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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs D-Link AC1300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 18identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • LED indicators
    • LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN
    • Yes
  • Depth
    • 66 mm
    • 71.1 mm
  • Height
    • 205 mm
    • 248.9 mm
  • Width
    • 147 mm
    • 165.1 mm
  • USB ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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56 specifications
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ASUS

RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model RT-AC56U

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D-Link

AC1300 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model AC1300

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)867 Mbit/s867 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for oneIPSec, PPTP, L2TP, PPTP
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPSWPA, WPA2, WPS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLANYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedYesYes
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 8Windows 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 LionMac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers66 mm71.1 mm
HeightDiffers205 mm248.9 mm
WeightKnown for one406 g
WidthDiffers147 mm165.1 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one260 mm
Package depthKnown for one230 mm
Package heightKnown for one65 mm
Package weightKnown for one651 g
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionNoNo
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHz
Input currentKnown for one1.75 A
USB ports quantityDiffers21
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300,867 Mbit/s450,867 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for oneNo
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4 - 5 GHz
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC IC Wi-Fi
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C

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