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Asus RT-AC87U vs Asus RT-AC88U

    11.4 in
    1.87 in
    Asus RT-AC87U Router
    Asus RT-AC87U
      11.81 in
      3.3 in
      Asus RT-AC88U Router
      Asus RT-AC88U
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      18
      4.1 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		60 %
      3 stars
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      23
      4.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		100 %
      4 stars
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      User rating
      60
      3.7 out of 5
      60 user ratings
      5 stars
      		28 %
      4 stars
      		28 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		18 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      75
      3.9 out of 5
      75 user ratings
      5 stars
      		37 %
      4 stars
      		25 %
      3 stars
      		28 %
      2 stars
      		6 %
      1 stars
      		2 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Communication mode
      • Full-Duplex
      • Half-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-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      • White
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Width11.4 in11.81 in
      Height1.87 in3.3 in
      Depth6.6 in7.4 in
      Weight1.65 lb2.09 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBBuilt-in NAS
      Built-in printer serveryesyes
      Designed for wall mountingyesyes
      Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interface
      • Telnet
      • Web/network
      • SNMP
      • Web/network
      6to4yesyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • 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 802.1Q
      • 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 supportyesyes
      Mobile broadband supportyesyes
      Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
      Mobile HSUPAyesno
      Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
      Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
      Mobile 3Gyesyes
      Throughput WAN-LAN787.1 Mbps930.0 Mbps
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate1734.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennayesyes
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      MU-MIMOyesyes
      Number of antennas44
      Total wireless data transfer rate2334.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      DynDNSyesyes
      Routing protocol
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      Support for alternative firmware
      • DD-Wrt
      • OpenWrt
      		DD-Wrt
      Target audience
      • Business
      • Home users
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
      Included RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB
      Maximum RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB

      Power

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      DMZyesyes
      Number of DMZ ports11
      VPN protocol
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      VPN clientyesyes
      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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