Product comparison · 2 modems

NETGEAR MBM621 modem vs TP-Link TD-W8901N modem

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR MBM621 modem (4 vs 1). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 14 mm more depth than the NETGEAR MBM621 modem (128 mm vs 114 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 10 mm more height than the NETGEAR MBM621 modem (35 mm vs 25 mm). Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the NETGEAR MBM621 modem, -40 - 70 °C on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- MBM621 modem:1
- TD-W8901N modem:4
Storage temperature (T-T)
- MBM621 modem:-20 - 70 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- MBM621 modem:114 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:128 mm
Height
- MBM621 modem:25 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:35 mm
Width
- MBM621 modem:172 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:182 mm

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Comparison of MBM621, TD-W8901N
30 specifications	A NETGEAR MBM621 modem Model MBM621 View product	B TP-Link TD-W8901N modem Model TD-W8901N View product
Modemidentical
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL2+
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ11
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni directional, Undetachable, Reverse SMA
Performance1 differ
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	IPv4, TCP, UDP, DHCP, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, ICMP, HTTP, TFTP, NTP	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	0.384 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	3.6 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
Connectivity LEDsKnown 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) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC/0.6A
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
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	114 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	25 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	172 mm	182 mm
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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