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Asus DSL-AC68U Router
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Asus RT-AC58U Router
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TP-Link Archer VR2800 Router
TP-Link Archer VR2800
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6 editorial reviews
ASUS AC1900 DSL-AC68U (Modem): 4 out of 5 stars from 40 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
While the ASUS RT-AC68U (AC1900) WiFi router is one of the easier to use models that we have tested, its performance in all of our other tests...Read more
ASUS has made a name for itself in the router business, being an ex-owner (till it was hit in a lightning strike), it ranks highly for me.Read more
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3 editorial reviews
Fast and affordable Wi-Fi 6 routerRead more
ASUS RT-AC58U (Router): 4.6 out of 5 stars from 7 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
The ASUS RT-AX58U (RT-AX3000) is somewhere in the middle of the 'budget' WiFi 6 router series from ASUS, immediately after the 'flagship' RT-AX88U, but betterRead more
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4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.4 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
58
4.0 out of 5
58 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
0 %
66
3.8 out of 5
66 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
1 %
107
3.5 out of 5
107 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
8 %
53
3.9 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports444
N/A
Number of WAN ports111
N/A
USByesyesyes
N/A
Total USB ports212
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1No1
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports111
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Black
Active cooling (fan)
N/A
nono
N/A

Dimensions

Width3.28 in8.15 in8.66 in10.39 in
Height0.87 in1.4 in6.3 in1.47 in
Depth6.3 in5.86 in3.28 in7.79 in
Weight1410.96 lb0.88 lb1.41 lb
N/A
Number of units
N/A
11
N/A
Rack-mount design
N/A
nono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Communication protocolIPv6
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • FTP
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas343
N/A
Management interface
N/A
Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Data link layer
N/A
  • 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
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
noyes
N/A
Mobile broadband support
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
noyes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
noyes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyes
N/A
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
nono
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
400.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
867.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
N/A
External antenna
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
noyes
N/A
MIMO
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
yesno
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
1267.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
30000
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
N/A
755.0 Mbps
N/A

Security

Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
DMZ
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
11
N/A
VPN protocol
N/A
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN client
N/A
yesyes
N/A

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