In addition to RGB light effect, ASUS GT-AC2900 has achieved full platform acceleration

preface

A few days ago, ASUS released the full platform E-sports router GT-AC2900. The first thing I saw was the AURA RGB light effect. However, it is a full platform accelerated E-sports router. And this router can not only stand upright, but also hang on the wall.

Unpacking

▲ The front of the outer package of the ROG GT-AC2900 is the route of ASUS full platform e-sports, and he is crowned ASUS ROG Player Country In the upper left corner, there is the LOGO of ROG, the symbolic eye of the black sheep, and in the lower right corner, it reflects the biggest characteristics of this router, which can provide better support for games on the whole platform - especially for console games such as PS4 accelerator Services.

▲ This side is a graphic introduction to the interfaces of the router, along with important parameters of the router. It supports 1024QAM 2.4GHz: up to 750Mbps, 1024QAM 5GHz: up to 2167Mbps, and the nominal AC2900 comes from this. It has three sets of external antennas+one set of internal antennas, with moderate size.

▲ On the back is the introduction of the features of ASUS's full platform e-auction route GT-AC2900. For example, there is a special game mode - GAME BOOST, as well as the LAN1 port for E-sports, and NAT can be enabled in the native firmware, and AiMesh networking and router level security protection functions are provided.

▲ There are a lot of accessories. The three external antennas can be removed, and the base can also be removed. A special lock base is also presented bolt driver With a CAT6 Category 6 network cable.

Product details

▲ Its shape is very bright. Different edges are used to divide the surface, forming a triangle with different shapes and areas. The LOGO of ROG's Black Eye in the lower left corner is very prominent. REPUBLIC OF GAMEING, the full name of ROG, is reflected on the router. Guess where can RGB light effect be?

▲ There are only three indicators here, namely, WAN port network connection, 2.4G WiFi indicator and 5G WiF indicator. In this way, the three most important indicators in daily use are marked at key positions.

▲ There are five keys at the bottom of the right side, namely WPS Switch, WiFi switch, reset (long press required)/restart button, RGB LED switch, and external one button Boost Key of the Black Eye icon can select one group of three functions for permanent use. When the power is on, the ROG button will display red.

▲ The back, large area of oblique cooling holes, the middle and the bottom have base mounting holes for mounting the base. There is a row of function buttons/interfaces at the bottom, which are introduced in the previous package outing. At the bottom of the middle is the LOGO of ROG's Black Eye.

▲ The buttons on the left are the power key, power interface from left to right, USB 2.0、USB 3.0， Gigabit WAN port.

▲ Four gigabit LAN ports, from left to right, are 1-4. However, the port near the Black Eye LOGO is an E-sports port. Note that when QoS and GAME BOOST modes are enabled, the router will give priority to processing, responding, transmitting, and exchanging the data of this port. Users with demand for e-sports must pay attention to this.

▲ Prepare for assembly. It's really easy to assemble. Because there is an anti plug interface, it should be noted that the screw of the base has a spring self-locking function, so it needs to press down with appropriate force when locking.

▲ It looks like this after assembly. For the sake of AURA RGB, the whole router is mainly gray and black. I choose the vertical way to assemble it. If you need to hang it on the wall, you can install the base on the back and then hang it on the wall.

▲ This The power adapter It can output 19V DC 2.37A, the total output power can reach 45W, and can adapt to wide range voltage (100~240V 50~60HZ).

AURA RGB lamp effect

▲ After the GAME BOOST mode is turned on, a red light indicator will be emitted.

▲ It supports 10 kinds of AURA RGB light effect modes, which can be modified in the WEB firmware, and can also be turned off. What's the use of RGB light effect? When you want to see it, you can open it. When you don't want to see it, let it be a low-key router.

Configure GT-AC2900 to accelerate E-sports

Basic Settings

▲ Connect the cable from the cat to the WAN port, and connect the computer cable to the LAN port. Two minutes after the router is turned on, it is usually turned on at this time browser , you will see the configuration interface. If you can't see it, enter router, click asus, and click com to see the interface.

▲ To configure the function group of Boost Key, you can select Game Boost, Geforce Now, and AURA RGB control. Don't worry, this function can be modified in the firmware interface.

▲ In the network map of advanced settings. Network map has the advantages of network map. You can see the status of the router and maintain the router intuitively.

▲ If you enter the router address now, you will enter the ship's new and unprecedented interface - Dash Board, which can more intuitively see your network ping, ping deviation, network traffic, etc. E-sports, such as LOL DOTA2 CSGO, Watch Pioneer BattleForge 1 Players will pay more attention to the ping value.

▲ Selecting a game can help you query the ping value of the test external service. AURA RGB can also be set, switched, and changed here. The function definition of Boost Key can be changed at the bottom at any time.

▲ The second function in general settings is the AiProtection intelligent network guard function, which we are very familiar with, but also has some new changes.

▲ Intelligent network guards are retained, such as router security assessment, malicious website interception, two-way IPS interception, and prevention and interception of infected devices.

▲ Each interception item can be viewed by clicking it.

▲ In terms of time arrangement, it is interesting to click or box select the time period intuitively, which can effectively prevent children from surfing the Internet at special times.

▲ You can also intercept children's electronic devices here by selecting content.

Game acceleration

▲ Game acceleration is the feature of GT-AC2900, a full platform e-sports route. We can see a lot of game acceleration features. Let's take a look. Level 1 is to provide acceleration for ASUS's ROG motherboard, level 2 is to enable the Game Boost function, which can give priority to processing, transmitting and exchanging data about the game in the case of QOS, and level 3 is the WT Fast accelerator function and the built-in router.

▲ The ROG mainboards that can be supported can be queried. Basically, the ROG series is OK. ROG motherboard+ROG router will form an internal interaction of ROG series, which is officially claimed to accelerate games and e-sports.

▲ Enable the Game Boost function to process, transmit, and exchange data about the game in priority under QoS conditions. Remember QOS mode selection game, of course, you can also adjust according to your own actual situation.

▲ The WT Fast accelerator function can be built into the router. Users of ASUS router can register and use it for free, and can try it.

▲ Asustek has added built-in functions in the router, which can provide game acceleration functions for multiple game consoles (PS4, SWITCH, XBOX and other consoles). If you buy it, you will get 3 months of free use, so that PS4, SWITCH, XBOX and other game consoles can also enjoy the function of acceleration services.

▲ Opening the NAT function is required by many hosts and host games. The official firmware has not been opened before, but this function has been opened in GT-AC2900.

Other interesting features

▲ For example, the game radar can help you detect the ping value of the game in various servers around the world (in the case of naked connection). You can decide whether to go to the accelerator or make appropriate adjustments according to the actual measurement.

▲ The function of WiFi radar is to detect the channel congestion in a small space and select an appropriate channel. This function needs to be enriched and improved.

▲ GT-AC2900, a full platform e-sports route, also allows ordinary users to open PPTP and other services, which is left to God to play.

▲ AiCloud can be easily implemented Online disk Function, which is a very good expansion function for people without NAS users.

▲ Automatic firmware update function. Click the "Check" button to search for the latest firmware on the Internet. Click "Auto Update" to automatically download firmware and update it, which is very convenient. You can't turn off the router during the update.

Geforce Now function that can accelerate laptop

▲ There is a function of binding Geforce Now in the Boost Key. I'm very interested. What is this function? I did some research. However, if this option appears, what interesting cooperation does NVDIA have with ASUS GT-AC2900 router?

▲ Is this the first router officially designated by Geforce Now? GT-AC2900

▲ Geforce Now used to be able to speed up streaming for SHIELD devices, but now it has gradually opened to speed up when playing games for laptops. Game images are processed in the cloud server in advance, and then streamed to laptops through the network, providing 1080p high quality, high special effect streaming game services for laptop games. Because it needs to be processed in the cloud, we can see that those who need money

▲ I also try to participate in the Geforce Now Beta test. Let me research first. This function can solve the problem of weak performance of some notebook video cards.

Signal strength test

▲ The room layout is shown in the figure, and it is also marked in the ABCDEF point diagram. The following figure shows the perspective of the wall. The comparison between the upper and lower figure can see how many walls each point needs to cross. The whole room is a heavy frame structure.

▲ The signal strength is measured at each point, but even in the toilet, you can use your mobile phone to access the Internet smoothly. Routers that meet the SRRC radiation standard will have requirements for radiation.

Game experience of GT-AC2900 in full platform E-sports routing

Mobile Play King Glory

▲ The router performance can be diagnosed by using the mobile phone diagnosis of King Glory. The delay of 2ms is good, but I have measured the total delay of 20ms in the RT-AX88U, and I don't know how to do it.

▲ In the actual game, the delay is also very good, only about 37.

▲ After playing 4 qualifying matches and winning 3, I wonder if a good router will add to the game?

Play GT Sport on the PS4 console

▲ Use the built-in UU of ASUS router to play GT Sport.

▲ The online loading is faster, the acquisition of update packages is faster, and the information exchange of games is faster.

Play games on the computer

▲ UU's account can also be logged in on the computer side. If you were a member of UU before, you can enjoy the acceleration effect on the computer side and the game console side.

▲ At this time, I connected the network cable interface of the computer to the LAN1 port and started QOS. My family watching videos and downloading them there did not affect my game in Blocking 2. The accelerator and GT-AC2900 cooperated to bring a very good network smooth experience. I don't want to recall the feeling of the potato server in the previous Uplay.

▲ Play in rotten oranges with GT-AC2900 BattleForge 5. It is also a very smooth experience. The card sense in the game is gone, and it can finally be used in a relatively smooth environment. My family watching videos will not affect my gaming experience too much.

summary

▲ The GT-AC2900, a full platform e-sports route, is not only a striking AURA RGB on the surface, but also a lot of acceleration optimization for e-sports and games. The built-in ones can provide accelerated connection services for PS4, XBOX, SWITCH and other game consoles, as well as the Geforce Now streaming acceleration of laptops, and LAN1 deduction of e-sports QoS functions are also very good choices.

There are also some disadvantages. For example, many game and e-sports optimization functions are only in the English version of the firmware, which is too concise to make many people understand the new acceleration function. As for the price, it is a little expensive. This router needs to be more affordable to have a better cost performance experience.