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Asus RT-N12+ Router
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D-Link DIR-615 Router
D-Link DIR-615
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TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
TP-Link TL-WR841N
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Editiorial reviews
5
4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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2 editorial reviews
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User rating
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
79
3.8 out of 5
79 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
3 %
186
3.6 out of 5
186 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
3 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
USB
N/A
nono

Design

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

Dimensions

Width3.15 in5.0 in7.56 in
Height4.88 in1.22 in1.3 in
Depth1.18 in7.8 in5.28 in
Weight0.46 lb0.6 lb1.41 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File server
N/A
NoNo
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyes
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

6to4yesyesno
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • 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 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • 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 supportnonono
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennanoyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas222
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Management interface
N/A
  • RMON
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
Communication protocol
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
87.5 Mbps100.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless network
N/A
nono
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
4
Jumbo frames support
N/A
N/A
no

Compatibility

Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Business
  • Home users
DynDNS
N/A
yesyes
Routing protocol
N/A
  • OSPF
  • RIP-1
Static IP routing
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt

Security

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

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