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Asus RT-AC86U Router
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Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Router
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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
40 %
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60 %
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3.8 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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30 %
4 stars
69 %
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User rating
125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %
60
3.7 out of 5
60 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
18 %
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0 %
59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
3 %
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4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
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28 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1112
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width8.66 in11.4 in10.12 in12.67 in
Height3.28 in1.87 in7.24 in2.17 in
Depth6.3 in6.6 in2.2 in9.59 in
Weight1.92 lb1.65 lb1.23 lb1.76 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyesno
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
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
  • 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 802.11n
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesno
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyesno
N/A
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesyes
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1773.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesyesyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOyesyesyesyes
Number of antennas4434
Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
787.1 Mbps
N/A
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesno
N/A
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
N/A
N/A
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users
Home usersHome users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
N/A

Memory

Included flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
N/A
Maximum flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
N/A
Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB512.0 MB

Security

DMZyesyesyes
N/A
Number of DMZ ports111
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
N/A
VPN clientyesyesnoyes
VPN serveryes
N/A
N/A
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
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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