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Asus RT-AC1200 Router
Asus RT-AC1200
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Asus RT-N66U Router
Asus RT-N66U
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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
TP-Link Archer C5
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TP-Link Archer C6 Router
TP-Link Archer C6
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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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18
3.9 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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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The TP-Link Archer A6 is a budget-priced dual-band router that offers some features usually found on more expensive models, but its performance falls behind the competition.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 %
42
3.8 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
2 %
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 %
359
3.6 out of 5
359 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
16 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
10 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports444
N/A
Number of WAN ports111
N/A
USByesyesyes
N/A
Total USB ports122
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports122
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports000
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports000
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nonono
N/A

Dimensions

Width7.56 in8.15 in9.57 in9.06 in
Height1.18 in1.4 in1.28 in1.38 in
Depth4.92 in5.86 in6.32 in5.67 in
Weight0.66 lb0.99 lb1.12 lb
N/A
Number of units111
N/A
Rack-mount designnonono
N/A

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/networkWeb/network
N/A
6to4noyesno
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
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 802.3x
  • 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 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Jumbo frames supportnoyesno
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnoyesno
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps731.0 Mbps841.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
N/A
External antennayesyesyes
N/A
Detachable antennanoyesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas432
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
34925
N/A
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yesno
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
nono
N/A

Security

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

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