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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Asus RT-AC85P Router
Asus RT-AC85P
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Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
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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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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
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 %
48
4.1 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %
125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Connectivity

Number of LAN ports344
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports112
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0
N/A
1
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
10
Communication mode
N/A
N/A
Full-Duplex

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)yes
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width3.86 in8.66 in8.66 in
Height6.61 in6.22 in3.28 in
Depth3.86 in3.43 in6.3 in
Weight2.09 lb1.17 lb1.92 lb
Number of units1
N/A
1
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • 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
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
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
yes
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
yes
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
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 antennanoyesyes
MIMOno
N/A
yes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
2917.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 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
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Number of antennas
N/A
44
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modem
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
yes
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
yes
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
yes

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