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Asus RT-AC1200 Router
Asus RT-AC1200
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TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C50
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TP-Link Archer C60 Router
TP-Link Archer C60
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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
TRENDnet TEW-817DTR
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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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3 editorial reviews
The TP-Link Archer C50 tends to have better than average range, but the network performance won’t blow you away.Read more
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
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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A portable wireless router for the business travellerRead 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 %
173
3.6 out of 5
173 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
8 %
161
3.6 out of 5
161 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
10 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports4441
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesnono
Total USB ports11
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports00
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
WhiteWhite
Active cooling (fan)nononono

Dimensions

Width7.56 in9.06 in9.06 in2.28 in
Height1.18 in1.38 in1.46 in3.5 in
Depth4.92 in5.67 in1.46 in3.5 in
Weight0.66 lb0.53 lb0.68 lb0.24 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnonono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4noyesno
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • 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
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 802.3u
  • 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 supportnonoyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnononono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
N/A
100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonoyes
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
N/A
Detachable antennanonono
N/A
MIMOyesnoyes
N/A
Number of antennas425
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
N/A
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
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesno
N/A
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
OpenWrt
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 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
N/A
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
11
N/A
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN client
N/A
nono
N/A

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