ASUS ASUS ZenWiFi BN12
ASUS's WiFi 8 (draft) whole-home mesh node: a tri-band BN19000-class unit with dual 10Gbps ports, sold in 1-, 2- and 3-pack kits, running the same AiMesh/AiProtection software stack as ASUS's routers.
Performance
- Network standard
- WiFi 8 (802.11bn), WiFi 7 (802.11be), WiFi 6E/6 (802.11ax), WiFi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi 4 (802.11n), IPv4, IPv6
- WiFi data rate
- BN19000 ultimate BN performance: 1376+5764+11529 Mbps
- 2.4GHz
- up to 1376 Mbps
- 5GHz
- up to 5764 Mbps
- 6GHz
- up to 11529 Mbps
- Boost technologies
- OFDMA, 4096-QAM high data rate, 20/40/80/160/240/320 MHz bandwidth (240MHz on 5GHz may be unavailable in some regions)
- Antenna
- Internal antennas x 8
- Transmit/receive
- 2.4GHz 2x2, 5GHz 2x2, 6GHz 2x2
- Processor
- 2.6GHz quad-core processor
- Memory
- 256 MB Flash and 2 GB RAM
- Operating mode
- Access Point Mode, AiMesh Node Mode, Wireless Router Mode
Interfaces
- I/O ports
- 1 x 10Gbps for WAN/LAN, 1 x 2.5Gbps for WAN/LAN, 1 x 10Gbps for LAN, 2 x 2.5Gbps for LAN, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
- Buttons
- WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch
- LED indicators
- Power x 1
Routing
- Internet connection type
- Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP
- Dual WAN
- Supported
- Port forwarding
- Supported
- Port triggering
- Supported
- DMZ
- Supported
- DDNS
- Supported
- DHCP server
- Supported
- IGMP snooping
- Supported
- IPTV
- Supported
- Manually assigned IP
- Supported
- Wake on LAN (WOL)
- Supported
Wireless
- AiMesh
- Primary AiMesh router or AiMesh node
- MU-MIMO
- Supported
- UTF-8 SSID
- Supported
- WiFi MAC address filter
- Supported
- Wireless scheduler
- Supported
- Airtime Fairness
- Supported
- RADIUS client
- Supported
- Guest network
- Provides Internet connection for guests while restricting access to the local network
Security services
- WiFi encryption
- WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
- WPS
- Supported
- Certificate/DNS security
- Let's Encrypt, DNS-over-TLS
- Security scan
- Supported
- Firewall
- Supported
- AiProtection
- Router security assessment, malicious site blocking, advertisement blocking, tracker blocking
- Parental controls
- Web & app filters, time scheduling, rewards, safe browsing, customized internet schedule, ad block (AdGuard)
- Instant Guard
- Supported
VPN
- VPN client
- L2TP, OpenVPN, PPTP, WireGuard
- VPN server
- IPSec, OpenVPN, PPTP, WireGuard
- VPN Fusion
- Supported
Power
- Power supply
- AC input 110V~240V (50~60Hz); DC output 12V max. 5A
Storage
- USB
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
Management
- Interfaces
- App: ASUS Router App
- Traffic management
- Adaptive QoE; bandwidth monitor/limiter; traditional QoS; traffic monitor; traffic analyzer with website history
- Administration
- Configuration backup and restore, diagnosis tools, feedback system, system log, new device connect notification, login captcha, connection diagnosis, auto firmware update
- Smart home
- Google Assistant support
Physical
- Dimensions
- 173 x 88 x 218 mm (per node)
- Weight
- 1300 g (per node)