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MikroTik Cloud Core Router CCR1036-8G-2S+
MikroTik Cloud Core Router CCR1036-8G-2S+
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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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4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
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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 %
43
3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
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30 %
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6 %
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0 %
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4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
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26 %
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4.2 out of 5
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wired
Number of LAN ports4448
Number of WAN ports111
N/A
USByesyesyes
N/A
Total USB ports1221
Number of USB 2.0 ports112
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports010
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
0
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of SFP ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Number of SFP+ ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
2

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
White
Active cooling (fan)nononoyes
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Width7.56 in8.15 in6.77 in13.98 in
Height1.18 in1.46 in2.36 in2.17 in
Depth4.92 in5.91 in5.71 in5.71 in
Weight0.66 lb1.15 lb0.73 lb
N/A
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononoyes
Rack height
N/A
N/A
N/A
1U

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceSNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4noyesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
N/A
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
Jumbo frames supportnoyesyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps802.4 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesno
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyes
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
N/A
External antennayesyesno
N/A
Detachable antennanoyes
N/A
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas43
N/A
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
3000034925
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
N/A
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome usersBusiness
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
N/A

Memory

Included flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB1024.0 MB
Maximum flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
N/A
Included RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB
N/A
Maximum RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB
N/A