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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC87U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Linksys XAC1200-UK wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 18identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 2330 Mbit/s
    • 867 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 1000 Mbit/s
  • LED indicators
    • LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS
    • LAN, WLAN
  • Quick start guide
    • Yes
    • No
  • Antenna design
    • External
    • Internal
  • Depth
    • 167.6 mm
    • 158.5 mm
  • Height
    • 47.5 mm
    • 28.2 mm
  • Weight
    • 747 g
    • 380 g

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74 specifications
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ASUS

RT-AC87U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model RT-AC87U

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B

Linksys

XAC1200-UK wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model XAC1200-UK

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WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for oneNo
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
Wireless LAN features1 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs2330 Mbit/s867 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
VPN supportKnown for oneIPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server OpenVPN server PPTP client L2TP client OpenVPN client
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Memory card slot(s)Known for oneNo
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for oneYes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneUPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Triger, Universal Repeater, System Event Log
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPSLAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Product typeKnown for oneTabletop router
Indication lightKnown for oneYes
Packaging content1 differ
Quick start guideDiffersYesNo
Bundled softwareKnown for one．Download master - support BT, NZB, HTTP, ED2K - support encryption, DHT, PEX and magnet link - upload and download bandwidth control - download scheduling ．Media server: - Image: JPEG - Audio: mp3, wma, wav, pcm, mp4, lpcm, ogg - Video: asf, avi, divx, mpeg, mpg, ts, vob, wmv, mkv, mov ．QoS: - WMM
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersExternalInternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one4
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneYes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUbuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers167.6 mm158.5 mm
HeightDiffers47.5 mm28.2 mm
WeightDiffers747 g380 g
WidthDiffers289.5 mm225.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4 - 5 GHz
Input currentKnown for one2.37 A
Supported WAN typeKnown for oneAutomatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE), PPTP, L2TP
USB ports quantityKnown for one2
USB versionKnown for one2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,450,600,2330 Mbit/s
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one82.6 mm
Package depthKnown for one371.6 mm
Package heightKnown for one244.3 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.18 kg

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