Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver vs ASUS RT-N12 B1

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:4
- RT-N12 B1:5
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:5 - 95%
- RT-N12 B1:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:-10 - 50 °C
- RT-N12 B1:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:-40 - 60 °C
- RT-N12 B1:-20 - 70 °C
Weight
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:345 g
- RT-N12 B1:300 g

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Comparison of DSL-N12U, RT-N12 B1
62 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver Model DSL-N12U View product	B ASUS RT-N12 B1 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 featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	300 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)
Channels quantityKnown for one	13 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	-95dBm@1Mbps -92dBm@11Mbps -75dBm@54Mbps -72dBm@72.2Mbps -68dBm@150Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL specificationKnown for one	ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1 Annex A (G.dmt), ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite), ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis), ITU-T G.992.5 Annex A/M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	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
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, IC, IDA, NCC, PCT, Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
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
Transmit powerKnown for one	15 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 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)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	345 g	300 g
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	179 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	119 mm
Other features1 differ
Downstream data rateKnown for one	24 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	12 V, 1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security featuresKnown for one	Port, IP, URL	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP, URL
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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