A single router is judged on its band plan and its port speeds, not on a class number · review
The only router on this shelf that states in writing that it has no 6 GHz band, breaks its class figure into the two radios that make it, and names its VPN server by protocol — and never counts its Ethernet sockets.
The first bullet ends with a sentence worth more than any figure on the page: “Dual-Band WiFi routers do not support the 6 GHz band.”
On a shelf where AX1800 and AXE5400 sit a few lines apart and look like the same kind of label, that is the sentence that stops a wrong purchase. Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 add a 6 GHz band; Wi-Fi 6 does not, and a buyer who has read that a 6 GHz band is the point of the new generation will otherwise discover the difference after unpacking. Ten routers sit on this shelf and this is the only listing that rules the band out explicitly.
The second bullet does the other thing this shelf needs: it breaks the class figure apart. AX1800 is 1.8 Gbps total, given as up to 1200 Mbps on 5 GHz and up to 574 Mbps on 2.4 GHz — and 1200 plus 574 is 1774, which rounds to 1800. The intro to this section explains that a class figure adds the theoretical peaks of the radios together and that no single device ever sees the sum. A page that publishes both halves lets a reader check the arithmetic and see which radio their own device will actually use. The NETGEAR R6700AX gives 1.8 Gbps and stops.
The sixth bullet names the VPN server by protocol: OpenVPN and PPTP. That is better than the NETGEAR RAX36, which says “built-in VPN” and names nothing (the Cudy WR3000 goes further, with five protocols) — and the distinction matters, because PPTP is long since broken as a security protocol while OpenVPN is not. Naming both lets a reader choose the one that works.
The fourth bullet gives the radio hardware: beamforming, four high-gain antennas and an advanced front-end module chipset. The Archer AX55 and the Tenda AC10 also publish four; the NETGEAR listings here describe none at all.
What the page never does is count the Ethernet sockets. The title calls it a gigabit router and the description repeats it; no bullet gives a LAN port count, a WAN port and no separate rating for either. The NETGEAR R6700AX publishes four LAN ports and a distinct WAN port. On a device that hands out wired sockets as one of its three jobs, leaving the count out is the omission that matters.
No USB socket is named. No stream count appears. The third bullet gives OFDMA for serving more devices at once, and the first notes that all Wi-Fi routers require a separate modem — the same honesty the NETGEAR pages show about what a router is not. The seventh names the American providers it works with, which is useful in a market where a provider’s combined box is the usual starting point.
The description gives 24/7 technical support and a two-year warranty, with the claim that this is a year more than most networking brands. The eighth bullet prints a US support telephone number, the same one the Archer AX55 listing gives.
| Wi-Fi generation | Wi-Fi 6 — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which also states outright that dual-band routers do not support the 6 GHz band. It is the only listing on this shelf to exclude that band in writing |
|---|---|
| IEEE designation | 802.11ax — stated in the first bullet alongside the Wi-Fi 6 name. Only the ASUS RT-AX52 Pro listing also prints a clause number; the two NETGEAR routers publish none |
| Stated class figure | AX1800, broken into its parts — the second bullet gives 1.8 Gbps total as up to 1200 Mbps on 5 GHz and up to 574 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, which sums to 1774 and rounds to the label. It is the theoretical sum of the radios and no single device sees it |
| Band count | Two — 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz, stated in the second bullet, with the first ruling out a 6 GHz band in as many words |
| Stream count | Not published on the listing — no stream figure appears in the title or in any of the eight bullets |
| WAN port speed | Not published on the listing — no WAN socket is named or rated. The title calls the unit a gigabit router and the description repeats it, and neither assigns a speed to a particular socket |
| LAN port speed | Not published on the listing as a socket rating — gigabit appears as a description of the router rather than of its sockets |
| Port count | Not published on the listing — no Ethernet socket is counted anywhere in the title, the eight bullets or the description. The R6700AX publishes four LAN ports and a separate WAN port, and the Cudy WR3000 one WAN and three LAN |
| USB ports | Not published on the listing — no USB socket is named anywhere on the page |
| Antenna arrangement | Four high-gain antennas, with beamforming and an advanced front-end module chipset — stated in the fourth bullet. The Archer AX55 and the Tenda AC10 also publish four; the two NETGEAR listings describe none |
| Amazon reference | B08H8ZLKKK |
| EAN | 0840460604901 |
| On Amazon.com | Amazon.com had an offer at $55 on October 26, 2026. |
No, and the first bullet says so in as many words: dual-band routers do not support the 6 GHz band. That band belongs to Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7, and this is Wi-Fi 6.
The second bullet gives it: up to 1200 Mbps on 5 GHz plus up to 574 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, which sums to 1774 and rounds to 1800. No single device uses both at once, so the label is a sum rather than a speed.
The page does not say. The title calls it a gigabit router and no bullet counts a socket. The NETGEAR R6700AX publishes four LAN ports and a separate WAN port.
OpenVPN and PPTP, named in the sixth bullet. PPTP has long been regarded as insecure, so OpenVPN is the one to use of the two.
This network and storage gear share the category and the price bracket. Only what each one states is shown; an incomplete column would mislead.
| Model | Price | Wi-Fi generation | IEEE designation | Stated class figure | Band count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link Archer AX21, which states in writing that it has no 6 GHz band | $55 | Wi-Fi 6 — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which also states outright that dual-band routers do not support the 6 GHz band. It is the only listing on this shelf to exclude that band in writing | 802.11ax — stated in the first bullet alongside the Wi-Fi 6 name. Only the ASUS RT-AX52 Pro listing also prints a clause number; the two NETGEAR routers publish none | AX1800, broken into its parts — the second bullet gives 1.8 Gbps total as up to 1200 Mbps on 5 GHz and up to 574 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, which sums to 1774 and rounds to the label. It is the theoretical sum of the radios and no single device sees it | Two — 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz, stated in the second bullet, with the first ruling out a 6 GHz band in as many words |
| Cudy WR3000, dual-band AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 router with four Gigabit ports | $50 | Wi-Fi 6 — stated in the title and in the first bullet | Not published on the Amazon.com listing — the only other standard named is AC1200, as the comparison the first bullet measures against | AX3000 — stated in the title, with the parts in the first bullet: 2402 Mbit/s at 5 GHz and 574 Mbit/s at 2.4 GHz, with 160 MHz channels and 1024-QAM. Those come to 2976, so the badge rounds up by 24 | Two — 5 GHz at 2402 Mbit/s and 2.4 GHz at 574 Mbit/s, stated in the first bullet |
| NETGEAR Nighthawk R6700AX, WPA3 out of the box and a subscription after thirty days | $50 | Wi-Fi 6 — stated in the title and in the first and fourth bullets, with backwards compatibility to Wi-Fi 5 and earlier named in the fourth | Not published on the listing — neither 802.11ax nor any other clause number appears in the title, the eight bullets or the description, so the generation is given only by its marketing name | 1.8 Gbps across the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet as a single sum. The two bands are not broken out, where the Archer AX21 gives 1200 and 574 separately. It is the theoretical sum of the radios rather than a throughput | Two — the fourth bullet names 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. No 6 GHz band is claimed |
| Tenda AC10, dual-band AC1200 router with four Gigabit ports | $36 | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac Wave 2) — not named on the Amazon.com listing; Tenda's product page gives 802.11ac Wave 2.0 | 802.11ac — on Tenda's product page; the Amazon.com listing gives only the AC1200 class | AC1200, up to 1.2 Gbps — stated in the title, with both parts in the first bullet: 867 Mbit/s at 5 GHz and 300 Mbit/s at 2.4 GHz, which come to 1167, so the badge rounds up by 33 | Two — 5 GHz at 867 Mbit/s and 2.4 GHz at 300 Mbit/s, stated in the first bullet |
A household that wants Wi-Fi 6 and a VPN server, and will find out the socket count from the photograph.
Details checked on October 26, 2026.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 10,000.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for network and storage gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Wi-Fi 6 · 802.11ax named · AX3000 badge over 2976 Mbit/s published · two bands rated · AiMesh extendable · no socket published
One of two routers here to print an 802.11 designation, sold on the European Amazon stores, and one of several to leave every Ethernet socket uncounted.
Best for: A household with Wi-Fi 6 clients that intends to add a second mesh-capable unit from the same maker later.
No Amazon.com offer on October 26, 2026
Wi-Fi 6 · 2.4 Gbit/s stated, exactly 1800 plus 600 · DSL modem built in · VoIP and DECT · not one Ethernet socket counted
The only router here with a modem and a telephone exchange inside it, and the only one whose headline figure is exactly the sum of the two rates printed beneath it.
Best for: A household on a DSL line that wants the modem, the telephony and the radios in one box rather than three.
No Amazon.com offer on October 26, 2026
Wi-Fi 6 · 3000 Mbit/s called theoretical by the maker · 160 MHz and 1024-QAM · two bands rated · no socket, no antenna published
A Wi-Fi 6 router whose own listing calls its headline figure a theoretical speed, and which never counts a socket or an antenna.
Best for: A household with 160 MHz-capable phones and laptops that will take the wired side from a switch or a provider box.
No Amazon.com offer on October 26, 2026
Every price named in a summary was read on the date that review carries. What a shop asks today is shown beside the product, and it moves.
