Question 1

What about mounting on a wall?  Can the stand be detached, and is the back flat so that I could glue on a picture hanger?

Accepted Answer

It could be mounted on a wall but you'd have to attach a holder to the wall and then put the unit into the holder, such as a sort of pocket or sleeve or bracket or set of brackets you'd mount on the wall and then slip the unit into the pocket, sleeve or bracket(s). The stand can be detached; mine is detached and sitting on a small shelf next to where I have the unit sit, lying on its back. The back is flat and smooth and indeed you could mount a glue-based picture hanger (or more than one glue-based picture hangers on the back). The back has no hole or other feature that would otherwise serve as a receptacle for a wall-screw or wall-nail. You'd want to make sure your picture hanger is strong if your cabling dangles with any significant weight. See snapshots (copy and paste and then remove spaces):
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Question 2

Hi,  Is this router DD-WRT or Tomato compatible?

Accepted Answer

Hi, this is currently the best information I could find for this router. Ill direct you to this posting

Yes this router does, through a bit of googling I found the answer. However, it is not suggested that newer routers such as this use Tomato. Being as IPV6 is refered to as a "dead code"

Question 3

voip?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what you use for VoIP. It does not support direct SIP so those systems will not work. If it's a matter of port forwarding, then it will work.

Question 4

Will this work with Cox and/or Comcast?

Accepted Answer

You can hook this up to the modem provided by your ISP. It does not work without the modem provided by Cox or Comcast.

It is a great unit though!

Question 5

On the ASUS RT-N56U or other ASUS router models can I choose to not use the wireless connections and simply plug in?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can.  You can disable the wireless in the setup and just use as a wired router.

Question 6

Can I use this router with my iPad Air, apple iPhone and windows 7 PC?

Accepted Answer

I'm sure you can use it with anything that is wireless. I know for sure 2 windows 7 gaming computers ,Samsung G3,HTC one,LG G2 , ps3 and Xbox 360 2 tablets and 2 Wdtv. all running at the same time with no problems. So I'm sure it can run your apple stuff. Also it has 2 USB ports so you can hook up external hard drives with movies and music and have it run them wirelessly with no problems

Question 7

Does this require a computer to set it up, or can we just connect it to a cable modem and have it work?

Accepted Answer

I have a wireless printer, an Epson Artison 837.  I know that you can run a printer through the usb on the router to run a printer as wireless for all the pcs.  Can I still just use the function in my printer to keep it wireless without running it through the router. I would think I can but have not seen any info actually answering that question.  Thanks for any help!

Question 8

Is the adapter dual voltage?I want to use it internationally.

Accepted Answer

I *believe* it is. Although it does not include a European-style plug, the box says the AC adapter accepts input of 100V ~ 240V (50-60Hz), so I assume that with the proper plug/outlet adapter, it should be fine.

Furthermore, the user's manual is available in a couple dozen different languages. So, I further think that, because the manual is available in so many languages, it is probably safe to assume that they designed it to operate in the countries where those languages are spoken.

And yes, I know what happens you assume things.

;o)

Question 9

I live in a semi-rural area & Sprint is my ONLY option for Internet access. My PC is connected to Sprint w/a Sierra Compass 597 plugged into a Netgear 3G MBR624GU Router, all running at woefully slow 3G speed. A newer Sprint Aircard will get me 4G-5G speed, but will this Asus unit will work w/Sprint as the Netgear unit does?

Accepted Answer

Wireless routers are carrier-agnostic - as long as the modem connects to the router via ethernet then the router will work just fine.  (I work for a telecom company and this question comes up a lot).

Question 10

I'm assuming the N56U has an internal antenna.  Does it have adequate coverage for a main level 2000 sq ft home with a finished basement?

Accepted Answer

I have it setup in a 1400 sq ft home and it covers it well outside of the house through obstructions.

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