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Synology RT2600ac Router
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Editiorial reviews
8
2.5 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
33 %
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
63 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
63 %
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User rating
55
3.9 out of 5
55 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
52
4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
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35 %
3 stars
21 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports4884
Number of WAN ports11
N/A
1
USByesyes
N/A
yes
Total USB ports2212
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A
0
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of SFP ports
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
Number of SFP+ ports
N/A
N/A
2
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackWhiteBlack
Active cooling (fan)nonoyesno
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width1.01 in10.41 in13.98 in11.02 in
Height0.22 in12.53 in2.17 in3.03 in
Depth0.72 in2.62 in5.71 in6.65 in
Weight1.59 lb3.81 lb
N/A
1.54 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnonoyesno
Rack height
N/A
N/A
1U
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections35230
N/A
N/A
N/A
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
Jumbo frames supportnono
N/A
yes
Mobile broadband supportnononoyes
Throughput WAN-LAN803.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesnoyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate800.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
N/A
800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate1733.0 Mbps2166.0 Mbps
N/A
1730.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
N/A
yes
Detachable antennayesyes
N/A
yes
MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyesyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of antennas48
N/A
4
Total wireless data transfer rate2533.0 Mbps5300.0 Mbps
N/A
2530.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Management interface
N/A
Web/network
N/A
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB modem
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
yes
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersBusiness
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing