Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3 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 TL-ER6120 V3 has 335 mm more width than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black (440 mm vs 105 mm). The TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3 has 148 mm more depth than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black (180 mm vs 32 mm). Only the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black has DSL WAN. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1p on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.2x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3.

DSL WAN
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- TL-ER6120 V3:No
Ethernet interface type
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- TL-ER6120 V3:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- TL-ER6120 V3:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- TL-ER6120 V3:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:1
- TL-ER6120 V3:5
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:-20 - 70 °C
- TL-ER6120 V3:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- TL-ER6120 V3:10 - 90%
Width
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:105 mm
- TL-ER6120 V3:440 mm

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Comparison of DSL-2500U/BB, TL-ER6120 V3
49 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2500U/BB View product	B TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	Yes	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1p	IEEE 802.2x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	5
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
SafetyKnown for one	CSA INTERNATIONAL, CE, ROHS COMPLIANT	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	CE FCC Class B CE TBR-21 FCC Part 68 A-TICK	CE, FCC, RoHS
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DRAM
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, Power, System
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	440 mm
DepthDiffers	32 mm	180 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	44 mm
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz

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