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Linksys EA9500 Router
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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WD My Net N900 Router
WD My Net N900
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Editiorial reviews
23
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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13
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
28 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
52
4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
52
4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
1 %
5
4.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
60 %
4 stars
40 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports8447
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesyesyes
Total USB ports222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1112
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1110
Number of USB 3.1 ports000
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width10.41 in11.63 in11.02 in9.33 in
Height12.53 in8.93 in3.03 in1.18 in
Depth2.62 in2.15 in6.65 in6.14 in
Weight3.81 lb2.43 lb1.54 lb1.06 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
yesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • 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 802.11b
  • 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 802.11n
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnonoyes
N/A
Mobile broadband supportnonoyes
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2166.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps1730.0 Mbps
N/A
External antennayesyesyesno
Detachable antennayesnoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOyesnoyes
N/A
Number of antennas864
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps2530.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
6to4
N/A
noyes
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
806.4 Mbps1000.0 Mbps708.0 Mbps
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
N/A
16384

Compatibility

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

Security

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

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