Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs TP-Link Festa FR205

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Festa FR205 has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 1). The TP-Link Festa FR205 has 53 mm more width than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black (158 mm vs 105 mm). The D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 6.6 mm more depth than the TP-Link Festa FR205 (32 mm vs 25.4 mm). Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the TP-Link Festa FR205. Product colour: Black on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black, White on the TP-Link Festa FR205.

Cabling technology
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- Festa FR205:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:1
- Festa FR205:5
Product colour
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- Festa FR205:White
LED indicators
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Festa FR205:LAN, Power, System, WAN
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:-20 - 70 °C
- Festa FR205:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- Festa FR205:10 - 90%
Width
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:105 mm
- Festa FR205:158 mm
Depth
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:32 mm
- Festa FR205:25.4 mm

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Comparison of DSL-2500U/BB, Festa FR205
56 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2500U/BB View product	B TP-Link Festa FR205 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1p	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	ICMP, TCP, UDP	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec/PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	y	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
SafetyKnown for one	CSA INTERNATIONAL, CE, ROHS COMPLIANT	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE FCC Class B CE TBR-21 FCC Part 68 A-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Wall mountableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power, System, WAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.94 W
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	105 mm	158 mm
DepthDiffers	32 mm	25.4 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	100.7 mm
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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