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Linksys EA8300 Router
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Linksys EA9500 Router
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51
3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports448
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports111
Total USB ports
N/A
22
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
11
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00
Communication mode
N/A
N/A
Full-Duplex

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.41 in1.01 in10.41 in
Height2.16 in0.22 in12.53 in
Depth6.37 in0.72 in2.62 in
Weight1.34 lb1.59 lb3.81 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
Mobile app for controlling featuresyes
N/A
N/A
File server
N/A
Via USBVia USB
Built-in printer server
N/A
yes
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
Communication protocol
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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 802.11a
  • 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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate400.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps2166.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennanoyesyes
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas448
Total wireless data transfer rate2200.0 Mbps2533.0 Mbps5300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
35230
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
nono
Mobile broadband support
N/A
nono
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
803.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
nono

Compatibility

Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
DynDNS
N/A
yesyes
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

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