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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Asus RT-AC3200 Router
Asus RT-AC3200
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Asus RT-AC68U Router
Asus RT-AC68U
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9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
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4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
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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
0 %
44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
107
3.5 out of 5
107 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
8 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports344
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports122
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports011
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00
Communication mode
N/A
N/A
Full-Duplex

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Active cooling (fan)yesnono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in11.42 in8.66 in
Height6.61 in2.28 in6.3 in
Depth3.86 in7.4 in3.28 in
Weight2.09 lb2.25 lb1.41 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A
Support for mesh network
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yesnoyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections32360
N/A
30000
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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesyes
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyes
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps725.9 Mbps755.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesyes
MIMOnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps1900.0 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
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
noyes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
noyes
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
noyes
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
nono
Number of antennas
N/A
63

Compatibility

DynDNSnoyesyes
Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Routing protocol
N/A
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-WrtDD-Wrt

Memory

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

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 9< 45< 11.3
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientnoyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
11
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

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