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Asus RT-N12 vs TP-Link TL-WR841N

7.05 in
1.46 in
Asus RT-N12 Router
Asus RT-N12
7.56 in
1.3 in
TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
TP-Link TL-WR841N
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 %
186
3.6 out of 5
186 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
3 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USBnono

Design

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Width7.05 in7.56 in
Height1.46 in1.3 in
Depth4.69 in5.28 in
Weight0.66 lb1.41 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverNoNo

Communication

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4nono
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 802.11a
  • 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 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnono
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
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
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
DynDNSyesyes
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users

Power

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Power over Ethernet (PoE)yesno

Security

Asus RT-N12Asus RT-N12
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
DMZnoyes
VPN clientnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

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