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ASUS Repeater Access Point Media Bridge RP AC56
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.8
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
308
Old Reviews
139
Unverified
56
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Review Analysis - 113 recent, verified reviews
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Network
34repeater, main router, extender, house, rt
+62%
-38%
" ... Just get a more powerful router like the AC5800 ... "
" ... I bought this repeater to match it with my newly bought dual band ASUS router. ... I have installed it in a three storied brick and mortar house, and so far, it has helped me expand my wifi to places where I needed to place surveillance cameras. ... "
" ... I needed to extend Wireless coverage as my homes construction interfered with the Wireless signal. ... The standard is to hand over if the signal drops below -70db and I would highly recommend leaving it as is. ... Remember that a signal of -30db is a STRONGER signal than -70db (we are dealing with negative numbers). ... All in all this is a GREAT way to extend a Wireless Network and get a high speed network. ... "
" ... just replaced with Asus Lyra Home Mesh Network much better but even that is better through my RT-3200 rather than direct to my home fiber . ... "
" ... Very easy to set up with my ASUS router. ... "
" ... This range extender was a little more complicated to setup than I expected. ... "
" ... I bought this range extender to use with my new Asus AC3100. ... I was previously using an apple AP Extreme in the house with and AP Express extending the range into the garage. ... I replaced the Apple AP Extreme in the house with the Asus AC3100 to get better reception in the bedroom and I got this Asus extender for the garage just to keep all the components in the same brand. ... My wifi in the house is reliable and better signal than the Apple AP Extreme so the Asus AC3100 router seems to be fine, the problem is the signal in the garage that goes through this extender. ... It is located where it has a good signal to the main router and it still constantly drops the connetion. ... "
" ... The quick setup gives the repeater the same name as your WiFi router with a suffix of _RPT for the repeater. ... I now have excellent wifi signal in the farthest reaches of the house where before it was barely one bar. ... "
Wifi
29asus, main router, router, ssid, rp
+69%
-31%
" ... Great addition to my network! ... "
" ... The RP-AC56 is an ideal way to extend your Wireless Network using it as an Access Point rather than a Wireless Repeater. ... Check your current Wireless settings on your WiFi router. ... Once the system has balanced you will enjoy WiFi everywhere. ... Roaming assist is absolutely vital if you want to make sure that your WiFi devices handover from your Wireless Router to the new Access Point. ... Having an Asus Wireless Base Station (I have an AC-1900 from Asus via TMobile) helps no end as they seem to communicate with each other readily. ... All in all this is a GREAT way to extend a Wireless Network and get a high speed network. ... A whole home WiFi solution can set you back $500. ... "
" ... just replaced with Asus Lyra Home Mesh Network much better but even that is better through my RT-3200 rather than direct to my home fiber . ... "
" ... Very easy to set up with my ASUS router. ... "
" ... The quick setup gives the repeater the same name as your WiFi router with a suffix of _RPT for the repeater. ... in this mode you have to manually connect to the new SSID to use the repeater. ... I merely had to go into the advanced setup and remove the suffix so the repeater AND the WiFi router have the same exact name and then you just see the one WiFi SSID. ... I now have excellent wifi signal in the farthest reaches of the house where before it was barely one bar. ... "
" ... Worked great with existing Asus Router. ... "
" ... It even allows you to use separate WPA keys for this repeated SSID. ... "
" ... Like others I thought since I have an ASUS router that I'm very happy with, that an ASUS Repeater would work well with it. ... "
Setup
26repeater, wps, easy to setup, easy to set, easy
+77%
-23%
" ... Works perfectly right out of the box - setup took 2 min. ... "
" ... The WPS button setup didn't work, but it was easy enough to connect to the default network and go through the guide that automatically pops up. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Setup took about 2 minutes - extremely easy. ... "
" ... Very easy to set up with my ASUS router. ... "
" ... This range extender was a little more complicated to setup than I expected. ... "
" ... pretty easy to setup. ... "
" ... Easy setup, looks great, nice feature set. ... "
Device Compatibility
18devices, ac5300, rt, repeater, main router
+56%
-44%
" ... Once I set this up and plugged in my HSM it worked great. ... "
" ... Turn ON roaming Assistant. ... "
" ... My wife is now very happy that she can use her tablet anywhere in our home. ... "
" ... Able to stream 3 TV's at once. ... "
" ... I thought both being Asus would work together well. ... Never had that problem with the Apple devices. ... "
" ... This thing grabs my WiFi AC and maintains that speed to its wired devices. ... I've never had a problem with an Asus device, and don't expect any trouble. ... "
" ... I have the AC5300 router and you would expect that connecting the AC1900 repeater to another ASUS device would be seamless. ... "
" ... So, the connection is allowed to pass through at any time. ... "
ISP
16router, repeater, ac1900, rp, main router
+31%
-69%
" ... The RP-AC1900 was suddenly my new suspect. ... I'm no Mr Spock. ... "
" ... I use it with the ASUS router 5300. ... "
" ... I returned it to Amazon and purchased a Netgear. ... "
" ... I'll go back to Belkin, Cisco. ... "
" ... I will be reselling both of these once i get my direct connection networking equipment in today. ... "
" ... I have to unplug it an plug it back in to reconnect to the router. ... I have to unplug it and plug it back in every day for it to reconnect to the main router. ... "
" ... It just randomly looses connection. ... "
" ... I have an ASUS wireless router that accompanies this unit. ... "
Product Reliability
15repeater, stopped, asus, 2016, rp
+33%
-67%
" ... Unfortunately - the repeater continues to fail . ... I bought the RP-AC1900 in Aug of 2016 and figured out that it was faulty in late September 2017. ... "
" ... I have over 30 years in IT in desktop support and troubleshooting. ... "
" ... Using fix IP for devices to connect so they don't get the "error assigning IP" message. ... My second choice was a NetGear, it should have been my first. ... "
" ... UPDATED: after having this on for several months I've changed my 3 stars to 1. ... "
" ... Continuously unreliable and finally failed since installation May 2016. ... "
" ... Known issue but Asus hasn't released a fix ... "
" ... I tried to get an RMA but all I got was a runaround, being passed from person to person, and eventually they completely stopped responding so I gave up. ... "
" ... I have had to send both units in for repair within six months of purchase. ... "
Ease of Use
13easy to setup, easy, set, easy to set, wps button
+85%
-15%
" ... The WPS button setup didn't work, but it was easy enough to connect to the default network and go through the guide that automatically pops up. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... There are many settings and very little explanations on how to use them effectively. ... "
" ... pretty easy to setup. ... If you had an airbnb guest, for example, and you aren't providing them with the WPA key, then with just a bit of knowledge they could easily get it. ... "
" ... Easy setup, looks great, nice feature set. ... "
" ... It's easy to set up, remembers set up as you move it around to find the best place for it. ... "
" ... First, the setup routine is very straightforward. ... "
" ... Easy to install and no negatives ... "
Ports
11usb 3 0, powerline, access point, yes, rp
+82%
-18%
" ... I was having issues with another adapter getting an HSM on my network (it lives in my garage and there is no ethernet there). ... "
" ... Luckily I had previously invested in a some Powerline Ethernet extenders from TPLink thus I could use the Access Point functionality. ... Save the config and plug in a LAN cable to the provided port. ... Invest in a couple of these and a couple of Powerline Ethernet adapters and you can get a better solution for a lot less. ... "
" ... Bought this ASUS AC1900 in combination with ASUS RT-AC88U, connected them together with NETGEAR PowerLINE 1200 Mbps, 1 Gigabit Port and they work great together to cover my two story cement house. ... "
" ... Great for older devices that do not have 802.11ac. ... "
" ... I setup the ASUS RP-AC68U in AP mode, connected it to my ASUS RT-AC68U router via 1 Gbps rj45 Ethernet cable, I turned off DHCP on the AP (allowing my router to exclusively issue all DHCP addresses) in this config mobile devices (IOS and android) do not work well. ... "
" ... I have my Dish DVR hooked up via one of the Gigabyte ports in the back. ... "
" ... This unit comes with 5 Ethernet ports vs. most that come with 4. ... "
" ... As a bonus, I added a USB hard drive to the AP and turned the AP into a DLNA server. ... USB 3.0: Yes, this AP has USB 3.0. ... Yes, the landing page says USB 3.0. ... "
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