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Asus RT-AC56S

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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  • Wireless-N300 Gigabit Cloud Router
  • Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router
  • Prosafe Wireless 8-Port Gigabit VPN
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Asus RT-AC56S - Pros & Cons

Asus RT-AC56S

Cons

  • Wireless-N300 Gigabit Cloud Router
  • Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router
  • Prosafe Wireless 8-Port Gigabit VPN
  • RangeMax Open Source Wireless N Gig
  • EA4500-NP Smart Wi-Fi App

Asus RT-AC56S - Full Specifications

Units:
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Connectivity
USByes
Total USB ports2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
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Dimensions
Width5.79 in
Height8.07 in
Depth2.6 in
Weight0.9 lb
Number of units1
Rack-mount designno
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Communication
Management interfaceWeb/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
Data link layer
  • 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 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11e
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportyes
Throughput WAN-LAN1167.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz wireless networkyes
External antennano
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
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Security
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
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Features
Built-in DSL modemno
File serverBuilt-in NAS
Built-in printer serveryes
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Compatibility
DynDNSyes

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