Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver vs ASUS RT-N53 wireless router Fast Ethernet

23specifications compared
7differ
16identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:345 g
- RT-N53 wireless router Fast Ethernet:330 g
Frequency range
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:2.4 GHz
- RT-N53 wireless router Fast Ethernet:2.400 - 2.484 GHz
Input voltage
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:100 - 240 V
- RT-N53 wireless router Fast Ethernet:12 V
xDSL connection
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:Yes
- RT-N53 wireless router Fast Ethernet:No

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Comparison of DSL-N12U, RT-N53
69 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver Model DSL-N12U View product	B ASUS RT-N53 wireless router Fast Ethernet Model RT-N53 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
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Channels quantityKnown for one	13 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	-95dBm@1Mbps -92dBm@11Mbps -75dBm@54Mbps -72dBm@72.2Mbps -68dBm@150Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec Pass, PPTP Pass, L2TP Pass
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 & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
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, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Transmit powerKnown for one	15 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
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
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
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
WeightDiffers	345 g	330 g
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 mm
Other features3 differ
Downstream data rateKnown for one	24 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.400 - 2.484 GHz
Input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	12 V
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
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Port, IP, URL, MAC
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP, PPPoE(MPPE), PPTP, L2TP
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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