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Asus RT-AC68U vs D-Link DIR-880L

8.66 in
6.3 in
Asus RT-AC68U Router
Asus RT-AC68U
9.72 in
1.86 in
D-Link DIR-880L Router
D-Link DIR-880L
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
17
4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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16
4.3 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
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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 %
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-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
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
Width8.66 in9.72 in
Height6.3 in1.86 in
Depth3.28 in7.5 in
Weight1.41 lb1.65 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
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
  • IPSec
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
Number of simultaneous connections3000037689
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 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesno
Mobile broadband supportyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN755.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)noyes
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnono
Number of antennas33
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
DynDNSyesyes
Support for alternative firmwareDD-WrtDD-Wrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
D-Link DIR-880LD-Link DIR-880L
DMZyesyes
Number of DMZ ports11
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA
  • WPA2

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