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Asus RT-AC88U Router
Asus RT-AC88U
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Editiorial reviews
9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3 editorial reviews
The Asus RT-AC68U is most likely the most iconic wireless router that Asus has released so far and the manufacturer knows it which is why it is stillRead more
While the ASUS RT-AC68U (AC1900) WiFi router is one of the easier to use models that we have tested, its performance in all of our other tests...Read more
ASUS RT-AC68U (Router): 4.3 out of 5 stars from 138 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
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0 %
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports348
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
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Active cooling (fan)yes
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width3.86 in8.66 in11.81 in
Height6.61 in6.3 in3.3 in
Depth3.86 in3.28 in7.4 in
Weight2.09 lb1.41 lb2.09 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
IPv6
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • 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
35938
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
yes
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
yes
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
930.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
2167.0 Mbps
External antennano
N/A
yes
MIMOnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
3167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
N/A
  • 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
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
Number of antennas
N/A
34
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modem
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
no
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
no
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yes
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Included flash memory32.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum flash memory
N/A
N/A
128.0 MB
Maximum RAM
N/A
N/A
512.0 MB

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