ASUS RT-AC3200/AC68U/AC66U

[reddevil0728]

According to their respective manuals, the package contents include "Network cable (RJ-45)".

Can someone advise if they are all CAT 6?

 

[Ronv42]

According to their respective manuals, the package contents include "Network cable (RJ-45)".

Can someone advise if they are all CAT 6?

Never used to the cable out of the box. Never trusted a vendor provided cable. In my case it was a cat5e cable in the box.

 

[reddevil0728]

Never used to the cable out of the box. Never trusted a vendor provided cable. In my case it was a cat5e cable in the box.

may I know which unit did u get?

 

[Ronv42]

may I know which unit did u get?

It was a AC66U a while back. I have since migrated it to a role of just being a access point. My primary is now a AC87R

 

[RMerlin]

According to their respective manuals, the package contents include "Network cable (RJ-45)".

Can someone advise if they are all CAT 6?

AC87 and AC3200 ship with a pretty good Cat 5e cable (it's quite thick, with the RJ-45 connector showing some metal shielding along its sides).

Previous models shipped with cheaper Cat5e cables, some of them (like the AC66) were a flat cable which looked poorly shielded to me. Can't remember which cable shipped with the AC68.

 

[hggomes]

All my ASUS routers (except N66U) came with CAT6 cables, US Cat5E and EU Cat6?

N18U (CAT6), N66U (CAT5E), AC68U (CAT6), AC87U (CAT6), AC3200U (CAT6)

 

[RMerlin]

All my ASUS routers (except N66U) came with CAT6 cables, US Cat5E and EU Cat6?

N18U (CAT6), N66U (CAT5E), AC68U (CAT6), AC87U (CAT6), AC3200U (CAT6)

I'd be surprised if it varied by regions, I might have gotten a different cable when Asus shipped me a sample. I only checked the one that was in the drawer next to me, it came with one of the most recent routers, not sure which one.

 

[MasterBash]

Why are they providing shield rj45 connectors when the router itself is not ground shielded? or am I missing something? I am guessing the metal side is just that, the shield?

 

[ChuckT]

My 66 came with a cable that was listed s cat6 but didn't look right to me. Never used it.