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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Synology RT2600ac Router
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9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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 %
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0 %
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
63 %
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User rating
44
4.0 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
58
3.9 out of 5
58 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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Connectivity

Number of LAN ports314
Number of WAN ports111
USByesnoyes
Total USB ports1
N/A
2
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
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhiteBlack
Active cooling (fan)yesnono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in4.18 in11.02 in
Height6.61 in2.71 in3.03 in
Depth3.86 in4.18 in6.65 in
Weight2.09 lb0.75 lb1.54 lb
Number of units131
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBNoVia USB
Built-in printer serveryes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
N/A
Battery operated
N/A
no
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
noyes
Display
N/A
no
N/A
Support for mesh network
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • 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
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 802.11ac
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportnonoyes
Mobile broadband supportnonoyes
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps
N/A
800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
1730.0 Mbps
External antennanonoyes
MIMOnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps2530.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • 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
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
nono
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
nono
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
noyes
Mobile 3G
N/A
noyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
nono
Detachable antenna
N/A
noyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
noyes
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modem
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
4

Compatibility

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

Memory

Included flash memory32.0 MB4096.0 MB4106.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum flash memory
N/A
4096.0 MB4106.0 MB
Maximum RAM
N/A
512.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

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

Security

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

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