Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs ASUS RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

51specifications compared
19differ
32identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
USB port
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
LED indicators
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
Antennas quantity
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
AC input voltage
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:100 - 240 V
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:110 - 240 V
Output current
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2 A
- RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:0.5 A

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Comparison of RT-AC1200, RT-N300
58 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC1200 View product	B ASUS RT-N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model RT-N300 View product
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	867 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPS
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, SNMP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ, System Event Log	UPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Virtual Server, DMZ
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	2
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
Output currentDiffers	2 A	0.5 A
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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 Ba	Windows 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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac 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 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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 OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	148 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	24 mm
WeightDiffers	395 g	180 g
WidthDiffers	207 mm	146 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300,867 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s

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