Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey vs D-Link DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:150 Mbit/s
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Fast Ethernet
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:10,100 Mbit/s
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:10/100Base-T(X)
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Product colour
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
LED indicators
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Antenna design
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:External
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Internal
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:5 - 95%
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%

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Comparison of DSL-N10E, DIR-636L/B
62 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey Model DSL-N10E View product	B D-Link DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-636L/B View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP/L2TP/IPSec
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL specificationKnown for one	G.992.1, G.992.2, G.992.3, G.992.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown 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	External	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	124 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	285 g	330 g
WidthDiffers	168 mm	93 mm
Other features2 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	14 - 122 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mounting	No	No
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,150 Mbit/s	11,54,150,300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
Output power descriptionKnown for one	12 V/0.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Class B CE Class B C-Tick Wi-Fi Windows 7
System requirementsidentical
Windows 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

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