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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 R7000P Router
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WD My Net N900 Router
WD My Net N900
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wired
  • Wireless
N/A
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44447
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesyesyes
Total USB ports2222
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports11112
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11110
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
00
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width8.66 in11.22 in11.63 in11.22 in9.33 in
Height3.28 in1.97 in8.93 in1.97 in1.18 in
Depth6.3 in7.24 in2.15 in7.26 in6.14 in
Weight1.92 lb1.65 lb2.43 lb1.65 lb1.06 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnonononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USB
N/A
Via USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyesnoyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Support for mesh networkyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
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
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yesyesno
N/A
N/A
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
  • 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
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
  • 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 802.11n
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesnono
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesnono
N/A
N/A
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
nono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps1625.0 Mbps
N/A
External antennayesyesyesyesno
Detachable antennayesyesnoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyesyes
N/A
MU-MIMOyesnonoyes
N/A
Number of antennas4363
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps2225.0 Mbps450.0 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
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
38793
N/A
N/A
16384
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
931.4 Mbps806.4 Mbps
N/A
708.0 Mbps

Compatibility

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

Memory

Included flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
N/A
16.0 MB
Maximum flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB
N/A
256.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB256.0 MB

Security

DMZyesyesyesnoyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
N/A
OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyesyesyes
VPN serveryes
N/A
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
N/A
N/A

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