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Apple Airport Express Base Station Router
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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Asus RT-AC68UF Router
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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Editiorial reviews
7
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
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4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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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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3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
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4 stars
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2 stars
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User rating
36
4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
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4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
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3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
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Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports1344
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports1122
Number of USB 2.0 ports1111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0011
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhiteBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)noyes
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width3.86 in3.86 in8.66 in11.63 in
Height0.91 in6.61 in6.3 in8.93 in
Depth3.86 in3.86 in3.28 in2.15 in
Weight0.53 lb2.09 lb1.41 lb2.43 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A
no

Communication

Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
no
Communication protocolIPv6
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
IPv6
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • 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
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 connections5032360
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnono
N/A
no
VoIP (SIP)yesno
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
External antennanono
N/A
yes
MIMOyesnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
N/A
3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Jumbo frames support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
325.5 Mbps
N/A
806.4 Mbps
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
N/A
2600.0 Mbps
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
36
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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