ASUS ROG Rapture WiFi 6E Gaming Router (GT-AXE16000) - Quad-Band, 6 GHz Ready, Dual 10G Ports, 2.5G WAN Port, AiMesh Support, Triple-Level Game Acceleration, Lifetime Internet Security, Instant Guard

When it was new in 2022 it packed a punch it was fast, Easy to function, strong signal quality, Beautifully designed worked with new and older devices so didn’t have any compatibility issues, has options to adjust bands to work with older wireless devices, But after 2 years of usage after that first year that final year it just started to become a bit unstable needed to be restarted more frequently was getting a bit warmer then to the point when the device just ultimately failed, It was and is a great router but definitely was good I chose the 3 yrs protection plan when purchasing Asurion they covered me and reimbursed the full cost and I went back with Asus brand Rog-Be98 PRO , But 2 years is rather normal for one to stop working under high usage , I would recommend this product For a low priced good gaming router , I loved every minute of how this big guy performed everyday 24/7 2 years and 2 months managed to hold 25+ devices continuously alot of download and upload continuously , download speeds my internet provider of 2 gigs 50 up I would see 2125.16 Down and 52.60 Up Continuously on this device even till the very end it performed spectacular I would recommend for a home that is a light to moderate gamer but if you have multiple gaming devices running at once it will last about the same time but I think it could last longer for a moderate gamer I wouldn’t say this is a high end gaming router but will get the job done

I replaced m old combo unit with this and the arris S33 (only because Ive had a lot of issue with nighthawks performance as a combo unit- mother in-laws 2 story home has excellent signal upstairs with the nighthawk unit we bought and zero signal downstairs despite the house being common construction with no copper shielding or concrete between the floors- the home was retrofitted and the signal lead for the coax is upstairs with the bedrooms) that being said she switched to a lower version of this unit and she has signal throughout the entire house now (truly omni-directional signal unlike her previous unit and they were about the same cost) The size of the unit isnt an issue for me but it is very large, each signal band can be divided into 3 groups from what i saw in the app and each can have its own permissions, each device can be optimized an even have its access to internet blocked reduced, and a few other things. Kids devices can be filtered to appropriate content by age you choose and further restricted if needed, one touch password/network sharing broadcast, multiple networks allow you to setup guest networks easier, the 6G isnt very viable at the moment and rumors of 7G coming out kinda make it gimmicky at this time.... 2 separate 5G signals is nice and the range is much better than my old arris surfboard SB0..... the lights can be turned off but theyre kinda nice depending on the situation and theyre fairly customizable, theres more ut the take away should be- very solid, fast (my 1gig service is 1gig unlike my last unit that was 79mbps-300mbps wireless), user friendly, app security, guest network, household appliance and app network.

As a long-time fan of ASUS, having built most of my PC towers with their components, I recently decided to upgrade my gaming setup with the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 router. I must say, this router has not only met but exceeded my high expectations, perfectly complementing my ASUS-centric gaming setup. Unmatched Performance for Gaming: The performance of the GT-AXE16000 in gaming scenarios is unparalleled. The quad-band WiFi 6E offers incredibly fast and stable connections, which is crucial for online gaming. I've experienced significantly reduced lag and virtually no connection drops, making for a smoother and more enjoyable gaming experience. Cutting-Edge Technology: The inclusion of the latest WiFi 6E technology is a game-changer. The router’s ability to operate in the 6GHz band means less interference and a more reliable connection. For a gamer like me, this translates to faster response times and an edge in competitive gaming scenarios. Excellent Range and Coverage: One of the standout features of this router is its exceptional range and coverage. The signal strength is strong and consistent, even in the farthest corners of my home. This is particularly important as I often move around with my gaming laptop. Easy Setup and Management: Setting up the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 was a breeze, thanks to the intuitive interface and clear instructions. The ASUS Router app makes it easy to manage my network and monitor usage, which is great for keeping tabs on my gaming bandwidth and prioritizing devices. Aesthetic Appeal: As an ASUS enthusiast, I appreciate the sleek, gamer-centric design of the router. It fits perfectly with the aesthetic of my ASUS PC builds, adding not just functionality but also a visually appealing element to my gaming space. Reliable Connectivity for Multiple Devices: Besides gaming, this router effortlessly handles the connectivity needs of multiple devices in my household. Whether it’s streaming, downloading, or just browsing, the GT-AXE16000 manages it all without a hitch. Conclusion: In summary, the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 is an outstanding router, especially for ASUS fans and avid gamers like myself. It offers superior performance, advanced technology, great coverage, easy management, and a stunning design. If you're looking to enhance your gaming experience with reliable, high-speed internet connectivity, this router is definitely the way to go. It’s a top-tier addition to any ASUS-powered gaming setup.

Good device, I would have given 5 out of 5. But the wifi extenders from Asus was very very bad. It was a junk. So my full home wifi is bad. But only this device provides 1GBPS connectivity on my wifi, no issues whatsoever.

The GT-AXE16000 is a great router in my experience with it thus far. The coverage of the Wi-Fi is good in the lower spec bands, 2.4G / 5G / but is very short on devices accessing the 6G band. The performance of the unit itself is excellent and using the Ai-Mesh feature to connect to my other ASUS router, it adequately provides whole home coverage. The 2.5G WAN port is great connected to the 2G fiber service I have and can consume all of it. The addition of twin 10G LAN ports plus the standard quad 1G ports has helped me expand my backbone to 10G throughout the home. It is a great companion to my GT-AX6000 router acting as an Ai-Mesh AP partner to it. It has a great software interface providing all the necessary elements for enhanced gaming and protection for your network. It is not however a small device so have adequate space to place it where you will use it. Like other ASUS network products I have purchased it does a great job of making sure it is running the latest firmware for itself and its Ai-Mesh partner. In addition to the good performance, the device has a failover feature to an alternate ISP source if one is available to keep your network up and running when the primary ISP stops responding. This has happened to me recently and the router did the quick switch to the backup WAN and nothing missed a beat. Super feature! Thus far a rock solid addition to my home network. I could not rate the Tech Support part of the review as I have had no issues with the unit thus far.

Great product, this is my second gaming router from asus. I was able to set my old one up as a mesh router off of this one. Upgrading to fiber 5gig and my old one capped out at 2gigs, but my provider was only giving me 1gig total. The only downside is it is rather large, but it is very powerful and faster speeds. I also love the ease of their app when setting up a network. 10/10

_ TL;DR _ Don't purchase for dual WAN. _ BACKGROUND _ I'm a web developer and semi-casual gamer with a background in SaaS and hardware tech support. I'm not a 'networking guy' but know enough to educate myself and troubleshoot that which I don't know. _ WHY I BOUGHT IT _ My wife and I both work from home and rely on high-speed internet connectivity. We get Spectrum internet for free through our HOA but my career requires much faster upload speed than Spectrum's abysmal offerings so we subscribe to Frontier's 5Gig plan. I wanted a dual WAN router that would allow me to use both ISPs—Frontier for our primary connection, then fail over to Spectrum in the extremely rare event that Frontier experiences an outage. Additionally, I was looking for a router with USB 3.0 support so I could plug in my hard drive (used only for hourly backups). The ASUS GT-AXE16000 seemed to meet that need . . . on paper at least; so I bought it. _ PROS _ 1) Excellent 2.4Ghz range I have a 2-story home with several smart devices scattered throughout the inside and outside of the home. The WiFi range is so good it negates the need for a couple mesh TP-Link WiFi extenders that I had purchased just to ensure that the smart devices furthers away from my ISP's router have a solid connection. 2) Features The GT-AXE16000 is incredibly feature-rich; shame that the ones I want to use aren't reliable or flat out don't work at all. 3) Prioritization for Gamers This is actually pretty cool. There are a few different options to ensure that individual games or devices get bandwidth priority and will auto-apply NAT settings for you. Very sexy features for gamers or in my case gamer wannabes. _ PROBLEMS _ 1) Dual Wan Support Non-existent. Whether I'm in Fail Over mode or Load Balance mode, the secondary WAN will return one of several errors. 1.1) " Your ISP's DHCP does not function properly" Whichever ISP/modem is set to the Primary WAN works fine and whichever ISP/modem is set to the Secondary WAN will return this error. 1.2) "Network cable unplugged" Nope, definitely not. In purchasing this router I also purchased several CAT8 cables. I've tested them all with other devices and they work just fine. But this god-forsaken router wants to tell me a cable is unplugged? I think I know how to check if a cable is seated properly. This error only occurs on which WAN is set to Secondary. Update 20251024: Um, so dual WAN works now. I changed zero settings. It just started working and the secondary WAN is on Hot Standby just as it should be. 3) "No disk detected" Okay so this thing will recognize that a disk is connected, but will not mount the disk which means I can't use the Time Machine feature. Part of the reason I bought this was to use my existing bus-powered drive to connect directly to the router rather than having to purchase a NAS device. Update 20251024: Figure out why I couldn't get this feature to work. The router will not mount APFS formatted drives. So if you're a Mac user and your OS is anything later than macOS Sierra (10.12.4), which was released in 2016 by the way, you will not be able to mount your storage. 4) Guest Network Instability Not kidding, the guest network will just disappear sometimes. Other times the SSID is visible but has no internet connectivity. Sometimes, rebooting will fix it, sometimes it won't Sometimes changing the [insert random] setting will fix it, sometimes not. Completely unreliable. Update 20251024: Okay this one is on me. The Guest Network feature has a scheduling feature. I mistakenly misunderstood how this feature works in thinking that once a device connects to the Guest Network, that device would be removed after the schedule. Instead, the schedule feature affects the duration of Guest Network uptime, so once the schedule is complete, the Guest Network will just shut off. I've since disabled the scheduling feature and the Guest Network works just fine. My mistake. 5) UI/UX This one is debatable, but to me the user interface and experience is pretty terrible. All of the red hues are abrasive and reminds me of a poor layout of a MySpace profile made by some emo kid that thought they were a hacker because they copied and pasted some Javascript. It's bad. The verbiage used in the admin interface is broken english at best. If grammatical and punctuation errors were a virus, this interface has been severely infected. Not to mention some of the verbiage is flat out wrong. Example: "When the Primary WAN is detected to have an active internet connection using a physical cable for X continuous times, failback to the Primary WAN." The last "Primary WAN" should actually read, "Secondary WAN" as the associated tooltip describes as follows: "The time period criteria to trigger failback mechanism. When you change to the secondary WAN, the router will check how long primary WAN is connected. If the primary WAN connection is stable (longer than failback detect time), the connection will change to primary WAN." _ TROUBLESHOOTING _ When in doubt reboot, right? Yeah that doesn't do a f*****g thing other than bring up some new problem. Hours of troubleshooting have led me to switching the ports my modems are plugged into, changing the "DHCP query frequency" setting to "Aggressive", "Continuous", and "Normal". I've cloned the MAC Address. Tried manual, static, and dynamic IPs . . . the list goes on. In the past 2 weeks, I've tried every single solution I could find from ASUS support docs and beyond. I've every support article from ASUS I could find for every issue I've encountered; none of their 'fixes' actually fix anything. This led me down a deep search for help outside of ASUS, what has worked for others has not worked for me (at least consistently). _ FINAL THOUGHTS _ I am not the only person that has experienced the above issues and the issues persist for myself and many other owners of the GT-AXE16000. Heck, even AIO's will tell you that ASUS is notorious for Dual WAN/DHCP issues. I wish I did more research before purchasing this. I'll be returning it as soon as I find a reliable replacement.

The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 is hands-down one of the most fun and powerful routers I've ever used, and as an IT nerd, it's been an absolute joy to have in my home network. What really stands out is how reliably it performs, the regular dual-band has had no random drops, no unexplained slowdowns, and solid connectivity day in and day out. The feature set is where it truly shines, with top-tier security thanks to AiProtection Pro, built-in VPN support for remote access, DDNS for hosting my own services, and granular client management that lets me fine-tune everything. And let’s talk about ports—two 10Gbps, a 2.5Gbps, and four 1Gbps ports..... I feel like I’m actually seeing the speeds I pay for, both wired and wireless, which is satisfying especially with two people working from home. That said, it’s not perfect. The dedicated IoT network has been a headache—some of my smart home devices just refuse to connect or drop randomly, and I still can’t tell if it’s the router or my ISP causing the issues. It’s frustrating, especially when everything else works so flawlessly. But even with that gripe, I’d still highly recommend this router. It’s overkill for most homes, but if you love networking tech and want a router that feels like it’s from the future, this one delivers. It’s expensive, flashy, and it’s absolutely worth it if you’re the kind of person who gets excited about stuff like 10Gbps ports and Wi-Fi 6E. A nearly perfect router for power users. Might want to pair it with a decent WAP however depending on IoT issues.