Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

43specifications compared
21differ
22identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

DSL WAN
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Yes
Wi-Fi band
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black: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)
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2917 Mbit/s
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
3G
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Yes
Product type
- RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Tabletop router
- VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Portable router

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Comparison of RT-AC2900, VMG3312-T20A
104 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC2900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC2900 View product	B Zyxel VMG3312-T20A wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model VMG3312-T20A View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
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	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)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	1024-QAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwarding	Yes	Yes
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB sharingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server OpenVPN server PPTP client L2TP client OpenVPN client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network1 differ
3GDiffers	No	Yes
4G	No	No
5GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TR-069, TR-098, TR-181 issue-2, TR-064, TR-111
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Bandwidth controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
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	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, AES, SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, SSH, SSID, TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4/IPv6
Schedule accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parental controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Web/HTTP, CLI, SSH, Web/TFTP/FTP/TR069 RPC, XML ,
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/UDP/ICMP/IGMP/User defined
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Portable router
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Wall mountableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS	ADSL, Activity, DSL, Link, Power, Status, System, USB
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal & external	Internal
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	2
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeable	Yes	Yes
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
Poweridentical
Power source type	AC	AC
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.96 W
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 voltageKnown for one	19 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.75 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	50 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	83.3 mm	118 mm
HeightDiffers	160 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	872 g	220 g
WidthDiffers	220 mm	158 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440 g
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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