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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
Apple AirPort Extreme
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Asus GT-AC5300 Router
Asus GT-AC5300
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Asus RT-AC5300 Router
Asus RT-AC5300
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
12 %
3 stars
12 %
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3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
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3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
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4 stars
71 %
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28 %
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User rating
46
4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
4 %
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4.0 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
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35 %
3 stars
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3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Connectivity

Number of LAN ports3844
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports1222
Number of USB 2.0 ports1No11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0211
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
000

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)yesnonono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in9.65 in9.65 in11.63 in
Height6.61 in2.56 in2.56 in8.93 in
Depth3.86 in9.65 in9.65 in2.15 in
Weight2.09 lb4.14 lb3.97 lb2.43 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyesyes
Support for mesh network
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesnoyesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections32360
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3ad
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnonoyesno
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
751.0 Mbps806.4 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nononono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesyesyes
MIMOnoyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps5334.0 Mbps5300.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • DDNS
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
noyes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
noyes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyesno
Beamforming
N/A
yesyesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
yesyesno
Number of antennas
N/A
886
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modem
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSnoyesyesno
Target audienceHome users
  • Business
  • Home users
Home usersHome users
Routing protocol
N/A
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
N/A
DD-Wrt

Memory

Included flash memory32.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB1024.0 MB512.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum flash memory
N/A
256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM
N/A
1024.0 MB512.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 9
N/A
< 13.8
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN clientnoyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
VPN server
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Often compared with Apple AirPort Extreme

Often compared with Asus GT-AC5300

Often compared with Asus RT-AC5300

Often compared with Netgear Nighthawk X6