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Asus RT-AC1200 Router
Asus RT-AC1200
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Linksys E8350 Router
Linksys E8350
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TP-Link Archer C59 Router
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Editiorial reviews
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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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The Linksys E8350 is a premium-priced QCA / Quantenna 4x4 router with decent performance, but dated and limited feature set. {multithumb} {mospagebreak tocti...Read more
Linksys announced its first quad-stream Wi-Fi router, the Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi (model E8350), which sports the most powerful processor on the market. But does that translate into top-notch Wi-Fi performance?Read more
The Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router (E8350) delivers very good 2.4GHz throughput and fast file transfers. It's equipped with the latest Wi-Fi technology, but its 5GHz throughput is only middling, and it's not cheap.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 %
47
3.9 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports121
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports010
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono
N/A

Dimensions

Width7.56 in10.09 in8.86 in
Height1.18 in2.76 in1.3 in
Depth4.92 in2.21 in1.3 in
Weight0.66 lb1.39 lb
N/A
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Features

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

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceSNMPWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4no
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
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 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnonono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps702.6 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennanoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas443
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps2350.0 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
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
30572
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
yes
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users