Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 87 mm more width than the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black (284 mm vs 197 mm). The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 64.8 mm more depth than the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black (179 mm vs 114.2 mm). Only the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black has web-based management. Only the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black has DHCP server.

Ethernet interface type
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Web-based management
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:5
DHCP server
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
MAC address filtering
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
Power source type
- DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:DC
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:AC

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Comparison of DIR-100/FE/E1A, WAC-1001
54 specifications	A D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-100/FE/E1A View product	B LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller Model WAC-1001 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-band	No	No
High powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	Yes	No
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP serverDiffers	Yes	No
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	NTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
MAC address filteringDiffers	Yes	No
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, LAN, Link, Power, Status	System, LAN, Power, USB
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 55 °C	-25 - 55 °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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	197 mm	284 mm
DepthDiffers	114.2 mm	179 mm
HeightDiffers	28 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	515.5 g	1.32 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	273 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	368 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.11 kg
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
DSL featuresidentical
DSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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