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Asus RT-AC56S Router
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Asus RT-N56U Router
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Editiorial reviews
14
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
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User rating
43
3.8 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
43
3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
4 %
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0 %

Connectivity

USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 ports112
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports110
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports
N/A
44
Number of WAN ports
N/A
11
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width5.79 in8.15 in6.77 in
Height8.07 in1.46 in2.36 in
Depth2.6 in5.91 in5.71 in
Weight0.9 lb1.15 lb0.73 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverBuilt-in NASVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
yesyes

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11e
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyes
Throughput WAN-LAN1167.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps802.4 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyes
External antennanoyesno
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
6to4
N/A
yesyes
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
3000034925
Jumbo frames support
N/A
yesyes
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
nono
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
Detachable antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
MIMO
N/A
yesyes
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
300.0 Mbps
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
Target audience
N/A
Home usersHome users
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
Static IP routing

Security

VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyes
DMZ
N/A
yesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise