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Apple Airport Express Base Station Router
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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Asus RT-AC66U Router
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Asus RT-AC66U B1 Router
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Google Wifi Router
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Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports13441
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesyesno
Total USB ports1122
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1121
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0001
N/A
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
00
N/A

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
White
Active cooling (fan)noyesnonono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in3.86 in8.15 in8.58 in4.18 in
Height0.91 in6.61 in1.4 in1.77 in2.71 in
Depth3.86 in3.86 in5.86 in5.83 in4.18 in
Weight0.53 lb2.09 lb0.99 lb1.46 lb0.75 lb
Number of units11113
Rack-mount designnonononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonononono
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyesyesyes
File server
N/A
Via USBVia USBVia USBNo
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
N/A
yesyesno
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Display
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Support for mesh network
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Communication protocolIPv6
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections503236030069
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnonoyesyesno
VoIP (SIP)yesnono
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
External antennanonoyesyesno
MIMOyesnoyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
N/A
550.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
Jumbo frames support
N/A
noyes
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
325.5 Mbps937.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
N/A
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
yesyesno
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
yesyesno
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yesyesno
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yesyesno
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
yesyesno
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
yesnono
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
no
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
33
N/A

Compatibility

Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home usersHome users
DynDNS
N/A
noyesyesno
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
DD-Wrt
N/A
N/A

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonononono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
< 99.1 - 15
N/A
< 9

Security

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

Often compared with Apple Airport Express Base Station

Often compared with Apple AirPort Extreme

Often compared with Asus RT-AC66U

Often compared with Asus RT-AC66U B1

Often compared with Google Wifi