The main router at home has finally been updated, think of the previous "octopus" GT-AX11000 at home, which seems to have been in service for more than two years. In the middle, the "King Crab" AX89X was changed for a while, but the AX89X was quickly taken to the company, and the family continued to use the AX11000. Recently received a GT-AX6000 from Asus named "Red Spider". This "red spider" GT-AX6000 is blue in parameters, which is a product that surpasses octopus, but at the same time, the two products are actually two products with differentiated positioning. Red Spider's GT-AX6000 uses Broadcom's latest BCM4912 quad-core processor, advanced 16nm process, and supports Broadcom's new generation of Rangeboost+ technology, through which Wi-Fi coverage can be further improved. Dual-band 4*4 MU-MIMO antenna design, at 2.4GHz can provide 1148Mbps, at 5GHz can achieve up to 4808Mbps summation is AX6000. Of course, in addition to the Broadcom BCM4912 main frequency up to 2.0GHz, the dual 2.5G port is the most attractive to me.
So don't know if this GT-AX6000 from the "Red Spider" of the ROG player kingdom appeals to you?
Appearance display
The overall packaging design is still the familiar ROG style, and the black and red color scheme is really very lethal to fans of the player country like me. In terms of price, the current price of the GT-AX6000 of "Red Spider" is 2499 for me, a user who started ROG GT-AX11000 4000+ two years ago, I just want to say "cost-effective".
On the front of the package, the router's CPU maximum frequency is 2.0GHz, dual 2.5G port design, support triple e-sports acceleration, support for ASUS's own AiMesh and AiProtection commercial-grade home network security services. Oh, and the AURA Faith Lighting Effect.
On one side of the package, there is a product specification introduction, a 2.5G WAN/LAN, a 2.5G LAN port design, and four Gigabit LAN ports, with 256MB Flash and 1GB of RAM.
In addition, you can also see a detailed interface introduction, which is put in the following content in the introduction.
The accessories are as follows, and the warranty card, router, four antennas, power adapter, and six types of network cables with shielding are all accessories.
The GT-AX6000 with the newly designed "Red Spider" can be said to be very eye-catching in appearance, and the design of the strong guy can be said to have a certain subversive feeling of the traditional router. I don't know if you like the AX11000/AC5300 designed by Asus before Octopus or the vertical routing product of the classic AC68 series? Comments are welcome.
The four antennas of the Red Spider GT-AX6000 are the four most exaggerated and largest antennas I have ever seen. Paired with Broadcom's next-generation RangeBoost+ technology, it not only intelligently identifies interference, but also increases Wi-Fi coverage by 38%.
Of course, if the four antennas can also support RGB lights, or the later update can emit light, it will be even cooler.
When installed, the four antennas support three angle adjustments. You can adjust the antenna direction according to the needs, but there is still a problem that it is too easy to loosen, it is recommended not to move after adjusting the angle.
The adapter aspect is also rare in terms of high specifications, compared to the previous ASUS all-in-one design adapter. This time the adapter is more like a notebook, and the output power is an amazing 45W. The power supply of this specification for the router is really strong to the point of explosion, of course, it is also expected to directly provide PD adapters with Type-C interface in the future.
The random network cable is also a super six-class network cable with its own shielding design to meet the player's high-speed transmission needs.
The "Red Spider" GT-AX6000 is designed with more ROG elements on the appearance, the Loser's Eye logo is larger, and it supports a variety of lighting modes.
The appearance of the "Red Spider" GT-AX6000 is still very public on the table, and I guess this is the route that every ROG FANS wants.
In addition to a row of indicators on the front of the router, there is an LED physical switch button and a WPS button.
The main interfaces are designed behind the fuselage, from left to right are USB2.0, USB3.0, 4 Gigabit LAN, 2.5G WAN port, 2.5G LAN port, reset port and switch buttons and a circular DC power interface.
Feel the way it is
Red spider compared to octopus, it can be said that Asus's appearance upgrade is very large. After all, in this price range of router products, if the upgrade does not have the feeling of changing the machine, it is indeed a bit embarrassing. Positioning on the AX11000 and AX6000 is definitely different styles, the dual 5G frequency AX11000 is more suitable for doing AiMesh. Also as an esports router, both are good choices, and the ROG GT-AX6000 supports triple esports acceleration, as well as dual 2.5G. It has more advantages in both the internal and external networks.
The "Red Spider" GT-AX6000's Eye of defeated faith lamps also has a larger area and is more playable than before I thought.
APP Settings:
In terms of router configuration, asus router setup is very simple. Quick setup via app. You can scan the code to download the mobile APP, and then set it according to the APP prompts. However, it is also noted that users need to manually switch to the Wi-Fi setting interface of the mobile phone to select the SSID enabled by ASUS, if they can always operate on the APP side, it is better.
But overall, after so many years of precipitation at ASUS. The router settings are very simple, the router will automatically recognize the current network state of the router to the user to recommend configuration.
After the configuration is completed, you can see the router home page to view the detailed status of the router and set up a quick switch.
The comprehensiveness of the ASUS router management APP is worth learning from the industry, because the settings of the ASUS router on the web end are the most comprehensive and the user feedback is the best. The ASUS router APP function is more comprehensive, it can be said that you need to go back to the web page on other routers to open the advanced complex settings to find, and now you can complete the setting as long as you move your finger on the Asus APP.
Even if you want to play RGB, you can personalize the lights of asus's Eye of The Loser on the mobile phone.
Web settings:
Asus's web-side management page can be said to be one of the most attractive selling points for players, and under the black and red blessing of ROG, I naturally feel that the network transmission of this router is faster. In the general settings interface, you can intuitively see the current network status, network PING value and other information.
Below the dashboard is the familiar AiMesh setup interface, and the AX6000 supports the mesh network with as well as Asus's other AiMesh-enabled routers. It is worth mentioning that in the current firmware version, the AX6000 can be used as a LAN in AP mode.
AiProtection Smart Network Guard can protect the home network security at the source for the first time, and it is still very convenient for users with children at home to use with parental controls. After all, I don't want my kids to be on some inappropriate websites for children.
As an esports router, the ROG GT-AX6000 has added a triple game accelerator. Users can choose according to their own needs, with ROG motherboard, ROG host and ROG notebook better effect.
Go to the advanced settings interface to see the current connected devices in the network map, you can see that my home ROG GT-AX6000 is currently connected to 19 devices. Most of them are smart home products in the 2.4G band, and most of the other devices connected to the 5G band have basically begun to support Wi-Fi 6. In the view list, you can view the detailed properties of the device.
In terms of system information, you can see that the CPU occupancy rate is not high in the current situation, and the RAM is half occupied. In terms of connection, you can see that the WAN port connection is 1Gbps, of which LAN5 is 2.5Gbps has been connected.
In terms of wireless settings, I recommend switching the time zone to Australia in Professional mode in the Advanced Settings for better coverage.
In addition, the ROG GT-AX6000 also supports dual-line mode, and a second broadband can be set according to the needs. You can select the second broadband interface according to your needs, and you can arbitrarily set the LAN port or USB interface as the network port.
As an ASUS router, USB is still very powerful. The app can even be used as a simple NAS. Support file cloud storage, mobile phone backup, Apple's Time Machine, offline download, etc.
Signal strength test:
In terms of signal strength, the test environment is still the house where I currently live, with three bedrooms, two halls and two bathrooms, about 120 square meters. The approximate room diagram is as follows, and the proportions of the room structure are similar to the following figure.
Two wireless cards were selected for signal testing, including the Intel AX200 and Killer AX1650x wireless cards. It can be seen that after turning on 160Mhz, the AX200 and Killer AX1650x with the 2X2 AX2 can achieve a transmission experience of up to 2.4Gbps. The actual test signal status, made a chart for everyone's reference. Home broadband 500MB, here also did 5 points of up and downlink test.
Game Test:
In terms of game testing, you can choose esports mode according to your needs. If you are a mobile phone user can directly operate the app on the mobile phone to open the mobile game esports mode. Here is also through the glory of the king comparison test to see the difference between before and after opening the mobile game e-sports mode. It can be seen that the comparison does not turn on the e-sports mode, even if the mobile phone only has 7 connected devices, the router delay is 21ms, and the community broadband delay is 25ms. However, compared to the ROG GT-AX6000, which has gaming mode enabled, you can see that the router latency is only 1ms, and the community broadband latency is 7ms.
On the computer side, it is still tested by PUBG. After all, if your network speed is not good for the game experience is still a great impact, the actual test in the computer to start the game mode, simulated another brand wi-Fi 6 router in the analog network download under high load pressure of the game environment, you can see the "PUBG" game network latency of 183ms. Also after the ROG GT-AX6000 analog network download high load on the web side to open the highest priority for the PC, when returning to the PUBG game, you can see that the network latency dropped significantly to 69ms. This game is really a bit of a boost!
smb uplink and downline testing:
Subsequently, the upstream and downstream speed tests were tested on 2.5G wired, Gigabit wired and AX1650X wireless cards at 2.4Gbps, and the NAS was tested for Synology DS1618+ with 10 Gigabit network cards. The test drive is the 6T*6 Raid 5. You can see the connection speed on the DS1618+ at 2500Mb/s.
Because there is more data, here is a chart for everyone to refer to. It can be seen that under the blessing of the 2.5G network, a ROG GT-AX6000 can be used as both a high-performance router and a 2.5G switch. The theoretical transmission rate can be achieved in the whole, whether it is a gigabit wired, 2.5G wired connection or a 2.4Gbps wireless connection.
Router operating temperature test:
Through the infrared imaging camera, you can see that the middle area of the router has a large heat generation, and the maximum position of the router heating is 43.9 °C. The room temperature was 25°C at the time of the test (there is heating in the northern city home). Hope to give you a reference.
summary
Overall, the Asus router has never let me down, from the original classic AC68U to every Asus router I have used in the back has left a good impression on me. Each performance improvement also makes me more comfortable in the home network construction, such as the Asus AX series let me contact Wi-Fi 6, AX11000 update 2.5G wired interface and then to AX86U, which has a civilian price of 2.5G Wi-Fi6 router, or the flagship AX89X King Crab brings double-mouth 10 Gigabit, and the ASUS ROGGT-AX6000 Red Spider Router is also one such device, using the latest Broadcom SOC — The 2G quad-core processor provides players with 4x4 antenna support for both 2.4G and 5G, or provides dual 2.5G network interfaces for the first time to achieve higher speeds of intranet and intranet bottleneck-free transmission. Coupled with the special red spider exterior design, it presents the continuous iterative innovation of Asus routing.
Of course, I still have expectations for this ROG GT-AX6000:
1. For as far as the ASUS Red Spider AX6000 is concerned, if the two 2.5G network ports are LAN ports in the later support custom routing mode. For NAS players seem to be attractive to a burst of thousands of dollars;
2, the antenna designed four light transmission areas, but does not support the antenna emission, can the later update the light, to have more playability?