Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer C1200

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 31identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
    • Archer C1200:1167 Mbit/s
  • USB port
    • RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
    • Archer C1200:Yes
  • Power source type
    • RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:AC, DC
    • Archer C1200:DC
  • Depth
    • RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:190 mm
    • Archer C1200:168 mm
  • Height
    • RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:35 mm
    • Archer C1200:33 mm
  • Width
    • RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:320 mm
    • Archer C1200:243 mm

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Comparison of RT-AC53, Archer C1200
81 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
WAN connection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Wireless LAN features1 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs433 Mbit/s1167 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source867 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Port forwardingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN supportDiffersIPSec, PPTP, L2TP, PPTP ServerOpen VPN, PPTP VPN, PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Receiver sensitivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5GHz: 11a 54M: -76dBm 11ac HT20: -68dBm 11ac HT40: -65dBm 11ac HT80 : -62dBm 11n HT20: -74dBm 11n HT40: -71dBm 2.4G: 11g 54M: -75dBm 11n HT20: -72dBm 11n HT40: -69dBm
Mobile networkidentical
5GKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
USB portDiffersNoYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPS64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDomain Filter, IP Address Binding, MAC Address Binding
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
IP address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPv4/IPv6
Design1 differ
Wall mountableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, WAN, WLANLAN, Power, Status, WAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Transmit powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE: <20dBm(2.4GHz), <23dBm(5GHz)
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersAC, DCDC
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers190 mm168 mm
HeightDiffers35 mm33 mm
WidthDiffers320 mm243 mm
WeightKnown for one285 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source240 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source970 g
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education 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 Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 ProUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 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 LionUnknown — not stated by the source

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