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Asus RT-AC53 Router
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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-DuplexFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports24441
Number of WAN ports11111
USBnoyesyesyesno
Total USB ports
N/A
222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
112
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
110
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width12.6 in8.07 in8.15 in8.15 in2.28 in
Height1.38 in2.6 in1.46 in1.4 in3.5 in
Depth7.48 in5.79 in5.91 in5.86 in3.5 in
Weight0.64 lb0.88 lb1.15 lb0.99 lb0.24 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnononono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
N/A
6to4nonoyesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 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 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11e
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • 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 802.11n
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportnoyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyesyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN1000.0 Mbps778.2 Mbps800.0 Mbps731.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nononono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesnoyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate433.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
N/A
450.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
External antennayesnoyesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyesyes
N/A
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMOno
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Number of antennas3
N/A
33
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate733.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps900.0 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
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
306213000034925
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyesyes
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users
Routing protocol
N/A
IGMP
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-Wrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 4
N/A
< 18< 30< 3.2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonononono

Security

DMZyesyesyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyesyes
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
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A

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