Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE19000: Most stable firmware and features to disable?

[caisersouze]

Hi everyone, I’m new here.
I live in Italy, I’ve requested an upgrade to FTTH 2.5 Gbit/s, and I’ve just ordered an Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE19000, which should arrive early next week.
I’d like to ask owners what the best firmware version to install is, which might not necessarily be the latest one. I’ve read that when it first came out it had several “early bugs,” and from what I understand most of them have been fixed in the latest releases, but I’d like to be sure it’s worth installing the newest version—or whether it’s better to update only up to a specific version, since firmware downgrading isn’t always possible.
Lastly, I wanted to ask if there are any features you recommend disabling because they’re currently affected by bugs.

Thanks a lot in advance for your help.

GLDB

 

[Spartan]

1) Update to the latest firmware then factory reset again and configure it from scratch
2) Do not enable AiProtection
3) Do not enable QoS
4) Optional, works perfectly for me but your situation may vary. I enabled MLO / Smart Connect. Other users here recommend not to enable them but they work fine for me.

 

[Poseidon]

1) Update to the latest firmware then factory reset again and configure it from scratch
2) Do not enable AiProtection
3) Do not enable QoS
4) Optional, works perfectly for me but your situation may vary. I enabled MLO / Smart Connect. Other users here recommend not to enable them but they work fine for me.

Great recommendations. I second all of those. Exact same settings on my router as well.

 

[caisersouze]

1) Update to the latest firmware then factory reset again and configure it from scratch
2) Do not enable AiProtection
3) Do not enable QoS
4) Optional, works perfectly for me but your situation may vary. I enabled MLO / Smart Connect. Other users here recommend not to enable them but they work fine for me.

Thanks a lot for the clear recommendations — really helpful.
I’ll update to the latest firmware (3.0.0.6.102_39197), do a full factory reset, and set it up from scratch as suggested. I’ll also keep AiProtection and QoS disabled for now.
As for MLO / Smart Connect, I’ll probably test them later once everything is stable and see how it behaves in my setup.

Appreciate your help!

 

[Spartan]

Thanks a lot for the clear recommendations — really helpful.
I’ll update to the latest firmware (3.0.0.6.102_39197), do a full factory reset, and set it up from scratch as suggested. I’ll also keep AiProtection and QoS disabled for now.
As for MLO / Smart Connect, I’ll probably test them later once everything is stable and see how it behaves in my setup.

Appreciate your help!

Here are the steps to enable MLO (I have Smart Connect enabled, single SSID)

 

[Tech9]

2) Do not enable AiProtection
3) Do not enable QoS

Adaptive QoS is broken on ASUS BE-class routers and keeping it disabled is a sound advice, but AiProtection can still do URL-based filtering even if broken Trend Micro engine affects in some way other functionality. Parental Controls may be affected as well as Traffic Analyzer, but AiProtection enabled won't hurt. It's not very useful with monthly signatures updates, but still can do something for the obvious.

 

[Poseidon]

Adaptive QoS is broken on ASUS BE-class routers and keeping it disabled is a sound advice, but AiProtection can still do URL-based filtering even if broken Trend Micro engine affects in some way other functionality. Parental Controls may be affected as well as Traffic Analyzer, but AiProtection enabled won't hurt. It's not very useful with monthly signatures updates, but still can do something for the obvious.

On the BE19000ai router - AiProtection is broken and when enabled it will severly cripple/degrade your wireless speeds. In my case it’s by 75-80%.

 

[Tech9]

This must be model specific bonus bug.

 

[Poseidon]

This must be model specific bonus bug.

It is. Never had it before on my 98 Pro.

 

[Richard1864]

On the BE19000ai router - AiProtection is broken and when enabled it will severly cripple/degrade your wireless speeds. In my case it’s by 75-80%.

Many websites and apps won't work at all when Advertisement and Tracker Blocking are enabled. Overall functionality improves without any AI Protection enabled.

Yet AI Protection works fine on my BQ16 Pro.