Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs Linksys N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

33specifications compared
9differ
24identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
USB port
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
- N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Management protocols
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:HTTP
- N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:HTTP, HTTPS
Product type
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Tabletop router
- N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Portable router
Cables included
- N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:USB
- N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN (RJ-45)

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Comparison of N300, N600
47 specifications	A Linksys N300 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model N300 View product	B Linksys N600 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model N600 View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	HTTP	HTTP, HTTPS
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IP	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IPPPOA, PPPOE
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Portable router
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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