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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Asus RT-AC86U Router
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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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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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23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 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 %
125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %
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
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Active cooling (fan)yesnono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in8.66 in11.81 in
Height6.61 in3.28 in3.3 in
Depth3.86 in6.3 in7.4 in
Weight2.09 lb1.92 lb2.09 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

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

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
6to4yesyesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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
  • 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
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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesyes
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyes
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
930.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesyes
MIMOnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • 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
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesno
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesno
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
yesyes
Number of antennas
N/A
44

Compatibility

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

Memory

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

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 9
N/A
14.1 - 21.2
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
VPN server
N/A
yesyes
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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