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Apple Airport Express Base Station Router
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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
Apple AirPort Extreme
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Asus RT-AC87U Router
Asus RT-AC87U
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Google Wifi Router
Google Wifi
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7
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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0 %
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4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
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4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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User rating
36
4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
4 %
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60
3.7 out of 5
60 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
18 %
1 stars
0 %
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3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
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30 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports1341
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesno
Total USB ports112
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports001
N/A
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0
N/A

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
White
Active cooling (fan)noyesnono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in3.86 in11.4 in4.18 in
Height0.91 in6.61 in1.87 in2.71 in
Depth3.86 in3.86 in6.6 in4.18 in
Weight0.53 lb2.09 lb1.65 lb0.75 lb
Number of units1113
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyesyes
File server
N/A
Via USBVia USBNo
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
N/A
yesno
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Support for mesh network
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyesyes
N/A
Communication protocolIPv6
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
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
  • 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 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 802.11ac
  • 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 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnonoyesno
VoIP (SIP)yesnonono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
External antennanonoyesno
MIMOyesnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
Jumbo frames support
N/A
noyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
325.5 Mbps787.1 Mbps
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps
N/A
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
yesno
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
yesno
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yesno
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yesno
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
yesno
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
yesno
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
yesno
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
4
N/A

Compatibility

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

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
< 9
N/A
< 9

Security

DMZnoyesyesno
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN clientyesnoyesno
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
N/A
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
WPA2-PSK
Firewall
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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