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Network Standard

IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
WiFi 4 (802.11n)
WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
IPv4
IPv6

Port Attributes

RJ-45 for 8 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
Auto MDI/MDIX
Auto-Negotiation : Speed
LAN1 default VIP, Top Priority Port

Product Segment

AX1800 ultimate AX performance : 1201 Mbps+ 574 Mbps

Standard

IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
IEEE 802.1p Priority Queuing

Performance

MAC Address : Up to 4 K
Buffer Memory : 192 Kbits
Jumbo Frame : up to 16 KB

WiFi Data Rate

802.11a : up to 54 Mbps
802.11b : up to 11 Mbps
802.11g : up to 54 Mbps
WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 433 Mbps
WiFi 5 (802.11ac) : up to 867 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (2.4GHz) : up to 574 Mbps
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz) : up to 1201 Mbps

Antenna Maximum Transmit Power

External antenna x 2

LED Indicator

Power x 1
2.4G x 1
5G x 1
LAN x 4
WAN x 1
System power ON/OFF, Link, Speed and activity indicators per port built into each RJ-45 port

Power Supply

AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
DC Output : 12 V with max. 2 A current
AC Input : 100V~120V(50~60Hz) for US type
External Adapter: DC 5 V / 1 A switching adaptor

Transmit / Receive

2.4GHz 2x2
5GHz 2x2

Environmental

Operating Temperature: 0 ¢XC to 40 ¢XC (32 ¢XF to 104 oF)
Operating Humidity: 10 % to 90 % (Non-condensing)

Processor

1.5GHz quad-core processor

Memory

256 MB Flash
512 MB RAM

Product Category

Wired Switches

Boosts Speed

OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access)
Beamforming: standard-based and universal
1024-QAM high data rate
20/40/80 MHz bandwidth

Operating Frequency

2.4G Hz / 5 GHz

Operating Mode

Access Point, AiMesh Node, Media Bridge, Repeater, Router

I/O Ports

RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 4
USB 2.0 x 1
USB 3.1 Gen 1 x 1

Buttons

WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch

Package Content

RT-AX56U
RJ45 x1
Adapter x1
QSG x1
Warranty Card x1

Product Weight (g)

456 g

Product Dimensions

223.5 x 129.3 x 47.5 mm (WxDxH)

AiMesh

AiMesh
• Primary AiMesh Router
• AiMesh Node

Parental Control

"Allow you to block access to unwanted websites and apps."
Customized Internet Schedule

Guest Network

"The Guest Network provides Internet connection for guests but restricts access to your local network."
• Maximum Guest Network Rule : 2.4GHz x3, 5GHz x3
Guest Network Connection Time Limit
Guest Network Encryption : Open system, WPA/WPA2-Personal

Security

AiProtection
Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
WPS
SSH
Firewall
• Maximum Firewall Keyword Filter : 64
• Maximum Firewall Network Service Filter : 32
• Maximum Firewall URL Filter : 64

AiProtection

• Router Security Assessment
• Malicious Site Blocking
• Two-Way IPS
• Infected Device Prevention and Blocking

VPN

VPN Client L2TP
VPN Client Open VPN
VPN Client PPTP
VPN Server IPSec
VPN Server Open VPN
VPN Server PPTP

Traffic Control

Adaptive QoS
• Bandwidth Monitor
• Bandwidth Limiter
-- Maximum Bandwidth Limiter Rule : 32
Traditional QoS
-- Maximum Traditional QoS Rule : 32
Traffic Monitor
• Real-time Traffic Monitor
• Wired Traffic Monitor
• Wireless Traffic Monitor
Traffic Analyzer
• Traffic Analysis Period : Daily, Weekly, Monthly
• Website History

WAN

Internet connection Type : PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP
Dual WAN
3G / 4G LTE dongle
Port forwarding
• Maximum Port Forwarding Rule : 64
Port triggering
• Maximum Port Triggering Rule : 32
DMZ
DDNS
NAT Passthrough : PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, RTSP, H.323, SIP Passthrough,PPPoE relay

LAN

DHCP Server
IGMP Snooping
IPTV
Manually Assign IP Address
• Maximum Manually Assign IP Address Rule : 64
Wake on LAN (WOL)

Wireless

UTF-8 SSID
WiFi MAC Address Filter
• Maximum MAC Filters : 64
Wireless Scheduler
Airtime Fairness
RADIUS Client
Universal Beamforming
Explicit Beamforming

USB application

File System : HFS+, NTFS, vFAT, ext2, ext3, ext4
Safely Remove Disk
AiCloud
Download Master
AiDisk
Media Server
Time Machine
Samba Server
FTP Server
Shared Folder Privileges

Administration

Configuration Backup and Restore
Diagnosis tools
Feedback System
System Log