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Asus RT-N12 vs Asus RT-N12E

7.05 in
1.46 in
Asus RT-N12 Router
Asus RT-N12
6.61 in
1.18 in
Asus RT-N12E Router
Asus RT-N12E
Available colors
User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
2 %
36
4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
61 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

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Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USBnono

Design

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Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey

Dimensions

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Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
Width7.05 in6.61 in
Height1.46 in1.18 in
Depth4.69 in4.88 in
Weight0.66 lb0.46 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnoyes

Features

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Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
Built-in DSL modemnono

Communication

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Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
Communication protocol
Quality of Service
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11e
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz wireless networknono
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesno
MIMOnoyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

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Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Power

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
Power over Ethernet (PoE)yesno

Security

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Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
DMZnoyes
VPN clientnono

Pros & Cons

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      Cons