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Asus RT-AC87U vs TP-Link Archer C2600

11.4 in
1.87 in
Asus RT-AC87U Router
Asus RT-AC87U
10.39 in
7.79 in
TP-Link Archer C2600 Router
TP-Link Archer C2600
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
18
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8
8 editorial reviews
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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 %
47
4.0 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports22
Number of USB 2.0 ports1No
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports12
Number of USB 3.1 ports00

Design

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
Width11.4 in10.39 in
Height1.87 in7.79 in
Depth6.6 in1.47 in
Weight1.65 lb3.68 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • 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 802.1Q
  • 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 supportyesno
Mobile broadband supportyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN787.1 Mbps757.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1734.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas44
Total wireless data transfer rate2334.0 Mbps2533.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
DynDNSyesyes
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
Included flash memory128.0 MB32.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB32.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
TP-Link Archer C2600TP-Link Archer C2600
DMZyesyes
Number of DMZ ports11
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyes
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

Pros & Cons

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