Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey vs ASUS RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

32specifications compared
19differ
13identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:300 Mbit/s
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:450 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Fast Ethernet
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:10,100 Mbit/s
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:10/100Base-T(X)
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Product colour
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
LED indicators
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Cables included
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN (RJ-45)
Antenna design
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:External
- RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal

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Comparison of DSL-N12E, RT-N65U
62 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey Model DSL-N12E View product	B ASUS RT-N65U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-N65U 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
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Network4 differ
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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec Pass-Throuth PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through
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
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
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	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	145 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	60 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	375 g
WidthDiffers	168 mm	172 mm
Other features3 differ
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
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s	1,2,5.5,6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54,450 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
Output power descriptionKnown for one	12 V/0.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.58 A
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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