Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Allied Telesis AT-WR4542 wireless router White vs ASUS WL-500gP V2

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- AT-WR4542 wireless router White:White
- WL-500gP V2:Silver
Frequency range
- AT-WR4542 wireless router White:5.1 - 5.8 GHz
- WL-500gP V2:2.4 - 2.4835 GHz

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Comparison of AT-WR4542, WL-500gP V2
54 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-WR4542 wireless router White Model AT-WR4542 View product	B ASUS WL-500gP V2 View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-72 ~ -74dBm @54Mbps -85 ~ -87dBm @11Mbps -94 ~ -96dBm @ 1Mbps
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, EAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	PPTP, PPPoE, L2TP, PAP, CHAP, MSCHAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	22 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	39000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	IEC60950, UL60950, CSA60950, EN60950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	340 x 340 x 50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeDiffers	5.1 - 5.8 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	0.108 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V; 18V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	108/96/72/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connection	No	No
Electromagnetic emissionsKnown for one	FCC part 15 Class B, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 m
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,18,24,36,48,54 Mbit/s
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11g
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

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