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Asus RT-AC68U vs Asus RT-AC86U

8.66 in
6.3 in
Asus RT-AC68U Router
Asus RT-AC68U
8.66 in
3.28 in
Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
17
4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
106
3.5 out of 5
106 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
8 %
124
3.6 out of 5
124 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports22
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
Number of USB 3.1 ports00

Design

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Black
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
Width8.66 in8.66 in
Height6.3 in3.28 in
Depth3.28 in6.3 in
Weight1.41 lb1.92 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
Support for mesh networkyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • 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
  • 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 802.1Q
  • 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 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPAyesyes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyes
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesyes
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnoyes
Number of antennas34
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
DynDNSyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
Included flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
DMZyesyes
Number of DMZ ports11
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Asus RT-AC68U vs Asus RT-AC86U - User Opinions

          • basil
            over 1 year ago
            Other than the fancy-looking front, the RT-AC86U resembles its older brother, the RT-AC68U which came out four years ago. However, the new router is much more powerful, running a dual-core 1.8GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, and 256MB of flash memory.Feb 25, 2018
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