Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs NETGEAR D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

36specifications compared
18differ
18identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:900 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:4
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
USB port
- DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
- D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes

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Comparison of DSL-N16, D6220
65 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N16 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model DSL-N16 View product	B NETGEAR D6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model D6220 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11ac
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
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VDSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown 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	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
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
Network address translation (NAT)Known 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
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Portable router	Tabletop router
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes
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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	235 mm	182 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	41 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	341 g
WidthDiffers	190 mm	240 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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