Product comparison · 2 wired routers

ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey (5 vs 4). The ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 7 V more output voltage than the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey (19 V vs 12 V). The ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 0.25 A more output current than the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey (1.75 A vs 1.5 A). USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, 2.0 on the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey. Product colour: Black on the ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue, Grey on the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:4
USB version
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:2.0
Product colour
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:Blue, Grey
Output voltage
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:19 V
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:12 V
Output current
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1.75 A
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:1.5 A

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Comparison of AX5400, TL-WR1045ND
75 specifications	A ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model AX5400 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey Model TL-WR1045ND View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270m: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 130m: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 108m: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 54M: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 11m: -85 dBm at 8% conv. packet error 6m: -88 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 1m: -90 dBm at 8% conv. packet error
Traffic controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP(Dual Access), L2TP(Dual Access), BigPond
Supported protocolsKnown for one	PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WDS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Denial-of-Service (DoS) protection, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Domain
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportDiffers	VPN Client L2PT, VPN Client OVPN, VPN Client PPTP, VPN Server IPSec, VPN Server OVPN, VPN Server PPTP	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, RTSP, H.323, SIP Passthrough,PPPoE relay	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
User Guide on CD-ROMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1.5 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for one	Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue, Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Transmit power rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 20 dBmW
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	19 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	1.75 A	1.5 A
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
WeightKnown for one	740 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source

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