ASUS RT-AX53U Dual Band WiFi 6 Extendable Router with Mobile Tethering (Replacement of 4G 5G routers) free Network Security Parental Control, VPN, AiMesh Compatible, Gaming & Streaming Smart Home USB

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MtCmdSetTxRxPath: ctrl_chl=9, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=9, RxPath=3, BandIdx=0, ChBand=0, BW=0,TXStream=2, RXStream=3, scan(1) MtCmdSetTxRxPath: ctrl_chl=1, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=1, RxPath=3, BandIdx=0, ChBand=0, BW=0,TXStream=2, RXStream=3, scan(1) MtCmdChannelSwitch: ctrl_chl=7, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=7 DBDCIdx=0, ChBand=0, BW=0, TXStream=2, RXStream=2, scan(1)

If you need more cabled connection, you will need to use a network switch and at that point, it’s better to just go with a more expensive router. Returning at the top of the Asus RT-AX53U, you do get the full suite of LEDs (I am surprised they didn’t put a single LED here..) and, from the left, there’s the Power LED followed by the three LEDs for the LAN ports. MtCmdChannelSwitch: ctrl_chl=10, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=10 DBDCIdx=0, ChBand=0, BW=0, TXStream=2, RXStream=2, scan(1)

The Asus RT-AX58U is a fast and affordable Wi-Fi 6 router

pci 0000:01:00.0: 2.000 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 2.5 GT/s PCIe x1 link at 0000:00:00.0 (capable of 4.000 Gb/s with 5.0 GT/s PCIe x1 link)

MtCmdChannelSwitch: ctrl_chl=104, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=104 DBDCIdx=1, ChBand=1, BW=0, TXStream=2, RXStream=2, scan(1) mtk_soc_eth 1e100000.ethernet: connected mac 0 to PHY at fixed-0:00 [uid=00000000, driver=Generic PHY] cat openwrt-22.03.5-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin | ssh admin@device "cat > /root/openwrt-22.03.5-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin" MtCmdSetTxRxPath: ctrl_chl=1, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=3, RxPath=3, BandIdx=0, ChBand=0, BW=1,TXStream=2, RXStream=3, scan(0)

MtCmdChannelSwitch: ctrl_chl=108, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=108 DBDCIdx=1, ChBand=1, BW=0, TXStream=2, RXStream=2, scan(1) MtCmdChannelSwitch: ctrl_chl=1, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=1 DBDCIdx=0, ChBand=0, BW=0, TXStream=2, RXStream=2, scan(1) And, of course, the Wi-Fi 6 technology of the RT-AX58U provides impressive performance for your home wi-fi network. When used in the same room as our existing 802.11ac router, the RT-AX58U managed to squeeze a little extra speed out of our Internet connection, increasing Wi-Fi speeds from 55Mbps to 59Mbps. The actual transfer speed of USB 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, and/or Type-C will vary depending on many factors including the processing speed of the host device, file attributes and other factors related to system configuration and your operating environment.

Also, the wireless performance was quite good on the 2.4GHz band but even so, I am very confident that you won’t see OFDMA on the 2.4GHz band for any inexpensive device for a very long time (the Asus RT-AX53U included). Then there’s the MU-MIMO which a lot of people argue that it doesn’t make any difference and I wrote a little bit about it as well, but the idea is that this technology makes much more sense on WiFi 6. The first client device is the AX200 PC and, at 5 feet (-35dB attenuation), I saw an average of 657Mbps upstream and 348Mbps downstream. At 15 feet, despite a signal drop (-49dB), the throughput wasn’t that affected since I still measured an average of 601Mbps up and 314Mbps downstream. Going to 45 feet, it could still offer decent values: 243Mbps upstream and 121Mbps downstream. But at about 75 feet, the attenuation was -86dB and the throughput was not that great: 24.5Mbps upstream and 18.1Mbps downstream. Asus RT-AX53U vs RT-AX55 vs RT-AX56U Further to the right, there’s the WAN LED, two LEDs for the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz radio bands and the last LED shows the status of the USB port. Internal Hardware (Asus RT-AX53U Teardown) The Asus RT-AX53U is perhaps the most compact AX1800 router that I tested so far, measuring only 7.5 x 5.0 x 1.7 inches (19.0 x 12.6 x 4.4 cm) which is less than the RT-AX55. And it does have four antennas, two on the rear and two on the sides; these antennas are not removable which is expected in this price range. But then again, very few people actually upgrade the antennas and even less see an actual benefit because there is a limit to how high you can go for consumer-based networking devices. MtCmdSetTxRxPath: ctrl_chl=48, ctrl_ch2=0, cent_ch=48, RxPath=3, BandIdx=1, ChBand=1, BW=0,TXStream=2, RXStream=3, scan(1)If everything worked out, you are presented a menu with some options, select 2 for firmware upgrading.