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Asus RT-AC87U Router
Asus RT-AC87U
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Asus RT-AC88U
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TP-Link Archer C3200 Router
TP-Link Archer C3200
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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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23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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5
4.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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13
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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 %
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports4844
Number of WAN ports1101
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports2212
Number of USB 2.0 ports1101
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1111
Number of USB 3.1 ports0000

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width11.4 in11.81 in16.14 in7.87 in
Height1.87 in3.3 in1.61 in1.54 in
Depth6.6 in7.4 in7.56 in7.87 in
Weight1.65 lb2.09 lb1.72 lb
N/A
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • 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
N/A
  • 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
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
N/A
no
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesno
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN787.1 Mbps930.0 Mbps
N/A
821.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1734.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesnoyes
Detachable antennayesyes
N/A
no
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOyesyes
N/A
no
Number of antennas4476
Total wireless data transfer rate2334.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps
N/A
3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
35938
N/A
N/A

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