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
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 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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
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
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
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Power1 differ
Output voltageDiffers	5 V	12 V
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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