The Ultimate Wireless-N Router for Gaming and Multitasking

RT-N18U features top-of-the-line hardware specifications. An 800MHz processor with high clock speed delivers fast and responsive USB and WAN to LAN performance; while TurboQAM™ technology raises the 2.4 GHz band speed from 450 Mbps to 600 Mbps for a 33% boost. 128MB flash and 256MB RAM ensure a massive data pipeline of up to 300,000 data sessions and multitasking capability, making it perfect for gaming or high-load network environments. The energy-efficient ARM-based CPU reduces power consumption to even help you save on the bills. In addition, ASUS AiRadar intelligently strengthens wireless connectivity using universal beamforming, high power amplification and exclusive ASUS RF fine-tuning for a 150% increase in coverage1 , so even legacy 802.11b/g/n clients can benefit from this technology.

RT-N18U also incorporates more user-friendly and intuitive software. With the ASUSWRT interface, you can easily set up the router within 30 seconds2, or switch RT-N18U between its various modes. You can optimize speed with the built-in Smart QoS function, or turn the USB storage attached to the router into a personal cloud with ASUS AiCloud.

Fast, reliable and powerful

At the heart of RT-N18U is a powerful but energy-efficient ARM® Cortex™-A9 processor running at 800MHz that ensures fast and responsive performance. The 128MB of Flash memory and 256MB of DDR3 RAM further enhance multitasking performance and allow up to 300,000 concurrent data sessions — making RT-N18U ideal for multimedia applications such as HD video streaming, online gaming and file sharing.

Boost your Wi-Fi performance

RT-N18U features TurboQAM™ technology that boosts 2.4 GHz wireless speeds from 450 Mbps to up to 600 Mbps for 33% faster Wi-Fi performance. Now everything you do online is done faster.

Gigabit Internet surfing with Turbo NAT

Equipped with Turbo NAT and built-in Gigabit Ethernet, RT-N18U gives you full Gigabit internet performance, making its WAN to LAN throughput up to 2-5 times that of traditional software-based NAT Gigabit routers. Turbo NAT handles simultaneous wired connections, achieving maximized total concurrent speeds. So go ahead: game, stream and download from desktops, notebooks, tablets, smartphones and game consoles at once minus the performance loss.

Extend and strengthen your wireless connection

ASUS AiRadar intelligently strengthens wireless connectivity using universal beamforming technology, high power amplification, and exclusive ASUS RF fine-tuning. This ensures extended coverage, dynamic data speed increases, and enhanced stability and is backward compatible with 802.11b/g/n clients. Because connection strength varies based on your environment, RT-N18U uses three external antenna to detect wireless device locations and shape transmissions so they’re optimized for the fastest, most stable connection strength.

Specifications

• Network Standard

  IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IPv4, IPv6

• Data Rate

  802.11b : 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps
  802.11g : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps
  802.11n : up to 450Mbps
  802.11n TurboQAM：up to600Mbps

• Antenna

  Detachable antenna x 3

• Operating Frequency

  2.4GHz

• Encryption

  64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise , WPA2-Enterprise , WPS support

• Firewall & Access Control

  Firewall: SPI intrusion detection,DoS protection 
  Access control: Parental control, Network service filter, URL filter, Port filter

• Management

  UPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Triger, Universal Repeater, System Event Log

• VPN Support

  IPSec Pass-Throuth
  PPTP Pass-Through
  L2TP Pass-Through
  PPTP server
  OpenVPN server
  PPTP client
  L2TP client
  OpenVPN client

• WAN Connection Type

  Internet connection type : Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE supported), PPTP, L2TP
  WAN Bridge support
  Multicast Proxy support
  Multicast Rate Setting support

• Utilities

  ．Download master
  - support BT, NZB, HTTP, ED2K
  - support encryption, DHT, PEX and magnet link
  - upload and download bandwidth control
  - download scheduling 
  ．Media server:
  - Image: JPEG
  - Audio: mp3, wma, wav, pcm, mp4, lpcm, ogg
  - Video: asf, avi, divx, mpeg, mpg, ts, vob, wmv, mkv, mov
  ．QoS:
  - WMM
  - User definable rules for IP/MAC/Port. Upload and Download bandwidth management.
  - ACK/SYN/FIN/RST/ICMP with Highest priority
  ．Guest Network 
  - 2.4GHz guest network x 4
  ．Printer Server: multifunctional printer support(Windows nly), LPR protocol support
  ．File server: Samba and FTP server with account management
  ．PPTP VPN server
  ．Network map
  ．Traffic monitor

• Ports

  4 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for LAN, 1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000/Gigabits BaseT for WAN
  USB 2.0 x 1
  USB 3.0 x 1

• Button

  WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button

• LED Indicator

  PWR x 1
  Wi-Fi x 1
  LAN x 1
  WAN x 1
  USB x 2

• Power Supply

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

• OS Support

  Windows® 8.1 
  Windows® 8 
  Windows® 7 
  Windows® Vista 
  Windows® 2000 
  Windows® ME
  Windows® XP 
  Windows® Server 2003
  Windows® Server 2008
  Mac OS X 
  Mac OS X 10.1
  Mac OS X 10.4
  Mac OS X 10.5
  Mac OS X 10.6
  Mac OS X 10.7
  Mac OS X 10.8
  Linux Kernel (Support Ubuntu only)
  Linux

• Dimensions

  207 x 150 x 37 mm (WxDxH)

• Weight

  520 g

• Package Content

  1 x RT-N18U 2.4GHz 600Mbps High Power Router 
  1 x RJ-45 cable
  1 x Power adapter
  1 x QSG
  1 x Warranty card

• Router Special Features

  3G/4G data sharing, AiCloud, Printer server, Download Master, AiDisK, Multiple SSIDs, Parental Control

• Operation mode

  Wireless router mode
  Range extender mode
  Access point mode
  Media bridge mode

3 Years Warranty By ASUS Malaysia