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Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2540U/BA/T1D wired router Fast Ethernet vs TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 10identical
  • 62known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DSL-2540U/BA/T1D wired router Fast Ethernet has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (4 vs 3). Only the D-Link DSL-2540U/BA/T1D wired router Fast Ethernet has DSL WAN. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the D-Link DSL-2540U/BA/T1D wired router Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router. Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the D-Link DSL-2540U/BA/T1D wired router Fast Ethernet, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the D-Link DSL-2540U/BA/T1D wired router Fast Ethernet, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router.

  • DSL WAN
    • Yes
    • No
  • Ethernet interface type
    • Fast Ethernet
    • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Cabling technology
    • 10/100Base-T(X)
    • 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 4
    • 3

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79 specifications
A

D-Link

DSL-2540U/BA/T1D wired router Fast Ethernet

Model DSL-2540U/BA/T1D

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B

TP-Link

SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router

Model TL-ER6020

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WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANDiffersYesNo
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNo
Network3 differ
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for oneYes
VLAN supportKnown for oneYes
Policy-based routingKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers43
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one3
RS-232 portsKnown for one1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneTelnet
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Supported protocolsKnown for oneIPsec/PPTP/L2TP
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, IPSEC
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Authentication methodKnown for oneMD5, SHA1
Filtering descriptionDiffersICMP, TCP, UDPMAC, URL/Keywords, WebContent
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
ARP attack preventionKnown for oneYes
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Network Address Translation (NAT) sessions (max)Known for one30000
System event logKnown for oneYes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one50
VPN supportKnown for one50 IPsec VPN Tunnels LAN-to-LAN, Client-to-LAN Main, Aggressive Negotiation Mode DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Encryption Algorithm MD5, SHA1 Authentication Algorithm IPsec NAT Traversal (NAT-T) Dead Peer Detection (DPD) Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) 16 PPTP VPN Tunnels PPTP VPN Server/Client PP
NAT functionalityKnown for oneOne-to-One NAT Multi-nets NAT Virtual Server, DMZ Host, Port_Triggering, UPnP FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG
Firewall securityKnown for oneNetwork address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Featuresidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one16 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one128 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR2
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for onemacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Rack mountingKnown for oneYes
Rack capacityKnown for one1U
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Link, Power, Speed, System
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Antennaidentical
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneNo
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneAC
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneNo
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one294 mm
DepthKnown for one180 mm
HeightKnown for one44 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one400 mm
Package depthKnown for one250 mm
Package heightKnown for one80 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.81 kg
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 MAC OS NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Management platformKnown for oneWeb/CLI/Telnet
Supported WAN typeKnown for oneADSL: PPPoA, PPPoE,IPoE, IPoA, Bridge Ethernet: IPoE, PPPoE, Bridge
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes

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