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Asus RT-N18U Router
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Asus RT-N66U Router
Asus RT-N66U
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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
TRENDnet TEW-817DTR
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Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports44441
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesyesno
Total USB ports2222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1222
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1000
N/A
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wireless
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
BlackBlackWhite
Active cooling (fan)nonononono
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.15 in8.15 in9.57 in9.57 in2.28 in
Height1.46 in1.4 in1.28 in1.28 in3.5 in
Depth5.91 in5.86 in6.32 in6.3 in3.5 in
Weight1.15 lb0.99 lb1.12 lb1.12 lb0.24 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnononono
N/A

Communication

Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
6to4yesyesnono
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections3000034925
N/A
31667
N/A
Wireless standards
  • 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 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • 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 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesnono
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyesnonono
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN800.0 Mbps731.0 Mbps841.0 Mbps821.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nononono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknoyesyesyesyes
External antennayesyesyesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesyesyesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas3323
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
Beamforming
N/A
yesno
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
nono
N/A
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyesyes
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home usersHome usersHome users
Routing protocol
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
N/A
N/A

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 18< 30
N/A
< 31< 3.2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonononono
Min operating temperature
N/A
N/A
0 °C
N/A
N/A
Max operating temperature
N/A
N/A
40 °C
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesnono
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A
4
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • 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
N/A
N/A

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