Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-WR940N V5.0

46specifications compared
22differ
24identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WR940N V5.0:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WR940N V5.0:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2917 Mbit/s
- TL-WR940N V5.0:450 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-WR940N V5.0:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WR940N V5.0:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- TL-WR940N V5.0:5
USB port
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- TL-WR940N V5.0:No
Antenna design
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal & external
- TL-WR940N V5.0:External

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Comparison of RT-AC2900, TL-WR940N V5.0
75 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC2900 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR940N V5.0 View product
WAN connectionidentical
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	2917 Mbit/s	450 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)
ModulationKnown for one	1024-QAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	IPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server OpenVPN server PPTP client L2TP client OpenVPN client	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal & external	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	3
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	AC, DC
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageDiffers	19 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1.75 A	0.6 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	50 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	83.3 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	160 mm	35 mm
WeightKnown for one	872 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	220 mm	230 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS, Wi-Fi

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