Comparison of MikroTik RouterBoard hAP Lite Classic and Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400

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 Lite Classic (RB941-2nD) Remove	Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400 (EA9500) Remove	Add a router to compare
Launch
2014	2016
Body
Dimensions
113 x 89 x 28 mm	264.52 x 318.15 x 66.66 mm
Weight
	1.73 kg
System
Chipset
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531 @ 650 MHz	Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz
RAM
32 MB	256 MB
Flash
16 MB	128 MB
OS
RouterOS	Linksys
Alternative OS
Power supply
5 V / 0.7 A	12 V / 5 A
Network
Protocols
IPv4	IPv4 IPv6
LAN ports
3 x 10/100 Mbps	8 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
WAN ports
1 x 10/100 Mbps	1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Mobile network
no	no
VPN support
no	no
Wireless
Antennas
2 x 1.5 dBi internal	8 x 2 dBi fixed
2.4 GHz
yes	yes
5 GHz
no	yes
6 GHz
60 GHz
no	no
Standards
IEEE 802.11b/g/n	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Class
N300	AC5400
Speed
300 Mbps	1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps
Transmit power
22 dBm	29 dBm
Security
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS	WEP WPA WPA2 WPS
Guest network
no	yes
Connectivity
USB ports
no	1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0
Print server
no	yes
File server
no	yes
Features
Specials
Administration
Default IP
192.168.88.1	192.168.1.1
Default username
admin	admin
Default password
[blank]	admin