Comparison of D-Link DIR-860L and Asus RT-AC88U
We are comparing the D-Link DIR-860L and Asus RT-AC88U. 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 D-Link DIR-860L and Asus RT-AC88U to see which one is better!
 D-Link DIR-860L (DIR-860L) |
 Asus RT-AC88U (RT-AC88U) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2013 | 2015 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 119 x 99 x 191.5 m | 300 x 188 x 60 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 350 g | 950 g | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Broadcom BCM47081A0 @ 800 MHz | Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 128 MB | 512 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 128 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| D-Link | Asus | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| OpenWRT DD-WRT |
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| Power supply | ||
| 12 V / 2 A | 19 V / 3.42 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 8 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | yes, with USB dongle | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
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| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 4 x 2 dBi internal |
4 x 3 dBi RP-SMA |
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| 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 | ||
| AC1200 | AC3100 | |
| Speed | ||
| 300 + 867 Mbps | 1000 + 2167 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 17 dBm | 23 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WPA WPA2 WPS |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 3.0 | 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
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| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.0.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| admin | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| [on the label] | admin | |
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