Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet vs NETGEAR R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:300 Mbit/s
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:Fast Ethernet
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:10,100 Mbit/s
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:10/100Base-T(X)
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:4
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
Cables included
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:AC, LAN (RJ-45)
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN (RJ-45)
Antennas quantity
- RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet:2
- R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3

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Comparison of RT-N12plus, R6220
47 specifications	A ASUS RT-N12plus wireless router Fast Ethernet Model RT-N12plus View product	B NETGEAR R6220 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model R6220 View product
WAN connectionidentical
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	867 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	880 MHz
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	24 mm	181.4 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	40.6 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	385 g
WidthDiffers	146 mm	239.7 mm
Other featuresidentical
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 connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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