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Asus RT-AC86U Router
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
66 %
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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2 stars
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3.4 out of 5
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125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %
52
4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
34 %
3 stars
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3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports484
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports111
Number of USB 3.1 ports000

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.66 in10.41 in11.63 in
Height3.28 in12.53 in8.93 in
Depth6.3 in2.62 in2.15 in
Weight1.92 lb3.81 lb2.43 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyes
N/A
yes
Support for mesh networkyes
N/A
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4yes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • 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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesnono
Mobile broadband supportyesnono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2166.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyesno
Number of antennas486
Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps5300.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
N/A
806.4 Mbps

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesno
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
N/A
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
Home usersHome users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
DD-Wrt

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

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

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