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Asus RT-AC66U Router
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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
TP-Link Archer C7
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Editiorial reviews
19
4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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12
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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9
3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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User rating
60
3.8 out of 5
60 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
3 %
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
118
3.5 out of 5
118 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
4 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Wireless
Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 ports212
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports010
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nonono
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Width8.15 in8.07 in9.57 in
Height1.4 in10.04 in1.28 in
Depth5.86 in3.03 in6.3 in
Weight0.99 lb1.43 lb1.12 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Designed for wall mountingyes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4yesyesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections30069409631667
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • 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 802.3ab
  • 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 supportyes
N/A
no
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
Throughput WAN-LAN937.0 Mbps783.0 Mbps821.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesnoyes
Detachable antennayes
N/A
yes
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMOno
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas3
N/A
3
Total wireless data transfer rate1750.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Routing protocolStatic IP routing
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users

Memory

Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB8.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB8.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB128.0 MB128.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)9.1 - 15< 12< 31
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
4
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesnono
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
N/A

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