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Asus RT-AC88U vs TP-Link Talon AD7200

11.81 in
3.3 in
Asus RT-AC88U Router
Asus RT-AC88U
9.06 in
1.69 in
TP-Link Talon AD7200 Router
TP-Link Talon AD7200
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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10
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
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User rating
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports84
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-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
Width11.81 in9.06 in
Height3.3 in1.69 in
Depth7.4 in9.06 in
Weight2.09 lb0.22 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverBuilt-in NASVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • 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 802.11ad
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11ad
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesno
Mobile broadband supportyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN930.0 Mbps919.54 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesno
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas49
Total wireless data transfer rate3167.0 Mbps7133.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
DynDNSyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
Static IP routing
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
Included flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
TP-Link Talon AD7200TP-Link Talon AD7200
DMZyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
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

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