Asus expands its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio with its dual-band RT-BE58 Go, with a bevy of WAN options and a customizable smartphone app.
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The Asus RT-BE58 Go is the second Wi-Fi 7 travel router that we’ve received for extended testing, coming hot on the heels of the TP-Link TL-WR3602BE, which is one of our picks among the best Wi-Fi routers . At first glance, you might even think the two routers are related, as they look pretty similar (one is black, the other white) and share a nearly identical feature set.
And more importantly, they both target the same market: consumers who need to share a Wi-Fi connection with multiple devices and/or people in a compact form factor. Asus can easily achieve this with a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router that costs around $120 as of this writing.
Design of the Asus RT-BE58 Go Wi-Fi 7 Travel Router
The RT-BE58 Go has more than a passing resemblance to its closest competitor: the TP-Link WR3602BE. They share an identical footprint with a square base and a design that is basically a cube cut in half. They both also have two antennas that stow alongside the body, or extend upright like a pair of rabbit ears.
There’s also a programmable toggle switch on the device's side. By default, it doesn’t control anything (e.g., turning Wi-Fi on/off, turning the front LED on/off, or activating the VPN). However, you can use the Asus Router app to switch between operating modes.
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The RT-BE58 Go has a single horizontal status LED on the front of the chassis and a programmable action button on the side (just like the WR3602BE). On the back, you’ll find a single 2.5 GbE WAN port, a GbE LAN port, and a USB 3.0 port (it can be used for networked storage or to support internet sharing via USB cellular modem or smartphone). There’s also a single USB-C port (with Power Delivery support) for powering the device. You can power the RT-BE58 Go using either the included USB-C wall adapter or via a USB-C portable battery pack.
Asus RT-BE58 Go Wi-Fi 7 Travel Router Specifications
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