Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs ASUS RT-AC52U B1

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- RT-AC52U B1:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- RT-AC52U B1:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
- RT-AC52U B1:433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
- RT-AC52U B1:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- RT-AC52U B1:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- RT-AC52U B1:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
USB port
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
- RT-AC52U B1:Yes
LED indicators
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
- RT-AC52U B1:LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN

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Comparison of N300, RT-AC52U B1
51 specifications	A ASUS N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model N300 View product	B ASUS RT-AC52U B1 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	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	433 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1x
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VPN server : IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server VPN client : PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory card slot(s)	No	No
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, 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
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product type	Tabletop router	Tabletop router
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantity	2	2
Power1 differ
Power source type	AC	AC
AC input voltage	110 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Output voltageDiffers	5 V	12 V
Output current	1 A	1 A
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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 compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	28 mm	129 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	36 mm
WidthDiffers	146 mm	189 mm
WeightKnown for one	168.9 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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