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Asus RT-AC5300 vs Synology RT2600ac

9.65 in
2.56 in
Asus RT-AC5300 Router
Asus RT-AC5300
11.02 in
3.03 in
Synology RT2600ac Router
Synology RT2600ac
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
8
3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
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29
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
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User rating
53
4.0 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
5 %
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0 %
52
4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
1 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
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-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
Width9.65 in11.02 in
Height2.56 in3.03 in
Depth9.65 in6.65 in
Weight3.97 lb1.54 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPAyesno
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyes
Throughput WAN-LAN751.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1730.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas84
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps2530.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
DynDNSyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
Included flash memory128.0 MB4106.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB4106.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 13.87.94 - 10.8
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Synology RT2600acSynology RT2600ac
DMZyesyes
Number of DMZ ports11
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesyes
VPN serveryesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WEP

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