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Asus RT-AC1200 Router
Asus RT-AC1200
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Asus RT-N18U Router
Asus RT-N18U
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Asus RT-N66U Router
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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
TP-Link Archer C7
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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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3.9 out of 5
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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 %
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30 %
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3.5 out of 5
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wireless
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports1222
Number of USB 2.0 ports1122
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0100
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
0
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex

Design

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

Dimensions

Width7.56 in8.15 in8.15 in9.57 in
Height1.18 in1.46 in1.4 in1.28 in
Depth4.92 in5.91 in5.86 in6.3 in
Weight0.66 lb1.15 lb0.99 lb1.12 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
yesyesyes
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceSNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4noyesyesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
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
  • 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 802.11b
  • 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 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesyesno
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps731.0 Mbps821.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nononono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
450.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyes
Detachable antennanoyesyesyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Number of antennas4333
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
300003492531667
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
yesyes
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt

Memory

Included flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB32.0 MB8.0 MB
Maximum flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB32.0 MB8.0 MB
Included RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN client
N/A
yesyesno
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
14

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