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Product Asus RT-N56U Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless-N Router Editors' choice Linksys EA4500 Media Stream N900 Smart Wi-Fi Router Asus RT-AC66U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router
Price $92.99 to $190.37 $125.21 to $265.78 $189.99 to $307.99
CNET editors' rating 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Average user rating 2.5 stars 2.5 stars 4.5 stars
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Bottom line
The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market.
Running Cisco Connect Cloud firmware, the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA4500 makes an excellent router for those who want a fast and advanced home network that's easily manageable from anywhere.
The Asus RT-AC66U is an excellent router and is currently one of the best options among those that support the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard.
Product Description

ASUS RT-N56U - Wireless router - None - 802.11 a/b/g/n - Desktop

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ASUS RT-AC66U - Wireless router - 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Wall-mountable

- Desktop

Packaged Quantity

1

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1

Device Type

Wireless router - None - 4-port switch (integrated)

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Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)

Enclosure Type

Desktop

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Wall-mountable

Desktop

Data Link Protocol

Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

IEEE 802.11b

IEEE 802.11n

IEEE 802.11a

IEEE 802.11g

Fast Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

IEEE 802.11ac

IEEE 802.11a

Fast Ethernet

Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

IEEE 802.11b

IEEE 802.11n

IEEE 802.11g

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

5 GHz

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2.4 GHz

5 GHz

Data Transfer Rate

300 Mbps

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1300 Mbps

Network / Transport Protocol

L2TP

PPTP

PPPoE

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PPTP

NTP

FTP

L2TP

DDNS

PPPoE

Remote Management Protocol

HTTP

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HTTP

Features

DHCP server

FTP server

Samba support

Packet filtering

BitTorrent Client

Built-in 2 port Hi-Speed USB hub

URL filtering

IP address filtering

Quality of Service (QoS)

EZ UI

Syslog support

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X)

MAC address filtering

UPnP Media Server

Firmware upgradable

Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)

Interrupt status port (ISP)

Dual-band for Lag-free Entertainment

NAT support

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P2P client

Samba support

FTP server

DNS proxy

IPv6 support

Virtual server support

DoS attack prevention

URL filtering

Static IP mode

Parental control

Bandwidth control

DLNA Media Server

Network monitoring

ASUS AiRadar

Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)

IPSec passthrough

VPN support

IPv4 support

Quality of Service (QoS)

DMZ port

Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X)

UPnP Media Server

Compliant Standards

IEEE 802.11g

IEEE 802.11a

IEEE 802.11n

IEEE 802.11b

IEEE 802.3

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IEEE 802.11ac

IEEE 802.11g

IEEE 802.11n

UPnP

IEEE 802.11a

DLNA CERTIFIED

IEEE 802.11b

IEEE 802.3u

Power

AC 120/230 V

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AC 120/230 V

Dimensions (WxDxH)

6.8 in x 5.7 in x 2.4 in

6.9 in x 1.1 in x 7.5 in

8.1 in x 5.9 in x 1.4 in

Weight

11.6 oz

0.7 lbs

15.9 oz

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