ASUS WL-520GU wireless router vs FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170

Comparison of WL-520GU, FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170

57 specifications	A ASUS WL-520GU wireless router Model WL-520GU View product	B FRITZ! FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	54 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
Channels quantityKnown for one	13 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, MAC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey, Red
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, WAN	LAN, Power, WLAN
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	230 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	50 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	50 - 90%	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 50 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Browser supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 6.0 +, Firefox 1.5+
Minimum RAMKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	40 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	31 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	122 mm
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
WeightKnown for one	262 g	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	164 x 116.5 x 31 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	URL	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	0.125 Gbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V; 2A	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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