Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Gigabit Ethernet on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue. Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue. NAT functionality: y on the D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 1-to-1 on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue.

Ethernet interface type
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:5
NAT functionality
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:y
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:1-to-1
Product colour
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:Black, Blue
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:-20 - 65 °C
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:10 - 85%

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Comparison of DSL-2520U/BA/D4A, LRT224
46 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2520U/BA/D4A wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2520U/BA/D4A View product	B Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue Model LRT224 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 802.1Q, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management featuresidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityDiffers	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall, Denial of Service (DoS) protection
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPsec
NAT functionalityDiffers	y	1-to-1
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
Featuresidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC B, CE B
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Blue
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	191 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	722.2 g
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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