Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N300 B1 vs TP-Link Archer C2600

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-N300 B1:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- Archer C2600:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-N300 B1:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- Archer C2600:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N300 B1:300 Mbit/s
- Archer C2600:1733 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N300 B1:Fast Ethernet
- Archer C2600:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N300 B1:10,100 Mbit/s
- Archer C2600:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
USB port
- RT-N300 B1:No
- Archer C2600:Yes
Antennas quantity
- RT-N300 B1:2
- Archer C2600:4
Depth
- RT-N300 B1:111 mm
- Archer C2600:197.8 mm

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Comparison of RT-N300 B1, Archer C2600
66 specifications	A ASUS RT-N300 B1 View product	B TP-Link Archer C2600 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	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	1733 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)
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5GHz: 11a 6Mbps: -91dBm 11a 54Mbps: -73dBm 11ac HT20: -66dBm 11ac HT40: -67dBm 11ac HT80: -58dBm 2.4GHz 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20: -73dBm 11n HT40: -71dBm
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Management protocolsKnown for one	UPnP, DLNA, IGMP v1/v2/v3, DNS Proxy, NTP Client, DDNS, Port Trigger, DMZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Portable router	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	4
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 A
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 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 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	111 mm	197.8 mm
HeightDiffers	28 mm	37.3 mm
WidthDiffers	146 mm	263.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	168.9 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H	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 10.4 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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