Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs ASUS RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:5
Depth
- RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:66 mm
- RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet:128 mm

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Comparison of RT-AC56U, RTN12
47 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC56U View product	B ASUS RTN12 wireless router Fast Ethernet Model RTN12 View product
Wireless LAN features4 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)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	867 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)
Network5 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 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportDiffers	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, PPTP	IPSec Pass-Throuth PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, 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 10.1 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	66 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	205 mm	28 mm
WeightDiffers	406 g	275 g
WidthDiffers	147 mm	179 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	260 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	65 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	651 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Input currentDiffers	1.75 A	0.5 A
USB ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300,867 Mbit/s	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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