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
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
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
DSL specificationKnown for one	G.992.1, G.992.2, G.992.3, G.992.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
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
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
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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