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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
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Asus RT-AC87U Router
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Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Router
Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500
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Connectivity

Number of LAN ports34484
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesyesyes
Total USB ports1222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1111
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports01112
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
000
N/A

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
Active cooling (fan)yesnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Width3.86 in8.66 in11.4 in11.81 in12.67 in
Height6.61 in3.28 in1.87 in3.3 in2.17 in
Depth3.86 in6.3 in6.6 in7.4 in9.59 in
Weight2.09 lb1.92 lb1.65 lb2.09 lb1.76 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnonononono

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyesyesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • 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
  • 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 connections32360
N/A
N/A
35938
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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyesyes
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
787.1 Mbps930.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nononono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps1773.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesyesyesyes
MIMOnoyesyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Number of antennas
N/A
4444

Compatibility

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

Memory

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

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN clientnoyesyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
111
N/A
VPN server
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
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
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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