Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS Blue Cave AC2600 vs NETGEAR XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

31specifications compared
10differ
21identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Blue Cave AC2600:2534 Mbit/s
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2600 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Blue Cave AC2600:1734 Mbit/s
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1733 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Blue Cave AC2600:4
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
Product colour
- Blue Cave AC2600:Silver
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
Antenna design
- Blue Cave AC2600:Internal
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:External
Depth
- Blue Cave AC2600:160 mm
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:243.7 mm
Height
- Blue Cave AC2600:80 mm
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:55 mm
Weight
- Blue Cave AC2600:789.32 g
- XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:801 g

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Comparison of Blue Cave AC2600, XR500
65 specifications	A ASUS Blue Cave AC2600 View product	B NETGEAR XR500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model XR500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	2534 Mbit/s	2600 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)	800 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	1734 Mbit/s	1733 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-QAM
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, OpenVPN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	1	1
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product type	Tabletop router	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantity	4	4
Poweridentical
Power source type	AC	AC
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
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	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 10.1 Puma, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	243.7 mm
HeightDiffers	80 mm	55 mm
WeightDiffers	789.32 g	801 g
WidthDiffers	160 mm	321.9 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.04 kg

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