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Asus DSL-AC68U Router
Asus DSL-AC68U
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Asus RT-AC68U Router
Asus RT-AC68U
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
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6 editorial reviews
ASUS AC1900 DSL-AC68U (Modem): 4 out of 5 stars from 40 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
While the ASUS RT-AC68U (AC1900) WiFi router is one of the easier to use models that we have tested, its performance in all of our other tests...Read more
ASUS has made a name for itself in the router business, being an ex-owner (till it was hit in a lightning strike), it ranks highly for me.Read more
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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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10
4.0 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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13
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
28 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
58
4.0 out of 5
58 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
0 %
107
3.5 out of 5
107 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
8 %
86
3.5 out of 5
86 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
10 %
62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports2222
Number of USB 2.0 ports1111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1111
Communication mode
N/A
Full-DuplexFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Width3.28 in8.66 in11.22 in11.63 in
Height0.87 in6.3 in1.97 in8.93 in
Depth6.3 in3.28 in7.24 in2.15 in
Weight1410.96 lb1.41 lb1.65 lb2.43 lb
Number of units
N/A
111
Rack-mount design
N/A
nonono

Communication

Frequency band2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Communication protocolIPv6
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • 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 802.3x
  • 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
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
Number of antennas3336
Management interface
N/A
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4
N/A
yesyesno
Data link layer
N/A
  • 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 connections
N/A
3000038793
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
yesyesno
Mobile broadband support
N/A
yesnono
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
755.0 Mbps931.4 Mbps806.4 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
no
N/A
no
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antenna
N/A
yesyesyes
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyesno
MIMO
N/A
yesyesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
nonono
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
1900.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Memory

Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum flash memory
N/A
128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM
N/A
256.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB

Security

Encryption Algorithm
  • 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
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
DMZ
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
N/A
VPN client
N/A
yesyesyes

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