Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC52U B1 vs ASUS RT-N300 B1

36specifications compared
17differ
19identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-AC52U B1:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- RT-N300 B1:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AC52U B1:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- RT-N300 B1:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AC52U B1:433 Mbit/s
- RT-N300 B1:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-AC52U B1:Gigabit Ethernet
- RT-N300 B1:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-AC52U B1:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- RT-N300 B1:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-AC52U B1:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- RT-N300 B1:10/100Base-T(X)
USB port
- RT-AC52U B1:Yes
- RT-N300 B1:No
Product type
- RT-AC52U B1:Tabletop router
- RT-N300 B1:Portable router

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Comparison of RT-AC52U B1, RT-N300 B1
53 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC52U B1 View product	B ASUS RT-N300 B1 View product
WAN connectionidentical
WAN connection typeKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	433 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)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1x	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportKnown for one	VPN server : IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server VPN client : PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Portable router
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	129 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	28 mm
WidthDiffers	189 mm	146 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	168.9 g
Packaging dataidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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