Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs TP-Link TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

DSL WAN
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Antennas quantity
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:3
Output voltage
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:5 V
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:12 V
Depth
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:28 mm
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:167.5 mm
Height
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:111 mm
- TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:32.7 mm

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Comparison of N300, TD-W9977
74 specifications	A ASUS N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model N300 View product	B TP-Link TD-W9977 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model TD-W9977 View product
WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
FirewallKnown 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
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols1 differ
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
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsDiffers	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ	SNMP v1/2
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4/IPv6
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DSL, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS, RCM
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Output voltageDiffers	5 V	12 V
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
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	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	28 mm	167.5 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	32.7 mm
WidthDiffers	146 mm	243.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	168.9 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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