Testseek.com have collected 62 expert reviews of the Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Wireless-N Router and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Wireless-N Router.
January 2011
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The editors liked
Ridiculously high routing throughput
2 USB 2.0 ports for sharing storage and printer
WDS bridging and repeating
Stylish
Thin and light design
Simultaneous dualband access
Easy setup
Two USB ports for disk/printer sharing
Stable firmware
Excellent wireless range
Good signal strength
Dual USB ports for sharing external storage
Printers
Or other devices
Great performance
Gigabit wired connections
Dual band 5GHz & 2.4GHz wirelessN
Great wireless range
Amazingly slim
Incredibly fast
Attractive design
Intuitive admin panel coupled with advanced options
Built in USB 2.0 ports allow for easy sharing of media
Great longrange performance on the 2.4GHz band
Dual USB ports
Very good GUI.
The stylish and compact Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router offers stellar 5GHz performance
Long range
And an intuitive Web interface. Its storage feature is well designed
The router is comparatively fast
And it offers a convenient way to
Excellent user interface
Dual band
Lots of features (upnp
Printer server
Bittorrent client
Storage server)
True gigabit performance on wan-port
Can handle a lot of simultaneously transfers
Nice looking
Very unique stylish looks
Good throughput
Range is good for home use
Simultaneous DualBand (2.4/5GHz) operation
2x USB 2.0 ports for printers and storage
Easy effortless setup
Intuitive and well laid out menus
Gigabit LAN and WAN ports (with own status/activity LED's)
Lightweight but sturdy construction
The editors didn't like
A few odd selections for wireless defaults
No guest WLAN / multiple SSID
Easily knocked over
Any further questions about this router can be asked HERE.
Scheduler could be better
No external antennas or connections to add your own
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It has a lot of extra features
But many simply do not work reliably
Sleek design marred by unstable base and sidefacing cable ports
Uses its own DNS servers if you don't specify any
Traffic Monitor feature is far from accurate
Wired connection isn't quite as fast as advertised
No guest network
Meh shortrange performance on the 2.4GHz band.
The Asus RT-N56U's Web interface takes a long time to apply changes and the router doesn't support the new three-stream 450Mbps wireless speed
Abstract: RT-N56U is a dual-band router, which works at both 2.4 and 5 GHz; it’s compatible with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n standards and equipped with gigabit LAN ports (4 LAN + 1 WAN). Just next to the network ports, one can find the reset button, the power input, as..
The stylish and compact Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router offers stellar 5GHz performance, long range, and an intuitive Web interface. Its storage feature is well designed; the router is comparatively fast; and it offers a convenient way to
The Asus RT-N56U's Web interface takes a long time to apply changes and the router doesn't support the new three-stream 450Mbps wireless speed
The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market.
Stylish, thin and light design, Simultaneous dualband access, Easy setup, Two USB ports for disk/printer sharing, Stable firmware, Excellent wireless range,
Easily knocked over, Any further questions about this router can be asked HERE.
Asus' RT-N56U router has unique, elegant styling with an impressive feature set to go along with it. The slim, antenna-free design allows the unit to be tucked away just about anywhere, while the simultaneous dual-band connectivity is ready for the m...
Great performance, Excellent user interface, Dual band, Lots of features (upnp, printer server, bittorrent client, storage server), True gigabit performance on wan-port, Can handle a lot of simultaneously transfers, Nice looking
No way to fasten router to the wall
When we received the ASUS RT-N56U we suspected that ASUS had hidden a mediocre router behind a pretty facade. The truth, however, is that this product lives up to its promises. The performance is very good, it comes packed with features, and it has a ...
The stylish and compact Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router offers stellar 5GHz performance, long range, and an intuitive Web interface. Its storage feature is well designed; the router is comparatively fast; and it offers a convenient way to
The Asus RT-N56U's Web interface takes a long time to apply changes and the router doesn't support the new three-stream 450Mbps wireless speed
The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market....
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Published: 2011-02-16, Author: Sean , review by: tweaktown.com
The ASUS RT-N56U is a nice looking piece of hardware. It also can perform for you within certain limitations. These limitations seem to be range and penetration (of walls etc.). As long as you are inside the line of site you can maintain great conne...
Simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, USB storage ports, printer sharing, good wireless speed
Web interface a little slow and takes time to get used to, power adapter is flimsy
The ASUS RT-N56U takes router styling to a whole new level. It's slim and (we think) good looking; most importantly, it has plenty of features and performs very well. Its simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi worked well in our tests and produced fast speeds, espe...
Abstract: NameWireless-N Router: Asus RT-N56UAt a glance:Dual-band Wireless-N,4 gigabit-Ethernet ports,2 USB 2.0 ports,Easy to use QoS featureSummary:Overkill in the average home – great if you need high throughput and traffic prioritisation.Rating:4/5RRP:$299Conta...
