GT-AXE16000 Owner's Thread

[Plak]

I've had zero issues with my wifi clients all on WPA3 with 160mhz on both 5ghz and 6ghz bands. Latest merlin firmware is rock solid! Wifi 6E for my s22 ultra works amazing as well very stable, fast and had zero disconnect issues with any client other than my stupid LG washer/dryer that will not stay connected to 2.4ghz even if I do WPA2 and and leave the PMF to capable. I just ended up getting them off wifi completely no real need anyway. Just was useful to know when the washing/drying cycles finish My only complaint is that the wifi 6E band takes a while to show up to connect to on my S22 ultra.

Over extremely satisfied with the axe16000 (running two in a wired mesh).

 

[bee144]

ASUS just announced some big and new items for AXE11000. I assume it’s a matter of days or weeks until this comes to the AXE16000.

Also launched a webpage to highlight some of the changes.

ASUSWRT 4.0

version 388

routerkb.asuscomm.com

 

[RTWZ80]

These all dropped yesterday in their latest firmware update.

ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 | Gaming networking｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG Global

Tri-Band Wifi 6E Gaming Router, Latest WiFi Standard, 6GHz Band, 10 Gigabit, 2.5G Gaming Port, VPN, Network Security, Mesh WiFi System, WiFi Coverage

rog.asus.com

 

[ugandy]

back in stock amazon US

 

[Clark Griswald]

I'm too poor. If I want this router, then I will need to get a large piece of cardboard:
Plees Help
Family Needs GT-AXE16000
Anything Helps-God Bless
At every Red Light, I will stare at you with the same gaze as my avatar, which is holding the sign.

 

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I'm too poor. If I want this router, then I will need to get a large piece of cardboard:
Plees Help
Family Needs GT-AXE16000
Anything Helps-God Bless
At every Red Light, I will stare at you with the same gaze as my avatar, which is holding the sign.

I’ve got one sitting right here next to me still in the shrink wrapped box.

 

[Clark Griswald]

I’ve got one sitting right here next to me still in the shrink wrapped box.

Thank You!
Shall I expect UPS Overnight Shipping, too?

I truly would have one, yet I lack the funds, and my GT-AX6000 is doing well!

 

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Thank You!
Shall I expect UPS Overnight Shipping, too?

I truly would have one, yet I lack the funds, and my GT-AX6000 is doing well!

Thank You!
Shall I expect UPS Overnight Shipping, too?

I truly would have one, yet I lack the funds, and my GT-AX6000 is doing well!

Excuse me, I meant to say I have a delicious uneaten Hostess CupCake next to me.

 

[princi]

Simple question:

This is a quad band router supporting 6 GHz.

Can the 4th SSID, the 6 GHz one, also support 5 GHz clients? Or is it 6 GHz only.

I guess the same question applies to the GT-AXE11000 - except that it’s tri-band.

Thanks…

 

[L&LD]

Simple answer, no.

 

[princi]

Thanks for the straight answer.

Just waiting on availability of 388 firmware before I buy one of these.

I can use the first 3 bands right away, and the 4th, the 6 GHz one, is for future-proofing.

If I can get 3 concurrent WireGuard tunnels as well, I’ll be over the moon.

 

[L&LD]

To be 100% clear, unless the (nominal) 5GHz clients also have 6GHz capabilities, the answer is (still) no.

 

[Lax]

There is a new test build firmware from Merlin with the new ROG UI:

Microsoft OneDrive

onedrive.live.com

 

[princi]

To be 100% clear, unless the (nominal) 5GHz clients also have 6GHz capabilities, the answer is (still) no.

I want to use the first 3 SSIDs for my current devices, and wait until I buy 6GHz devices before I take advantage of the 4th one.

The answer is Yes.

 

[ugandy]

just got my hands on one. this thing is humongous!

 

[L&LD]

So the answer is no then.

With no 6GHz devices today, you cannot use the 4th band.

 

[princi]

So the answer is no then.

With no 6GHz devices today, you cannot use the 4th band.

The use case is 3 active SSIDs - the answer is yes.

BTW: Just read that the 4th band is actually the 5 GHz-2 band. The 3rd band is 6 GHz - which future-proofs the investment, but cannot currently be used. As you rightly point out.

 

[princi]

just got my hands on one. this thing is humongous!

Actually the same size as the AXE11000

 

[Synomenon]

Got my AXE16000 today. When I took it out of its box, the first thing I heard was what sounds like a piece of metal, loose and rolling around / jiggling around inside the thing. It's been working kind of erratically since setting it up. Sometimes the SSIDs will just disappear for minutes then re-appear again. I've performed hard resets and updated the firmware, followed by more hard resets.

I think this one is defective. Anyone else have the same issue(s)?

 

[RMerlin]

When I took it out of its box, the first thing I heard was what sounds like a piece of metal, loose and rolling around / jiggling around inside the thing.

Definitely not normal. Replace it - if that piece is metal, it may short something at any moment.