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Asus RT-AC68U Router
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Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
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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
107
3.5 out of 5
107 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
8 %
48
4.1 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %
125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports212
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.1 ports010

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width8.66 in8.66 in8.66 in
Height6.3 in6.22 in3.28 in
Depth3.28 in3.43 in6.3 in
Weight1.41 lb1.17 lb1.92 lb
Number of units1
N/A
1
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • 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
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections30000
N/A
N/A
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyes
N/A
yes
Mobile broadband supportyes
N/A
yes
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
USB modem
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
yes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
yes
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
yes
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
yes
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
yes
Throughput WAN-LAN755.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
2167.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayes
N/A
yes
MIMOyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOno
N/A
yes
Number of antennas344
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps
N/A
2917.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Security

DMZyes
N/A
yes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
1
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyes
N/A
yes
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
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
VPN server
N/A
N/A
yes

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