Comparison of MikroTik RouterBoard hAP AC Lite and Tenda AC18

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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MikroTik RouterBoard hAP AC Lite (RB952Ui-5ac2nD) Remove	Tenda AC18 (AC18) Remove	Add a router to compare
Launch
2016	2016
Body
Dimensions
113 x 89 x 28 mm	261 x 168 x 65 mm
Weight
	640 g
System
Chipset
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531 @ 650 MHz	Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz
RAM
64 MB	256 MB
Flash
16 MB	128 MB
OS
RouterOS	Tenda
Alternative OS
Power supply
24 V / 1.2 A	12 V / 2.5 A
Network
Protocols
IPv4	IPv4 IPv6
LAN ports
4 x 10/100 Mbps	4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
WAN ports
1 x 10/100 Mbps	1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Mobile network
yes, with USB dongle	no
VPN support
no	PPTP L2TP
Wireless
Antennas
2 x 2 dBi internal	3 x 3 dBi fixed
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
AC750	AC1900
Speed
300 + 433 Mbps	600 + 1300 Mbps
Transmit power
23 dBm	23 dBm
Security
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS	WEP WPA WPA2 WPS
Guest network
no	yes
Connectivity
USB ports
1 x USB 2.0	1 x USB 3.0
Print server
no	yes
File server
no	yes
Features
Specials
POE input POE output
Administration
Default IP
192.168.88.1	192.168.0.1
Default username
admin	[blank]
Default password
[blank]	[blank]