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Asus GT-AC5300 Router
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Asus RT-AC88U Router
Asus RT-AC88U
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Editiorial reviews
16
4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
12 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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18
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
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User rating
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
60
3.7 out of 5
60 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
18 %
1 stars
0 %
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports848
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 portsNo11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports211
Number of USB 3.1 ports000

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width9.65 in11.4 in11.81 in
Height2.56 in1.87 in3.3 in
Depth9.65 in6.6 in7.4 in
Weight4.14 lb1.65 lb2.09 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBBuilt-in NAS
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Support for mesh networkyes
N/A
yes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
6to4noyesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3ad
  • 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 supportnoyesyes
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyes
Mobile HSUPAnoyesno
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)noyesno
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyesyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)noyes
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesyes
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas844
Total wireless data transfer rate5334.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
787.1 Mbps930.0 Mbps
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
35938

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
DD-Wrt

Memory

Included flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM1024.0 MB256.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM1024.0 MB256.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
N/A
14.1 - 21.2

Security

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

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