Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer C58

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

3G/4G USB modem compatibility
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- Archer C58:No
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- Archer C58:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Archer C58:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- Archer C58:10/100Base-T(X)
USB port
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- Archer C58:No
Product colour
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- Archer C58:Blue
LED indicators
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, USB, WAN, WLAN
- Archer C58:LAN, Power, WLAN
Antennas quantity
- RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- Archer C58:3

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Comparison of RT-AC58U, Archer C58
70 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC58U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC58U View product	B TP-Link Archer C58 View product
WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	867 Mbit/s
Number of WLAN connections (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Network4 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)
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportDiffers	L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server, PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Domain Filter, IP Address Binding, MAC Address Binding
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, USB, WAN, WLAN	LAN, Power, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	3
Power1 differ
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	1 A
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	207 mm	148 mm
HeightDiffers	35.5 mm	33 mm
WidthDiffers	148.8 mm	225 mm
WeightKnown for one	395 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box

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