Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-G31 wireless router vs ASUS RT-N12 wireless router Fast Ethernet White

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

Authentication method
- DSL-G31 wireless router:802.1x RADIUS
- RT-N12 wireless router Fast Ethernet White:MAC address
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-G31 wireless router:5 - 90%
- RT-N12 wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DSL-G31 wireless router:0 - 45 °C
- RT-N12 wireless router Fast Ethernet White:0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-G31 wireless router:0 - 95%
- RT-N12 wireless router Fast Ethernet White:5 - 95%
xDSL connection
- DSL-G31 wireless router:Yes
- RT-N12 wireless router Fast Ethernet White:No

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Comparison of DSL-G31, RT-N12
70 specifications	A ASUS DSL-G31 wireless router Model DSL-G31 View product	B ASUS RT-N12 wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model RT-N12 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Channels quantityKnown for one	13 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	BPSK, DBPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.3
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	54MHz/-67dbm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodDiffers	802.1x RADIUS	MAC address
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UPnP, DNS Proxy, DHCP
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, 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	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	119 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 mm
Weight	300 g	300 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	179 mm
Other features1 differ
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
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	173 x 129 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	0.054 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Outdoor rangeKnown for one	100 m.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V (50-60HZ)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output power descriptionKnown for one	19.5+-0.5dbm (11b), 17.5+-0.5dbm (11g)	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, C-Tick, A-Tick	Unknown — not stated by the source

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