Asus RT-N12 vs Linksys WRT54GL

7.05 in

1.46 in

Asus RT-N12 Router

7.32 in

1.89 in

Linksys WRT54GL Router

Linksys WRT54GL

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Connectivity
	Asus RT-N12	Linksys WRT54GL
Number of LAN ports	4	4
Number of WAN ports	1	1
USB	no	no

Design
	Asus RT-N12	Linksys WRT54GL
Colour of product	Black Grey	Black Blue Grey
Active cooling (fan)	no	no

Dimensions
	Asus RT-N12	Linksys WRT54GL
Width	7.05 in	7.32 in
Height	1.46 in	1.89 in
Depth	4.69 in	7.87 in
Weight	0.66 lb	1.1 lb
Number of units	1	1
Rack-mount design	no	no

Features
	Asus RT-N12	Linksys WRT54GL
Built-in DSL modem	no	no

Communication
	Asus RT-N12	Linksys WRT54GL
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
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 802.11i IEEE 802.1x IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3i IEEE 802.3u
Mobile broadband support	no	no
Throughput WAN-LAN	100.0 Mbps	54.0 Mbps
Wireless network	yes	yes
2.4GHz wireless network	yes	yes
5GHz wireless network	no	no
External antenna	yes	yes
Detachable antenna	yes	yes
MIMO	no	no
Total wireless data transfer rate	300.0 Mbps	54.0 Mbps
Wireless security	TKIP WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS	TKIP WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2

Compatibility
	Asus RT-N12	Linksys WRT54GL
DynDNS	yes	yes
Target audience	Business Home users	Smaller offices Home users

Security
	Asus RT-N12	Linksys WRT54GL
DMZ	no	yes
VPN client	no	yes

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