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Asus RT-AC66U Router
Asus RT-AC66U
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Netgear R6300
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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
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TP-Link Archer C9 Router
TP-Link Archer C9
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19
4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
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12
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
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5
3.1 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
33 %
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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 %
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
118
3.5 out of 5
118 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
4 %
69
3.9 out of 5
69 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports2222
Number of USB 2.0 ports2121
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0101
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
BlackBlack
  • Silver
  • White
Active cooling (fan)nononono
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.15 in8.07 in9.57 in8.5 in
Height1.4 in10.04 in1.28 in6.63 in
Depth5.86 in3.03 in6.3 in3.39 in
Weight0.99 lb1.43 lb1.12 lb1.37 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesyes
Designed for wall mountingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyesyes
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/networkWeb/network
N/A
6to4yesyesnono
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections300694096316677820
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 802.11ac
  • 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 supportyes
N/A
nono
Mobile broadband supportyesnonono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN937.0 Mbps783.0 Mbps821.0 Mbps756.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
nono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesnoyesyes
Detachable antennayes
N/A
yesyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOno
N/A
N/A
no
Number of antennas3
N/A
33
Total wireless data transfer rate1750.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyesyes
Routing protocolStatic IP routing
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home usersHome users

Memory

Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB8.0 MB16.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB8.0 MB16.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)9.1 - 15< 12< 31< 39
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
4
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesnonono
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
N/A
N/A

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