ASUS DSL-AC88U AC3100 Modem Router Review

Interface: Quality of Service, Traffic Monitoring, and VPN

The ASUS DSL-AC88U router also allows you to shape and monitor the traffic. VPN server and client functionality is also part of the package.

Traffic Manager

The traffic manager is a simple QoS service. It is built with an upload bandwidth limiter and the default settings prioritise online gaming and surfing the highest to prevent P2P systems such as download clients from stealing your bandwidth. Custom rules can also be created for specific systems or network applications.

Traffic Monitor

Keeping an eye on your traffic is an important feature, especially if you experience traffic issues. The monitor will allow you to see whether a possible bottleneck is at your end or remotely.

There are graphs for the various DSL connections as well as wired WAN, LAN and wireless channels.

VPN Server

Private connections aren’t a rarity anymore, and a router needs to support VPN. Especially in this category.

The ASUS DSL-AC88U supports both PPTP and OpenVPN server setups.

VPN Client

A VPN client feature is at least as important as a VPN server feature, and we’re not disappointed.

The VPN client also supports PPTP and OpenVPN, but also L2TP.