Asus BRT-AC828 Wireless Router (Dual Band-AC2600, AiMesh, Dual-Wan, Gigabit, Business)

Overview

AC2600 Dual-WAN VPN Wi-Fi Router

• Stable Wi-Fi Range - Fast, stable Wi-Fi throughout your office with 4x4 MIMO antenna design and ASUS AiRadar beamforming.
• Hardware Dual-WAN - Dual physical WAN ports for ultimate speed and reliability, with up to 2Gbps aggregated bandwidth and failover capability.
• M.2 Slot for Faster Storage - Internal M.2 SATA slot for ultra-fast networked SSD storage.
• Easy Management - Grow your business with Captive Portal to set up customer Wi-Fi within steps ; and manage your network with convenient Device Grouping and RADIUS server.
• Improved Network Safety - Protect sensitive company information with AiProtection, VLAN, and hardware crypto engine IPsec VPN, all without sacrificing working efficiency.
• Teaming Support - Up to 4Gbps LAN connections.
• Up to 250 Simultaneous Client Connections - MU-MIMO design and robust connectivity for the most demanding environments.

Features

Reliable Networking to Empower Your Business

• Packed with all the networking features and reliability your business needs, BRT-AC828 is designed for growing companies on the path to greatness. Whether you're a startup or an established player, in any sphere of business from the smallest restaurant to the largest retail store, BRT-AC828 can help you connect to success.

AC2600 Wi-Fi, Fast and Far

• Dual-band AC2600 Wi-Fi not only allows fast and stable connections to multiple devices, but it also offers superb coverage — up to 100 meters on the 2.4GHz band in open areas* — that's perfect for the typical office. Even in complex office layouts, the powerful 4x4 (4-transmit, 4-receive) MU-MIMO design with four external antennas and fine-tuned power output ensures optimized reception for the best possible performance.

Dual WAN Ports for Fast, Resilient Internet Connectivity

• For the ultimate speed, the two physical Gigabit Ethernet WAN ports on BRT-AC828 can provide aggregated WAN bandwidth of up to 2Gbps. To ensure non-stop WAN operation, they can be configured as two independent internet connections, with one acting as an automatic backup connection if the other fails.

M.2 SSD Slot for Ultra-Fast Storage

• Incredibly fast onboard storage gives you a powerful built-in mini-NAS for backup and file storage.

Up to 4Gbps LAN with Link Aggregation

• Link Aggregation on eight Gigabit LAN ports enables up to 4Gbps LAN transfer speed.

LTE Mobile Broadband Support
Use a USB LTE. modem as a primary or backup internet connection for added versatility and resiliency

Free Wi-Fi Portal to Grow Your Business

• With the user-friendly graphical menu system, you don't have to worry about complex network settings. Set up a free Wi-Fi welcome page for your customers within steps, and direct them to your promotion page to boost your promotion result.
  1. Choose the design template
  2. Assign a promotion site URL
  3. Your free Wi-Fi service is ready!

Efficient Protection for Your Digital Assets

• Protect sensitive company information with Intrusion Prevention System, Content Filtering, and other advanced features, all without sacrificing working efficiency.

Multi-Client Connectivity

• Up to 250 simultaneous connections allow ASUS BRT-AC828 to handle even the heaviest usage requirements. The revolutionary MU-MIMO technology allows multiple MU-MIMO-compatible clients to work at their maximum speeds, enhancing network bandwidth.

Keep Up to Date!

• Remember to always keep your device’s firmware up to date so you can benefit from the very latest service and security enhancements — and get exciting new features!

Specifications

• Product Segment
  AC2600 ultimate AC performance : 800+1734 Mbps
• Data Rate
  802.11a : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps
  802.11b : 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
  802.11g : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps
  802.11n : up to 800 Mbps
  802.11ac : up to 1734 Mbps
• Antenna
  External 3 dBi dipole antenna x 4
• Transmit/Receive
  MIMO technology
  2.4 GHz 4 x 4
  5 GHz 4 x 4
• Memory
  256 MB Flash
  512 MB RAM
• Operating Frequency
  2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
• Encryption
  64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise , WPA2-Enterprise , Radius with 802.1x, WPS support
• Firewall & Access Control
  Firewall：SPI intrusion detection,DoS protection
  Access control：Access control, Network service filter, URL filter, Port filter
• VPN Support
  IPSec Pass-Through
  PPTP Pass-Through
  L2TP Pass-Through
  IPSec server
  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
  Dual Link support
  WAN Bridge support
• Ports
  RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 2, RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 8
  USB 3.0 x 2
  M.2 SATA(SOCKET3) x 1
• Features
  Link Aggregation
  802.3ad
  Static
  MU-MIMO
  Traffic Analyzer
  Adaptive QoS
  SmartQoS
  WMM
  User definable rules for IP/MAC/Port
  Upload and download bandwidth management
  ACK/SYN/FIN/RST/ICMP with highest priority
  AiProtection
  Parental Control
  Guest Network :
  VPN server : PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server, IPSec(Host-to-Net) server, IPSec(Net-to-Net) server
  VPN client : PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client, IPSec(Net-to-Net) client, IPSec(Peer-to-Peer) client
  3G/4G data sharing
  AiDisk file server
  Samba and FTP server with account management
  Dual WAN
  IPTV support
• Button
  WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Button, Power Switch, USB eject
• LED Indicator
  Power x 1
  LAN x 8
  Wi-Fi x 2
  LAN x 2
  Fail-over x 1
  SSD x 1
• Power Supply
  AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)
  DC Output : 19 V with max. 2.37 A current
• OS Support
  Windows® 10
  Windows® 8.1
  Windows® 8
  Windows® 7
  Windows® Vista
  Windows® 2000
  Windows® ME
  Windows® XP
  Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.12
• Dimensions
  200 x 300 x 49.5 ~ mm (WxDxH) (Without Bezel)
• Weight
  950 g
• Package Content
  BRT-AC828 Dual WAN VPN wireless router
  RJ-45 cable
  Quick start guide
  Support CD(Manual)
  Power adapter
• Router Special Features
  3G/4G data sharing
• Operation mode
  Wireless router mode
  Access point mode