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Asus RT-AC87U vs Synology RT1900ac

    11.4 in
    1.87 in
    Asus RT-AC87U Router
    Asus RT-AC87U
      8.11 in
      6.3 in
      Synology RT1900ac Router
      Synology RT1900ac
      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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      12
      4.4 out of 5
      7 user ratings
      5 stars
      		42 %
      4 stars
      		57 %
      3 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 %
      40
      4.0 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		30 %
      4 stars
      		42 %
      3 stars
      		27 %
      2 stars
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      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      Communication mode
      • Full-Duplex
      • Half-Duplex
      		Full-Duplex
      Number of LAN ports44
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports21
      Number of USB 2.0 ports1No
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      • White
      		Black
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      Width11.4 in8.11 in
      Height1.87 in6.3 in
      Depth6.6 in2.6 in
      Weight1.65 lb1.12 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBBuilt-in NAS
      Built-in printer serveryesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      Management interface
      • Telnet
      • Web/network
      • SNMP
      • Web/network
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      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
      Mobile broadband supportyesyes
      Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
      Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
      Mobile 3Gyesyes
      Throughput WAN-LAN787.1 Mbps942.0 Mbps
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate1734.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennayesyes
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      Number of antennas43
      Total wireless data transfer rate2334.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WPA-PSK

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      DynDNSyesyes
      Target audience
      • Business
      • Home users
      • Smaller offices
      • Business
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB
      Maximum RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB

      Power

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Synology RT1900acSynology RT1900ac
      DMZyesyes
      VPN protocol
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      VPN clientyesyes

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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