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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC87U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs D-Link DIR-818LW/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 19identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • LED indicators
    • LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS
    • Yes
  • Antenna design
    • External
    • Internal
  • Power source type
    • AC
    • DC
  • AC input voltage
    • 110 - 240 V
    • 100 - 240 V
  • Depth
    • 167.6 mm
    • 116 mm
  • Height
    • 47.5 mm
    • 145 mm
  • Weight
    • 747 g
    • 330 g
  • Width
    • 289.5 mm
    • 93 mm

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73 specifications
A

ASUS

RT-AC87U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model RT-AC87U

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B

D-Link

DIR-818LW/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model DIR-818LW/E

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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 one2330 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)
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 802.11nIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for oneIPSec Pass-Through PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through PPTP server OpenVPN server PPTP client L2TP client OpenVPN client
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
FirewallYesYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
DoS attack preventionYesYes
FilteringYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneUPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, DHCP, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Triger, Universal Repeater, System Event Log
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6, DDNS, ULA, Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, DS-Lite, Bonjour
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPSYes
On/off switchYesYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one．Download master - support BT, NZB, HTTP, ED2K - support encryption, DHT, PEX and magnet link - upload and download bandwidth control - download scheduling ．Media server: - Image: JPEG - Audio: mp3, wma, wav, pcm, mp4, lpcm, ogg - Video: asf, avi, divx, mpeg, mpg, ts, vob, wmv, mkv, mov ．QoS: - WMM
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersExternalInternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one4
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power source typeDiffersACDC
AC input voltageDiffers110 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUbuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers167.6 mm116 mm
HeightDiffers47.5 mm145 mm
WeightDiffers747 g330 g
WidthDiffers289.5 mm93 mm
Other features2 differ
Frequency band2.4 & 52.4 & 5
Frequency rangeDiffers2.4 - 5 GHz2.400 - 2.483 GHz
Input currentKnown for one2.37 A
Supported WAN typeKnown for oneAutomatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE(MPPE), PPTP, L2TP
USB ports quantityDiffers21
USB versionKnown for one2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,450,600,2330 Mbit/s
Mobile network connectionKnown for oneNo
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneIE7 Firefox 12.0 Chrome 20.0 Safari 4.0 Java
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneIC, CE, FCC, CSA
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C

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