Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs NETGEAR R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

23specifications compared
14differ
9identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:600 Mbit/s
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:4
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5
Depth
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:150 mm
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:226.8 mm
Height
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:37 mm
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:54.5 mm
Weight
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:520 g
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1.1 kg
Width
- RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:207 mm
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:295.5 mm

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Comparison of RT-N18U, R8000
49 specifications	A ASUS RT-N18U wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model RT-N18U View product	B NETGEAR R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model R8000 View product
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	No
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	600 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-QAM
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
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	5
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
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
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
Poweridentical
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 requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	150 mm	226.8 mm
HeightDiffers	37 mm	54.5 mm
WeightDiffers	520 g	1.1 kg
WidthDiffers	207 mm	295.5 mm
Other features1 differ
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
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,450,600 Mbit/s	600,1300 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB

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