Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs D-Link DIR-505 wireless router

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- DIR-505 wireless router:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:4
- DIR-505 wireless router:1
AC input voltage
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:110 - 240 V
- DIR-505 wireless router:100-240 V
Depth
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:150 mm
- DIR-505 wireless router:42 mm
Height
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:37 mm
- DIR-505 wireless router:51 mm
Weight
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:520 g
- DIR-505 wireless router:106 g
Width
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:207 mm
- DIR-505 wireless router:68 mm

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Comparison of RT-N18U, DIR-505
44 specifications	A ASUS RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model RT-N18U View product	B D-Link DIR-505 wireless router Model DIR-505 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, PPTP, PPTP, L2TP,	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WEP, WPA, WPA2
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, USB, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	100-240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	150 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	37 mm	51 mm
WeightDiffers	520 g	106 g
WidthDiffers	207 mm	68 mm
Other featuresidentical
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,450,600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, IC, C-Tick UL, DLNA, Wi-Fi
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C

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