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Asus RT-AC5300 Router
Asus RT-AC5300
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Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
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Asus RT-AC87U Router
Asus RT-AC87U
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Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Router
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Synology RT2600ac Router
Synology RT2600ac
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports44444
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesyesyes
Total USB ports222
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11121
Number of USB 3.1 ports000
N/A
0
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nonono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width9.65 in8.66 in11.4 in12.67 in11.02 in
Height2.56 in3.28 in1.87 in2.17 in3.03 in
Depth9.65 in6.3 in6.6 in9.59 in6.65 in
Weight3.97 lb1.92 lb1.65 lb1.76 lb1.54 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnonononono

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yesyesyes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • 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
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • 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
  • 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 802.11a
  • 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 802.11n
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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 supportyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
USB modem
Mobile HSUPAyesyesyes
N/A
no
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyesyes
N/A
no
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyesyes
N/A
yes
Mobile 3Gyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Throughput WAN-LAN751.0 Mbps
N/A
787.1 Mbps
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps1773.0 Mbps1730.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesyesyesyes
MIMOyesyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOyesyesyesyesyes
Number of antennas84444
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps
N/A
2530.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
no

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
N/A
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
Target audienceHome users
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
N/A

Memory

Included flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB
N/A
4106.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB
N/A
4106.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB256.0 MB512.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB256.0 MB512.0 MB512.0 MB

Security

DMZyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of DMZ ports111
N/A
1
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesyesyesyesyes
VPN serveryesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
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
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WEP

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