Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs ASUS RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:2167 Mbit/s
Product colour
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:Black, Red
Antennas quantity
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:8
Output voltage
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:12 V
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:19 V
Output current
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2 A
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:3.42 A
Depth
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:148 mm
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:245 mm
Height
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:35 mm
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:65 mm
Weight
- RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:395 g
- RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:1.81 kg

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Comparison of RT-AC1200G+, RT-AC5300
64 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC1200G+ View product	B ASUS RT-AC5300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC5300 View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 5 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	867 Mbit/s	2167 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024-QAM
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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, WEP, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPS
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
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	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
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LPR
Management protocolsKnown for one	UPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Virtual Server, DMZ, System Event Log	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Red
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	8
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	19 V
Output currentDiffers	2 A	3.42 A
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	148 mm	245 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	65 mm
WeightDiffers	395 g	1.81 kg
WidthDiffers	207 mm	245 mm
Other features1 differ
Bandwidth (third)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300,867 Mbit/s	2167 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	Broadcom BCM47189 + Broadcom BCM43217	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Ubuntu 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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