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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR AC1600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 13identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi band
    • No
    • Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 300 Mbit/s
    • 1300 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Fast Ethernet
    • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • Cabling technology
    • 10/100Base-T(X)
    • 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 5
    • 4
  • Power source type
    • DC
    • AC

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72 specifications
A

ASUS

DSL-N17U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

Model DSL-N17U

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B

NETGEAR

AC1600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model AC1600

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANYesYes
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNo
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersNoDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs300 Mbit/s1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
ModulationKnown for onePSK
Network4 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for oneIPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers54
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackYesYes
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Memory card slot(s)Known for oneNo
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPSWPA, WPA2-PSK
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneNAT, SPI
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneDSL, LAN, Power, USB, WLAN
On/off switchYesYes
Product typeKnown for oneTabletop router
Housing materialKnown for onePlastic
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designInternalInternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one2
Featuresidentical
Internal memory128 MB128 MB
Flash memory128 MB128 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersDCAC
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one50 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 70 °C
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinWindows 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Win
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 MavericksYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers205 mm198.5 mm
HeightDiffers66 mm65 mm
WeightDiffers370 g422 g
WidthDiffers147 mm191 mm
Other featuresidentical
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 GHz
Input currentKnown for one1.75 A
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
USB ports quantityKnown for one2
USB versionKnown for one2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for oneYes
VDSLKnown for oneYes
Internal modemKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBox

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