Product comparison · 2 network cards

D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN vs StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant has 39 mm more width than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (86 mm vs 47 mm). The StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant has 102 mm more depth than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (121 mm vs 19 mm). The StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant has 6 mm more height than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (18 mm vs 12 mm). Only the StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant has internal. Connectivity technology: Wireless on the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN, Wired on the StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant.

  • Connectivity technology
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:Wireless
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:Wired
  • Host interface
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:USB
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:PCI Express
  • Interface
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:WLAN
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:Ethernet
  • Internal
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:No
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:Yes
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:0 - 40 °C
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:5 - 65 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:-20 - 65 °C
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:-30 - 90 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:10 - 90%
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:10 - 80%
  • Width
    • DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:47 mm
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:86 mm

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Comparison of DWA-137/C1A, PR25GR-NETWORK-CARD
47 specifications
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffersWirelessWired
Host interfaceDiffersUSBPCI Express
InterfaceDiffersWLANEthernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qav, IEEE 802.1ad, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 5 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo framesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9000
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for oneSingle-band (2.4 GHz)Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC/Laptop
Product colourBlackBlack
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8126
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C5 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 65 °C-30 - 90 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers47 mm86 mm
DepthDiffers19 mm121 mm
HeightDiffers12 mm18 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source58.8 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source142 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source119.9 g
Packaging contentidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source685 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source345 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source306 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 pc(s)
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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