ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 - a router with gaming capabilities

The Taiwanese brand ASUS has proven itself in the network devices market. First, a series of routers supporting Mesh technology, capable of building a wireless network with perfect coverage. Now the manufacturer is tackling improving network bandwidth for online gaming. ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router is a real breakthrough in IT technology. Demonstrating reliability in operation, the network device provides abundant functionality and stability.

ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 - filling and features

 

The router offers support for a new wireless standard - Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and the ability to build a network using Mesh technology. Considering that in addition to the 5 GHz module, there is also support for 2.4 GHz, it is easy to guess that the old Wi-Fi protocols will be available to the user.

Of the pleasant moments - the quality of the wireless interfaces. At a frequency of 5 GHz, you can organize a communication channel up to a speed of 4804 Mbps. And on a 2.4 GHz channel - up to 574 Mbps. Moreover, the stated technical characteristics are confirmed by testing - this is ASUS. Moreover, the ROG gaming series.

 

The manufacturer was not greedy on the hardware part responsible for work performance. ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 is equipped with 512 MB of RAM and 256 MB Flash storage. This is enough for the chip to operate even at extreme loads.

As for the connectors, the ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router has nothing to boast about. The classic set for all devices of the Taiwanese brand remains unchanged:

 

• 1 WAN port for connecting to the Internet at speeds up to 1 Gbps.
• 4 LAN ports (all gigabit).
• 1 USB port version 3.2.

 

And of course, the router comes with customizable RGB lighting. Its trick is in the possibility of adjustment and in the presence of effects. You can bind color schemes to different modes of operation so that you know what state the router is in or what tasks it is performing.

 

Gaming abilities of the ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router

 

But the main feature of the device is VPN Fusion technology. The function can simultaneously use a VPN and an open connection to the Internet. With minimal delays, the router can forward ports not only from selected devices, but even from applications.

There is a useful feature that is available in Cisco business segment routers that has to redistribute traffic between devices. Balancing or setting priority is up to the user. The main thing is that everything works as stated by the manufacturer in the technical documentation for the ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400.

The built-in security system AiProtection Pro, which we have already met before, did not go unnoticed when we got acquainted with the router. ASUS RT-AC66U B1... A free firewall with antivirus that works at the hardware level is cool and practical.