Asus ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Gaming Router, Wi-Fi 8, Quad-band, Black, White

The ASUS ROG Rapture is a tabletop router with quad-band Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn), operating across 2.4 GHz, two 5 GHz bands and 6 GHz. Its stated maximum combined Wi-Fi speed is 11,529 Mbit/s. The router supports MU-MIMO and beamforming, and includes intelligent mesh technology for compatible network setups. QoS and bandwidth control provide options for managing network traffic. The supplied data does not specify coverage area or supported device capacity.

For wired internet access, it uses an RJ-45 Ethernet WAN connection. Seven RJ-45 ports are listed, with Ethernet data rates of 1,000, 2,500 and 10,000 Mbit/s; the port roles for each speed are not specified. Security options include WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Enterprise, alongside a firewall, guest access, URL filtering and parental controls. Web-based management is supported. The router also provides USB 3.2 Gen 1 and USB 2.0 connections for compatible devices, with Samba storage sharing available.

• 2.4 GHz band rate: up to 1,376 Mbit/s
• 5 GHz band rates: up to 5,764 Mbit/s on each listed band
• External antennas: 8
• VPN client protocols: L2TP, OpenVPN, PPTP and WireGuard
• VPN server protocols: IPsec, OpenVPN, PPTP and WireGuard
• USB ports: 1× USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A and 1× USB 2.0
• Parental controls: scheduling and content filtering