Comparison of Apple AirPort Express Base Station and Tenda AC18
The side-by-side comparison of the routers’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting router.
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 Apple AirPort Express Base Station (A1392) |
 Tenda AC18 (AC18) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2012 | 2016 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 98 x 98 x 23 mm | 261 x 168 x 65 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 240 g | 640 g | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Atheros AR9344 @ 533 MHz | Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 64 MB | 256 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 16 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Apple | Tenda | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| Power supply | ||
| internal | 12 V / 2.5 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 | IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100 Mbps | 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | no | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | PPTP L2TP |
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| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 2 x 3 dBi internal |
3 x 3 dBi fixed |
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| 2.4 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 5 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 6 GHz | ||
| 60 GHz | ||
| no | no | |
| Standards | ||
| IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Class | ||
| N600 | AC1900 | |
| Speed | ||
| 300 + 300 Mbps | 600 + 1300 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 15 dBm | 23 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA WPA2 |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| no | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.0 | |
| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 10.0.1.1 | 192.168.0.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| [blank] | ||
| Default password | ||
| public | [blank] | |