Comparison of ZyXEL Armor Z1 and Asus RT-AC68U
We are comparing the ZyXEL Armor Z1 and Asus RT-AC68U. 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 ZyXEL Armor Z1 and Asus RT-AC68U to see which one is better!
 ZyXEL Armor Z1 (NBG6816) |
 Asus RT-AC68U (RT-AC68U) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2015 | 2013 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 297.7 x 207.8 x 71.5 mm | 220 x 83.3 x 160 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 840 g | 640 g | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064 @ 1.4 GHz | Broadcom BCM4708A0 @ 800 MHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 512 MB | 256 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 4096 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| ZyXEL | Asus | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| DD-WRT | ||
| Power supply | ||
| 12 V / 4 A | 19 V / 1.75 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 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 | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | yes, with USB dongle | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
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| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 4 x 4 dBi RP-SMA |
3 x 3.5 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 | ||
| AC2350 | AC1900 | |
| Speed | ||
| 600 + 1733 Mbps | 600 + 1300 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 20 dBm | 25 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WPA WPA2 |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 2 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 | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| [blank] | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| 1234 | admin | |
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