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Asus RT-AC86U vs TP-Link Archer C2300

8.66 in
3.28 in
Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
8.5 in
1.45 in
TP-Link Archer C2300 Router
TP-Link Archer C2300
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Editiorial reviews
14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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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 %
53
4.0 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
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1 stars
1 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
TP-Link Archer C2300TP-Link Archer C2300
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports44
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
TP-Link Archer C2300TP-Link Archer C2300
Colour of productBlackBlack

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
TP-Link Archer C2300TP-Link Archer C2300
Width8.66 in8.5 in
Height3.28 in1.45 in
Depth6.3 in6.46 in
Weight1.92 lb3.64 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
TP-Link Archer C2300TP-Link Archer C2300
Built-in DSL modemnono
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
TP-Link Archer C2300TP-Link Archer C2300
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • 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
Mobile broadband supportyesno
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1625.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas43
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
TP-Link Archer C2300TP-Link Archer C2300
DynDNSyesyes

Security

Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
TP-Link Archer C2300TP-Link Archer C2300
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
OpenVPN
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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