Product comparison · 2 modems

D-Link DSL-2542B modem vs TP-Link TD-8817 modem

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-8817 modem has 2.5 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the D-Link DSL-2542B modem (3.5 Mbit/s vs 1 Mbit/s). The D-Link DSL-2542B modem has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TD-8817 modem (4 vs 1). The TP-Link TD-8817 modem has 5 - 95% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the D-Link DSL-2542B modem (10 - 95% vs 5 - 95%). Compliance industry standards: 802.1p/q on the D-Link DSL-2542B modem, IEEE 802.3, 802.3u on the TP-Link TD-8817 modem. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C on the D-Link DSL-2542B modem, 0 - 55 °C on the TP-Link TD-8817 modem.

Upstream data rate
- DSL-2542B modem:1 Mbit/s
- TD-8817 modem:3.5 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-2542B modem:4
- TD-8817 modem:1
Compliance industry standards
- DSL-2542B modem:802.1p/q
- TD-8817 modem:IEEE 802.3, 802.3u
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DSL-2542B modem:0 - 40 °C
- TD-8817 modem:0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-2542B modem:5 - 95%
- TD-8817 modem:10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSL-2542B modem:-20 - 70 °C
- TD-8817 modem:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of DSL-2542B, TD-8817
22 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2542B modem Model DSL-2542B View product	B TP-Link TD-8817 modem Model TD-8817 View product
Modemidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0/Ethernet Port
Performance1 differ
Upstream data rateDiffers	1 Mbit/s	3.5 Mbit/s
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PVC - Up to 8 PVCs PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225)
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity LEDsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 MAC OS NetWare UNIX Linux
Certificates1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	802.1p/q	IEEE 802.3, 802.3u
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	108 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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