ASUS WL-500gP V2 vs ASUS WL-520gc - Broad Range Wireless Router

Comparison of WL-500gP V2, WL-520gc - Broad Range Wireless Router

50 specifications	A ASUS WL-500gP V2View product	B ASUS WL-520gc - Broad Range Wireless RouterView product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Channels quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	13 channels
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	802.11g	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Full duplexKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
VPN supportKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	-72 ~ -74dBm @54Mbps -85 ~ -87dBm @11Mbps -94 ~ -96dBm @ 1Mbps	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2
Authentication methodKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, MAC
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP, DNS Proxy, NTP, DDNS, Virtual DMZ, WDS, IPv4
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Air, WAN, LAN
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 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	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	262 g
Other features1 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	164 x 116.5 x 31 mm
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	URL
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 Gbit/s
Power supply typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	+9V; 1A
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,18,24,36,48,54 Mbit/s	125 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	No	No
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Indoor rangeKnown for one	45 m	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	—Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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 10.0 Cheetah, 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	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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