Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey vs NETGEAR D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:300 Mbit/s
- D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:Fast Ethernet
- D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:10,100 Mbit/s
- D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Weight
- DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey:300 g
- D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:654 g

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Comparison of DSL-N12E, D6300B
63 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N12E wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Grey Model DSL-N12E View product	B NETGEAR D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Model D6300B 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
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network3 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 technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+	Yes	Yes
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
RJ-11 ports quantity	1	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-PSK
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
DoS attack preventionKnown 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
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
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 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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one	124 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	300 g	654 g
WidthKnown for one	168 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
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 mountingKnown for one	No	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	300,1300 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	Yes	Yes
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	205 x 255 x 77 mm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Google Chrome 11.0
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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