Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs ASUS RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

37specifications compared
15differ
22identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1000 Mbit/s
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100Base-T(X)
3G
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
4G
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
LED indicators
- DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:ADSL, LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
- RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN

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Comparison of DSL-AC52U, RT-N600
64 specifications	A ASUS DSL-AC52U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DSL-AC52U View product	B ASUS RT-N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-N600 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	433 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server OpenVPN server PPTP client L2TP client OpenVPN client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network2 differ
3GDiffers	Yes	No
4GDiffers	Yes	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, SNMP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ, System Event Log
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	ADSL, LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	149 mm	755 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	118 mm
WidthDiffers	207 mm	492 mm
WeightKnown for one	360 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VDSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, Telepermit, RCM	Unknown — not stated by the source

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