Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs Buffalo AirStation WBMR-300HPD

41specifications compared
12differ
29identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Portable router
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:Tabletop router
Product colour
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Black
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:White
Cables included
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:LAN (RJ-45)
Antenna gain level (max)
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2 dBi
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:5 dBi
AC input voltage
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:110 - 240 V
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:100 - 240 V
Depth
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:235 mm
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:158 mm
Height
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:35 mm
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:165 mm
Weight
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:225 g
- AirStation WBMR-300HPD:350 g

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Comparison of DSL-N16, AirStation WBMR-300HPD
63 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model DSL-N16 View product	B Buffalo AirStation WBMR-300HPD View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	Yes	Yes
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi band	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 channels
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DSSS, OFDM
Networkidentical
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 standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server PPTP client L2TP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2	Yes	Yes
ADSL2+	Yes	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB port	No	No
RJ-11 ports quantity	1	1
Memory card slot(s)	No	No
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	AES, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Portable router	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	2 dBi	5 dBi
Antennas quantity	2	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power source type	AC	AC
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power supplyKnown for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, W
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	235 mm	158 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	165 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	350 g
WidthDiffers	190 mm	35 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C

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