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Asus RT-N12E Router
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TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
TP-Link TL-WR841N
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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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If you don't like wires all over the house or if you just started a new small business and don't know what is the best method to maintain a stable wirelessRead more
Costing just around $17, the TL-WR841N is one of the least expensive Wi-Fi routers on the market, but does it have enough power for your home? Here's CNET's full review.Read more
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A portable wireless router for the business travellerRead more
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User rating
36
4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
61 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
187
3.6 out of 5
187 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
3 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports441
Number of WAN ports111
USBnonono
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
White
Active cooling (fan)
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Width6.61 in7.56 in2.28 in
Height1.18 in1.3 in3.5 in
Depth4.88 in5.28 in3.5 in
Weight0.46 lb1.41 lb0.24 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designyesno
N/A
Rack height3U
N/A
N/A

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11e
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • 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
Mobile broadband supportnonono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknonoyes
External antennayesyes
N/A
Detachable antennanono
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas22
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
2.4 GHz
N/A
6to4
N/A
no
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
4
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
no
N/A
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
no
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
433.0 Mbps

Compatibility

Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users
DynDNS
N/A
yes
N/A
Routing protocol
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
< 8< 3.2
Min operating temperature
N/A
0 °C
N/A
Max operating temperature
N/A
40 °C
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnono
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
4
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 152-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A

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