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Asus RT-N18U vs D-Link DIR-842

8.15 in
1.46 in
Asus RT-N18U Router
Asus RT-N18U
7.48 in
1.5 in
D-Link DIR-842 Router
D-Link DIR-842
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
4
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
68
3.8 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
5 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesno

Design

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
Width8.15 in7.48 in
Height1.46 in1.5 in
Depth5.91 in5.24 in
Weight1.15 lb0.64 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBNo
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 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 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
Mobile broadband supportyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN800.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknoyes
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesno
MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas34
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
DynDNSyesyes
Target audienceHome usersHome users

Memory

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
Included flash memory128.0 MB8.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB8.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB64.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB64.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 182.4 - 4.2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-N18UAsus RT-N18U
D-Link DIR-842D-Link DIR-842
DMZyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesno

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