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Asus RT-AC66U B1 Router
Asus RT-AC66U B1
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TP-Link Archer A7 Router
TP-Link Archer A7
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TP-Link Archer C6 Router
TP-Link Archer C6
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Editiorial reviews
4
3.8 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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9
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
1
1 editorial reviews
The TP-Link Archer A6 is a budget-priced dual-band router that offers some features usually found on more expensive models, but its performance falls behind the competition.Read more
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User rating
51
4.0 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.0 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
359
3.6 out of 5
359 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
16 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
10 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports4
N/A
N/A
Number of WAN ports1
N/A
N/A
USByes
N/A
N/A
Total USB ports2
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.58 in9.57 in9.06 in
Height1.77 in1.28 in1.38 in
Depth5.83 in6.32 in5.67 in
Weight1.46 lb
N/A
N/A
Number of units11
N/A
Rack-mount designno
N/A
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • 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 802.11b
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyes
N/A
N/A
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
Wireless networkyes
N/A
N/A
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
5GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
External antennayes
N/A
N/A
Detachable antennano
N/A
N/A
MIMOyes
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas3
N/A
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyes
N/A
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • OpenVPN
  • PPTP
N/A
N/A
VPN clientyes
N/A
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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