Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs TP-Link Archer C2600

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
35known 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)
- Archer C2600: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)
- Archer C2600:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
- Archer C2600:1733 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
- Archer C2600:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- Archer C2600:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
USB port
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
- Archer C2600:Yes
Antennas quantity
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
- Archer C2600:4
Output voltage
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:5 V
- Archer C2600:12 V

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Comparison of N300, Archer C2600
60 specifications	A ASUS N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model N300 View product	B TP-Link Archer C2600 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1733 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)
Network3 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
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
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5GHz: 11a 6Mbps: -91dBm 11a 54Mbps: -73dBm 11ac HT20: -66dBm 11ac HT40: -67dBm 11ac HT80: -58dBm 2.4GHz 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20: -73dBm 11n HT40: -71dBm
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Management protocolsKnown for one	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	4
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power2 differ
Power source type	AC	AC
Output voltageDiffers	5 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	1 A	4 A
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 conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	28 mm	197.8 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	37.3 mm
WidthDiffers	146 mm	263.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	168.9 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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