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ASUS ZenWiFi BT8
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- Wi-Fi 7Wi-Fi standardTri-band · BE14000
- 8,643MbpsFastest band13,654 Mbps across all bands
- 8,850sqftCoverage3-pack
- 2.5GbpsInternet portMax WAN speed
- 4portsWired Ethernet2× 2.5 Gigabit · 2× Gigabit
Key capabilities
- WireGuard VPN
- Parental controls
- Guest network
- WPA3 security
OpenWrt
Supported. OpenWrt's own Table of Hardware carries a row for this model on a numbered release, with a mainline wireless driver.
- Table of Hardware model
- ZenWiFi BT8
- Hardware revisions
- A1 / B1 / A2
- Release
- 25.12.5
- Wireless driver
- mt76
Checked 2026-08-06. How every router here was checked.
Pack sizes
- 1-pack$279.99
- 2-pack$579.99
- 3-pack$849.99
Specifications
Wireless
- Standard
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bands
- Tri-band
- Speed class
- BE14000
- Fastest band
- 8,643 Mbps
- All bands combined
- 13,654 Mbps
Connectivity
- Uplink
- Ethernet
- Internet port
- 2.5 Gbps
- Wired ports
- 2× 2.5 Gigabit · 2× Gigabit
- Port map
- USB ports
- 1
Hardware & physical
- Form
- Mesh system
- Coverage
- Up to 8,850 sqft (3-pack)
- Dimensions
- 159 × 72 × 186 mm (2,129 cm³)
- Power
- DC power adapter
- Released
- 2024
- Model number
- ZenWiFi BT8
Manufacturer details
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Storage
- 128 MB
- Power
- AC 110-240V input, 12V/3A DC output
- USB
- 1x USB 3.0
- Antennas per unit
- 7
Radios
| Band | Max link | Streams | Channel width |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 GHz | 688 Mbps | 2×2 | 40 MHz |
| 5 GHz | 4,323 Mbps | 3×3 | 160 MHz |
| 6 GHz | 8,643 Mbps | 3×3 | 320 MHz |
All features · 28
VPN
- WireGuard server
- WireGuard client
- OpenVPN server
- OpenVPN client
- IPsec VPN
Firmware
- OpenWrt support6 GHz radio unsupported on US-region units under OpenWrt (per openwrt.org/toh/asus/zenwifi_bt8)
- Automatic firmware updates
Wi-Fi features
- Multi-Link Operation (MLO)
What is Multi-Link Operation (MLO)?
Worth comparing29 of 79 listed here
A Wi-Fi 7 device uses two bands at the same time over one connection, instead of picking one and living with it.
Look at instead: whether your phone and laptop are Wi-Fi 7 — nothing older can use this
Full entry → - 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 → - 320 MHz channels
What is 320 MHz channels?
Worth comparing23 of 79 listed here
Wi-Fi 7's double-again channel width, available only on 6 GHz, where there is finally enough spectrum to fit it.
Look at instead: whether you own 6 GHz devices, and whether they will be in the same room as the router
Full entry →
Networking
- Link aggregation
- Dual WAN
- QoS
- Dynamic DNS
- Access point mode
- Wired backhaul
Security
- WPA3
- Built-in threat protection
- DNS over TLS
Management
- Parental controls
- Guest network
- Mobile app management
- Local web UI
- Traffic monitoring
Hardware
- USB storage sharing