Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Linksys EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:150 Mbit/s
- EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:450 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
LED indicators
- RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:LAN, Power, WAN, Yes
- EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Antennas quantity
- RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:1
- EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:6

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Comparison of RT-N10VC, EA3500
56 specifications	A ASUS RT-N10VC wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model RT-N10VC View product	B Linksys EA3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model EA3500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	150 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Network4 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 technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	IPsec, PPTP, L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA2, WPS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, PPPoE, MPPE, PPTP, L2TP, DNS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WAN, Yes	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	3 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	6
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	210 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	234.9 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	318.3 mm
Other features1 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	168 x 124 x 30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4GHz	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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,150 Mbit/s	300,450 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	No	No
Output power descriptionKnown for one	12V, 0.5A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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