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D-Link DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN vs D-Link DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:Wired & Wireless
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:PowerPlug
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Interface
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:Ethernet / WLAN
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:1
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:0
Ethernet LAN
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:Yes
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
Internal
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:No
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
Product colour
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:White
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Green
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN:0 - 90%
- DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:10 - 90%

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Comparison of DIR-505, DWA-548
31 specifications	A D-Link DIR-505 network card Ethernet / WLAN Model DIR-505 View product	B D-Link DWA-548 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model DWA-548 View product
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PowerPlug	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet / WLAN	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Network4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Green
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	CE,FCC, IC, WHQL, DLNA, Wi-Fi	FCC IC CE
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	42 mm	63.5 mm
DepthDiffers	68 mm	55 mm
HeightDiffers	51 mm	11.4 mm
WeightDiffers	113.4 g	42.5 g
Other featuresidentical
GainKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 dBi

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