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StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem vs TP-Link TD-W8901N modem

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem has 67 mm more depth than the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem (195 mm vs 128 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 14 mm more height than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (35 mm vs 21 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 150 mm more width than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (182 mm vs 32 mm). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 70 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, 0 - 40 °C on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95% on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, 10 - 90% on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

Operating temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0 - 70 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:5 - 95%
- TD-W8901N modem:10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:-20 - 85 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:195 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:128 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:21 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:35 mm
Width
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:32 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:182 mm

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Comparison of USB56KEM2, TD-W8901N
34 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem Model USB56KEM2 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
Performanceidentical
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 protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	0.047 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	0.055 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
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-11, USB A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC/0.6A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows ME/2000/ XP(32/64bit)/Vista(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2/7(32/64bit)/8(32/64-bit) Mac OS 10.5 Linux kernel 2.6.18 +	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 conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	195 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	32 mm	182 mm
WeightKnown for one	50 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)
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	131 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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