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Asus RT-AC1200 vs D-Link DIR-842

    7.56 in
    1.18 in
    Asus RT-AC1200 Router
    Asus RT-AC1200
      7.48 in
      1.5 in
      D-Link DIR-842 Router
      D-Link DIR-842
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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      1 editorial reviews
      While the ASUS RT-AC68U (AC1900) WiFi router is one of the easier to use models that we have tested, its performance in all of our other tests...Read more
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      4
      4.1 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		75 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      68
      3.6 out of 5
      68 user ratings
      5 stars
      		29 %
      4 stars
      		27 %
      3 stars
      		26 %
      2 stars
      		8 %
      1 stars
      		7 %
      68
      3.8 out of 5
      68 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		14 %
      3 stars
      		23 %
      2 stars
      		10 %
      1 stars
      		5 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Number of LAN ports44
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesno

      Design

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      Colour of productBlack
      • Black
      • Grey
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      Width7.56 in7.48 in
      Height1.18 in1.5 in
      Depth4.92 in5.24 in
      Weight0.66 lb0.64 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBNo

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
      6to4noyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      Network / transport Protocol
      • NTP
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • PPPoE
      • DHCP
      • DNS
      • DDNS
      Data link layer
      • Ethernet
      • Fast Ethernet
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • Ethernet
      • Fast Ethernet
      • Gigabit Ethernet
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Wireless standards
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.3
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Jumbo frames supportnoyes
      Mobile broadband supportnono
      Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennanono
      MIMOyesyes
      Number of antennas44
      Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      DynDNSyesyes
      Target audienceHome usersHome users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      Included flash memory16.0 MB8.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory16.0 MB8.0 MB
      Included RAM64.0 MB64.0 MB
      Maximum RAM64.0 MB64.0 MB

      Security

      Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
      D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
      DMZyesyes
      Encryption Algorithm
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA
      • WPA2

      Pros & Cons

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