RT-BE92U BE9700 Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router, Supports New 320MHz Bandwidth & 4096-QAM, MLO, AI WAN Detection, AiMesh Support, Subscription-Free Network Security & Comprehensive VPN Features

This router works. I've read all the negative reviews and just can't believe it. I bought the router and never had a problem. It had the lastest firmware installed. This unit is fast. The speeds i was getting was wow. Now I have a 1Gb plan and was getting more than that. I've done speed test thur various sites and all came really close to one another. The stability of this router was very good quality thur out my home. Up stairs down stairs didn't matter. My wifi connection was great. Couldn't be happier. The app that you have to DL is very good. It gives you alot of info and options. I was able to update the firmware to the lastest that just came out. Everything went like clockwork. Now I did have to reboot it once done . Otherwise it has worked perfectly. I've had no problems. But I will update if something comes up. If your on the fence about this one ,I say go for it . This router is a good one for anyone who's looking to upgrade there old unit.

I bought the ASUS RT-BE92U expecting a major upgrade for my fiber connection, but it is consistently worse than the BGW320-500 router provided by my ISP (AT&T). In real-world testing, this WiFi 7 beast delivers less than half the speed at the same distance as the ISP router. Where I used to get 600Mbps, I am now struggling to hit 200Mbps. Even more frustrating, I am the only 6GHz network in my area, so there is absolutely no overlap or congestion like you find on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, yet the performance is still abysmal. Even on this "clean" 6GHz lane, the speeds do not come close to the ISP router. Sitting right next to the unit with only one device connected, my ISP box hits 900Mbps while the ASUS caps out at 400Mbps at best. The hardware and software compatibility is equally disappointing. I updated the drivers on my laptop and used an iPhone 16 Pro Max with WiFi 7, yet neither device could reach the "crazy" speeds promised on the box. I even tried manually creating a dedicated network with 6GHz to isolate the signal, but I still ran into the same issues of getting half the speed of my old setup. Finally, the app layout is kind of "jank" and unpolished. It actually did not provide the same level of customizability as the ISP’s web GUI. I believe that if you wait a bit more this router will get better and be able to be good, but right now I would just wait or if you want to be an early adopter look for a more expensive one. You kind of get what you pay for. If you have high-speed fiber, stick with the "free" box for now. This is currently an expensive, buggy mess. TLDR Coverage: Awful Value for money: Okay * Ease of Use: Good Ease of Setup: Okay ** Customization Options: Okay ** Streaming capability: Okay ** * : Value for money is a little subjective here depending on if you get it on sale or not. You do get what you pay for, but at this point with the software issues you really don't. ** : If they can fix their software issues these can move up to good or amazing

It works beautifully. Sadly at the 6 week mark it started acting up. Absolutely nothing was changed or updated just acted up. Hard reset nothing, merlin side, any firmware, nothing. Today! New firmware April 1st 2026 from Asus. Does not correct it. Yes even hard reset after the latest firmware. :/ 5 and 6 ghz works but not at its full potential anymore. 2.4 just doest exist, won't broadcast. But for sure a very respectable strong router. Was very stable with almost 30 home devices.

So far so good! I got this for my home network wanted something full-featured without the subscriptions. My previous device would stutter and take a while for the decent picture when watching youtube and netflix. I hooked this up behind my ISP firewall (currently doublenatting) and notice the speeds are great I can stream music, while wife on video conference call and I can run a speed test with my phone all at the same time with no interruptions! My last firewall would stutter when I launched a new application from another device on occasion. I like that I can check status from my phone. I just set this up a few minutes ago so still playing with the settings. I did have an issue not able to log into the device after I changed the Wifi Password, should not be related but affected my login. I had to power cycle the device and then it all came back. I am using the USB port by connecting it to a spare 4 tb Hard Drive where I keep my music and back up files. So far everything is working well. Wi-fi speeds are decent. Most of my gear runs wifi 6 and MIMO, backwards compatibility is not an issue.. I have not tested any of the filters. The wall mount a bit flimsy but it works but hard to hide the wires, Wish the USB port was at a different angle, so it does not push the bottom out when mounted on the wall.. I worked for 24 years with Cisco network devices and firewalls, this was easy to set up, has a help on each menu and a setup wizard. It then lets you go pretty granular into the settings. I think they did a nice job on this one. Asus is from Taiwan not mainland China so hopefully it does not leak data.

Easy to setup, other than one issue where the online manual didn't have the updated menu item name. Small footprint, and a lot of features for the price. I saw that a fair number of people were reporting dropped connection issues. A possible cause for this is a known issue with Samsung and Apple mobile devices not working well with MLO (after a while they freak out and start dropping connections and otherwise make internet connections unrealiable). If you don't absolutely need MLO, try disabling it if you have it enabled. Update: A week later. During initial setup and for a few days later I did experience occasional router reboots. But, after a few days the system has stabilized and no further reboots....yet. Not sure what is causing the reboot, nothing definite showing up in the logs. Otherwise, I'm loving this router. It was so easy to setup different virtual networks, especially the one for VPN. Not sure if I could recommend this router for the inexperienced user, but if you have any experience setting up routers etc. I can give this a big thumbs up!

I’ve been using the ASUS BE92U router for a few weeks now, and while it performs well overall, there’s one recurring issue I can’t ignore. The setup was straightforward, and the router’s coverage is impressive. Speeds on both the 5GHz and 6GHz bands are excellent, making it a good choice for those who need fast and reliable internet for streaming, gaming, and working from home. The build quality feels premium, and the interface is user-friendly. However, the 6GHz Wi-Fi band occasionally drops connections unexpectedly. This happens a few times a day, requiring me to either reconnect manually or restart the router to stabilize the connection. It’s frustrating, especially when I’m in the middle of important tasks. I’ve ensured my devices are compatible, updated the firmware, and adjusted some settings, but the issue persists. The 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands, on the other hand, remain rock solid. If you’re not heavily reliant on the 6GHz band, this might still be a great router for you. But for those who plan to fully utilize Wi-Fi 6E capabilities, keep this potential issue in mind. Pros: Great speed and coverage on 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands Easy setup and intuitive interface Excellent for most home networking needs Cons: 6GHz band experiences intermittent drops Slightly pricey given the issue I hope ASUS addresses this problem in future firmware updates because this router has the potential to be exceptional. For now, I’d rate it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

I just installed this router. My favorite pc connects by WiFi and is 40 feet, 4 walls and a refrigerator away from the router. My speedtest.net of my last router, a couple of days ago, was 76 mbps. It is 381 mbps now with this new router. My last two routers were a Netgear and a Microtik WiFi 6 AX1800s. They both slowed to a crawl. I replaced the Netgear with the Mikrotik and when the Mikrotik slowed I replaced it with the old Netgear which had been reset pending donation and got the old speed back for 6 months but it slowed again so I got this. I didn't use the ASUS mobile app to set it up so I have no comments on that. I'm used to manual set ups so I chose that since it would be faster and less problematic for me. After experiencing how good the router's software is I suggest you use the ASUS mobile app as they seem capable. If you decide to set this router up manually here's my eperience: Have your old network name and password at hand before starting. I connected my pc to the router with an ethernet cable then set it up manually at IP 192.168.50.1. I couldn't reach 192.168.50.1 at first but restarting my PC after attaching the ethernet cable and using Firefox (instead of my favorite, Vivaldi) as a browser let me connect. If you set it up by wifi you'll need to add the router's network to your PC for temporary use so you can connect to the router for setup. That network's name is on a sticker on the bottom of the router, mine was ASUS_XX (the XX was a number). I like the router's app, pretty straightforward, straight to the cheese. It prompted an update to the latest firmware version. I set it up using my old network name and password so I didn't have to update most of my client devices, they don't know anything has changed. The set up will prompt you to create a separate IoT (Internet of Things) network in case your smart devices aren't compatible with WiFi 7. I have a Google Chromecast HD device that needed this IoT network. Its menus worked but it couldn't stream programs until I changed it to the IoT network. An ONN streamer, a Ricoh scanner, a Brother laser printer, a GE dimmer and some Echo Dots were compatible with the WiFi 7 networks.

First planned to upgrade from an ASUS AX3000. After the firmware matured, the AX3000 is rock solid. I first bought the BE9700 at Best Buy when it was first released. The initial firmware was complete trash. The router rebooted every 30 minutes, one of the four CPUs was always maxed at 100% and networks were sometimes unavailable. So this was returned. After the first firmware was released, I then bought the BE9700 from Amazon. The experience was better, but not as stable as the router it replaced. The router no longer rebooted as often and the four CPUs never maxed out, but the networks would drop several times a day. So how do you know the networks dropped serval times a day? GOOD QUESTION. I have a shortcut on my iPhone to check if I’m connected to my home network. If so, it turns the cell radio off. When it disconnects, it turns the cell radio on. I received several notifications a day telling me there was a drop. Last I believe - I can’t prove - the BE9700 was advertised as having Asus’s Guest Netowrk Pro. I believe the original firmware provided this functionality. But the later firmware updates did not have the VLAN functionality that comes with Guest Network Pro. So router #2 was returned.