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Apple Airport Express Base Station Router
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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Google Wifi Router
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Synology RT2600ac Router
Synology RT2600ac
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4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
75 %
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4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
63 %
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User rating
36
4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
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3 stars
25 %
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4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
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3 stars
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59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
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4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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52 user ratings
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Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports1314
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesnoyes
Total USB ports11
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports00
N/A
1
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhiteWhiteBlack
Active cooling (fan)noyesnono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in3.86 in4.18 in11.02 in
Height0.91 in6.61 in2.71 in3.03 in
Depth3.86 in3.86 in4.18 in6.65 in
Weight0.53 lb2.09 lb0.75 lb1.54 lb
Number of units1131
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
Built-in printer serveryesyes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
N/A
File server
N/A
Via USBNoVia USB
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
N/A
noyes
Display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Support for mesh network
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
N/A
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
yes
Communication protocolIPv6
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • 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
  • 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 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
Mobile broadband supportnononoyes
VoIP (SIP)yesnonono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
External antennanononoyes
MIMOyesnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps2530.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Jumbo frames support
N/A
nonoyes
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
325.5 Mbps
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps
N/A
800.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
N/A
1730.0 Mbps
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
nono
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
nono
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
noyes
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
noyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
nono
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
noyes
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
noyes
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB modem
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
N/A
4

Compatibility

Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
DynDNS
N/A
nonoyes
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
< 9< 97.94 - 10.8
Max operating temperature
N/A
N/A
N/A
40 °C

Security

DMZnoyesnoyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesnonoyes
Firewall
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
N/A
WPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WEP
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
VPN server
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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