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AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Router supporting MU-MIMO and OFDMA technology, with AiProtection Classic network security powered by Trend Micro™, compatible with ASUS AiMesh WiFi system

New-Gen WiFi Standard 
WiFi 6(802.11ax) standard supporting MU-MIMO and OFDMA technology for better efficiency and throughput.

Connect in your way
You can share the internet from 3G/4G dongle to the router by plug the dongle in a USB port.

Ultra-fast WiFi Speed
RT-AX53U supports 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 1800Mbps — 574 Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1201 Mbps on the 5GHz band.

Increase Capacity and Efficiency
Supporting not only MU-MIMO but also OFDMA technique to efficiently allocate channels, communicate with multiple devices simultaneously

Protection for Your Home Network
Aiprotection powered by Trend Micro™, blocks internet security threats for all your connected smart devices.

Better Partner with Mesh System
Compatible with ASUS AiMesh WiFi system for seamless whole-home coverage.

Get Your Home Ready for WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
The growing number of connected personal and IoT devices has led to an overall increase in network density that is pushing the limits of the current WiFi standard. The latest WiFi 6(802.11ax) standard provides future-proof technologies, higher network efficiency, faster WiFi speeds, greater coverage and improved battery life for connected devices, providing a significantly better networking experience for users.
*It requires 802.11ax-compatible devices to enjoy the benefits brought by WiFi 6(802.11ax) standard.

Next-Gen WiFi Speed
RT-AX53U is a 2x2 dual-band WiFi router that provides 80MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 1800Mbps — 574Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1201Mbps on the 5GHz band — RT-AX53U is 1.5X faster than 802.11ac 2x2 dual-band routers.

Network Efficiency

• Built for Multi-device Households
• With a revolutionary combination of OFDMA and MU-MIMO technology, 802.11ax technology provides up to 4X greater network capacity and efficiency in traffic-dense environments. Previous-generation 802.11ac WiFi can only handle one device at a time on each network channel, which is an inefficient use of available bandwidth. OFDMA support in the WiFi 6(802.11ax) standard divides each channel into small sub-channels, allowing signals from multiple devices* to be bundled together and transmitted simultaneously, reducing latency for a smoother, more responsive WiFi experience.

Power Saving

• Better Battery Life for Your Devices
• Target Wake Time (TWT) allows RT-AX53U to schedule designated intervals for devices to transmit data. This allows them to sleep when there is no need to wait for a router signal, reducing power consumption by up to 7X for significantly improved battery life*.

Better Coverage

• WiFi that Goes Farther
• With the latest WiFi 6(802.11ax) standard featuring OFDMA technology, RT-AX53U provides increased WiFi signal range and better coverage by dividing each channel into smaller sub-channels. These sub-channels have a smaller bandwidth that enables them to travel up to 80% farther1, resulting in a better WiFi connection throughout your home*.

Protection for your Home Network
RT-AX53U 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. 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.

Powerful Whole-home WiFi System.
The Way You Want.
In most cases, your RT-AX53U can deliver smooth, reliable WiFi to every part of your home. But WiFi coverage can be affected by many factors — room layout, construction materials, and even furnishings. ASUS AiMesh is an innovative new router feature that fixes these problems: it creates a whole-home WiFi network using multiple ASUS routers. AiMesh is powerful, flexible and you can use a mix of ASUS router models — protecting your investment! AiMesh gives you time-saving central control, and seamless roaming capability. AiMesh is WiFi you can rely on — for all your devices, all the time!

Turn your ASUS routers into whole-home WiFi system with a simple firmware update

Mix and match preferred models from selected ASUS routers

Create a WiFi network with either a single SSID or multiple SSIDs

All router features works across the entire WiFi system

Connectivity Options
RT-AX53U has one Gigabit WAN port, three Gigabit LAN ports, and USB 2.0 port*. Smart TV, game consoles, NAS storage devices, backup internet and more can now have their own dedicated ports, making RT-AX53U your solid digital home hub.

Model

• RT-AX53U

Network Standard

• IEEE 802.11a
• IEEE 802.11b
• IEEE 802.11g
• WiFi 4 (802.11n)
• WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
• WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
• IPv4
• IPv6
   

Product Segment

• AX1800 ultimate AX performance : 1201 Mbps+ 574 Mbps

AX technology

• Yes

Data Rate

• 802.11a : up to 54 Mbps
• 802.11b : up to 11 Mbps
• 802.11g : up to 54 Mbps
• WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 300 Mbps
• WiFi 5 (802.11ac) : up to 867 Mbps
• WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (2.4GHz) : up to 574 Mbps
• WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz) : up to 1201 Mbps
   

Antenna

• Ex-antennas*4

Transmit/Receive

• 2.4GHz 2x2
• 5GHz 2x2
   

Processor

• Dual-core (4 VPE)

Memory

• 128 MB Flash
• 256 MB RAM
   

Boosts speed

• OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access)
• Beamforming: standard-based and universal
• 1024-QAM high data rate
• 20/40/80 MHz bandwidth
   

Operating Frequency

• 2.4G Hz / 5 GHz

Ports

• RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 3,USB Port x1

Button

• WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch

LED Indicator

• Power x 1
• 2.4G x 1
• 5G x 1
• LAN x 3
• WAN x 1
• USBX1
   

Power Supply

• AC Input : 100V~240V(50~60Hz)
• DC Output : 12 V with max. 1.5A current
• AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
• DC Output : 12 V with max. 1.5A current
   

Package content

• RT-AX53U
• RJ45 x1
• Adapter x1
• QSG x1
• Warranty Card x1
   

Product Weight (g)

• 346g

AiMesh

• AiMesh
• Primary AiMesh router
• AiMesh node
   

Router APP

• ASUS Router APP

Alexa

• Support Alexa skill

AiProtection

• AiProtection Classic
• Malicious site blocking
• Infected Device Prevention and Blocking
   

Parental Control

• Parental Control
• Parental Control Customized Internet schedule
   

Traffic Control

• Bandwidth limiter
• Traditional QoS
• Traffic Monitor
• Real-time traffic monitor
• Wired Traffic Monitor
• Wireless Traffic Monitor
   

Wireless

• IPv6
• Wi-Fi Encryption : Open system, WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal
• UTF-8 SSID
• Guest Network
• WPS
• WiFi MAC address filter
• Wireless scheduler
• Airtime fairness
• RADIUS Client
• Universal beamforming
• Explicit beamforming
   

WAN

• Internet connection Type : PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP
• Dual WAN
• 3G/4G LTE dongle
• Port triggering
• DMZ
• DDNS
• Let's Encrypt

LAN

• DHCP Server
• IPTV
• Manually assign IP address
   

VPN

• VPN Client L2TP
• VPN Client OVPN
• VPN Client PPTP
• VPN Server IPSec
• VPN Server OVPN
• VPN Server PPTP

USB application

• 3G/4G LTE dongle
• HDD hibernation
• Safely Remove disk
• Download master
• AiDisk
• Media Server
• Samba Server
• FTP Server
• Shared Folder privileges

Administration

• Operating mode : Access Point, Media Bridge, Repeater, Router
• Operating system : ASUSWRT
• Free OS upgrade
• Firewall
• SSH
• Wake on LAN (WOL)
• Configuration backup and restore
• Diagnosis tools
• Feedback system
• System log