Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N12 B1 vs D-Link DIR-501 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

17specifications compared
8differ
9identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-N12 B1:5
- DIR-501 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:4
DHCP client
- RT-N12 B1:Yes
- DIR-501 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
DHCP server
- RT-N12 B1:Yes
- DIR-501 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
Storage temperature (T-T)
- RT-N12 B1:-20 - 70 °C
- DIR-501 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:-20 - 65 °C
Weight
- RT-N12 B1:300 g
- DIR-501 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:453.6 g

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Comparison of RT-N12 B1, DIR-501
42 specifications	A ASUS RT-N12 B1 View product	B D-Link DIR-501 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-501 View product
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VPN pass-through
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA, WPA2, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols2 differ
DHCP clientDiffers	Yes	No
DHCP serverDiffers	Yes	No
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Power, WLAN
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Class B IC Wi-Fi
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	300 g	453.6 g
DepthKnown for one	179 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	37 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	119 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	274.3 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	208.3 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68.6 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 g
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 Mac OS X (v10.4)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147.5 x 113.2 x 31.5 mm
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	IP, URL	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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