Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N56U B1 vs NETGEAR D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

38specifications compared
20differ
18identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

DSL WAN
- RT-N56U B1:No
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-N56U B1:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N56U B1:300 Mbit/s
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N56U B1:1000 Mbit/s
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-N56U B1:4
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
Product type
- RT-N56U B1:Portable router
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Tabletop router
LED indicators
- RT-N56U B1:Activity, LAN, USB, WAN
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Cables included
- RT-N56U B1:LAN (RJ-45)
- D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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Comparison of RT-N56U B1, D7000
73 specifications	A ASUS RT-N56U B1 View product	B NETGEAR D7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model D7000 View product
WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	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	PSK
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL, VDSL2, ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPI, NAT
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parental controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Portable router	Tabletop router
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Wall mountableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, LAN, USB, WAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
Antenna includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna3 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Detachable antenna(s)Differs	No	Yes
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	4 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
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
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	142.2 mm	185 mm
HeightDiffers	59.9 mm	50 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	750 g
WidthDiffers	171.9 mm	285 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Management featuresidentical
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
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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