Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N12 D1 vs Linksys X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-N12 D1:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N12 D1:Fast Ethernet
- X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N12 D1:100 Mbit/s
- X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-N12 D1:10/100Base-T(X)
- X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Web-based management
- RT-N12 D1:Yes
- X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
Antenna design
- RT-N12 D1:External
- X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
xDSL connection
- RT-N12 D1:No
- X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes

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Comparison of RT-N12 D1, X3500
37 specifications	A ASUS RT-N12 D1 View product	B Linksys X3500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model X3500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	Yes	No
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	128 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	28 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	275 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	179 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mounting	No	No
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
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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