in the home.

RT-AC86U
is built to deliver ultrafast speeds, using concurrent dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi
boosted by NitroQAM™ technology. Its impressive AC2900 bandwidth and MU-MIMO
technology make it ideal for use in modern multi-device households, while the
high-performance antennas and RangeBoost help eliminate game-interrupting Wi-Fi
dead spots.

Avid
gamers will also appreciate the double gaming boost offered by RT-AC86U, with Adaptive
QoS to prioritize game traffic, and the built-in WTFast® game accelerator that
optimizes connections to game servers around the world.

The
built-in ASUS AiProtection, powered by Trend Micro™ Smart Network, provides
centralized commercial-grade security for all connected devices, detecting and
neutralizing internet threats before they can reach the network.

Furiously Fast. Powerfully Equipped.

ASUS RT-AC86U gives
gamers the very best Wi-Fi network performance, anywhere in the home. Powered
by a 1.8GHz dual-core processor, RT-AC86U features concurrent dual-band
802.11ac Wi-Fi, boosted by NitroQAM technology[1] to deliver bandwidth
of up to 2166Mbps on the 5GHz frequency band and 750Mbps on the 2.4GHz band.

Built with gaming in
mind, RT-AC86U offers a double gaming boost: Adaptive QoS automatically
prioritizes game traffic to ensure that online games are always at the head of
the network queue, and the WTFast game accelerator, powered by GPN®, provides a
private optimized connection to game servers that reduces ping times by 30-60%
on average[2].

MU-MIMO technology
allows up to four compatible Wi-Fi devices to operate at their maximum possible
speed, without impacting on each other’s performance, making it a great feature
for team gaming at home.

Ultrawide coverage

To deliver the widest
possible coverage, ASUS RT-AC86U incorporates high-performance antennas,
combined with ASUS AiRadar 2.0 beamforming technology that improves speed and
stability by focusing radio signals towards each device. Additionally, ASUS RangeBoost
improves long-range performance, helping to eliminate dead spots and allow
users to enjoy mobile gaming even in remote corners of the home.

ASUS AiProtection: Commercial-grade security

ASUS RT-AC86U
incorporates ASUS AiProtection, a commercial-grade network security system powered
by Trend Micro™ Smart Home Network. With AiProtection, all connected devices
are protected, even if they have no antivirus capability of their own — such as
IoT devices. As it is integrated in RT-AC86U and powered by the router, even if
a device’s security software isn’t turned on — to get around blocked games, for
example — AiProtection still protects the network from attacks and intrusions, for
added peace of mind.

AiProtection blocks
common internet-based attacks before they reach the network, and if an infected
device is detected on the network, AiProtection instantly blocks it to prevent
it sending any personal information to malicious servers.

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