ASUS Router Reviews

by _KEM_

Since the design update for ASUSRouter, which I think was intended to make aiMesh more prevalent, I have reduced my rating from for stars to one star. The changes make it difficult to locate familiar features since many of them are just icons with no text. It took me at least 15 minutes to find the features I used the most in the old app like reboot which is now well hidden. In addition I cannot see the RAM/CPU utilization in one nice display on the main screen, you are now forced to go through a series of menus to get to a CPU or RAM use displays but no combined display like ASUSRouter offered previously. Moving between the CPU/RAM/Home screens is now very cumbersome,. In the old design I could reboot and then quickly and easily monitor my devices, CPU, and RAM utilization? The new app makes this difficult and it seems like there is a bug in the connected devices count because I have to switch between screens to get an updated count.

Considering these issues that most affected my app use plus several others that I haven't mentioned my opinion is this new UI is far worse than the old one. If they could just fix the connected devices but and put a way to see the old style combined CPU/RAM display back on the main screen it would raise my star rating to near four stars.

by Btpohl

Where to begin? ASUSRouter is super slow. After running a security scan multiple times, and after several app updates over the past few months, I still can’t change security settings. I see the yellow “i” next to the settings and try to change it. It does something for like a minute and then fails. The worst part though is that I can connect to the 5ghz network with devices in my home. In fact, my phone is connected to it right now. But ASUSRouter , running on this phone, doesn’t recognize it. It only displays the 2.4ghz network as if it’s the only one I have.

I bought this off a friend’s trusted recommendation. The internet, and WiFi, have been around for way too long to ship this kind of experience.

By the way, I have already tried resetting my router once and setting everything back up again…same problem.

by Nikki Toss

ASUSRouter looks like it was made by a student to save some development costs. It does what it needs to do at least but it looks and works like developers had no proper experience. Password and name input fields behave like generic text fields with grammar fixes, autocompletion and uppercasing. If you're not paying attention you can end up setting a totally different password from what you entered and then trying to figure out why you can't connect. It even tried to change my text when I was entering port numbers for port forwarding, and what it was changing it to was obviously unacceptable value. Its like I have to fight to configure router through ASUSRouter. So I end up configuring it via web interface and only use ASUSRouter to looks at stats/settings.

by Sean Self

I have had this router and app for over 3 years. ASUSRouter worked great up until the last couple of update. I was able to name the Devices on my network so I would know and determine which ones to turn off. Now whenever I name a device whenever you refresh it it goes back to a default name. There are items on my network that show off on the off-line setting and you cannot control them. I’ve deleted and reinstall ASUSRouter numerous times without any luck. I have contacted their technical support line which is a joke. Once somebody gets back to you they tell you to fill out feedback on ASUSRouter . Once you fill out the feedback no one ever gets back with you. ASUSRouter now is a joke the only thing we use it for is just the router to see if it’s on anymore it’s useless

by Victorplmju

When I first tried ASUSRouter I got alerts to accept notifications and for ASUSRouter to use the device location. These are not needed to use ASUSRouter . However, it apparently searches for the router after returning from the settings screen, so be sure to go to settings even if you don’t allow the unnecessary location. It’s a mystery to me why it would need to know location. Anyway the first time trying to connect I entered admin user and password. I got a message logging on was not working and that I should manually restart the router. This issue was confirmed by trying to connect using the web. After restarting the router, I was unable to connect again until I uninstalled ASUSRouter and installed it again. It looks like if it fails to connect it gets into a state from which it can’t recover. After reinstalling ASUSRouter , I went to settings again and this time it connected after prompting me to enter my credentials again. Bottom line: if you are having issues with ASUSRouter I suggest deleting it and reinstalling it again.

by Skeets0705

I finally found a router that had everything I needed, and most importantly, parental control. But ASUSRouter leaves a lot to be desired. Schedule block: each day has to be edited individually and only has hourly control. Parental control that doesn’t show user history? It only shows the top 5 often used apps compared to my old router that showed every website visited and time spent on that page.

It would be useful to have the device list organized by band and Ethernet connection instead of one giant list.

Also, it would be nice to receive a notification the first time a device connects to the internet. Would allow admin to keep track of (and edit labels of) devices that are supposed to be connected, and ones to whom kids gave the password unbeknownst to the parents.

All in all, while the router seems to be working fine, ASUSRouter is frustrating. I’m debating swapping the router back to the tplink archer 5400 that I had before. The TP link app is much more user friendly than this Asus app.

Please ASUS, fix ASUSRouter . I really really want to use this router!

by LGboo

I run this on my iPhone and have an RT-AX55 router. I can access a lot of useful functionality from ASUSRouter. However, there are a few issues that are problematic. For example, if you try and assign devices to users, you won’t get very far before you see an error: “Notice! Maximum 16 clients”. What does this mean? There is no explanation or workaround. If you assign more than 19 devices to 3 users, the system simply prevents you from doing any more with this error. It’s not clear what “16” is referring to. For anyone with more than a handful of devices or more than just 1 child in their home, this feature is currently useless.
Some otherwise clunky UI makes ASUSRouter nice but not necessary: almost all deep customization you have to do from a browser, anyway.
Is ASUSRouter awful? No. But it’s got some rough edges and it’s not clear that the company is putting much effort into improving it.

by Team MacF

Apparently ASUSRouter can’t see my ASUS routers (plural) since I’ve set my own SSIDs. It just keeps asking if I want to connect to an ASUS router’s default SSID. No, I AM already connected on my mobile device to MY SSID, which I setup as a security measure when first deploying my routers. Allow ASUSRouter to work with custom SSIDs and then I’ll be able to use it and possibly give a better review.

After leaving above review, checked app again and it had found one of my two ASUS routers. The one it didn’t find has the T-Mobile firmware on it. I believe that is why it’s not showing up. I am planning on upgrading that firmware in the next couple of days and will see if ASUSRouter recognizes that router.

ASUSRouter appears to have a good assortment of controls for managing the router/s. I have not had time to test much of them, but it seems to be pretty intuitive from first impressions.

by Mrsjlbrown

I used the routers containing the Circle for many years, but my three gaming kids needed something more gamer-friendly. While there are some parental controls, my kids manage to find workarounds that they weren’t able to with Netgear/Circle. I can shut off the internet for one kid and his devices, but he’s still getting online. Also, I can’t figure out how to shut off the router for the entire house. If I’m at work and need to talk to the kids, they somehow aren’t able to hear their phones until I shut off the internet to the whole house. Easy peasey with Netgear/Circle, not an option with this. As a single mom with a house full of boys, the internet is my only equalizer, and ASUSRouter leaves much to be desired.

by GWD4

I installed ASUSRouter, and was totally satisfied with the functionality it offered. Then I did a security scan and noted a large red dot beside Allow Web Access from WAN. What this means is that someone with the name and password can reconfigure the router from the web! This is a security flaw. It turns out that web access must be turned on for ASUSRouter to work, and once on, things can only be completely reset from the computer direct wired to the router.
If you think about it, such a hole has to be opened for ASUSRouter to work. However, unless you value convenience over security, this makes ASUSRouter a “ no-go” for me. Just a password is too easy to break. Even a strong one.

by Rockbottom3076

App was decent but now won’t connect to main hub after update. I’m just going to stick to using the web access as the layout is easy enough though the browser. It was nice to connect quickly when it worked. The layout is easy to navigate but issues on and of with ASUSRouter have made me delete it.

Edit update seems to have fixed these issues and runs a lot smoother great job and thank you

by Egoine

The developer actually listened to my review and fixed this fundamental bug. Kudos and thanks!
I have simple needs for ASUSRouter so « it works » for me. I wish we could block/unblock apps even when they are offline (not connected to the wifi at that particular point).

Prior review:
The last update broke the block/unblock device functionality. This is extremely important. Without it, it’s impossible to manage family access. I’m lucky enough to have disabled updates on my wife’s phone so she kept the prior version, but that’s obviously not a solution! PLEASE FIX THIS ASAP! I understand bugs happens but there is no reason to not fix this! Please fix it already. Else I will have to buy another router just due to this bug and it certainly won’t be an ASUS! Fix it please!

by Sucram65

I setup an AIMESH network and find ASUSRouter very useful for monitoring it. It’s also been great for managing time restrictions for the teenagers who are always online. I’m very lenient but, during the hours in which they should be sleeping, I have internet access blocked via parameters set within ASUSRouter . It is also vey helpful to be able to change the QOS settings from within ASUSRouter . During my work hours I prioritize WFM. After that I change it to whatever is being done the most. Either gaming or media streaming. I’d say ASUSRouter is nicely done. I especially appreciate that ASUS has decided that their customers should be the ones managing their networks and not them. That’s why I steered clear of Eero, and Google Nest mesh solutions.

by ShuttleSteve

My router(s) (an AC66U-B1) isn’t exactly new, but I am very impressed that ASUS continues to improve both the firmware and apps like this in support of it. While you still need to access a router directly for several tasks that ASUSRouter can’t handle, it offers a whole LAN management - meaning that if you have a mesh or stand alone AP’s you can make modifications and manage things system wide. This is really handy when your network grows beyond a single firewall/AP LAN. I really like the graphics and the ability to customize device names. It really gives you a good handle when diagnosing and tweaking your system which is something other vendors either charge for or omit.

by BB-Ex

Having ASUSRouter adds a lot of value to owning the ASUS wireless router. There are things you can do in ASUSRouter that aren’t possible otherwise. As a parent, it’s has lots of helpful features for control like device scheduling and usage monitoring. It allows me to help my spouse remotely while I’m out of the home. ASUS periodically offers firmware updates to keep it current, which I can check via ASUSRouter . Better yet, the features in ASUSRouter actually work. I’ve been using ASUSRouter for over 6 months.

When our kids value internet so much now, apps like these gives parents a valuable resource to help teach time management and responsibility online & at home.

by K12 Geek

ASUSRouter works well for me. While I can get very technical, I’m backing off and just doing a cursory review of basics. ASUSRouter and router gives me enough control to keep me happy. Other folks can go into the deep dives, but I feel that this is a great way to control and protect my home network. It gives me a great amount of control in a fairly easy to use interface.

The thing I value most: they keep on top of updates and security. That alone gives me a good feeling. So many routers don’t do updates as they are needed- this combo does. The firmware updates are easy to do and give me peace of mind.

Thanks for a decent system!

by BradQW

ASUSRouter works well and is useful. I have a mesh system with 3 ASUS 68 version routers. Since the WiFi switch on two of them no longer works, I’ve been having to turn them physically on and off to operate. This is a problem since I have them also working as a switch for my Ethernet connected devices.
As a solution, I am trying to see how the WiFi scheduling feature built into the ASUS admin feature works to overcome that. I have the on/off times scheduled by doing it on my desktop. I wish ASUSRouter had access to that feature so I could control it from the iPhone. This could be difficult to do since, once the WiFi is off, iphone connectivity to the router base station would have to be through another means. Maybe newer routers could have a Bluetooth option to allow for such control.

by PunCrocs_805

I love how easy ASUSRouter was to use and setup in conjunction with my router. I find it to have many useful features without being overly complicated. Even as a user with very minimal experience, I was able to control my WiFi system with ease, at an above average experience level. Features I never thought possible were at my fingertips and I’m amazed at how easy it was to install useful features such and beam forming, two channel setups & device access levels. The parental controls are paramount and I’m not sure how I’d ever use any other option, much less desire to.

by GeoLand1st

First off - ASUSRouter works great! I am able to monitor my network from anywhere: home, work, the gym, etc. it also gives visibility to the new AiMesh features and shows which devices are connected to the mesh nodes and which are connected to the main router. The parental controls “family” feature allows me to group a kid’s devices and enable/disable network access with one action. I can also setup schedules for each device or group of devices.
Now for the feature request: In the Family feature, I would like to have the ability to override the schedule and enable/disable internet for a kid without erasing the existing schedules for those devices. It would work kind of like my thermostat- when I come home early I can turn up the heat manually but then the schedule still is in operation and will set the temp back at night. Also, it would be nice to be able to enable internet for a kid for a set time period. I.e. A two hour block.
Anyway, this is a great app and leads the industry. Keep up the great work!

by CarlosBeltran

Not sure why there are so many bad reviews for ASUSRouter. I’m set up a pair of RT-68U routers in an AiMesh configuration, downloaded ASUSRouter , and it immediately discovered both routers (and no, I didn’t have to use the default Asus SSIDs as people are reporting). It’s great for seeing which devices are connected to each router and the signal strength they are getting. Made placement of my AiMesh node much easier. Also has a lot of functionality vs. other router apps I’ve used. Lastly, anyone that trashed ASUSRouter because it doesn’t work with their T-Mobile branded router is being wildly unfair. Yes, T-Mo re-badges Asus routers, but they use their own custom firmware. They CAN be flashed to Asus routers, but it’s a difficult and still-evolving process. Don’t give a Sony remote control a bad review because it won’t change channels on your Panasonic TV.

by SoCal Tech Nerd

ASUSRouter is far more feature-rich and intuitive than its competitors (e.g., Netgear and Linksys). I've been using it successfully for years. I do have one gripe. It's not a big one but is so simple to fix. The color and listed order of the upload value is inconsistent between the statistics screen and the devices screen. Sure, there are other hints to help the user to readjust their perspective...but why go through it. For instance, stick with Upload in orange, first in the list of two values, and with the up arrow next to it.