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Asus RT-AC56U Router
Asus RT-AC56U
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Asus RT-N18U
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Linksys E8350 Router
Linksys E8350
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Editiorial reviews
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8 editorial reviews
Recently, I noticed that my D-Link router is not performing optimally. Coverage seems poorer at…Read more
As the latest additions to ASUS’ quickly expanding 802.11AC family, the RT-AC56 and USB-AC56 are meant to redefine the budget-friendly wireless networking device segment. While one is a router and the other a USB add-on, they’re essentially two pieces of the same puzzle and are looking to offer...Read more
ASUS RT-AC56U (Router): 3.5 out of 5 stars from 2 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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5 editorial reviews
The Linksys E8350 is a premium-priced QCA / Quantenna 4x4 router with decent performance, but dated and limited feature set. {multithumb} {mospagebreak tocti...Read more
Linksys announced its first quad-stream Wi-Fi router, the Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi (model E8350), which sports the most powerful processor on the market. But does that translate into top-notch Wi-Fi performance?Read more
The Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router (E8350) delivers very good 2.4GHz throughput and fast file transfers. It's equipped with the latest Wi-Fi technology, but its 5GHz throughput is only middling, and it's not cheap.Read more
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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
5 %
45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
47
3.9 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports2222
Number of USB 2.0 ports1121
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1101
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
Black
Active cooling (fan)nononono

Dimensions

Width8.07 in8.15 in6.77 in10.09 in
Height2.6 in1.46 in2.36 in2.76 in
Depth5.79 in5.91 in5.71 in2.21 in
Weight0.88 lb1.15 lb0.73 lb1.39 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4noyesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections30621300003492530572
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11e
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyesno
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyesyes
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyesyes
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN778.2 Mbps800.0 Mbps802.4 Mbps702.6 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesnoyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps2350.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A
4
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
noyes

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyesyes
Routing protocolIGMP
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome usersHome users

Memory

Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
< 185 - 7
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

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