Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N12E C1 N300 vs NETGEAR WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 12identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi band
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:300 Mbit/s
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:Fast Ethernet
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:10,100 Mbit/s
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • Cabling technology
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:10/100Base-T(X)
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
  • Product colour
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:Black, Metallic
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
  • LED indicators
    • RT-N12E C1 N300:LAN, Power, WAN
    • WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, WPS

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Comparison of RT-N12E C1 N300, WAC104
68 specifications
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersSingle-band (2.4 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs300 Mbit/s867 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source867 Mbit/s
Number of WLAN connections (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfacesidentical
Memory card slot(s)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPSWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, MetallicBlack
Wall mountableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, WANLAN, WPS
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE (EN60950)
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers23
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source285000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.1 W
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one0.5 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-120 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers168 mm181.4 mm
HeightDiffers30 mm40.6 mm
WeightDiffers210 g385 g
WidthDiffers124 mm239.7 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source247 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source192 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source98 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source780 g
Logistics dataidentical
Layers per pallet (air)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 pc(s)
Layers per pallet (sea)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 pc(s)
Products per shipping (inner) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source27 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source39.9 cm
Shipping (inner) case net weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.62 kg
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50.7 cm
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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