Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AX52 Pro vs D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

34specifications compared
13differ
21identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 570 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the ASUS RT-AX52 Pro (3570 Mbit/s vs 3000 Mbit/s). The ASUS RT-AX52 Pro has 1,714 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (2402 Mbit/s vs 688 Mbit/s). The D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 2,308 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the ASUS RT-AX52 Pro (2882 Mbit/s vs 574 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the ASUS RT-AX52 Pro, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz. Ethernet LAN interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS RT-AX52 Pro, Ethernet on the D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AX52 Pro:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AX52 Pro:3000 Mbit/s
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3570 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- RT-AX52 Pro:2402 Mbit/s
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- RT-AX52 Pro:574 Mbit/s
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-AX52 Pro:Gigabit Ethernet
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Ethernet
Product colour
- RT-AX52 Pro:Black
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:White
Power source type
- RT-AX52 Pro:AC
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:AC, DC
Depth
- RT-AX52 Pro:126 mm
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:176.5 mm

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Comparison of RT-AX52 Pro, R36
67 specifications	A ASUS RT-AX52 Pro View product	B D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model R36 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3000 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	2402 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	574 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	1024-QAM, OFDMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet
Port triggeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Instant Guard VPN Client L2TP VPN Client Open VPN VPN Client PPTP VPN Server IPSec VPN Server Open VPN VPN Server PPTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Bandwidth controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	SSH, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal	WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, WPS, LAN, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	2x2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	AC, DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	126 mm	176.5 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	201.3 mm
WeightDiffers	342 g	629 g
WidthDiffers	190 mm	204.6 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, IC
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 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C

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