Comparison of Linksys WRT54GL v1 and Asus RT-N12+ Pro
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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 Linksys WRT54GL v1 (WRT54GLV1) |
 Asus RT-N12+ Pro (RT-N12P) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2005 | 2017 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 186 x 48 x 154 mm | 146 x 111 x 28 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 391 g | 169 g | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Broadcom BCM5352 @ 200 MHz | MediaTek MT7620N @ 600 MHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 16 MB | 32 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 4 MB | 8 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Linksys Linux based open-source | Asus | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| OpenWRT DD-WRT Tomato |
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| Power supply | ||
| 12 V / 1 A | 5 V / 1 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 | IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100 Mbps | 4 x 10/100 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100 Mbps | 1 x 10/100 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | no | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | no | |
| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 2 x 2 dBi RP-SMA |
2 x 2 dBi fixed |
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| 2.4 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 5 GHz | ||
| no | no | |
| 6 GHz | ||
| 60 GHz | ||
| no | no | |
| Standards | ||
| IEEE 802.11b/g | IEEE 802.11b/g/n | |
| Class | ||
| G54 | N300 | |
| Speed | ||
| 54 Mbps | 300 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 18 dBm | 20 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA2 |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| no | no | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| no | no | |
| Print server | ||
| no | no | |
| File server | ||
| no | no | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| [blank] | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| admin | admin | |