ASUS

RT-BE92U

ASUS RT-BE92U

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Sentiment score72% positive
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Last updated: Oct 7, 2026

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Reddit Icon000mars000
12 months ago

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

Reddit IconAny_Replacement4917
8 months ago

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!

4 months ago

As other have said the issue is not your Router itself, but your setup, I have an ASUS BE92U which is 3 categories lower than yours. Get some wireless inexpensive WiFi 6-7 routers to use them as APs, or get a mesh set from ASUS as well with WiFi 6-7 although they can be pricey. Also I suggest turning on airtime fairness turned on for so many devices, and AMPDU RTS as well, and lower the RTS threshold if you are in a noisy environment, to avoid collisions. And lastly, try using ASUS wrt Merlin instead of ASUS WRT.

Reddit IconAud4c1ty
11 months ago

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.

11 months ago

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.

11 months ago

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.

Reddit Iconbasement-thug
8 months ago

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.

8 months ago

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.

8 months ago

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.

Reddit IconBosfordjd
12 months ago

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/)

Reddit IconCannotthinkofone-uk
11 months ago

I use aimesh without issue. 2 x rt-be92u. I also have an ax92u which was also a node. I removed that one as found didn't need 2 nodes. One router and one node. 10gb and 2.5gb ports. Use NAS with it. Also has dual WAN which was useful recently when ISP went off and used my iPhone 5g.

8 months ago

I am using the RT-BE92U and XD4 as an access point in mesh upstairs in UK too. Good system using the app. Downside is ISP provide ONT which is gigabit ports only so anything over that is Wifi only. Shame as Router itself has a 10gb port and 2.5gb ports. Good Parental controls. Downside to Asus in general is using IoT on 2.4ghz. Asus and smart devices don't seem to like each other. (Reolink, aqara, govee etc!)

8 months ago

Only issues like I said is IoT devices. Asus doesn't seem to like them. I have found by sticking to motto, if it moves its on WiFi and Hardwire everything else you'll be good.

5 months ago

My opinion. Asus aimesh. I have tried TP Link X50 but they spend more time offline than on. Orbi is superb however its too rigid. One router and 2 satellites doesnt like bridge mode or AP Mode. I moved to Asus with RT-BE92U as router and XD4 mini access points. Router mode, AP mode both work well. Versatility of being able to use most of their routers interchangeably as access points. There are downsides. Asus mesh doesnt seem to like IoT devices for smart home. Speakers, bulbs etc. Haven't tried Ubiquiti which a lot of people absolutely praise. If it was within my budget I would try it. Comes down to budget. If you can afford it. Ubiquiti by all accounts. Asus is a great option, Orbi is good if you use it as they want you to. TP Link for me is budget friendly but I think you would end up replacing it and spending again.

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