Some other non-Apple routers-including Netgear’s Nexia line, which are available with 1- or 2TB internal hard drives-already support Time Machine.Īsus does offer several other features that aren’t available, at least not out of the box, with the AirPort Extreme. The Asus router, however, currently does not support Apple’s Time Machine technology for client PC backups but a company representative tells me that feature will be offered via a firmware update early in Q3. If you’re looking to stream media over your network, both routers are compatible with Apple’s AirPlay service. Apple Apple’s AirPort Extreme has one USB 2.0 port and a three-port gigabit Ethernet switch (the fourth Ethernet port is a gigabit WAN).īoth routers provide parental controls, to shield your kids from the seamier side of the web guest networks, to permit your guests to access the Internet without granting them access to your network and robust wireless security, up to WPA2 Enterprise. The RT-N66U has two USB 2.0 ports, so it can share both a printer and a hard drive at the same time without needing a hub. But the AirPort Extreme has only one USB 2.0 port, so it can share either a printer or a storage device over your network, but not both (unless you plug in a USB hub). If you need more ports, you can easily connect an inexpensive Ethernet switch to either product (there are consumer models offering anywhere from four to 24 ports). The Apple and Asus routers both have gigabit Ethernet switches for supporting hardwired network connections, but Apple’s switch provides only three ports to Asus’s four.
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