Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 1). Only the D-Link DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black has web-based management. Only the D-Link DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black has DHCP client. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Gigabit Ethernet on the LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller. Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller.

Ethernet interface type
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Web-based management
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:1
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:5
DHCP client
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
DHCP server
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
MAC address filtering
- DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No

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Comparison of DSL-2500U/BRC, WAC-1001
50 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2500U/BRC wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2500U/BRC View product	B LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller Model WAC-1001 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols2 differ
DHCP clientDiffers	Yes	No
DHCP serverDiffers	Yes	No
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
MAC address filteringDiffers	Yes	No
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	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
NAT functionalityKnown for one	y	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Yes	System, LAN, Power, USB
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	284 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	179 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	PPPoA PPPoE IPoE IPoA Bridge	Unknown — not stated by the source

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