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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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4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 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 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
68
3.8 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
5 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesno
Total USB ports12
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports01
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width7.56 in8.15 in7.48 in
Height1.18 in1.46 in1.5 in
Depth4.92 in5.91 in5.24 in
Weight0.66 lb1.15 lb0.64 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBNo
Built-in printer serveryesyes
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
yesyes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceSNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4noyesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • 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
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • 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 802.11b
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesyes
Mobile broadband supportnoyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennanoyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas434
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps1167.0 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-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
30000
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
no
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
yes

Compatibility

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

Memory

Included flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB8.0 MB
Maximum flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB8.0 MB
Included RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB64.0 MB
Maximum RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB64.0 MB

Security

DMZyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
  • WPA
  • WPA2
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN client
N/A
yesno
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1