Comparison of Asus WL-600G and Asus RT-AC56U
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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 Asus WL-600G (WL-600G) |
 Asus RT-AC56U (RT-AC56U) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2006 | 2013 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 215 x 42 x 160 mm | 147 x 205 x 66 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Broadcom BCM6348 @ 256 MHz | Broadcom BCM4708 @ 800 MHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 16 MB | 256 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 4 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Asus | Asus | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| OpenWRT | DD-WRT | |
| Power supply | ||
| 12 V / 1.25 A | 19 V / 1.75 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 | IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100 Mbps | 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x ADSL | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | yes, with USB dongle | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
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| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 1 x 2 dBi RP-SMA |
2 x 5.1 dBi 2 x 3.8 dBi internal |
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| 2.4 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 5 GHz | ||
| no | yes | |
| 6 GHz | ||
| 60 GHz | ||
| no | no | |
| Standards | ||
| IEEE 802.11b/g | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Class | ||
| G54 | AC1200 | |
| Speed | ||
| 54 Mbps | 300 + 867 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 19 dBm | 24 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA WPA2 |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| no | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 2 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
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| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| RJ11 connector | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| admin | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| admin | admin | |