Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0

21specifications compared
7differ
14identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 (7 vs 5). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 has 160 mm more width than the D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (440 mm vs 280 mm). Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, -40 - 70 °C on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95% on the D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, 10 - 90% on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:7
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:5
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-20 - 70 °C
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:10 - 90%
Width
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:280 mm
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:440 mm

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Comparison of DSR-500/E, TL-ER5120 V3.0
51 specifications	A D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DSR-500/E View product	B TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 Gbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, PPTP, L2TP
Securityidentical
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	One-to-One NAT, Multi-nets NAT, Virtual Server, Port Triggering FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DRAM
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class B, CE Class B, VCCI, C-Tick, IC	CE, FCC, RoHS
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	260000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	cUL, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Rack capacity	1U	1U
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, Power, Speed, System, WAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	280 mm	440 mm
Depth	180 mm	180 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source

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