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Asus RT-N12E vs TP-Link TL-WR841N

6.61 in
1.18 in
Asus RT-N12E Router
Asus RT-N12E
7.56 in
1.3 in
TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
TP-Link TL-WR841N
Available colors
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 %
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-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USBnono

Design

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White

Dimensions

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Width6.61 in7.56 in
Height1.18 in1.3 in
Depth4.88 in5.28 in
Weight0.46 lb1.41 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designyesno

Features

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Built-in DSL modemnono

Communication

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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 802.11e
  • 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
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknono
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennanono
MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas22
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Included RAM32.0 MB32.0 MB
Maximum RAM32.0 MB32.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-N12EAsus RT-N12E
TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
DMZyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnono

Pros & Cons

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