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Asus RT-N56U vs Netgear WNDR3700

6.77 in
2.36 in
Asus RT-N56U Router
Asus RT-N56U
8.58 in
1.38 in
Netgear WNDR3700 Router
Netgear WNDR3700
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
14
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
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12
3.4 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
40 %
2 stars
20 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports21
Number of USB 2.0 ports21
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports00

Design

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
Width6.77 in8.58 in
Height2.36 in1.38 in
Depth5.71 in6.3 in
Weight0.73 lb0.99 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections349254096
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
Mobile broadband supportyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN802.4 Mbps408.9 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
External antennanono
MIMOyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
DynDNSyesyes
Support for alternative firmwareOpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
Included flash memory16.0 MB8.0 MB
Maximum flash memory16.0 MB8.0 MB
Included RAM128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM128.0 MB128.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)5 - 76 - 10
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-N56UAsus RT-N56U
Netgear WNDR3700Netgear WNDR3700
DMZyesyes
VPN clientyesno

Pros & Cons

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