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Linksys EA9500 Router
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Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7000
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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Synology RT2600ac Router
Synology RT2600ac
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3.5 out of 5
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports8444
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports2222
Number of USB 2.0 ports1111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1111
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
00

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Black
Active cooling (fan)nononono

Dimensions

Width10.41 in11.22 in11.63 in11.02 in
Height12.53 in1.97 in8.93 in3.03 in
Depth2.62 in7.24 in2.15 in6.65 in
Weight3.81 lb1.65 lb2.43 lb1.54 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer server
N/A
yesyesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • 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
  • 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 802.11ac
  • 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 802.3x
  • 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 802.11ac
  • 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 supportnoyesnoyes
Mobile broadband supportnononoyes
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
nono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2166.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps1730.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesnoyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesnonoyes
Number of antennas8364
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps2530.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • 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
6to4
N/A
yesnoyes
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
38793
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
931.4 Mbps806.4 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
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

DynDNSyesyesnoyes
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
DD-Wrt
N/A
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.94 - 10.8
Max operating temperature
N/A
N/A
N/A
40 °C

Security

DMZnoyesyesyes
VPN clientnoyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WEP
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
VPN server
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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