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Asus RT-AC66U Router
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Asus RT-AC66U B1 Router
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Asus RT-N18U Router
Asus RT-N18U
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Editiorial reviews
19
4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4
3.8 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
60
3.8 out of 5
60 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
3 %
51
4.0 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
0 %
43
3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 ports211
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports011
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.15 in8.58 in8.15 in
Height1.4 in1.77 in1.46 in
Depth5.86 in5.83 in5.91 in
Weight0.99 lb1.46 lb1.15 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Designed for wall mountingyesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections30069
N/A
30000
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportyes
N/A
yes
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyes
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPAyesyesyes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyesyes
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyesyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesyesyes
Throughput WAN-LAN937.0 Mbps
N/A
800.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesno
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
N/A
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesnoyes
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMOno
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas333
Total wireless data transfer rate1750.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Routing protocolStatic IP routing
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home usersHome users

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)9.1 - 15
N/A
< 18
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • OpenVPN
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A

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