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Asus RT-AC1200 Router
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Linksys E2500 Router
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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
TP-Link Archer C5
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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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Linksys N750 X3500 (Modem): 2.6 out of 5 stars from 7 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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TP-Link AC1200 Archer C5 (Router): 4.1 out of 5 stars from 29 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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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 %
54
4.1 out of 5
54 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
1 %
1 stars
1 %
36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports44
N/A
4
Number of WAN ports11
N/A
1
USByesno
N/A
yes
Total USB ports1
N/A
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
N/A
2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A
0
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono
N/A
no
LED indicators
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Width7.56 in8.86 in8.46 in9.57 in
Height1.18 in1.38 in1.57 in1.28 in
Depth4.92 in7.09 in7.87 in6.32 in
Weight0.66 lb0.99 lb
N/A
1.12 lb
Number of units11
N/A
1
Rack-mount designnono
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4no
N/A
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • 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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Mobile broadband supportnono
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
N/A
841.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)noyes
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennayesno
N/A
yes
Detachable antennano
N/A
N/A
yes
MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of antennas44
N/A
2
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
1200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Security

DMZyesyes
N/A
yes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 40-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 40-bit WEP
  • 104-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
VPN client
N/A
yes
N/A
no
VPN protocol
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP