Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Buffalo WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:150 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
Product colour
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
Antenna gain level (max)
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3 dBi
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:5 dBi
Power consumption (typical)
- RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:12 W
- WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White:7.4 W

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Comparison of RT-N15U, WCR-HP-GN
55 specifications	A ASUS RT-N15U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model RT-N15U View product	B Buffalo WCR-HP-GN wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model WCR-HP-GN View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	UPnP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, NTP Client, DDNS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	WAN PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, USB, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	3 dBi	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	12 W	7.4 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one	172 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	24 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	240 g	146 g
WidthKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4835 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	145 x 172 x 24 mm	105 x 23 x 130 mm
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2400 - 24835MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	LAN, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	12V DC, 1A	100 - 240V AC, 50/60Hz
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 (32/64-bit) / Vista (32/64-bit) / XP Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C

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