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Asus RT-AC68U Router
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Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7000
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Editiorial reviews
17
4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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13
4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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10
4.0 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
107
3.5 out of 5
107 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
8 %
59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %
86
3.5 out of 5
86 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
10 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports414
Number of WAN ports111
USByesnoyes
Total USB ports2
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
White
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.66 in4.18 in11.22 in
Height6.3 in2.71 in1.97 in
Depth3.28 in4.18 in7.24 in
Weight1.41 lb0.75 lb1.65 lb
Number of units131
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBNoVia USB
Built-in printer serveryes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Support for mesh networkyesyes
N/A
Battery operated
N/A
no
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
noyes
Display
N/A
no
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections30000
N/A
38793
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 802.11n
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportyesnoyes
Mobile broadband supportyesnono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesno
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesno
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesno
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesno
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN755.0 Mbps
N/A
931.4 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesnoyes
Detachable antennayesnoyes
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOnonono
Number of antennas3
N/A
3
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

DynDNSyesnoyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Included flash memory128.0 MB4096.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB4096.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 11.3< 9
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesnoyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesnoyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
WPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
Firewall
N/A
yes
N/A

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