Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey vs D-Link DIR-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

26specifications compared
18differ
8identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- DIR-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Fast Ethernet
- DIR-865L/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-865L/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-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Product colour
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- DIR-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
LED indicators
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN
- DIR-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Antenna design
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:External
- DIR-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Internal
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:5 - 95%
- DIR-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%

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Comparison of DSL-N10E, DIR-865L/B
60 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N10E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey Model DSL-N10E View product	B D-Link DIR-865L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-865L/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 features2 differ
Wi-Fi band	No	No
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	150 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
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 button	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	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
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
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
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	165 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	249 mm
WeightDiffers	285 g	562.5 g
WidthDiffers	168 mm	71 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 bandDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.4 & 5
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	14 - 122 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mounting	No	No
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	11,54,150 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
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

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