Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC52U wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs D-Link DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-AC52U wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AC52U wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
LED indicators
- RT-AC52U wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN
- DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
Frequency band
- RT-AC52U wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2.4 & 5
- DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2.4 GHz

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Comparison of RT-AC52U, DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A
55 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC52U wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC52U View product	B D-Link DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2740U/B1A/T1A View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	No
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, BPSK, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, PSK, QPSK
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	433 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1p
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA2
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	y
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Other features1 differ
Frequency bandDiffers	2.4 & 5	2.4 GHz
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL PPPoE PPPoA IPoA Static IP Dynamic IP Bridge Ethernet PPPoE Static IP Dynamic IP Bridge
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300,433 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	270 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	187 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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