ASUSWi-Fi 6 router
ASUS RT-AX57
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- Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi standardDual-band · AX3000
- 2,402MbpsFastest band2,976 Mbps across all bands
- 1GbpsInternet portMax WAN speed
- 5portsWired Ethernet5× Gigabit
Key capabilities
- WireGuard VPN — not listed
- Parental controls
- Guest network
- WPA3 security
means the manufacturer doesn't list it, which isn't the same as the product lacking it.
OpenWrt
Not confirmed. The lookup returned a candidate and it was not close enough to call either way, so nothing is claimed in either direction.
The only ToH hit is the RT-AX57M, a distinct and currently sold SKU with its own ASUS product page. Reading that row as covering the RT-AX57 would be a claim about hardware nobody checked.
Checked 2026-08-06. How every router here was checked.
Specifications
Wireless
- Standard
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bands
- Dual-band
- Speed class
- AX3000
- Fastest band
- 2,402 Mbps
- All bands combined
- 2,976 Mbps
Connectivity
- Uplink
- Ethernet
- Internet port
- 1 Gbps
- Wired ports
- 5× Gigabit
- Port map
Hardware & physical
- Form
- Single unit
- Weight
- 374 g
- Dimensions
- 230 × 134 × 56 mm (1,726 cm³)
- Power
- DC power adapter
- Model number
- RT-AX57
Manufacturer details
- Processor
- Quad-core 1.7 GHz
- Memory
- 256 MB
- Storage
- 128 MB
- Antennas
- 4
- Power
- AC Input 110-240V (50-60Hz); DC Output 12V/1.5A
Radios
| Band | Max link | Streams | Channel width |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 GHz | 574 Mbps | 2×2 | 40 MHz |
| 5 GHz | 2,402 Mbps | 2×2 | 160 MHz |
All features · 16
VPN
- OpenVPN server
- OpenVPN client
- IPsec VPN
Wi-Fi features
- OFDMA
What is OFDMA?
Table stakes50 of 79 listed here
Splits a channel into smaller slices so several devices are served in the same instant instead of taking turns.
Look at instead: streams per radio and channel width — those set the ceiling OFDMA divides up
Full entry → - MU-MIMO
What is MU-MIMO?
Table stakes46 of 79 listed here
Lets the router hold separate conversations with several devices at once using different antenna streams.
Look at instead: the stream count on each radio — a 4×4 radio has twice the streams of a 2×2 to hand out
Full entry → - Beamforming
What is Beamforming?
Table stakes37 of 79 listed here
Shapes the signal toward where a device actually is, rather than radiating evenly in every direction like a bare bulb.
Look at instead: where you physically put the router — placement beats every antenna trick on this list
Full entry → - 160 MHz channels
What is 160 MHz channels?
Table stakes47 of 79 listed here
A double-width channel that roughly doubles throughput when the airwaves are clear enough to sustain it.
Look at instead: whether the band has room for it — on 5 GHz that almost always means DFS
Full entry →
Networking
- Dual WAN
- QoS
- Dynamic DNS
Security
- WPA3
- Built-in threat protection
Management
- Parental controls
- Guest network
- Mobile app management
- Traffic monitoring