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Linksys WRT3200ACM Router
Linksys WRT3200ACM
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9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
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0 %
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4.1 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
12 %
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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 %
106
3.5 out of 5
106 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
8 %
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4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
1 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports344
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
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
Active cooling (fan)yesnono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in8.66 in9.69 in
Height6.61 in6.3 in2.04 in
Depth3.86 in3.28 in7.64 in
Weight2.09 lb1.41 lb1.76 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

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

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • 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 connections3236030000
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 802.1Q
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportnoyesno
Mobile broadband supportnoyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps755.0 Mbps1082.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesyes
MIMOnoyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • TKIP
  • 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
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
noyes
Number of antennas
N/A
34

Compatibility

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

Memory

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

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 9< 11.3
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

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

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