ASUS - RT-BE92U

https://a.co/d/fz3ypkW This is the router that I got for pcvr. A bit over kill but I no longer need a dedicated router just for pcvr. I have about 50 devices connected to it and I use max bit rate on virtual desktop It has low ratings because of the old drivers causing a cpu core to be at 100% at all times, but they fixed that with the latest drivers

I just bought one and used it for two days. It's a 2025 and hardware 1.0 version. It took me an hour phone call with the Support to resolve WAN connection issue to be able to start to use it from the get-go. I have Xfinity. For some reason, 2 out 3 times, the WAN light is red after connecting the cable modem to 10G WAN port. I don't have this issue with my old Google WIFI router. So the Support asked me to unplug cable model for 2 minutes and plug it back on and then log onto Web UI and go through "Quick Internet Setup" to detect connection. After this, WAN issue was resolved. I was able to use it. I updated the firmware to the latest version: 3.0.0.6.102\_37548. Over the last two days, it suddenly rebooted four times. The longest hours it's running so far is 18 hours. I am still researching this rebooting issue. It looks like might be a firmware bug somewhere as I couldn't see anything from system log that would explain the reboots. Whenever it rebooted, I touched the router and it wasn't overheating. I can totally understand why the reviews are so mixed. I will probably have to keep it as it's the only WIFI7 router at $200-$300 that supports 2.4G/5G/6G, VPN, 10G WAN port, 4x2.5G LAN ports, and 5G Mobile tethering...

FYI - It's been running for more than 5 days now without restarting. I am going to keep it.

I use Asus aimesh. Using 2 x rt-be92u. My pov and opinion. Very good system overall. Doesn't like wifi/ ip cameras on mesh and doesn't like smart home products eg bulbs or speakers. I have had to create a separate IoT network for the cameras, bulbs etc as all on 2.4G. Then turn off the 2.4ghz radio on the node forcing everything to main router so doesn't disconnect from WiFi. I have one camera which buffers a bit as quite far from main router.

I had x20 3 pack too. I actually thought they were good. It was the subscription to use parental controls that made me ditch them. I went a bit OTT. BOUGHT Asus Rt-be92u x 2. One as router and other as node. Great kit

I went rt-be92u x 2 from Asus. It is WiFi 7 however not all devices support it, but you can turn off WiFi 7 mode in app. Now I pay for 950 down (UK) and at node using Samsung Tab S10 Ultra showing WiFi 6E on tablet I'm getting 647 down. Laptop ethernet to node get 812 down. Ping is around 9 on both. You want the best I've heard the newest Orbi devices are supposed to be the dogs dangly bits. I used TP Link X50 mesh before which again is good system. Only reason I ditched it was subscription for parental controls.

You can go with ASUS be86u/88u/92u/96u or unifi dream 7 and unifi express 7. These are expensive models tho, but you get what you pay for! Especially asus routers with the ASUSWRT Merlin firmware!

I recently upgraded from a RT-AX86U (basically the WiFi 6 version of your router), and I purchased 2 x RT-BE92U, one as a router and one configured as a separate access point. The primary reason for the upgrade was to get access to the 6GHz band for a Quest 3 VR headset. Playing PCVR games via WiFi on the Quest 3 demands a good WiFi connection, and this is an amazing use case for the 6GHz band. A significant bonus of having two identical device for a AP is that in the event that my main router were to fail I can just grab my access point, switch it to Router mode and restore the settings backup from my primary router and I'd be back up and running in minutes. My new (and old) Asus routers are all running Merlin. I'm quite happy with the upgrade.

I'm happy with these new routers. So far. It's been about 2 months. The main thing that my previous network hardware couldn't do is the 6 GHz band. Now I use that band with my Quest 3 VR headsets to get high quality PCVR over the Wi-Fi connection. I never really tried the Asus firmware. I've been running Merlin on all my Asus routers for over 10 years, so I don't think it ever really occurred to me to not flash the Merlin firmware on there because it's what I'm familiar with. It's possible that some people get defective hardware. I bought one to use as an access point, and I was happy with it. I ordered a second one that was an open box on Amazon. It was because Amazon could deliver that one next day and to get a new one would have taken over a week. It wasn't so much a cost savings thing because it was only a difference of $15. But that open box Asus router actually had some problems that I eventually diagnosed to be a hardware issue because it happened on the open box unit, but it didn't happen on my initial new unit. So I ended up returning that to Amazon and ordering another new unit and waiting the week. That unit turned out to be just fine. The symptoms of the bug in the open box unit was that after the router had been online for about half an hour, I could no longer authenticate with my admin password on the web UI. If I rebooted the router it would begin working again. But that was unacceptable. And the problem persisted even when I changed the firmware to Merlin and back to the stock firmware. I have one running as a router, and the second running is an access point. I don't like AiMesh. It might be good for people who don't have an ethernet backhaul, but I do, and I want each access point to use different channels to reduce interference. That's not something that's possible with AiMesh.

Using a Q3 with Virtual Desktop and playing Half Life: Alyx isn't blurry at all. This is using a dedicated WiFi Access Point (Asus RT-BE92U, 6GHz band) and a RTX 4070. I've been playing PCVR games since getting a CV1 in 2017, and I've had 7 VR headsets since then, including a Valve Index. Using a Quest 3 and Virtual Desktop to play PCVR games is pretty solid. I've tried Steam Link, but Virtual Desktop seems to be better, and certainly provides more cool features.

I just received my new BE 92U yesterday and I’ve been troubleshooting the AI mesh issue where my previous AI mesh routers are seen by the new router but are unable to create an AI mesh network. I have done a hard factory reset on all my routers multiple times I’ve been on with tech-support, which is useless nowadays and still nothing right now. I’m just using the one router the RT-BE92U to provide Wi-Fi to my family, but it’s spotty if anyone out there has a good guide on how I can get my AI mesh up and running I’d greatly appreciate it

My Asus routers, not the cheap ones... but you know, an RT-AX86U Pro or a RT-BE92U, like $200 new router are super reliable. You don't need to go UniFi to get reliability. You just don't need to buy the $99 special at Walmart.

I just installed a Netgear CM3000 and Asus RT-BE92U router and it's an insane combo. We'll worth the $400 I paid total. It's world's better than the XB8-T Xfinity combo thing they gave me for free.. that went in the closet to keep around for if we have an outage.. I can plug in their thing so they don't mess around and tell me it's my equipment.

The wireless capabilities of the XB8-T are far inferior to the RT-BE92U, I tried to get into the router and put it in bridge mode to no avail. I've read bridge mode limits it to 1Gbps throughput, not sure if true but I have 2Gbps service and want to use it all. You also don't appear to be able to completely turn off all of the Xfinity wifi radios that are there for home security and other functionality, even once logged into the router, which never worked for me. So you're left with interfering wireless signals in your home that aren't helping anything. Combine all that with the fact I can't actually control everything with my own modem and router... 100% worth it and my results validate that. I put Wifi7 pcie cards in the kids gaming PC's and they get around 1.8Gbps wirelessly. It's fantastic.

I recently got 2 Asus RT-BE92U BE9700 https://amzn.eu/d/elQvYpd and set up in AI mesh using its 10gb network port for wired backhaul. It was a big upgrade from my previous TP Link deco mesh system and I love the asus wrt software. Pretty happy with the purchase so far

People are disappointed with wifi 7 are disappointed because TP link rushed out devices that were not ready for market, and have a high hardware failure rate. All the other manufacturers rushed to compete, and reliability and features are lacking. I tried a wifi router from TP Link, Netgear, and Asus. They were all garbage in one way another. The TP Link (BE19000) was great until it just died, couldn't hold a signal after 2 months. The Netgear(RS600 and rest of RS line) forces you into a paid DNS service if you want to run a VPN on it, the Asus RT-BE92U has a horrendous UI and firmware that crashed it daily as well as micro connection drops regularly. [https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/comments/1hpejh8/warning\_for\_rtbe92u/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/comments/1hpejh8/warning_for_rtbe92u/)

I'm holding you accountable—if I upgrade to firmware 37500 and still experience drops, you’re on the hook! 😉 I own three of these routers, originally running the 36xxx firmware, and I can confidently say: this is hands down the worst router I’ve ever owned. It didn’t matter what settings I changed, how many hard resets I did—at some point, everything would lose connectivity. No rhyme, no reason, just a 100% guarantee that every single device would eventually drop. The best part? After going in circles with ASUS support and getting absolutely nowhere, my return window closed. So now, these bad boys are serving as glorified paperweights. If this firmware actually fixes the issues, I’ll be thrilled—but if not, I’ll stick with my EEROs, which, despite their lack of advanced config options, are the best damn Wi-Fi devices I’ve ever used.

Appreciate the detailed reply! Just to clarify, I'm now on **firmware 3.0.0.6.102\_37506** and did the full **WPS hard reset on all three BE92Us** after updating. Everything was set up from scratch — no imported settings. Here’s what happens **every time**, across three firmware versions and full resets: * **Day 1**: Everything runs great — fast, stable, all devices connected, and cameras working. * **By Day 2 or 3**: * Random **reboots** * **Devices drop offline**, wired and wireless * **Security cameras completely stop working** and **never come back**, even with reboots * **Web UI becomes unreachable**, and I have to **physically unplug** everything I’ve also rotated which router is primary, swapped nodes, and rebuilt AiMesh — same result. Here’s everything I’ve **disabled or adjusted** trying to fix it: * Airtime Fairness * QoS * Traffic Analyzer * Universal & Explicit Beamforming * MU-MIMO * IPv6 * DFS channels (avoided) * SPI Firewall (tested on/off) * AiProtection * Game Boost & related * WiFi Radar/Auto Optimization * USB services * **Manually optimized WiFi channels based on analyzer, and also tested Auto** Even with **2.5 GbE wired backhaul**, the system fails within 48 hours. Cameras never recover past Day 1. So while **37506 is more stable than previous versions**, **it’s still unusable for me**. I’ve had to unplug everything and go back to EEROs, which just work. If ASUS drops a real fix in future firmware, I’ll give it a try. But for now, **it’s still a no-go**. Appreciate you trying to help though!