Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black

19specifications compared
3differ
16identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

LED indicators: Activity, LAN, Link, Power, Status on the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Yes on the D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black. Storage temperature (T-T): -25 - 55 °C on the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, -20 - 65 °C on the D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black.

Storage temperature (T-T)
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:-25 - 55 °C
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:-20 - 65 °C

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Comparison of DIR-100/FE/E1A, DSL-2520U/BA/D4A
49 specifications	A D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-100/FE/E1A View product	B D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2520U/BA/D4A View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
DSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	NTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Firewall securityDiffers	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filtering	Yes	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	- PPTP pass-through - IPSec pass-through - L2TP pass-through	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ICMP, TCP, UDP
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	y
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, LAN, Link, Power, Status	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 55 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	197 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	114.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	28 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	515.5 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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