Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs ASUS RT-AC1200G wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 34identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
    • RT-AC1200G wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
    • RT-AC1200G wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • Cabling technology
    • RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100Base-T(X)
    • RT-AC1200G wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
  • AC input voltage
    • RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:100 - 240 V
    • RT-AC1200G wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:110 - 240 V

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Comparison of RT-AC1200, RT-AC1200G
66 specifications
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source867 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
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)
VPN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Guest accessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System event logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneUPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, SNMP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ, System Event LogUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for oneTabletop routerUnknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home BaYes
Linux operating systems supportedDiffersYesUbuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.04.1, Ubuntu 8.04.2, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one395 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one300,867 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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