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Asus RT-AC86U Router
Asus RT-AC86U
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Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7000
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Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
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Netgear R6400 Router
Netgear R6400
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4.2 out of 5
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125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
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31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %
86
3.5 out of 5
86 user ratings
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4 stars
27 %
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26 %
2 stars
10 %
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62 user ratings
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33 %
3 stars
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2 stars
9 %
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3.9 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
N/A
Number of LAN ports4444
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

Width8.66 in11.22 in11.63 in7.81 in
Height3.28 in1.97 in8.93 in2.56 in
Depth6.3 in7.24 in2.15 in7.52 in
Weight1.92 lb1.65 lb2.43 lb1.57 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
N/A
Support for mesh networkyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyesyes

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/networkWeb/network
6to4yesyesnoyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
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
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 802.3x
  • 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 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesno
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
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesnoyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesnono
N/A
Number of antennas4363
Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • 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
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
38793
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
931.4 Mbps806.4 Mbps1000.0 Mbps

Compatibility

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

Memory

Included flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono

Security

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

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