Product comparison · 2 modems

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

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 51 mm more depth than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem (128 mm vs 77 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 15 mm more height than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem (35 mm vs 20 mm). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 155 mm more width than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem (182 mm vs 27 mm). Interface: USB2.0 on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem, RJ11 on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 55 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem, 0 - 40 °C on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

Interface
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:USB2.0
- TD-W8901N modem:RJ11
Operating temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:0 - 55 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:-20 - 70 °C
- TD-W8901N modem:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:77 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:128 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:20 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:35 mm
Width
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:27 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:182 mm

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Comparison of USB56KEMH, TD-W8901N
35 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem Model USB56KEMH 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	USB2.0	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	Conexant CX93010	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.
Data compressionKnown for one	V.44, V.42bis, MNP 5	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
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 8.1 (32/64bit), 8 (32/64), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), Server 2012 2008 R2, 2003(32/64), Mac OS 10.7	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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	77 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	27 mm	182 mm
WeightKnown for one	30 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	163 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	150 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	136 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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