Product comparison · 2 modems

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

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 53 mm more depth than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem (128 mm vs 75 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 17 mm more height than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem (35 mm vs 18 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 157 mm more width than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem (182 mm vs 25 mm). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 55 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem, 0 - 40 °C on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80% on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem, 10 - 90% on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

Operating temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:0 - 55 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:20 - 80%
- TD-W8901N modem:10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:10 - 70 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:75 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:128 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:18 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:35 mm
Width
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:25 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:182 mm

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Comparison of USB56KEM3, TD-W8901N
38 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem Model USB56KEM3 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
Modem speedKnown for one	56 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Agere/LSI SV92U2C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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.
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	56/48/14.4 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data compressionKnown for one	V.44	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
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) ports	1	1
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC/0.6A
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	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(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2	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 - 55 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	75 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	25 mm	182 mm
WeightKnown for one	25 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	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	35 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	180 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	142 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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