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Asus RT-AC51U Router
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Asus RT-N66U Router
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3.9 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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User rating
54
4.0 out of 5
54 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %
42
3.8 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
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0 %
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1 stars
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of LAN ports441
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesno
Total USB ports12
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports12
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports00
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
White
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width7.44 in8.15 in2.28 in
Height1.42 in1.4 in3.5 in
Depth5.08 in5.86 in3.5 in
Weight0.6 lb0.99 lb0.24 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
6to4yesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
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 802.11b
  • 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 802.11n
  • 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 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportyesyesno
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)noyes
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps731.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
N/A
Detachable antennanoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas23
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate733.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
34925
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yes
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareOpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users
Routing protocol
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 12< 30< 3.2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyes
N/A
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
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A

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