ASUS ROG STRIX GS-AX5400: ROUTER GAMING WIFI 6 AND GIGOBIT ANALYSY

Other very important wireless characteristics that this router also supports, are the following:

This model also has a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup).The ASUSWRT firmware allows to configure the wireless network with the new WPA3-personal protocol, this new protocol allows usFor the interconnection of the nodes.We will have to configure the WPA2/WPA3-personal protocol to provide compatibility with old wireless customers, or for the WiFi Mesh system.

Wired features and USB 3.0

This wireless router has an Ethernet gigabit port for the Internet WAN, we could also use the LAN 1 port as a secondary WAN by enabling the dual-wan functionality that this router has, thanks to this, we can have two internet connections and perform aWan Aggregation, a load balancing in the connections or a faillover of the connection.Of course, this router supports the 802 standard.1Q VLAN Tagging, VLAN per port to provide IPTV services, and we can even configure the Movistar Triple VLAN FTTH profile to have all the operator's services.The main CPU supports NAT acceleration to provide the best wiring and wireless performance for the Internet, we could get speeds greater than 800mbps without problems.

This router has 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports for the LAN, at the firmware level, we have the possibility to configure the jumbo frames at 9K and link aggragation for the LAN 1 and LAN 2 ports, this is ideal to connect NAS servers that have two twoNICS.Another possibility is to configure the LAN 1 port as "Gaming Port" and that has the highest priority, the latter is ideal for players with consoles or PC of games that want to have the highest priority of data compared to the rest of wired or wireless devices.

This router also has a USB 3 port.High-performance 0 (5GBPS), taking into account the tri-core processor at 1.5GHz, we are very likely to get speeds greater than 50MB/s reading and writing, but we will see this in detail in our test laboratory.An aspect that we must take into account is that we will have the same as always in the ASUS routers, such as the Samba, FTP and FTPEs, iTpes, Iunes server, DLNA media server, Asus aidisk etc.

Firmware and more

The firmware of this ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router is exactly the same as always, the only thing that has changed is the firmware fund adapting it to the new Rog Strix family, the rest of the configuration and customization options are the same as always.Although Rog Strix is a new family like the TUF Gaming or Rog Rapture, in this case the firmware has not suffered a complete redesign at the user graphic interface level, but it does not matter because the visual aspect of the ASUSWRT firmware is perfect for us.

The firmware we have in this router has all the usual services, including the most advanced configurations, nothing has changed in this aspect.We have guest networks, Amazon Alexa, Aiprotection Pro with bidirectional IPS, Adaptive Qos, traditional QOs, bandwidth limiter, specific gaming menu with gaming port and the Open NAT, we have the different VPN servers with OpenVPN, IPSEC VPNAnd also Instant Guard, as well as the full support for IPV6 networks, WAN, LAN and WIFI Advanced Configurations and much more.

This router has an LED that runs the entire front of the router, is governed by Asus Aura RGB, so we can customize both the type of lighting and also the color of state LEDs.We will be able to synchronize Aura RGB with other ASUS devices such as motherboards, monitors, boxes and more.

Once we know the main characteristics of this ROG ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router, we go with the technical characteristics:

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ROUTER ASUS ROG STRIX GS-AX5400

In the following video you can see the ASUS ROG STRIX GS-AX5400 in detail:

Once we know its technical characteristics, we go with the external analysis of the team.

External analysis

This new gaming router comes in a box of black colors and rainbow, since it belongs to the new Asus Rog Strix family.In the front of the box we can see that this router is double simultaneous band with WiFi 6, of Ax5400 class as indicated by the name of the model.In the lower right we can see that this router has a smartphones games mode, ideal to get the best possible user experience in these customers.We also have a gaming port that will have priority over the rest of the LAN wired ports and over the WiFi wireless network customers, in addition, we will also have the NAT open to open the ports easily and quickly with the assistantAsus step.Finally, we have the Aura RGB logo, and this router has a large LED with different types of lighting and colors that we can configure directly through firmware.

In the back of the box we will find that this available double -band 6 router is twice as quick5GHz, a very important feature as we have explained above.This model allows a capacity up to four times greater thanks to the technologies OFDMA and MU-MIMO, both will allow us to optimize the wireless network as well as possible for the user experience to be excellent.We can also find information about the ASUS games accelerator, if we install the ASUS ROUTER app we can accelerate the online games of our smartphone, whether Android or iOS, since it will indicate to the router that we want to have the highest priority.Other features that we have present in this back of the box are the prioritization of the games thanks to the Gaming Port, and also the AiprotECTION PRO that incorporates the bidirectional IPS to protect the local network against external threats.

On the left side of the box we will find the entire list of technical specifications that we have already explained previously in the introduction, the most remarkable is the speed of the wifi, and that supports WPA3-personal to have the maximum possible safety.We can also see the content of the package, two QR codes with information from ASUS, and the serial number, Mac, hardware version, default firmware version and also the exact model of the equipment.

On the right side of the box we will find the router model we are analyzing, the Asus Rog Stix GS-AX5400.Finally, at the bottom we will find in different languages the most outstanding characteristics of this router, these characteristics were also present at the front of the box.

Inside the box, the first thing we are going to find is a brochure with Intel's recommendations to update the drivers, it is totally necessary to update the drivers to version 20.70.0 or higher if we want to connect to the network that generates with the WiFi 6 standard, otherwise we cannot connect to the wireless network.The content of the box of this router is as follows:

In the next gallery you can see both the interior of the box and the content of it:

Intel's brochure is totally necessary to inform users that, if they do not update version 20.70.0 or higher on your Intel Wi -Fi network cards, they will not be able to connect to the wireless network of this router if we have the 802 standard activated.11ax.This router supports the new standard with the new plots, therefore, if we try to connect ancient wireless customers that do not "understand" these new plots, we will not be able to see the wireless network or connect to it manually.

We are also going to find a quick installation guide, we can see a QR code to download the ASUS ROUTER app, and basic instructions to install the modem or ONT to the router, and proceed with the configuration through the application.We must remember that this application is compatible with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.In the Full Full Installation Guide, we can access the content of the box, the legend of the status LEDs, the different ports and buttons of the router, where we must locate the router, and also how we can install the router connecting a equipment via wifior cable, to execute the configuration wizard.

In this box we will also find the typical Ethernet Cat5e network cable with four pairs of threads, so we can get a 1GBPS speed without any problem.Finally, we have the current transformer that will provide us with a 19V current voltage and a current intensity of 1.75a, so it can provide us 33W of power to feed the router and also the hard drive that we connect to its USB port 3.0.

This ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router has a really elegant design, it is clear that it is a gaming-oriented router because in the front we find the popular Rog logo of Asus.The construction materials of this router are Premium, the first thing that catches our attention is the touch of the housing of this router.On the left side is where we will find the state state LEDs, the Internet status, Wifi 2.4GHz, 5GHz Wifi and also "information".On the right side we can see the Rog logo that has a really spectacular design with different colors, although it does not illuminate.

In the lower area it is where we will have a LED that runs through the entire router, we can modify its behavior through the ASus Aura RGB firmware, and even synchronize it with other ASUS components such as base plates, boxes or monitors among others.

On the right and left side of this GS-AX5400 router we will not find any button or port, we will only have small ventilation grilles to allow the air passage and that does not hot too much.

In the back of this router is where we will have all the ports and buttons, from left to right we find the following: food connector, light and off button of the router, USB 3 port.0, Gigabit Ethernet ports for the LAN, Gigabit Ethernet port for the Internet WAN, WPS button (which can be configured to perform other functions) and also the Reset button to restore the router the router.

In this rear area is where we will find the four non -removable external antennas, we can guide them as we want, we can do it.

At the bottom of this router we can see a large ventilation rack to properly cool the internal components, we also have two non -slip pads, two holes to place the router on the wall, and in the central part a sticker with a lot of information.

In this sticker is where we can see the exact model of the router, the frequency of work, the electrical input characteristics (19V and 1.75a), the router hardware version, the predetermined firmware version, the MAC address and number of number ofSeries, as well as a QR code that we can scan with our smartphone to proceed with the configuration through the ASUS ROUTER app.Finally, we can see the IP address of the predetermined router, and it is that simply putting the router domain.Asus.com We can already access the router administration, whether the configuration assistant (if it is the first time you enter or are reset) or the firmware.

Once we have seen the external analysis of this router, we will see the internal components of this new model that is very similar at the hardware level with other manufacturer's routers.Next, you can see all the components of this new model.

Internal analisis

This new ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router has a well known hardware, since it shares platform with other ASUS manufacturer models, such as the ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-AX5400, the RT-AX82U and RT-AX58U.Depending on the model you buy, you will have a router or other design, but internally the hardware is the same, yes, the firmware could be different by incorporating more or less functionalities depending on which public is oriented.

The main processor of this router is the Broadcom BCM6750, a CPU tri-core to 1.5GHz with 64 -bit architecture.This processor should provide great reading and writing performance in USB 3.0 And also in VPN, of course, we have NAT acceleration per hardware, so we will not have LAN-WAN performance problems.Finally, supports Jumbo Frames, Link Aggregation, Wan Aggregaetion and Gaming Port.The RAM of this router has 512MB capacity, and the flash memory is 256MB.

The 2 Band Chipset.4GHz is the BuCcom BCM6750 compatible with Wi-Fi 6.In the 5GHz band we have the BuCcom BCM43684 compatible with Wi-Fi 6.We have technologies such as Beamforming, Ofdma, Mu-Mimo and Complete Compatibility with the standard in both frequency bands.A very important feature of the 5GHz band, is that we have 160MHz channel width with Zerowait DFS, so as not to have to wait 10 minutes until the wireless network comes out, all for the current regulation for DFS channels.

So far we have arrived with our internal analysis, as you have seen, at the hardware level we are last in the mid-high range.Will we get good wireless performance?We will see it in the test laboratory.

Test laboratory

In these LAN tests we will use Jperf to see how it behaves with multiple threads in the local network.This test is very important because it guarantees that the router will behave perfectly when we are transferring a lot of information through the local domestic network.Nowadays it is very normal to have NAS servers or a PC for local network files.

LAN tests

With 100 concurrent TCP threads we obtain a 113mb/s transfer speed, an excellent result.We can see how threads are transferred at the same speed, this is synonym for stability in the transfer.

With 250 TCP threads we obtain a speed of 113mb/s, an excellent performance.We have 2.5 times more traffic in concurrent TCP threads, so we will not have problems transferring multiple files through the local network at a high speed.

With 500 TCP threads we get a speed of 113MB/S, one of the best routers we have tested to date, we have an excellent performance, the expected if we take into account its hardware.

With 750 TCP wires we get a speed of 113mb/s, a perfect speed.

With 1.000 TCP threads We get a speed of 80MB/s, a very good speed, but we expected to reach 100MB/s as has happened with other ASUS routers.

In the following table you can see the values we have obtained with different number of wires:

LAN-LAN conclusions

The LAN-LAN performance of this ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router is excellent, we will not have problems when transferring data at maximum speed through the Gigabit Ethernet ports.A very important detail is that we have passed the 750 -wire test TCP concurrently above 100Mb/s, ideal for the best possible performance.Yes, it is true that in the 1000 Thread test we have only reached up to 80MB/s, however, in domestic conditions it is very difficult or almost impossible to reach this high traffic on the local network.

LAN tests-WAN

In this test we will simulate how it will behave with P2P since we will connect multiple threads from the LAN to the WAN.As we said before, this router has NAT per hardware, and its firmware implements this characteristic so we expect great performance in this test.

With 100 hilos obtenemos una velocidad de 113MB/s, un rendimiento excelente.With this router we will not have problems if we use P2P programs and we have a large Internet bandwidth, you can with everything.

With 250 wires we obtain a speed of 113MB/s, we continue to have an outstanding yield, although we have doubled the number of TCP wires.

With 500 threads we obtain a speed of 113mb/s, a performance that remains perfect, this router is one of the best in this test.

With 750 wires we obtain a speed of 101MB/s, an outstanding performance, surpassing the 100Mb/s as a barrier.

With 1000 hilos obtenemos una velocidad de 102MB/s, un rendimiento excelente teniendo en cuenta el número de hilos TCP concurrentes, superando sin problemas los 100MB/s como barrera.

In the following table you can see the values we have obtained with different number of wires:

LAN-WAN CONCLUSIONS

The performance of this wireless router in LAN-WAN tests has been excellent.At all times we have exceeded 100Mb/s performance, including the concurrent TCP TCP test that is the most complicated.With this router we will have no problem when squeezing our Internet connection to the maximum, although we use P2P programs intensively.Everything has worked perfect in this router with the LAN-Wan test, we are very impressed because it is not a range of range, but of the middle-high range and has behaved fantastically.

LAN tests-WLAN (Wireless)

The time has come to check if the coverage and wireless speed of this Rog Strix GS-AX5400 router is up to the best, we anticipate that we have been a pleasant surprise when performing the speed tests, because the speed that iscapable of providing us with this router is excellent.The physical scenario of the tests is the same as always, as you can see here:

The IPERF3 server is located on the local network on a NAS server connected via LAN, in this case the maximum speed we can achieve is 1Gbps, it is possible that in certain circumstances we have a bottleneck in this wired network.Of course, we will use the Lenovo X1 Carbon laptop using the Intel Ax200 card that is Ax3000 class.We must take into account that we do not have wifi cards 6 via USB still, they are about to arrive.

ASUS ROG STRIX GS-AX5400: test in the 2 band.4GHz

In this frequency band of 2.4GHZ we can get up to 574MBPS theoretical with this wireless router, provided we use a Wi-Fi card compatible with Wi-Fi 6 and 2-streams.Here you have the results obtained with the IPERF3 customer-server with 20 concurrent TCP threads, and the Intel Ax200 Wi-Fi card that we have tested with this ASUS GS-AX5400 router

As can be seen in performance tests, this router is able to provide excellent performance in this frequency band.When we are in places close to the router we have achieved a speed of 230mbps, an outstanding speed.It has also behaved really well when we are very far from the router, as in the attic where we have managed to connect and pass the test.

ASUS ROG STRIX GS-AX5400: Test in the 5GHz band

Now we are going to check the wireless performance that we achieved in the 5GHz band with low channels, we must remember that this router supports Wifi 6 and the 160mhz channel width, to maximize the wireless connection to the maximum.Here you have the results with the IPERF3 customer-server with 20 concurrent TCP threads, and using the Intel Ax200 card.

As can be seen in the table, this router provides excellent coverage and speed on all scenarios.Thanks to the Intel AX200 card we have been able to squeeze the speed of the 5GHz band in nearby places, reaching a speed of more than 808MBPS real.In addition, something that we must highlight is the great speed that we have achieved in the kitchen (600mbps) and also in the main room (470mbps).

Wireless conclusions

In the 2 band.4GHZ This ROUTER ASUS GS-AX5400 has behaved outstandingly in all locations where we have performed the tests.The maximum speed we have achieved is 230Mbps in the closest place of the router, but the most remarkable thing is that we have also been able to connect from the attic that is the location further vertically.The firmware allows us to configure the 40MHz of channel width always, so we are going to achieve great wireless performance in any circumstance.

In the 5GHz band it has behaved excellently, providing a speed of 808mbps at best, but wireless speed remains stable both in the kitchen and in the main room, with 600mbps and almost 500mbps respectively, figuresreally good that have impressed us.In this frequency band we have 160MHz channel width, and that is noticeable in nearby places, where we will get very high figures.Finally, in remote places such as the attic has also behaved perfectly, even exceeding the speed achieved in the 2 band of.4GHz.

USB 3 tests.0

USB tests are like the ones we do to all routers.We will use a USB 3 Kingston pendrive.0, because the ASUS ROG Strix Arion housing is not compatible with this router model, the firmware does not correctly manage the transfer and is slower than it should be.Of course, we will use the NTFS format, since we will copy very large files to check the reading and writing speed via SMB, FTP and FTPES.The most remarkable thing about the firmware of this router is the incorporation of the FTPES protocol, a protocol that guarantees the confidentiality, authenticity and integrity of the transmitted data, since it uses the TLS 1 protocol.3 and AES-256-GCM for data transfer.

Thanks to the incorporation of this protocol in the ASUS routers, we can transfer data via ftpes safely.

Samba in USB 3 port.2 Gen 1

FTP in USB 3 port.2 Gen 1

Ftpes in USB 3 port.2 Gen 1

DLNA IN USB 3 Port.2 Gen 1

The operation of the DLNA media server has been perfect, the detection, reproduction as the rapid advance has worked correctly, as we expected due to the hardware of this wireless router.Next, you can see a comparative table:

USB conclusions

This ASUS-AX5400 router has behaved outstandingly in these USB 3 tests.0, in addition, we believe that it is capable of more in writing speed.Due to the incompatibility with the ASUS ROG Strix Arion and the firmware of this router, we have not been able to use a SSD unit to rule out bottlenecks problems.Although the use used is high range (up to 200Mb/s in reading and 60Mb/s in writing), in writing speed we are at the limit of the maximum speed that it is capable of providing.This tri-core processor at 1.5GHZ has behaved excellently, in fact, if we use a good SSD via USB we could get higher speeds both in reading and writing.

The incorporation of the FTPES protocol and its performance is excellent, we can finally transfer files and folders through the Internet with point -to -point data encryption.Asus is one of the few manufacturers that support ftpes, so it is great news and a new feature of Asuswrt.

Setup Wizard

The configuration wizard of this new ASUS ROG Strix GS-AX5400 router is the same as that of any ASUS router, in other cases such as the TUF-AX5400 the User Graphical Interface does change, however, in this model the configuration assistantIt is visually exactly the same, with the same configuration options from the rest of ASUS routers.

In the first menu of the configuration wizard we must click on the "Advanced Configuration" option, it will be guided by the different menus to configure the Internet connection, the WiFi, the administrator password and will show us the summary of the entire configuration.

In the second menu we have to choose the router configuration mode, or load a previously saved configuration.The most normal thing is to choose "Choose Operation Mode" and then we will choose "Wireless router (default)", but we also have other available configuration modes.In the third menu you will ask us if our Internet connection requires user and key to PPPOE authentication, in case it does not require (for the DHCP) we must select "no", and will take us to the next menu.In the fourth menu we can choose between automatic or static IP, in addition, we can also activate the "special requirement of ISP" to configure the VLANs, and even to load the Movistar Triple Vlan FTTH profile FTTH.

Double simultaneous band routers allow the "Smart Connect" to be activated, that is, we will have a single SSID and key to authenticate in the router, and the router automatically plays us in a frequency band of 2 2.4GHz or 5GHz, depending on different aspects of the network as number of connected wireless customers, saturation of a certain band, coverage received by the customer, synchronization speed of the link etc.In the event that we want to disable this option, we click on «Separate 2.4GHz and 5GHz »and we must indicate two SSID with their corresponding WPA2-Personal Access Passwords.

Then, Asus will ask us whether or not to activate the 802 plots.11AX, if you have an old client and whose drivers are not updated, you will have problems when activating this functionality, it is something that you should take into account.In the case of having all compatible customers, we enable it to enjoy all the functionalities and technologies of the new wireless standard.A configuration that we must manually perform is to activate the 160MHz channel width, something totally recommended to get the best possible speed in the wireless network, to do this, we must go to "Advanced Configuration / Wireless" and activate it.

Once we have configured the wifi network, we must enter the username «admin» and the new password of the administrator user to enter the router configuration and start managing and managing it as we want.Finally, we can see the summary of the wifi configuration that will be applied in a few moments.

After waiting for about 60 seconds, we will have our router ready with all the configurations made, and we can enter your complete configuration firmware to adjust all the configurations that we want.

Firmware

The ASUSWRT firmware in this new gaming -oriented router is exactly the same, the only thing that has changed is the bottom of the firmware itself with the typical ROG Strix products, the rest of the ASUSWRT firmware is exactly the same, everyone andEach of the menus are designed exactly the same as always.A very important detail is that we will have Aura RGB available to configure it from the main menu, so we can modify the type of lighting and color of the different LEDs of the Gaming Router.

As you can see, the change made by ASUS in the firmware has been minimal, we will only have the change changed, the rest of the menus maintain exactly the same graphical user interface, and, of course, the configuration options are exactly thesame as always.

General - Network Map

In the "Network Map" menu we can see the complete state of the Internet connection, the state of the wifi networks of both frequency bands, the CPU and RAM state, and we can even modify RGB aura easily from this menu, forChange the type of lighting and color.Of course, we can make certain basic configurations from this menu, such as changing the SSID, security and key of the WiFi network

The most interesting novelty of this router compared to other routers that are not gaming, is that we have aura RGB, the ASUS technology that allows us to modify the type of lighting and also the color of the RGB of the router LEDs that we have in The front part.Something that we like very much is how easy it is configuration, in addition, it automatically synchronizes other ASUS components such as motherboards, boxes and more.

In the customer section we can see all wireless customers with their host name, IP address and also MAC address, in addition, we can see if they are connected via cable or via wifi.Other information that we can see is the specific list of wireless customers, in addition, if we click on any of them we can block them easily and quickly.

In the "AEMESH" section is where we can look.

General - Aimesh

Asus Aimesh 2.0 It is already in all the manufacturer's Wi -Fi mesh routers and systems, this technology allows us to have the best WiFi Mesh network administration system today.This administration is much more advanced than the previous.

One of the parts that we like most is that it will show us the state of the Mesh network in real time, and not only that, but we have a "optimization" button to reconnect the nodes in the best possible way, and provide us with the bestWireless performance in the Malked Network.

General - Network for Guests and Aiprotecion

All Routers and Wi -Fi Mesh systems allow us to create several guest networks with different configurations, we can have up to three wifi networks separated from the main network.We have the possibility to enable communication between them, we could also configure these guest networks with Amazon Alexa almost automatically.

Guest Wi -Fi options are as always, we can create a total of 3 Wi -Fi networks separated from the main network, although we have the possibility of enabling routing between them so that there is communication.Another possibility is to configure these guest networks with Amazon Alexa almost automatically.

Regarding Aiprotection Pro, we have the same usual configurations, including the bidirectional IPS that is only present in high -end equipment, because we could suffer a small bottleneck.We also have some very interesting technologies such as detection and blocking of infected devices, advanced parental control based on time and content thanks to Yandex DNS etc.

General - QOs and Traffic Analyzer

A gaming router necessarily needs a powerful Qos to prioritize network traffic, and that we have the minimum latency in the wired connection.This router has adaptive Qos to prioritize applications easily, whether games, video streaming or web navigation, in addition, we will also have a traditional QOs where we will enter our real bandwidth and we can configure it in an advanced way, finally, we have the limiterBandwidth so that a wireless customer does not saturate the entire network.

Other possibilities are to be able to see the web history of wireless customers, and even perform a speed test with the integrated system, to obtain the real speed of our Internet connection.

In this router we also have the traffic analyzer analyzer that will indicate the consumption of data on the network, and even what applications have consumed a certain traffic, and we can also supervise the real -time traffic and show us the bandwidth consumed inA certain moment.

With the QOs we can prioritize the games efficiently, ideal for having the best user experience.

General - Game Boost and Open Nat

This router has a "game" menu that will allow us to prioritize the game device that we want, in this way, this specific device will have the highest priority, above any other team.We also have the possibility of downloading the ASUS Router app to accelerate games on mobile devices, and we can even go directly to the Open Nat menu to open ports easily and quickly in three steps.

This Open Nat upen is basically a small port configuration assistant, this will allow us to carry out ports to a certain team so that you have no problems with games.We will have a list of popular games with their corresponding ports, ideal for not having to know if a certain game needs to open a TCP or UDP port, but we will directly have it in a small database.

GENERAL - USB AND AICLOUD APPLICATION 2.0

ASUS routers are the ones with the highest number of services to squeeze the USB 3 port to the maximum.0, in this case, we have the following services:

As you can see, we have many services to squeeze this port to the maximum, other manufacturers only incorporate one or two services, ASUS incorporates all those we consider necessary in a domestic medium-high-end router.

ASUS routers are very advanced at the USB level, but to be able to squeeze it to the maximum we will need a powerful router processor that is tri-core or quad-core, in this way, we will get speeds close to or greater than 100Mb/s in reading in reading and writing.

Advanced - wireless configuration

In the wireless part we can configure in detail the WiFi wireless networks, in the case of Asus, we can enable the Smart Connect to enable band-steering, we can also configure the SSID, authentication, key, channel, channel width, hide theSSID, Activate Wifi Agile Multiband and TWT among other advanced options that you can see below.The most important thing about this menu is to enable the WPA3-personal if you do not have a Wi-Fi Aimesh system, and enable the 160mhz wide channel.

Other functionalities that we can perform in this router are to configure the WPS, WDS, the Mac WiFi filtering, external radius server to authenticate customers with WPA2-Enterprise, configure the WiFi network at the advanced level in the "Professional" section andAlso a itinerance blocking list so that we do not make roaming with these high devices.

Remember that, if you have a Wi-Fi Aimesh system configured, you will not be able to use WPA3-personal, you must use WPA2-personal for it, because it is not yet compatible for the wireless interconnection network.

Advanced Configuration - LAN

In the LAN section we can change the router subnet, including the IP address and the subnet mask, we can also change the host name, the configuration of the DHCP server and the Static DHCP, configure the VLANs with the different profiles or do itManually, and even enable the Jumbo Frames at 9K and the Link Aggregation that we have in this router.

As you can see, we have broad configuration options in the LAN, a very important detail is that the LAN1 port can only have one of these three functions: link aggragation, gaming port or wan aggragation.All these options are mutually exclusive.

Advanced Configuration - Wan

In the WAN section we can enable the WAN and the NAT, we can configure the type of NAT, disable the UPNP for safety, configure the PPPOE and other parameters of the Internet connection.Here we can also configure the Dual Wan to put a secondary WAN as a faillover of the connection or for the balancing of load, and we can even configure the port activator, virtual server, DMZ, DDNS and the NAT PASSTEshRough.

As you can see, we have the same usual configuration options, nothing has changed in this case, nor the user graphics interface.

Advanced Configuration - Alexa, IPv6, VPN and Firewall

This router also has compatibility with Alexa, we can integrate it into our account to send you voice commands and perform certain basic actions, if you buy the Lyra Voice you will not need a Amazon Echo or similar because it already integrates it, and you can form a mesh network.As for IPV6, we have total support, including 6in4 and 6th4 tunnels among other typical configuration options (automatic configuration with SLAAC, fixed or native IPV6).

As for the VPN, we continue to have the PPTP server that is not recommendedIt will allow us to connect our smartphone with the ASUS ROUTER app in a quickly and easily.

In the firewall of this router we can activate or deactivate it, we can also mit.

Advanced Configuration - Administration

In the administration section we can change the mode of operation of the router, we can configure it in several ways:

In this menu we can also configure the login captcha, the hibernation of hard drives, time configuration and NTP, the WPS button, enable the SSH server to configure the router remotely and safely, enable the HTTPS protocol to enterIn administration and many other advanced configuration options.

In these menus we can also configure the automatic router updates, perform an automatic or manual update, in addition to saving and restoring the configuration, restoring it to factory values and more.

Other actions are to report to ASUS a router failure, where we will have to fill out a questionnaire and send all the logs, we can also see the privacy clause that is activated when using services such as Aiprotecion Pro.

Advanced configuration - System registration and network tools

In the record section we can have access to all Router logs at the debug level, we can also see the internal data of the WiFi wireless network and which wireless customers are connected, the DHCP allocation table we can also see it here, together with theIPV6, routing table, configured port forwarding and the entire current and real -time router connection table.

In network tools we can use the typical ping, traceroute, nslookup, and also netstat to detect possible network problems.This router also incorporates Wol's functionality, and, finally, we have a specific "intelligent connection rule" to configure router band-steering.

As you have seen, we have the same asuswrt firmware always, the only thing that changes is the background of the firmware itself to adapt to the new Asus Rog Strix family, but it does not change completely as it happens with the TUF-AX5400 or with the routersRog Rapture that we have previously tried in redeszone.

So far we have arrived with the firmware analysis, and also with the ASUS Rog Strix GS-AX5400 review.Now let's see a list of strengths, weak points and the final conclusions.

Strengths

Weak points

Last conclusions

This new family of Routers Rog Stix has premiered in style with the GS-AX5400 model, this model has a medium-high range hardware but a very well optimized firmware that has provided us with a very good performance globally (except in the USB 3 port.0).This model is oriented to a Gamer audience that does not want to spend too much money on a router, but wants to have great wiring and wireless performance.

The performance that we have achieved Lan-Lan and Lan-Wan with this router has been excellent, it has been able to pass all the tests we have performed, including the 1.000 concurrent TCP threads, where we have achieved high wired speeds, ideal to get the best performance in the domestic local network in case we have NAS servers, and also for Internet connection in case we have 1GBPS Internet connections.

Wi -Fi coverage and speed has also been excellent globally. In the 2 band.4GHZ We have achieved a maximum speed of 230MBPS and in the 5GHZ band we have achieved up to 808mbps, an excellent performance.Coverage in both cases is also really good, we have been able to reach the attic without any problem and perform performance tests.

USB 3 Port Performance.0 has been outstanding, the reading and writing speed is very good, we must take into account that we have used a pendrive and not an SSD as in other cases due to an incompatibility with the housing used.This router has the same hardware as other models such as TUF-AX5400 or RT-AX82U, therefore, it is logical that it also gets the same transfer rates.

This ASUS GS-AX5400 router has the same asuswrt firmware always, the only thing that changes is the firmware fund, but all functionalities, services, advanced configuration options, QOs, VPN and everything else, is exactly the same as always, nothing has changed.Of course, this router is gaming, so we have the star features to have the best possible user experience such as adaptive QOs, traditional QOs, bandwidth limiter and gaming Port, in addition, we also have the OPENNat to open ports easily and quickly, and we even have the game accelerator on the smartphone.

Finally, the current price of this router is about 250 euros, a somewhat high price compared to the TUF-AX5400 that incorporates exactly the same hardware, the only different thing is the router design and that belongs to the Rog Strix range.

If we take into account the characteristics, the excellent performance achieved by this router, and its price, the value of networks is 8.5/10:

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