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Asus GT-AC2900 Router
Asus GT-AC2900
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Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
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Asus RT-AC87U Router
Asus RT-AC87U
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Linksys EA8500 Router
Linksys EA8500
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6
4.5 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
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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18
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8
2.5 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
33 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
46
4.2 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
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 %
1 stars
0 %
55
3.9 out of 5
55 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports
N/A
444
Number of WAN ports
N/A
111
USB
N/A
yesyesyes
Total USB ports
N/A
222
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
111
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
000

Design

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

Dimensions

Width8.7 in8.66 in11.4 in1.01 in
Height6.65 in3.28 in1.87 in0.22 in
Depth4.37 in6.3 in6.6 in0.72 in
Weight
N/A
1.92 lb1.65 lb1.59 lb
Number of units
N/A
111
Rack-mount design
N/A
nonono

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
Management interface
N/A
Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
6to4
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
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
Wireless standards
N/A
  • 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 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames support
N/A
yesyesno
Mobile broadband support
N/A
yesyesno
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
nonono
Wireless network
N/A
yesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless network
N/A
yesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless network
N/A
yesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
2167.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
External antenna
N/A
yesyesyes
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyesyes
MIMO
N/A
yesyesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of antennas
N/A
444
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
2917.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps2533.0 Mbps
Wireless security
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
N/A
787.1 Mbps803.0 Mbps
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
N/A
35230

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