Model Name

RT-AX53U

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

AX technology

Yes

Antenna

Ex-antennas*4

Transmit/Receive

2.4GHz 2x2
5 GHz 2 x 2

Processor

Dual-code

Memory

128 MB Flash
256 MB RAM

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

Ports

RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 3,USB Port x1

Button

WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch

LED Indicator

Power x 1
2.4G x 1
5G x 1
LAN x 3
WAN x 1
USBX1

Power Supply

AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
DC Output : 12 V with max. 1.5A current

Package content

RT-AX53U
RJ45 x1
Adapter x1
QSG x1
Warranty Card x1

Product Weight (g)

346g

AiMesh

AiMesh : No
Primary AiMesh router : No
AiMesh node : No

Router APP

ASUS Router APP : Yes

Game

Game Boost/acceleration : No

Alexa

Support Alexa skil : Yes

IFTTT

Support IFTTT : No

AiProtection

AiProtection : AiProtection Classic
Malicious site blocking : Yes
Two-Way IPS : No
Infected Device Prevention and Blocking ; Yes

Parental Control

Parental Control : Yes
Parental Control Customized Internet schedule : Yes

Traffic Control

Adaptive QoS : No
Bandwidth limiter : Yes
Traditional QoS : Yes
Traffic Monitor : Yes
Real-time traffic monitor : Yes
Wired Traffic Monitor : Yes
Wireless Traffic Monitor : Yes
Website history : No

Wireless

IPv6 : Yes
MU-MIMO : Yes
Wi-Fi Encryption : Open system, WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal
UTF-8 SSID : Yes
Guest Network : Yes
WPS : Yes
Wi-Fi MAC address filter : Yes
Wireless scheduler : Yes
Airtime fairness : Yes
RADIUS Server : Yes
Universal beamforming : Yes
Explicit beamforming : Yes
IGMP snooping : Yes

WAN

Internet connection Type : PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP
Dual WAN : Yes
WAN Aggregation : No
3G/4G LTE dongle : Yes
Port triggering : Yes
DMZ : Yes
DDNS : Yes
Let's Encrypt : Yes

LAN

DHCP Server : Yes
IPTV : Yes
LAN Link Aggregation : No
Manually assign IP address : Yes

VPN

VPN Client L2PT : Yes
VPN Client OVPN : Yes
VPN Client PPTP : Yes
VPN Server IPSec : Yes
VPN Server OVPN : Yes
VPN Server PPTP : Yes
VPN Fusion : No

USB application

3G/4G LTE dongle : Yes
HDD hibernation : Yes
Safely Remove disk : Yes
AiCloud : No
Download master : Yes
AiDisk : Yes
Media Server : Yes
Time Machine : Yes
Samba Server : Yes
FTP Server : Yes
Shared Folder privileges : Yes

Administration

Operating mode : Access Point, Media Bridge, Repeater, Router
Operating system : ASUSWRT
Free OS upgrade : Yes
Firewall : Yes
Wake on LAN (WOL) : Yes
SSH : Yes
Configuration backup and restore : Yes
Diagnosis tools : Yes
Feedback system : Yes
System log : Yes