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Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2542B/E wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs Zyxel 2 Plus

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 11identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel 2 Plus has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DSL-2542B/E wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). Networking standards: IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q on the D-Link DSL-2542B/E wired router Fast Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.3 on the Zyxel 2 Plus. Product colour: Black on the D-Link DSL-2542B/E wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Silver on the Zyxel 2 Plus. LED indicators: DSL, Power, Yes on the D-Link DSL-2542B/E wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Yes on the Zyxel 2 Plus. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C on the D-Link DSL-2542B/E wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 0 - 50 °C on the Zyxel 2 Plus.

  • Networking standards
    • IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q
    • IEEE 802.3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 4
    • 5
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Silver
  • LED indicators
    • DSL, Power, Yes
    • Yes
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 0 - 40 °C
    • 0 - 50 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • -5 - 95%
    • 20 - 95%

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43 specifications
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D-Link

DSL-2542B/E wired router Fast Ethernet Black

Model DSL-2542B/E

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Zyxel

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Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1QIEEE 802.3
Data transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/s
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
Upstream data rateKnown for one1 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateKnown for one24 Mbit/s
DSL specificationKnown for oneANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt) Annex A, ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite) Annex A, ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis) Annex A/L/M ITU-T G.992.4 (G.lite.bis) Annex A, ITU-T G.992.5 Annex A/M
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers45
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
RS-232 portsKnown for one1
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneTFTP, Telnet/SSH, ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+, VPI/VCI, SNMP v.1/v.2c (MIB-I / MIB-II)
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPSec, PPTP, L2TP, SNTP, DNS, DDNS, IGMP
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for oneBNAT firewall
NAT functionalityKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
SafetyDiffersCSA, CECSA International, CE EN60950-1 (UL60950-1, CSA60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC60950-1)
CertificationDiffersRoHS, FCC, CEEMC: FCC Part 15 Class B, CE-EMC Class B, C-Tick Class B, VCCI Class B
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackSilver
LED indicatorsDiffersDSL, Power, YesYes
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one1.2 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs-5 - 95%20 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Input voltageKnown for one12 V
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one0.1 Gbit/s
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Connectivity LEDsKnown for oneYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one181 x 128 x 36 mm
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one304 g

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