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Asus RT-AC68U Router
Asus RT-AC68U
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Linksys EA8500 Router
Linksys EA8500
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Linksys WRT1900AC Router
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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
TRENDnet TEW-817DTR
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17
4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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2.5 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
33 %
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3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
22 %
1 stars
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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 %
55
3.9 out of 5
55 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
2 %
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5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
N/A
Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports4441
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesno
Total USB ports222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports111
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports000
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width8.66 in1.01 in9.69 in2.28 in
Height6.3 in0.22 in2.05 in3.5 in
Depth3.28 in0.72 in7.64 in3.5 in
Weight1.41 lb1.59 lb2.29 lb0.24 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnonono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
N/A
6to4yes
N/A
no
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections300003523030000
N/A
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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportyesnono
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesnonono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN755.0 Mbps803.0 Mbps631.1 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesyesyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
N/A
Beamformingyesyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOnoyes
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas344
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps2533.0 Mbps1331.2 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

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

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 11.3
N/A
N/A
< 3.2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
1
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesno
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
N/A
N/A

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