Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N10 D1 vs TP-Link TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N10 D1:150 Mbit/s
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N10 D1:Fast Ethernet
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N10 D1:10,100 Mbit/s
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-N10 D1:10/100Base-T(X)
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Cables included
- RT-N10 D1:LAN (RJ-45)
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
Antennas quantity
- RT-N10 D1:1
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:3
xDSL connection
- RT-N10 D1:No
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:Yes

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Comparison of RT-N10 D1, TD-W8970B
68 specifications	A ASUS RT-N10 D1 View product	B TP-Link TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Model TD-W8970B View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features1 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Network5 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportDiffers	IPSec Pass-Throuth PPTP Pass-Through L2TP Pass-Through	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6
Antenna1 differ
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Yes
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MAC, IP, URL
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-rate ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1(G.DMT), ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.995.1, ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis), ITU-T G.992.5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Input currentKnown for one	0.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	12VDC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	124 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	210 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	168 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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