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Asus RT-AC68U Router
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Asus RT-AX88U Router
Asus RT-AX88U
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Editiorial reviews
17
4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
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11
4.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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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 %
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %
62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
4 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports48
N/A
Number of WAN ports11
N/A
USByesyes
N/A
Total USB ports22
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
Active cooling (fan)nono
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.66 in11.81 in11.81 in
Height6.3 in3.3 in2.38 in
Depth3.28 in7.4 in7.4 in
Weight1.41 lb2.09 lb
N/A
Number of units11
N/A
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • 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
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections3000035938
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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
N/A
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesno
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN755.0 Mbps930.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
N/A
External antennayesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
Beamformingyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOnoyes
N/A
Number of antennas34
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
N/A
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
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
Routing protocol
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
Support for alternative firmwareDD-WrtDD-Wrt
N/A
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
N/A

Security

DMZyesyes
N/A
Number of DMZ ports11
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN clientyesyes
N/A
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
  • MPPE
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
VPN server
N/A
yes
N/A

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