Comparison of Asus RT-AC68U and MikroTik RouterBoard hAP AC Lite

The side-by-side comparison of the routers’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting router.

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Asus RT-AC68U (RT-AC68U) Remove	MikroTik RouterBoard hAP AC Lite (RB952Ui-5ac2nD) Remove	Add a router to compare
Launch
2013	2016
Body
Dimensions
220 x 83.3 x 160 mm	113 x 89 x 28 mm
Weight
640 g
System
Chipset
Broadcom BCM4708A0 @ 800 MHz	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531 @ 650 MHz
RAM
256 MB	64 MB
Flash
128 MB	16 MB
OS
Asus	RouterOS
Alternative OS
DD-WRT
Power supply
19 V / 1.75 A	24 V / 1.2 A
Network
Protocols
IPv4 IPv6	IPv4
LAN ports
4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps	4 x 10/100 Mbps
WAN ports
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps	1 x 10/100 Mbps
Mobile network
yes, with USB dongle	yes, with USB dongle
VPN support
PPTP L2TP OpenVPN	no
Wireless
Antennas
3 x 3.5 dBi RP-SMA	2 x 2 dBi internal
2.4 GHz
yes	yes
5 GHz
yes	yes
6 GHz
60 GHz
no	no
Standards
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Class
AC1900	AC750
Speed
600 + 1300 Mbps	300 + 433 Mbps
Transmit power
25 dBm	23 dBm
Security
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS	WEP WPA WPA2 WPS
Guest network
yes	no
Connectivity
USB ports
1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0	1 x USB 2.0
Print server
yes	no
File server
yes	no
Features
Specials
	POE input POE output
Administration
Default IP
192.168.1.1	192.168.88.1
Default username
admin	admin
Default password
admin	[blank]