Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS WL-500gP V2 vs MSI Wireless Starter Kit

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 3identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • WL-500gP V2:Silver
    • Wireless Starter Kit:Black
  • Frequency range
    • WL-500gP V2:2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
    • Wireless Starter Kit:2400 - 2483.5 MHz
  • Indoor range
    • WL-500gP V2:45 m
    • Wireless Starter Kit:100m

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Comparison of WL-500gP V2, Wireless Starter Kit
43 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one802.11gUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11gUnknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 channels
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11iIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one-72 ~ -74dBm @54Mbps -85 ~ -87dBm @11Mbps -94 ~ -96dBm @ 1MbpsUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKUnknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
Indication lightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for oneExternalUnknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 LionUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Frequency rangeDiffers2.4 - 2.4835 GHz2400 - 2483.5 MHz
Indoor rangeDiffers45 m100m
USB ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one1,2,5.5,6,9,11,18,24,36,48,54 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source54 Gbit/s
Outdoor rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300m
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9V @ 0.8A
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/3/2/1 Mbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, CE
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C

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