Product comparison · 2 modems

D-Link DSL-520B modem vs TP-Link TD-W8901N modem

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DSL-520B modem (4 vs 1). Interface: RJ-11, RJ-45 on the D-Link DSL-520B modem, RJ11 on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem. Operating relative humidity (H-H): -5 - 95% on the D-Link DSL-520B modem, 10 - 90% on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the D-Link DSL-520B modem, -40 - 70 °C on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

Interface
- DSL-520B modem:RJ-11, RJ-45
- TD-W8901N modem:RJ11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-520B modem:1
- TD-W8901N modem:4
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-520B modem:-5 - 95%
- TD-W8901N modem:10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSL-520B modem:-20 - 70 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:-40 - 70 °C

Side by side

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Comparison of DSL-520B, TD-W8901N
34 specifications	A D-Link DSL-520B modem Model DSL-520B View product	B TP-Link TD-W8901N modem Model TD-W8901N View product
Modem1 differ
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL2+
InterfaceDiffers	RJ-11, RJ-45	RJ11
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni directional, Undetachable, Reverse SMA
Performance1 differ
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IGRP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported protocolsDiffers	- ATM Adaption Layer type 5 (AAL5) - Bridged or routed Ethernet encapsulation - VC and LLC based multiplexing - MAC Encapsulated Routing - ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PVC - ATM Cell Format ITU-T Rec. I.361 - PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) - PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) - PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) - Internet Pr	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0, PPP over ATM (RFC 2364), PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516), IPoA (RFC1577/2225), PVC - Up to 8 PVCs.
Upstream data rateKnown for one	3.5 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	24 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAT Firewall, SPI Firewall, MAC / IP / Packet / Application / URL Filtering, Denial of Service(DoS), SYN Flooding, Ping of Death
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
Modem (RJ-11) ports	1	1
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-11, RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC/0.6A
Power supply typeKnown for one	100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	ADSL: Multi-mode, ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt) Annex A, ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite) Annex, AITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ADSL2: ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis) Annex A/L/M ITU-T G.992.4 (G.lite.bis) Annex A, ADSL2+: ITU-T G.992.5 Annex A/M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	-5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	182 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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