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Asus RT-AC66U B1

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User ratings:
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51 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
45 %
3 stars
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2 stars
11 %
1 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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3.8 out of 5
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4 stars
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Pros

  • excellent wireless performance and faster data rates
  • still one of the best and the most popular routers available on the market
  • good performance

Cons

  • ASUS RT-AC66U Wi-Fi router
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • the device is not working as a router

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Asus RT-AC66U B1 - Pros & Cons

Asus RT-AC66U B1

Pros

  • excellent wireless performance and faster data rates
  • still one of the best and the most popular routers available on the market
  • good performance
  • extensive feature set
  • and reasonable pricing
  • Price Today's routers are typically very easy to install and configure
  • solid performance
  • robust feature set
  • and affordable price
  • Robust parental controls and malware protection
  • performance and features

Cons

  • ASUS RT-AC66U Wi-Fi router
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • the device is not working as a router
  • not like a 5 GHz radio frequency band
  • doesn't come with a preconfigured network
  • it does not offer MU-MIMO concurrent data streaming
  • Middling file transfer performance
  • the router was unnecessarily deferential
  • NTFS-formatted hard drive
  • not MU-MIMO simultaneous data streaming
  • hard drive

Asus RT-AC66U B1 - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of WAN ports
1
Best:
Cisco MWR 2941-DC
Number of WAN ports: 16
IconNumber of LAN ports
4
Best:
Cisco CISCO7206VXR
Number of LAN ports: 60

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Asus RT-AC66U B1 - Full Specifications

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Connectivity
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports4
Number of WAN ports1
USByes
Total USB ports2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
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Dimensions
Width8.58 in
Height1.77 in
Depth5.83 in
Weight1.46 lb
Number of units1
Rack-mount designno
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Communication
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • 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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportyes
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
Mobile HSUPAyes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
Mobile 3Gyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
External antennayes
Detachable antennano
MIMOyes
Number of antennas3
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
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Power
Power over Ethernet (PoE)no
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)no
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Features
Built-in DSL modemno
File serverVia USB
Built-in printer serveryes
Designed for wall mountingyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyes
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Compatibility
DynDNSyes
Target audienceHome users
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Security
DMZyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • OpenVPN
  • PPTP
VPN clientyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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