Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver vs D-Link DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:300 Mbit/s
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:600 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:Fast Ethernet
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:10,100 Mbit/s
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:10/100Base-T(X)
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Product colour
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
LED indicators
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Cables included
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:LAN (RJ-45)
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver:5 - 95%
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 95%

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Comparison of DSL-N12U, DIR-827
65 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N12U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver Model DSL-N12U View product	B D-Link DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-827 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 features2 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	600 Mbit/s
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
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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, 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 & 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	WPA, WPA2, WPS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	LAN (RJ-45)
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
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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
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	341.5 g
Other features3 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 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
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s	600 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 x 210 x 33 mm
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wall
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 - 104 °F
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 SD Card Slot

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