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Asus WL-500W

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User ratings:
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9 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
11 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
22 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
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1 editorial reviews
We took a look at the ASUS' WL-500g router a few months ago and were quite impressed with its performance. The router we are evaluating today is similar, but can also handle new draft N wireless devices.Read more
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Pros

  • better performance and stability

Cons

  • find another router with three

Key specs

  • 4
  • 1
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Asus WL-500W - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of WAN ports
1
Best:
Cisco MWR 2941-DC
Number of WAN ports: 16
IconTotal wireless data transfer rate
300 Mbps
Best:
TP-Link Talon AD7200
Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps
IconNumber of LAN ports
4
Best:
Cisco CISCO7206VXR
Number of LAN ports: 60

Asus WL-500W - Full Specifications

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Connectivity
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports4
Number of WAN ports1
USByes
Total USB ports2
Number of USB 2.0 ports2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0
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Dimensions
Width8.46 in
Height6.3 in
Depth1.38 in
Number of units1
Rack-mount designno
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Communication
Management interfaceWeb/network
Communication protocol
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz wireless networkno
External antennayes
MIMOyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
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Security
DMZno
VPN protocol
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientno
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Design
Active cooling (fan)no
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Features
Built-in DSL modemno
File serverVia USB
Built-in printer serveryes
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Memory
Included flash memory8.0 MB
Maximum flash memory8.0 MB
Maximum RAM32.0 MB

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