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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link ARCHER C5

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 24identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • LED indicators
    • LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN
    • Yes
  • Antennas quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • Output current
    • 2 A
    • 2.5 A
  • Depth
    • 148 mm
    • 160.6 mm
  • Height
    • 35 mm
    • 32.5 mm
  • Width
    • 207 mm
    • 243 mm

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70 specifications
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ASUS

RT-AC1200G+ wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model RT-AC1200G+

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B

TP-Link

ARCHER C5View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one867 Mbit/s
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one11a 54M: -74dBm 11ac HT20: -67dBm 11ac HT40: -63dBm 11ac HT80 : -59dBm 11n HT20: -71dBm 11n HT40: -69dBm 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20: -73dBm 11n HT40: -71dBm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonYesYes
WPS push buttonYesYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallYesYes
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
FilteringYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringYesYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6
Management protocolsKnown for oneUPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, Virtual Server, DMZ, System Event Log
Design1 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Wall mountableKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLANYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers42
Antenna designKnown for oneExternal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one5 dBi
Power1 differ
Power source typeACAC
Output voltage12 V12 V
Output currentDiffers2 A2.5 A
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 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 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home
Linux operating systems supportedDiffersUbuntu 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 9.10Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 LionYes
Minimum RAMKnown for one256 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one16 MB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers148 mm160.6 mm
HeightDiffers35 mm32.5 mm
WidthDiffers207 mm243 mm
WeightKnown for one395 g
Other featuresidentical
Bandwidth (first)2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)5 GHz5 GHz
WLAN data transfer rates supported300,867 Mbit/s300,867 Mbit/s
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor modelKnown for oneBroadcom BCM47189 + Broadcom BCM43217

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