Product comparison · 2 wired routers

FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E vs TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 6identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (4 vs 3). The TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router has 134 mm more width than the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E (294 mm vs 160 mm). The TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router has 149 mm more depth than the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E (180 mm vs 31 mm). Only the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router has rack mounting. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router.

  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:10,100 Mbit/s
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:4
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:3
  • Product colour
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:Grey, Red
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:Black
  • Rack mounting
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:No
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:Yes
  • AC input voltage
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:230 V
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:100 - 240 V
  • AC input frequency
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:50 Hz
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:50 - 60 Hz
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:-20 - 70 °C
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:-40 - 70 °C
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:5 - 95%
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:5 - 90%

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E, TL-ER6020
77 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DSL WANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
SIM card slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Policy-based routingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management featuresidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers43
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
RS-232 portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one1.1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Routing protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTelnet
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPsec/PPTP/L2TP
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersAES3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, IPSEC
Authentication methodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMD5, SHA1
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
URL filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMAC, URL/Keywords, WebContent
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ARP attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network Address Translation (NAT) sessions (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30000
System event logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50
VPN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOne-to-One NAT Multi-nets NAT Virtual Server, DMZ Host, Port_Triggering, UPnP FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Featuresidentical
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR2
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, RoHS
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersGrey, RedBlack
Rack mountingDiffersNoYes
Rack capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Link, Power, Speed, System
Antennaidentical
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Power2 differ
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
AC input voltageDiffers230 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Power consumption (typical)Known for one5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers160 mm294 mm
DepthDiffers31 mm180 mm
HeightDiffers122 mm44 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.81 kg
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 MAC OS NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Management platformKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWeb/CLI/Telnet
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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