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Asus RT-AC1200 vs Asus RT-AC68U

    7.56 in
    1.18 in
    Asus RT-AC1200 Router
    Asus RT-AC1200
      8.66 in
      6.3 in
      Asus RT-AC68U Router
      Asus RT-AC68U
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      Editiorial reviews
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      1 editorial reviews
      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
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      17
      4.4 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		55 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
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      User rating
      68
      3.6 out of 5
      68 user ratings
      5 stars
      		29 %
      4 stars
      		27 %
      3 stars
      		26 %
      2 stars
      		8 %
      1 stars
      		7 %
      107
      3.5 out of 5
      107 user ratings
      5 stars
      		28 %
      4 stars
      		22 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		14 %
      1 stars
      		8 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Number of LAN ports44
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports12
      Number of USB 2.0 ports11
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports01
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      Colour of productBlack
      • Black
      • Grey
      • White
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      Width7.56 in8.66 in
      Height1.18 in6.3 in
      Depth4.92 in3.28 in
      Weight0.66 lb1.41 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBVia USB
      Built-in printer serveryesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interfaceSNMP
      • Telnet
      • Web/network
      6to4noyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      Network / transport Protocol
      • NTP
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      • TCP/IP
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • NTP
      • IPSec
      • PPPoE
      • LPR/LPD
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      Data link layer
      • Ethernet
      • Fast 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 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • 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
      Jumbo frames supportnoyes
      Mobile broadband supportnoyes
      Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps755.0 Mbps
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennanoyes
      MIMOyesyes
      Number of antennas43
      Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • 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

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      DynDNSyesyes
      Routing protocol
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • IGMPv3
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      Target audienceHome users
      • Smaller offices
      • Business
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      Included flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB
      Included RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB
      Maximum RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB

      Security

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
      DMZyesyes
      Encryption Algorithm
      • 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

      Pros & Cons

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