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Asus RT-AC86U Router
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Linksys WRT32X Router
Linksys WRT32X
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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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3 stars
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125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
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4 stars
40 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports111
Number of USB 3.1 ports000

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
Black
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.66 in9.69 in9.68 in
Height3.28 in2.04 in2.04 in
Depth6.3 in7.64 in7.63 in
Weight1.92 lb1.76 lb1.76 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USB
N/A
Built-in printer serveryesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyes
N/A
N/A
Support for mesh networkyes
N/A
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
6to4yesno
N/A
Communication protocol
  • 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
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
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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesnono
Mobile broadband supportyesnono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas444
Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps3200.0 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
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
1082.0 Mbps
N/A

Compatibility

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

Memory

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

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesyesno
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyes
VPN serveryesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • AES
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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