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Asus RT-AC86U vs Asus RT-AC88U

    8.66 in
    3.28 in
    Asus RT-AC86U Router
    Asus RT-AC86U
      11.81 in
      3.3 in
      Asus RT-AC88U Router
      Asus RT-AC88U
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      14
      4.2 out of 5
      6 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
      		66 %
      3 stars
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      23
      4.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		100 %
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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 %
      75
      3.9 out of 5
      75 user ratings
      5 stars
      		37 %
      4 stars
      		25 %
      3 stars
      		28 %
      2 stars
      		6 %
      1 stars
      		2 %

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      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Communication modeFull-Duplex
      • Full-Duplex
      • Half-Duplex
      Number of LAN ports48
      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-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Colour of productBlack
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Width8.66 in11.81 in
      Height3.28 in3.3 in
      Depth6.3 in7.4 in
      Weight1.92 lb2.09 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBBuilt-in NAS
      Built-in printer serveryesyes
      Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
      Support for mesh networkyesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interfaceWeb/network
      • SNMP
      • Web/network
      6to4yesyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      Network / transport Protocol
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • NTP
      • IPSec
      • PPPoE
      • FTP
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • NTP
      • IPSec
      • PPPoE
      • FTP
      • 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
      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 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Jumbo frames supportyesyes
      Mobile broadband supportyesyes
      Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
      Mobile HSUPAyesno
      Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
      Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
      Mobile 3Gyesyes
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennayesyes
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      MU-MIMOyesyes
      Number of antennas44
      Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      DynDNSyesyes
      Routing protocol
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      Target audience
      • Business
      • Home users
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Included flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB
      Included RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB
      Maximum RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB

      Power

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      DMZyesyes
      Number of DMZ ports11
      VPN protocol
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      VPN clientyesyes
      VPN serveryesyes
      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

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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              Asus RT-AC86U vs Asus RT-AC88U - User Opinions

              • benedict_emard
                over 1 year ago
                So, while the Asus RT-AC86U is smaller but limited to one position only, the RT-AC88U is larger, but can be mounted on the wall, so the deciding factor is going to be the number of ports. This makes the RT-AC88U the winner of this round offering eight Ethernet LAN ports.Apr 15, 2018
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