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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC56U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs D-Link DSL-3580L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 18identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • VPN support
    • IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, PPTP
    • PPTP/L2TP/IPSec
  • LED indicators
    • LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN
    • Yes
  • Depth
    • 66 mm
    • 52 mm
  • Height
    • 205 mm
    • 173.2 mm
  • Weight
    • 406 g
    • 401.3 g
  • Width
    • 147 mm
    • 213 mm
  • USB ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • xDSL connection
    • No
    • Yes

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59 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

DSL-3580L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model DSL-3580L

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
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)Known for one867 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network2 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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportDiffersIPSec, PPTP, L2TP, PPTPPPTP/L2TP/IPSec
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
DC-in jackYesYes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
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
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4 / IPv6
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLANYes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown 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 8Yes
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 LionYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers66 mm52 mm
HeightDiffers205 mm173.2 mm
WeightDiffers406 g401.3 g
WidthDiffers147 mm213 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 supportedKnown for one1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300,867 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffersNoYes
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
USB versionKnown for one2.0
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, WHQL
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one4
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 65 °C

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