Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

MSI RG300EX wireless router Black vs MSI RG300EX Lite

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Firewall security
- RG300EX wireless router Black:VPN
- RG300EX Lite:PPTP, L2TP, IP
DHCP server
- RG300EX wireless router Black:Yes
- RG300EX Lite:No
LED indicators
- RG300EX wireless router Black:Yes, WAN, WLAN, LAN
- RG300EX Lite:Yes
Weight
- RG300EX wireless router Black:700 g
- RG300EX Lite:380 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- RG300EX wireless router Black:252 x 190 x 150 mm
- RG300EX Lite:163 x 105 x 26 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- RG300EX wireless router Black:0.3 Gbit/s
- RG300EX Lite:0.15 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- RG300EX wireless router Black:Yes
- RG300EX Lite:No

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Comparison of RG300EX, RG300EX Lite
39 specifications	A MSI RG300EX wireless router Black Model RG300EX View product	B MSI RG300EX Lite View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 Mbit/s
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 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP/L2TP/IPsec	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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Firewall securityDiffers	VPN	PPTP, L2TP, IP
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP serverDiffers	Yes	No
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	FTP, PPTP, PPPoE, HTTP, TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes, WAN, WLAN, LAN	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	380 g
Other features4 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win XP SP23, Mac OS X (v10.4)3, Internet Explorer v6, Mozilla Firefox v1.4	Windows XP Mac OS X
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	252 x 190 x 150 mm	163 x 105 x 26 mm
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP
Management platformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDNS
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.3 Gbit/s	0.15 Gbit/s
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
InterfaceKnown for one	Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	802.11n, WAN, LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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