Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

MSI RG300EX wireless router Black vs MSI Wireless Starter Kit

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

LED indicators
- RG300EX wireless router Black:Yes, WAN, WLAN, LAN
- Wireless Starter Kit:Yes
Maximum data transfer rate
- RG300EX wireless router Black:0.3 Gbit/s
- Wireless Starter Kit:54 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- RG300EX wireless router Black:Yes
- Wireless Starter Kit:No

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Comparison of RG300EX, Wireless Starter Kit
34 specifications	A MSI RG300EX wireless router Black Model RG300EX View product	B MSI Wireless Starter Kit View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP/L2TP/IPsec	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	VPN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 protocolsDiffers	FTP, PPTP, PPPoE, HTTP, TCP/IP	TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes, WAN, WLAN, LAN	Yes
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win XP SP23, Mac OS X (v10.4)3, Internet Explorer v6, Mozilla Firefox v1.4	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	252 x 190 x 150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.3 Gbit/s	54 Gbit/s
Networking featuresKnown for one	802.11n, WAN, LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 - 2483.5 MHz
Indoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100m
Outdoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300m
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9V @ 0.8A
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/3/2/1 Mbit/s
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 channels
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C

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