Comparison of Asus RT-AC68U, Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 and TP-Link Archer C7
We are comparing the Asus RT-AC68U, Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 and TP-Link Archer C7. It's important to look at key things like what the model is, who made it, how it connects, and how well it works. This will help you decide which router is right for you.
Let's compare the Asus RT-AC68U, Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 and TP-Link Archer C7 to see which one is better!
 Asus RT-AC68U (RT-AC68U) |
 Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 (R6700) |
 TP-Link Archer C7 (C7) |
| Launch | ||
| 2013 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 220 x 83.3 x 160 mm | 285 x 184.5 x 50 mm | 243 x 160.6 x 32.5 mm |
| Weight | ||
| 640 g | 748 g | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Broadcom BCM4708A0 @ 800 MHz | Broadcom BCM4709A0 @ 1 GHz | Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 @ 720 MHz |
| RAM | ||
| 256 MB | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Flash | ||
| 128 MB | 128 MB | 8 MB |
| OS | ||
| Asus | Netgear | TP-Link |
| Alternative OS | ||
| DD-WRT | OpenWRT | |
| Power supply | ||
| 19 V / 1.75 A | 12 V / 3.5 A | 12 V / 2.5 A |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 | IPv4 IPv6 |
| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Mobile network | ||
| yes, with USB dongle | no | no |
| VPN support | ||
| PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
OpenVPN | no |
| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 3 x 3.5 dBi RP-SMA |
3 x 3.3 dBi RP-SMA |
3 x 5 dBi RP-SMA |
| 2.4 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | yes |
| 5 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | yes |
| 6 GHz | ||
| 60 GHz | ||
| no | no | no |
| Standards | ||
| IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Class | ||
| AC1900 | AC1750 | AC1750 |
| Speed | ||
| 600 + 1300 Mbps | 450 + 1300 Mbps | 450 + 1300 Mbps |
| Transmit power | ||
| 25 dBm | 20 dBm | 23 dBm |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
1 x USB 3.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 |
| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | yes |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | yes |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.0.1 |
| Default username | ||
| admin | admin | admin |
| Default password | ||
| admin | password | admin |
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