Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs D-Link DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:4
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
Web-based management
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Supported network protocols
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:IEEE802.11b/g/n/d
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:PPoE, L2TP, PPTP, DNS
Antenna gain level (max)
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:3 dBi
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2 dBi
Antennas quantity
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:1
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 95%

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Comparison of RT-N10+, DSR-500N
55 specifications	A ASUS RT-N10+ wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model RT-N10+ View product	B D-Link DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DSR-500N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1x
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x SSL IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, SSL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	6
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	No	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	3DES, DES, WEP, WPA, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Port Address Translation (PAT)
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	MAC address	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OSPF, RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IEEE802.11b/g/n/d	PPoE, L2TP, PPTP, DNS
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, WEEE, FCC Class A, CE Class A, C-Tick, VCCI
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	3 dBi	2 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260000 h
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL LVD
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
WeightKnown for one	290 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Filtering descriptionDiffers	Port, IP, URL	Web, URL
Frequency range	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Data transfer rateKnown for one	150 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	129 x 173 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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