Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs D-Link DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

32specifications compared
21differ
11identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:5
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
LED indicators
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:DSL, LAN, Power, USB, WLAN
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Antenna design
- DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Internal
- DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal & external

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Comparison of DSL-N17U, DWR-118
89 specifications	A ASUS DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-N17U View product	B D-Link DWR-118 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DWR-118 View product
WAN connectionidentical
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	No	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	433 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportDiffers	IPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server	L2TP/PPTP/IPSEC
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	DSL, LAN, Power, USB, WLAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	Internal & external
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	50 - 90%	10 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	205 mm	113.5 mm
HeightDiffers	66 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	370 g	194.3 g
WidthDiffers	147 mm	148.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	208 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	274 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	706 g
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet (air)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	96 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet (sea)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	96 pc(s)
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross weight (air)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	418.5 kg
Pallet gross weight (sea)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	418.5 kg
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 cm
Pallet height (air)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	197.5 cm
Pallet height (sea)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	197.5 cm
Products per pallet (air)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 pc(s)
Products per pallet (sea)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 pc(s)
Products per shipping (inner) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.13 kg
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 cm
Shipping (inner) case net weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.53 kg
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 cm
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
USB ports quantityDiffers	2	1
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s	433 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	1.75 A	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
Featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source

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