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Asus RT-AC86U Router
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Asus RT-AC87U Router
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Linksys WRT1900ACS Router
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Linksys WRT3200ACM Router
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Linksys WRT32X Router
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports44444
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesyesyes
Total USB ports22222
Number of USB 2.0 ports11111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11111
Number of USB 3.1 ports00000

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
Black
Active cooling (fan)nonononono

Dimensions

Width8.66 in11.4 in4.76 in9.69 in9.68 in
Height3.28 in1.87 in1.02 in2.04 in2.04 in
Depth6.3 in6.6 in2.95 in7.64 in7.63 in
Weight1.92 lb1.65 lb1.59 lb1.76 lb1.76 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnononono
N/A

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBVia USB
N/A
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Support for mesh networkyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 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/networkWeb/network
N/A
6to4yesyesnono
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
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
PPTP
N/A
  • PPTP
  • 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
  • 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 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesnonono
Mobile broadband supportyesyesnonono
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonononono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1734.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesyesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyesnoyesyes
Number of antennas44444
Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps2334.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
787.1 Mbps809.0 Mbps1082.0 Mbps
N/A

Compatibility

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

Memory

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

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonononono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
N/A
< 30
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyesyesno
Number of DMZ ports111
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesnoyesyes
VPN serveryes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
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
  • AES
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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