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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-AX88U
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TP-Link Archer C2300 Router
TP-Link Archer C2300
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8
3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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40 %
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20 %
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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
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0 %
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11
4.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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 %
1 stars
0 %
125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %
62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
4 %
53
4.0 out of 5
53 user ratings
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33 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports44
N/A
4
Number of WAN ports11
N/A
1
USByesyes
N/A
yes
Total USB ports22
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A
0
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
BlackBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Width9.65 in8.66 in11.81 in8.5 in
Height2.56 in3.28 in2.38 in1.45 in
Depth9.65 in6.3 in7.4 in6.46 in
Weight3.97 lb1.92 lb
N/A
3.64 lb
Number of units11
N/A
1
Rack-mount designnono
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 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
N/A
N/A
6to4yesyes
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • 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
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • 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
N/A
  • 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
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
N/A
no
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN751.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
N/A
Wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
N/A
1625.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
N/A
yes
Detachable antennayesyes
N/A
yes
MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyesyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of antennas84
N/A
3
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of DMZ ports11
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
OpenVPN
VPN clientyesyes
N/A
N/A
VPN serveryesyes
N/A
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
  • MPPE
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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