Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Linksys F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
43known 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)
- F9K1002 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)
- F9K1002 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
- F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
Antenna design
- RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:External
- F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Internal

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Comparison of RT-AC1200, F9K1002
68 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC1200 View product	B Linksys F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model F9K1002 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown 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, WPA, WPA2
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSID
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols2 differ
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsDiffers	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, SNMP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ, System Event Log	HTTP, HTTPS
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IP
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	148 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	35 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	395 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	207 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300,867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
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 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C

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