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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 X8 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X8
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Editiorial reviews
8
3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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18
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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6
3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
25 %
1 stars
0 %
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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 %
60
3.7 out of 5
60 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
18 %
1 stars
0 %
33
4.2 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports444
N/A
Number of WAN ports111
N/A
USByesyesyes
N/A
Total USB ports222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports111
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports000
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
Black
Active cooling (fan)nonono
N/A

Dimensions

Width9.65 in8.66 in11.4 in12.44 in
Height2.56 in3.28 in1.87 in2.4 in
Depth9.65 in6.3 in6.6 in10.39 in
Weight3.97 lb1.92 lb1.65 lb
N/A
Number of units111
N/A
Rack-mount designnonono
N/A

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
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyesyes
N/A
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
N/A
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
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
N/A
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
N/A
Jumbo frames supportyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyes
N/A
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyesyes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyesyes
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyesyes
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN751.0 Mbps
N/A
787.1 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps
N/A
External antennayesyesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesyesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
N/A
Beamformingyesyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOyesyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas844
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps
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
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Security

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

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