Product comparison · 2 wired routers

ASUS WL-AM602 ADSL 2/2+ Ethernet / USB Combo Router vs D-Link DSL-2542B wired router Black, Silver

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- WL-AM602 ADSL 2/2+ Ethernet / USB Combo Router:1
- DSL-2542B wired router Black, Silver:4
Operating temperature (T-T)
- WL-AM602 ADSL 2/2+ Ethernet / USB Combo Router:0 - 50 °C
- DSL-2542B wired router Black, Silver:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- WL-AM602 ADSL 2/2+ Ethernet / USB Combo Router:-40 - 70 °C
- DSL-2542B wired router Black, Silver:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- WL-AM602 ADSL 2/2+ Ethernet / USB Combo Router:5 - 95%
- DSL-2542B wired router Black, Silver:-5 - 95%

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Comparison of WL-AM602 ADSL 2/2+ Ethernet / USB Combo Router, DSL-2542B
37 specifications	A ASUS WL-AM602 ADSL 2/2+ Ethernet / USB Combo Router View product	B D-Link DSL-2542B wired router Black, Silver Model DSL-2542B View product
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL features1 differ
Upstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 Mbit/s
DSL specificationDiffers	RADSL (ANSI T1.413 Issue 2)/G.dmt ADSL over POTS G.992.1 Annex A)/G.lite (G.992.2)/G.hs (G.994.1)/ADSL2 G.dmt.bis (G.992.3)/ADSL2 G.lite.bis (G.992.4)/ADSL2+ (G.992.5)	ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt) Annex A, ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite) Annex A, ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis) Annex A/L/M ITU-T G.992.4 (G.lite.bis) Annex A, ITU-T G.992.5 Annex A/M
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TFTP, Telnet/SSH, ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+, VPI/VCI, SNMP v.1/v.2c (MIB-I / MIB-II)
Supported network protocolsDiffers	ANSI T1.413 issue 2 / ITU-T G.992.1, G992.2, G994.1 / RFC 1483/2684 / RFC 2364 / RFC 2516 / ITU-T 1.610 F4-F5 OAM / PAP/CHAP/MS-CHAP	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, SNTP, DNS, DDNS, IGMP
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Network address translation (NAT) firewall
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown 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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CSA International: CSA60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC60950-1, UL60950-1, CE LVD EN60950-1
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15, Part 68, CE Mark	CE TBR-21, FCC Part 15 B, A-Tick RoHS
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Silver
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	-5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12VAC, 1.2A
Connectivity LEDsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Electromagnetic emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class B, CE (EN55022/EN55024)
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	0.024 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote administrationKnown for one	CLI, Telnet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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