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Testseek.com have collected 37 expert reviews of the Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Wireless-N Router and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Wireless-N Router.
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The editors liked

  • Good signal strength
  • Dual USB ports for sharing external storage
  • Printers
  • Or other devices
  • Great performance
  • Gigabit wired connections
  • Dual band 5GHz & 2.4GHz wireless-N
  • Great wireless range
  • Excellent user interface
  • Dual band
  • Lots of features (upnp
  • Printer server
  • Bittorrent client
  • Storage server)
  • True gigabit performance on wan-port
  • Can handle a lot of simultaneously transfers
  • Nice looking
  • Ridiculously high routing throughput
  • 2 USB 2.0 ports for sharing storage and printer
  • WDS bridging and repeating
  • Stylish
  • Thin and light design
  • Simultaneous dualband access
  • Easy setup
  • Two USB ports for disk/printer sharing
  • Stable firmware
  • Excellent wireless range
  • The stylish and compact Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router offers stellar 5Ghz performance
  • Long range
  • And an intuitive Web interface. Its storage feature is well designed
  • The router is comparatively fast
  • And it offers a convenient way...
  • Very unique stylish looks
  • Good throughput
  • Range is good for home use
  • Simultaneous DualBand (2.4/5GHz) operation
  • 2x USB 2.0 ports for printers and storage
  • Easy effortless setup
  • Intuitive and well laid out menus
  • Gigabit LAN and WAN ports (with own status/activity LED's)
  • Lightweight but sturdy construction
  • Attractive design
  • Intuitive admin panel coupled with advanced options
  • Built in USB 2.0 ports allow for easy sharing of media
  • Great longrange performance on the 2.4GHz band
  • Dual USB ports
  • Very good GUI.
  • Easy to setup
  • Great design
  • Plethora of configuration options
  • Good wireless coverage on 5GHz

The editors didn't like

  • Scheduler could be better
  • No external antennas or connections to add your own
  • No way to fasten router to the wall
  • A few odd selections for wireless defaults
  • No guest WLAN / multiple SSID
  • Easily knocked over
  • Any further questions about this router can be asked HERE.
  • The Asus RT-N56U's Web interface takes a long time to apply changes and the router doesn't support the new three-stream 450Mbps wireless speed.
  • Protruding wires ruin the look
  • Price slightly high for most home users
  • Finger print magnet and hard to clean properly
  • Uses its own DNS servers if you don’t specify any
  • Traffic Monitor feature is far from accurate
  • Wired connection isn’t quite as fast as advertised
  • No guest network
  • Meh shortrange performance on the 2.4GHz band.
  • I don’t get to keep the review unit.

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  Published: 2012-03-31, review by: tbreak.com

  • Easy to setup, great design, plethora of configuration options, good wireless coverage on 5GHz,
  • I don’t get to keep the review unit.

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  Published: 2012-01-30, review by: bigbruin.com

  • Good signal strength, Dual USB ports for sharing external storage, printers, or other devices, Great performance, Gigabit wired connections, Dual band 5GHz & 2.4GHz wireless-N, Great wireless range
  • Scheduler could be better, No external antennas or connections to add your own
  • When I think of ASUS, the first thing that comes to mind are their award winning motherboards and video cards. In the past, I wouldn't have even considered recommending them to people asking me my opinions about routers. With the ASUS RT-N56U, my opin...

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  Published: 2011-08-21, review by: ocia.net

  • SpecificationsSpecifications Black DiamondLAN PortsWAN x 1, LAN x 4 RJ-45 for 10/100/1000 Base TSupports Ethernet and 802.3 with max bit rate 10/100/1000Mbps and auto cross-over function (MDI-X)Antenna2 x internal antenna for 2.4GHz application with 3....

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  Published: 2011-08-11, review by: xbitlabs.com

  • ASUS must be given credit for developing a product that combines splendid looks, high-performance platform, and multifunctional firmware. A special feature is the availability of two radio modules that can ensure very high speed for your wireless netw...

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  Published: 2011-05-12, review by: thinkcomputers.org

  • Attractive design, Intuitive admin panel coupled with advanced options, Built in USB 2.0 ports allow for easy sharing of media,
  • Uses its own DNS servers if you don’t specify any, Traffic Monitor feature is far from accurate, Wired connection isn’t quite as fast as advertised
  • There is a lot to the ASUS RT-N56U. First, you’ll notice its notably attractive style, and it has some pretty good performance to match. Not only that, the RT-N56U allows you to attach an external hard drive to one of its two USB 2.0 ports and access i...

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  Published: 2011-05-11, Author: Michael Brown , review by: maximumpc.com

  • Great longrange performance on the 2.4GHz band; dual USB ports; very good GUI.
  • No guest network; meh shortrange performance on the 2.4GHz band.

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  Published: 2011-04-17, review by: benchmarkreviews.com

  • Great performance, Very unique stylish looks, Good throughput, Range is good for home use, Simultaneous DualBand (2.4/5GHz) operation, 2x USB 2.0 ports for printers and storage, Easy effortless setup, Intuitive and well laid out menus, Gigabit LAN and WAN ports (with own status/activity LED's), Lightweight but sturdy construction,
  • Protruding wires ruin the look, Price slightly high for most home users, Finger print magnet and hard to clean properly
  • Important: In this section I am going to write a brief five point summary on the following categories; Performance, Appearance, Construction, Functionality and Value. These views are my own and help me to give the ASUS RT-N56U Dual Band Wireless-N Gig...

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  Published: 2011-04-02, review by: insidehw.com

  • Abstract:  RT-N56U is a dual-band router, which works at both 2.4 and 5 GHz; it’s compatible with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n standards and equipped with gigabit LAN ports (4 LAN + 1 WAN). Just next to the network ports, one can find the reset button, the power input, as..

 
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  Published: 2011-03-30, Author: Dong Ngo , review by: cnet.com

  • The stylish and compact Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router offers stellar 5Ghz performance, long range, and an intuitive Web interface. Its storage feature is well designed; the router is comparatively fast; and it offers a convenient way...
  • The Asus RT-N56U's Web interface takes a long time to apply changes and the router doesn't support the new three-stream 450Mbps wireless speed.
  • The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market.

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  Published: 2011-03-08, review by: tweaknews.net

  • Stylish, thin and light design, Simultaneous dualband access, Easy setup, Two USB ports for disk/printer sharing, Stable firmware, Excellent wireless range,
  • Easily knocked over, Any further questions about this router can be asked HERE.
  • Asus' RT-N56U router has unique, elegant styling with an impressive feature set to go along with it. The slim, antenna-free design allows the unit to be tucked away just about anywhere, while the simultaneous dual-band connectivity is ready for the m...

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