Question 1

This router has a 10G WAN but no 10G ethernet, (besides the SFP+ -Not exactly a consumer port and I'm pretty sure that will only work on NAS)?
Looking for multi gig WAN AND Ethernet in a WIFI-6 router.
So close to being everything I need, you would think for half a grand you could get that.

Accepted Answer

You need to get a 10GBase-T SFP+ RJ45 module so that you can connect an ethernet cable to that SFP+ port. This gives you the ability to use a 10G WAN and LAN, if you're not using fiber. I'm using it that way on a 10G multigig switch.

Question 2

Is there support for VLAN based on the IEEE 802.1 Q standard?

Accepted Answer

Thats not true for CenturyLink fiber internet I had to setup VLAN 201 on my Asus Wireless router from the ONT, to my LAN switch, to the ASUS wireless router. VLANs setup is not transparent I'll give you that you have to go to "Advanced Settings", "LAN", and go to the "IPTV" tab. Under that tab you will see "LAN Port" and under there you can specify the VLAN and priority if needed but only on the WAN port and two other ports. You wont be able to setup up advanced features like a trunking port that can pass multiple VLANs but port based VLAN is supported in a limited fashion.

Question 3

Does this work with century link?

Accepted Answer

Yes it will work with Cable and DSL Modems and if you have fiber going directly into your home you can setup a VLAN on the WAN port and you can add your PPPOE credentials to connect to CenturyLink internet. CenturyLink Fiber usually runs on VLAN 201 so connect the ONT to your ASUS router and google where the WAN PPPOE credential settings are and IPTV settings on your ASUS router. You can get your PPPOE credentials by calling CenturyLink.

Question 4

Confused how there are reviews of purchases on here already. I've asked around, even reached out to Asus and have been told this product hasn't been released yet. Covid delays. While I have a pre-order in place, it would be nice to now an ETA on a release. Days? Weeks? Months?

Accepted Answer

Already released, but low supply.  Try scrolling to the bottom of the product page and see if there are some 'used' / 'open-box' stock left.  Looks like there are at least a few left at the time of this post.

Question 5

I am curious why this or other hi speed devices are relevant when most devices can't keep up with the transfer speeds anyway.  For one... most people still use HDD"s for storage and they are 250MB/s write speed.  Most Internet services in the US are far below even 1 Gigabit and are un affordable anyways.  So what's the point of the wi fi 6 speeds?  Trust me, I am looking for a reason to buy.  Just having a hard time.  If streaming, wifi 5 is enough via wifi or hard connection.

Accepted Answer

I have a NAS in my house with 10Gbps routers.  i know the NAS HDD are limited to 6Gbps read/write speeds and it is even slower because it has to transfer it before sending out over ethernet.  i wanted to make sure i had the fastest available today to keep up with increase in speed of future equipment.  This will also also my household to transfer big files between computers and NAS - this will help with work from home in processing big files.  my ISP is on 10Mbps and i'm working on increasing it slowly.. i might even have to bridge a few solutions to get to 1Gbps depending on what i'm willing to pay, but this helps me keep my options open.

Question 6

Will this router track bandwidth usage by individual devices like other ASUS routers?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 7

does this support wpa3 and is it  vulnerable to kr00k bug?

Accepted Answer

I don't see WPA3 option yet, in the current firmware.  But it seems (judging by ASUS's support page) that WPA3 support is coming?  Maybe I missed a setting somewhere.  As for Kr00k vulnerability, I don't see a firmware patch note about it, however since this router uses Qualcomm processor, it probably doesn't have the vulnerability to begin with?

Brand	ASUS
Model	RT-AX89X

Standards	IEEE 802.11a
WiFi Generation	Wi-Fi 6
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IPv4, IPv6
Device Management	UPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Port Forwarding, DMZ, System Event Log
WPA	WPA3-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise , WPA2-Enterprise , WPS support
WAN Ports	1 x 1Gbps BaseT for WAN, 1 x 10Gbps BaseT for WAN/LAN
LAN Ports	8 x 10/100/1000M
Buttons	WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button, Wireless on/off Button, LED on/off Button
Wireless Data Rates	802.11ac : up to 1000 Mbps 802.11ac (5GHz) : up to 4333 Mbps 802.11ax (2.4GHz) : up to 1300 Mbps 802.11ax (5GHz) : up to 4804 Mbps
Frequency Band	2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Antenna	8 x External antenna
Operation Mode	Access Point Mode / Media Bridge Mode / Range Extender Mode / Wireless Router Mode
Interface	2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 x SFP+
VPN support	IPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server PPTP client L2TP client OpenVPN client
Power Supply	AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz) DC Output : 19 V with max. 3.42 A current
Processor	2.2GHz quad-core processor
System Requirements	Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.6 Mac OS X 10.7 Mac OS X 10.8
Dimensions	13.53" x 13.53" x 3.15"
Weight	2.82 lbs.

ASUS RT-AX89X AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router, 802.11ax 12 streams 6000Mbps , Lifetime Free Internet Security, supports AiMesh, MU-MIMO, 8 Gb LAN ports, Dual 10G ports (10GBase-T & 10G SFP+), VPN, Gaming & Streaming

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