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Asus RT-AC3200 vs Asus RT-AC87U

    11.42 in
    2.28 in
    Asus RT-AC3200 Router
    Asus RT-AC3200
      11.4 in
      1.87 in
      Asus RT-AC87U Router
      Asus RT-AC87U
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      7
      4.2 out of 5
      3 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		66 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      18
      4.1 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		60 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      44
      4.1 out of 5
      44 user ratings
      5 stars
      		43 %
      4 stars
      		29 %
      3 stars
      		18 %
      2 stars
      		9 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      60
      3.7 out of 5
      60 user ratings
      5 stars
      		28 %
      4 stars
      		28 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		18 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Number of LAN ports44
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports22
      Number of USB 2.0 ports11
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      • White
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Width11.42 in11.4 in
      Height2.28 in1.87 in
      Depth7.4 in6.6 in
      Weight2.25 lb1.65 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBVia USB
      Built-in printer serveryesyes
      Designed for wall mountingyesyes
      Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interface
      • SNMP
      • Web/network
      • Telnet
      • Web/network
      6to4noyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      Network / transport Protocol
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • NTP
      • IPSec
      • PPPoE
      • FTP
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • NTP
      • IPSec
      • PPPoE
      • FTP
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      Data link layer
      • 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 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.1x
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.1Q
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.3x
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Jumbo frames supportyesyes
      Mobile broadband supportyesyes
      Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
      Mobile HSUPAnoyes
      Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)noyes
      Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
      Mobile 3Gyesyes
      Mobile 2G (GSM)noyes
      Throughput WAN-LAN725.9 Mbps787.1 Mbps
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennayesyes
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      MU-MIMOnoyes
      Number of antennas64
      Total wireless data transfer rate3200.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      DynDNSyesyes
      Routing protocol
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
      • DD-Wrt
      • OpenWrt
      Target audienceHome users
      • Business
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
      Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB
      Maximum RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB

      Power

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      DMZyesyes
      Number of DMZ ports11
      VPN protocol
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      VPN clientyesyes
      Encryption Algorithm
      • MPPE
      • 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

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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