Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel NBG-418N v2

35specifications compared
18differ
17identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- NBG-418N v2:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:900 Mbit/s
- NBG-418N v2:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- NBG-418N v2:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- NBG-418N v2:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- NBG-418N v2:10/100Base-T(X)
3G
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- NBG-418N v2:No
4G
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- NBG-418N v2:No
USB port
- RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- NBG-418N v2:No

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Comparison of RT-N66W, NBG-418N v2
76 specifications	A ASUS RT-N66W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-N66W View product	B Zyxel NBG-418N v2 View product
WAN connectionidentical
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	900 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
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)
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Automatic channel selectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	VPN server : IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP Server, OpenVPN Server VPN client : PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network2 differ
3GDiffers	Yes	No
4GDiffers	Yes	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, USB, WAN, WLAN	Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, IC, BSMI
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE LVD, BSMI
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	DC
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	1.58 A	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	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	148.8 mm	102 mm
HeightDiffers	35.5 mm	23 mm
WeightDiffers	450 g	148 g
WidthDiffers	207 mm	142 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	74 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	164 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	426 g
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V

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