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Asus RT-N12 vs Asus RT-N16

7.05 in
1.46 in
Asus RT-N12 Router
Asus RT-N12
8.5 in
1.61 in
Asus RT-N16 Router
Asus RT-N16
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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The ASUS RT-AX58U (RT-AX3000) is somewhere in the middle of the 'budget' WiFi 6 router series from ASUS, immediately after the 'flagship' RT-AX88U, but betterRead more
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10
4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
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User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
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44 %
3 stars
11 %
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Full Comparison

Connectivity

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Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USBnoyes

Design

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Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
White
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

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Width7.05 in8.5 in
Height1.46 in1.61 in
Depth4.69 in6.38 in
Weight0.66 lb1.04 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

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Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverNoVia USB

Communication

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Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Communication protocol
Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit 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 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnono
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps141.1 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz wireless networknono
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
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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Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Security

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VPN clientnoyes

Pros & Cons

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