Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS WL-520GC wireless router vs ASUS WL-520GU wireless router

27specifications compared
3differ
24identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

LED indicators
- WL-520GC wireless router:Air, WAN, LAN
- WL-520GU wireless router:LAN, WAN
Power requirements
- WL-520GC wireless router:+9V; 1A
- WL-520GU wireless router:+5V; 2A
USB ports quantity
- WL-520GC wireless router:No
- WL-520GU wireless router:1

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Comparison of WL-520GC, WL-520GU
31 specifications	A ASUS WL-520GC wireless router Model WL-520GC View product	B ASUS WL-520GU wireless router Model WL-520GU View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Channels quantity	13 channels	13 channels
Networkidentical
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
VPN support	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2
Authentication method	802.1x RADIUS, MAC	802.1x RADIUS, MAC
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	DHCP, DNS Proxy, NTP, DDNS, Virtual DMZ, WDS, IPv4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Air, WAN, LAN	LAN, WAN
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	50 - 90%	50 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90%	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 50 °C	-30 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	262 g	262 g
Other features2 differ
Bandwidth	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)	164 x 116.5 x 31 mm	164 x 116.5 x 31 mm
Filtering description	URL	URL
Maximum data transfer rate	0.125 Gbit/s	0.125 Gbit/s
Power requirementsDiffers	+9V; 1A	+5V; 2A
USB ports quantityDiffers	No	1
xDSL connection	No	No

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