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Linksys EA9500 Router
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4.3 out of 5
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5 stars
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3.9 out of 5
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports844
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 productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Black
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width10.41 in11.63 in11.02 in
Height12.53 in8.93 in3.03 in
Depth2.62 in2.15 in6.65 in
Weight3.81 lb2.43 lb1.54 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

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

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • 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
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 802.3
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportnonoyes
Mobile broadband supportnonoyes
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2166.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps1730.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesnoyes
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesnoyes
Number of antennas864
Total wireless data transfer rate5300.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps2530.0 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
6to4
N/A
noyes
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
806.4 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
Type of mobile support
N/A
N/A
USB modem
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
no
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
no
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
no

Compatibility

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

Power

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

Security

DMZnoyesyes
VPN clientnoyesyes
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
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1
VPN protocol
N/A
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN server
N/A
N/A
yes

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