Network Standard  | IEEE 802.11a        IEEE 802.11b        IEEE 802.11g        WiFi 4 (802.11n)                WiFi 5 (802.11ac)               WiFi 6 (802.11ax)              IPv4        IPv6         | 
Product Segment  | AX1800 ultimate AX performance : 1201 Mbps+ 574 Mbps              | 
AX technology  | Yes           | 
Data Rate  | 802.11a : up to 54 Mbps                802.11b : up to 11 Mbps                802.11g : up to 54 Mbps                WiFi 4 (802.11n) : up to 300 Mbps             WiFi 5 (802.11ac) : up to 867 Mbps           WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (2.4GHz) : up to 574 Mbps         WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz) : up to 1201 Mbps           | 
Antenna  | External antenna x 4         | 
Transmit/Receive  | 2.4GHz 2x2           5GHz 2x2               | 
Processor  | 1.5GHz quad-core processor         | 
Memory  | 128 MB Flash      256 MB RAM       | 
Boosts speed  | OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access)               Beamforming: standard-based and universal        1024-QAM high data rate              20/40/80 MHz bandwidth              | 
Operating Frequency  | 2.4G Hz / 5 GHz  2.4GHz / 5GHz     | 
Ports  | RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for WAN x 1, RJ45 for Gigabits BaseT for LAN x 4   | 
Button  | WPS Button, Reset Button, Power Switch  | 
LED Indicator  | Power x 1              2.4G x 1                 5G x 1     LAN x 1  WAN x 1                 | 
Power Supply  | AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)  DC Output : 12 V with max. 1 A current    | 
Package content  | RT-AX55                RJ45 x1  Adapter x1           QSG x1   Warranty Card x1              RT-AX56U V2       RJ45 x1  Adapter x1           QSG x1   Warranty Card x1               | 
Product Weight (g)  | 374g         | 
AiMesh  | AiMesh  Primary AiMesh router   AiMesh node       | 
Router APP  | ASUS Router APP               | 
Alexa  | Support Alexa skill              | 
AiProtection  | AiProtection Classic          Malicious site blocking    Infected Device Prevention and Blocking  | 
Parental Control  | Parental Control                Parental Control Customized Internet schedule    | 
Traffic Control  | Bandwidth limiter             Traditional QoS  Traffic Monitor   Real-time traffic monitor               Wired Traffic Monitor     Wireless Traffic Monitor                 | 
Wireless  | IPv6        Wi-Fi Encryption : Open system, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise      UTF-8 SSID           Guest Network  WPS        WiFi MAC address filter  Wireless scheduler           Airtime fairness  RADIUS Server   Universal beamforming  Explicit beamforming       | 
WAN  | Internet connection Type : PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP        Dual WAN            Port triggering    DMZ       DDNS     Let's Encrypt        | 
LAN  | DHCP Server       IPTV        Manually assign IP address            | 
VPN  | VPN Client L2TP  VPN Client OVPN              VPN Client PPTP                VPN Server IPSec              VPN Server OVPN             VPN Server PPTP                | 
Administration  | Operating mode : Access Point, AiMesh Node, Media Bridge, Repeater, Router    Operating system : ASUSWRT      Free OS upgrade               Firewall  SSH         Wake on LAN (WOL)        Configuration backup and restore              Diagnosis tools   Feedback system              System log            |