Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz)

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):4
Antenna gain level (max)
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2 dBi
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):3 dBi
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:20 - 90%
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):10 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5 - 95%
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:-10 - 70 °C
- SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz):-30 - 70 °C

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Comparison of 4G-AC55U, SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F
78 specifications	A ASUS 4G-AC55U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model 4G-AC55U View product	B Zyxel SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F wireless router Single-band (2.4 GHz) Model SBG3600-NB00-EU01V1F View product
WAN connectionidentical
SIM card slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	867 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	SSL VPN server PPTP server OpenVPN server PPTP client L2TP client OpenVPN client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3G standardsKnown for one	HSPA+	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G bands supportedKnown for one	850,900,2100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G bands supportedKnown for one	800,1800,2600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
GSM bands supportedKnown for one	850,900,1800,1900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Application-level gatewa (ALG)
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1/v2c
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC/RF, Safety, ErP, RoHS 2
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	2 dBi	3 dBi
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	19 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.75 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15.3 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	10 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	83.3 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	160 mm	36 mm
WidthDiffers	220 mm	242 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.69 kg
Other features1 differ
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300,867 Mbit/s	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s
DSL featuresidentical
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2/ADSL2+
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DSL, LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300000 h
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	343 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	209 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.43 kg

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