ASUS ZenWiFi BT8 Tri-Band WiFi 7 Mesh, 14 Gbps, 3000 sq.ft. (1pk), Dual 2.5G Ports, Security and Parental Controls Included, Smart Home Master SSIDs, 4G & 5G Mobile Tethering

ASUS ZenWiFi – A Seamless Upgrade for Better Coverage and Speed!!! After experiencing persistent dead zones throughout my home with a single router, I decided to upgrade to the ASUS ZenWiFi system. With a growing number of smart devices, my previous setup simply couldn’t keep up. From the moment I installed this system, the difference was clear.... Effortless Setup The installation process was simple and intuitive. I powered on both units in the same room, connected the main unit to my AT&T fiber modem, and completed the setup through the mobile app. Within minutes, everything was fully operational—no technical headaches. Strong Signal, Sleek Design Despite my home being a modest 1,500 sq ft, I now have strong, reliable WiFi in every room. The system’s sleek, compact design fits discreetly into any space without being intrusive. Fast and Stable Performance Speeds consistently range from 800 to 900 Mbps, depending on the room. More importantly, the connection is stable—I no longer deal with frustrating resets or dropouts. Subtle, Yet Significant Impact This upgrade quietly transformed my daily experience with WiFi. There’s no fanfare—just consistent performance, broad coverage, and a smoother online experience across all our devices.

It works great and was not too difficult to setup. However, I bought the “used like new” and it did not behave as described in the setup instructions/app. My daughter found and pressed the reset button on the bottom of both units then the setup was straight forward. Of course there was no mention of that in the instructions for new units.

Update as of 9/24/25. I lost my cell phone and had to download the Asus app again. Could not remember my password, and the only option is to factory reset my password. That's just not acceptable, why use an app at all? Updating this review on 9/21/2025. After using the router for 2 months, this router does not work for me. I have taken the time to update drivers on my laptop and I have a brand-new Android S24. The internet connection is still sketchy with some apps timing out because connection is slow or stops. TV's frequently are unable to connect with Netflix. I have also not been able to get my Arlo Door-cam to connect to the router. ITs an expensive router, and not very good. I am going back to Netgear products. They have always been bulletproof. I have a ~1800 square foot ranch house. Everything is on one level. The house has a basement, and I mounted A Netgear R6400 router just about dead center of the house, it was mounted to the floor joists. This setup worked very well. Solid signal throughout the house and even out on the patio in the backyard. I finished the basement and had to move the netgear router maybe 2 feet off center, but those 2 feet caused it to sit on the wrong side of a wood beam and my signal out on the patio tanked. I bought this Asus ZenWifi BT8 figuring it might perform better than the old router which was 5+ years old. It does not. Not only does it not cover the space any better, but all of my device's experience glitches using the internet. Pages will just stall to load. The installation directions state clearly that you may need to update your device drivers to something that supports WIFI 7. I did not update the drivers, because I saw no benefit to the solution. So I am going back to the old router and adding a netgear extender to cover the patio. Even when the devices are not glitching out, the throughput is nothing better than I had with the netgear. My message here... Unless you are prepared to take a chance updating the device drivers to something that supports WIFI 7, this device is not worth the price. There was no performance gain experienced, and I have yet to be successful connecting my Ring Camera to the network since the move to Asus.

The ASUS BE14000 is an impressive WiFi 7 mesh system that brings high-speed, seamless connectivity at a great price. It’s perfect for smart homes, large families, and gamers. Setup is quick and easy using the ASUS router app—just plug in a node, scan the QR code, and follow the steps. No need for technical knowledge. Pros: -Great coverage up to 8,000 sq. ft. -MLO support for better speed and stability -Fast, app-based setup -Handles up to 200 devices -Great for gaming, streaming, and smart homes Cons: -No 10G port, which limits future-proofing slightly Overall, it may not have every premium feature, but for the price, it delivers fantastic performance, coverage, and ease of use. It’s a solid choice for most households.

I have been using this router for a couple weeks and while it’s a decent router, I have not successfully used it in the Router mode…let me explain. I have the 2-pack. I have a gigabit fiber ISP. My previous router is an Asus GT-AX600. On wired clients I was getting my full gigabit download & upload (well 940+ mbps, so very acceptable) and maxing out around 420mbps on WiFi clients. Once I setup this BT8 system, no wired client would get the full gigabit. Nothing changed besides the router (GT-AX6000 to the BT8). I have the most current firmware, I originally left all the settings at default and wired clients just couldn’t get more than 100mbps while wireless clients were getting 30-50mbps. I had not reset my old router (GT-AX6000), so I plugged it back in to make sure something wasn’t happening with my ISP. Sure enough all performance returned to what I would expect. I then reconnected the BT8 and performance dropped back to the levels I described above. I found reports of this issue online, but the same reports also stated these issues didn’t happen if the BT8 was setup as an Access Point rather than a Router. So…I reset the BT8 system to factory settings, plugged in my GT-AX6000 to use as the Router (I disabled the WiFi radios) and then proceeded to setup the BT8 as an Access Point instead. Sure enough performance of wired clients returned to normal, and my WiFi clients are getting 700+ mbps download & upload. This is the best I’ve ever had over WiFi. All settings left at defaults. My conclusion is that this routers hardware is good, but something is wrong with the firmware. The performance in router mode is beyond poor but performance is excellent in Access Point mode. I have both units connected (wired backhaul) and get fantastic signal and speed throughout my entire 3000 sq ft home and yard. I’m giving 3 stars because the firmware needs work, but I will update my review as things change. As for now, I will keep the system in AP mode and benefit from its superior speeds compared to the GT-AX6000 I was using previously. Speed test photo is from an iPhone 16 Pro Max on WiFi 15ft from the router, no obstructions. Also pictured is the GUI showing AP mode and firmware version.

everything works perfectly now. **Pros** -Looks great and blends into most home decoration -Has 4 ethernet ports with one 2.5G WAN and one 2.5G LAN -Super easy to install with the ASUS router app -The app automatically optimizes my network, and it does so quickly -No more dropped signals at all -Impressive range, I get Wi-Fi both indoors and outside in my yard -Easy to expand by adding more units—these have 4 ethernet ports and give a nice boost to speed -It seamlessly switches between routers and extenders as I move around **Cons** -None so far. I’m very happy with this purchase!

I’ve installed a few mesh systems before, and this one was by far the smoothest. Power it up, fire up the ASUS Router app, follow a few prompts—done. Even with firmware updates, I was fully set up in under an hour. The basics like SSID and password are simple to configure, but what really stood out was the control it gives you after setup. I upgraded to better manage my older 2.4GHz devices, and being able to create multiple SSIDs made that easy. Now I can see every device on the network, what band it’s using, or whether it’s wired—all in one place. No more guesswork. Performance? Rock solid. But the real surprise was how intuitive everything is. Clean, fast, and way more powerful than it lets on.

Asus has finally stabilized the firmware for the bt8/be14000. If you are coming from xt8/xt9, you may need one more node than you're used to depending on your layout and environment. These seem way more affected by physical barriers than those older ones on all frequencies.

Great system, moving from an Orbi RBK852 system that we've had for a while, but struggled with reliable hand-off of my iPhone as well as some dead zones. System was a bit laggy and unreliable in the beginning as in some of the other reviews. That said, once we got the ethernet backhaul connected (home is wired with cat5E) in a start topology (series would probably be fine as well), turned on ethernet backhaul mode on, and QoS for gaming or work from home, the system has been great, reliable, with good speeds, connection, and reasonable range. We have a total of 4 of these units to cover our home. App is easy to use, and web interface has oodles of configuration options for pro users. Strongly recommend, specially for those comfortable with network tech (or has a friend who is)

المنتج WiFi 7 | BE14000 الى الان ممتاز ولازال تحت التجربة. والتغطية واسعة. وللمعلومية البائع ذكر انها عبوة والعبوة تتكون من قطعتين. لاتغلط نفس غلطي وتحسب انها قطعه واحدة وتاخذ ثنتين وتجيك 4 قطع

Très bon produit ce n'est pas mes premiers que j'achète pour avoir une meilleure qualité de conection

This Router works very well. Very stable with excellent wifi on 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands with wifi7 protocol enabled. 6 Ghz band is very fast in short ranges (< 50 feet) but I noticed that this band has limited range before it weakens and becomes unusable. Lots of useful features otherwise.

Performance looks great on paper but that is about it. It is often too slow to be usable. When I first set this up, and intermittently, I get decent speeds. My ISP is 1Gbp and I'll be getting up to 800-900Mbps using speedtest.net over WiFi. However, often it gets unbearably slow and not even restarting will fix the issue. So slow that I can't even watch a Netflix show without it having to stop to buffer periodically. When I test this with a WIRED connection (you read that correctly, nothing over the air), I am getting consistently around 8Mbps. The performance is 100 times slower than my 10 year old WiFi 5 router that I have switched back to. There are a lot of negative reviews (which I should have listened to). I wonder if the positive reflect long term use? If you are just doing some light web surfing you may not notice, but you can do that with a much cheaper router. I had the same issues with the ZenWiFi BD4 and "upgraded" to the BT8 thinking it was because the BD4 was just underpowered. This is almost certainly a firmware problem. I'm using the latest BT8_300610258273. Forums and Asus support itself recommends doing a factory reset after updating (which I've done) but this is extremely tedious, and it hasn't fixed the slow speed issue. Hopefully it will be fixed at some point but it has almost been a year since release and it's clearly still in Beta. Support: Asus support has been terrible. One day I got kicked off five times because of a problem on their end and had to start the entire process over again with a different agent. I may have gotten unlucky but I've read elsewhere people who have had the same problem.