can an asus laptop use any router
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Asus Laptops do not only connect to Asus routers. If your Laptops WiFi support's 802.11(b,g, or n) and the router does too, then yes! If your laptop and any router have WiFi and are fairly new then the chances are very good. they should be compatible, whatever the Brand.
20003
That would depend, if you currently have a rented modem with a built in router you will need a router as well. This is only a modem that will only allow one computer to connect at a time. A router allows multiple computers to share your modem.
289530
The ASUS provides WIFI for any equipment (laptop, iPhone, etc,). You need to be able to connect to the WIFI by detecting the ASUS and entering its password. My personal experinec with the ASUS: for reasons unknown, my iPhone easily loses the connection and switches to another WIFI network.
296432
I'm not really proficient with this network wireless stuff. My configuration is a Macbook with 802.11a,b,g,n and and Air Express which works like your router so I suspect it is a fit, but I think I looked it up on the Asus site to confirm it myself. Bad habit not to write down notes on these system upgrades.
1421768
Yes, Kartik you can ! In fact I passed these onto to my niece who purchased my older Asus router from me...AND....I wish I had them back....save them in case you upgrade to a newer router...in my case I went with the Asus AC2400 RT-AC87U..which has four antennas. Oh...and save them for any wireless video cameras you may purchase in the future and mount them far from your router, they too will benefit from the extra pulling strength of these antennas....jim p / Marietta, Ga
919897
sorry, there is no one fits all answer; I replaced a Medialink router with the Asus and am able to receive a good signal where I was unable at before. A lot depends on obstructions (walls) and other interference as microwaves and neighbors. My router is placed in the den and I can receive a signal outside at the pool (going through 3 walls) which is about 80 feet......very happy with this choice I've made.
966657
Yes you will need some sort of router, this will not affect your computer speed.
248855
Yes. A router can work with any broadband provider. You will need appropriate device to attach to your provider though(cable modem for cable & DSL modem for DSL), but past that point it's standard Ethernet technology where you attach your router. Because of this, you can attach a router to another router and create DMZ for added security to your home network.
1071105
The short answer is: no you don't but your current router must support either 802.11g or 802.11n wireless protocol.
1741146
The RT-AC56U router is supported. Ref; ( www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database ). Also read posts related to this router in the dd-wrt forum. Third party firmware supported: Asuswrt-Merlin, DD-WRT - ref;( wikidevi.com/wiki/ASUS_RT-AC56U )
1816790
You must have a cable modem. You connect the cable to the modem and then connect an Ethernet cable from the cable modem to the Asus router.
1613248
I use this on a laptop with a dual band Asus router. I have the same result as you, I see the 2.4GHz but not the 5GHZ. Seems rediculous that Asus reciever can not see Asus dual band router. On other hand it locks on to the 2.4GHz signal very well and so I am happy enough. Guess if can not detect 5Ghz from Asus router than this is not such a great product.
1446409
Yes, I have wifi set up at my house for my other computer, and I use it for the internet on my ASUS. It works fine, after you set it up!
325459
Yes, that's what all routers are supposed to do. Those two features are fundamental to any device calling itself a "router." It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 routing.
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Yes. This is supported by dd-wrt. You can type in "asus" here and see that this model is fully supported. http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-databaseAlso, security is the best reason to use dd-wrt on any router you can. If you've listened to the tech news lately you know that home routers firmware tend to be full of bugs that aren't always fixed and home routers are becoming a major attack vector. It isn't worth it for most manufacturers to continue to update their older routers firmware b/c they want you to purchase new one. So yes, it is supported and, yes it is important. :) Yes. This is supported by dd-wrt. You can type in "asus" here and see that this model is fully supported. http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-databaseAlso, security is the best reason to use dd-wrt on any router you can. If you've listened to the tech news lately you know that home routers firmware tend to be full of bugs that aren't always fixed and home routers are becoming a major attack vector. It isn't worth it for most manufacturers to continue to update their older routers firmware b/c they want you to purchase new one. So yes, it is supported and, yes it... » Read More Yes. This is supported by dd-wrt. You can type in "asus" here and see that this model is fully supported. http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-databaseAlso, security is the best reason to use dd-wrt on any router you can. If you've listened to the tech news lately you know that home routers firmware tend to be full of bugs that aren't always fixed and home routers are becoming a major attack vector. It isn't worth it for most manufacturers to continue to update their older routers firmware b/c they want you to purchase new one. So yes, it is supported and, yes it is important. :) « Show Less
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It doesn't matter what operating system you are using. You don't have to install anything to use this router. All you need is a browser like internet explorer or firefox (and it doesn't matter which version either) . I have a win 98 machine, 3 win xp machines, and 2 win vista machines. All are sharing folders, internet connection, and 2 printers using only this router with no problems. And I didn't have to install any software on any of them. Just read in the manual under how to set up the router if you don't have the disk and you'll quickly realize how unnecessary the disk is.
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Yea I believe any router will work with this. Once you connect it to a router by Ethernet cord the wifi should start running after you set it up