Product comparison · 2 wired routers

LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller vs Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

30specifications compared
20differ
10identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 10 - 240 V more AC input voltage than the LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller (110 - 240 V vs 100 - 240 V). The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 12 mm more width than the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (284 mm vs 272 mm). Only the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has web-based management. Only the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has DHCP client.

Web-based management
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:5
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
DHCP client
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
DHCP server
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
MAC address filtering
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Rack mounting
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
LED indicators
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:System, LAN, Power, USB
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
AC input voltage
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:100 - 240 V
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:110 - 240 V

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Comparison of WAC-1001, SBG5500-B
69 specifications	A LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller Model WAC-1001 View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-B View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2/ADSL2+
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	No	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Priority mappingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols2 differ
DHCP clientDiffers	No	Yes
DHCP serverDiffers	No	Yes
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringDiffers	No	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.36 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44000 h
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE LVD, BSMI
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mountingDiffers	No	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	System, LAN, Power, USB	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.95 W
Power source type	AC	AC
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 55 °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	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	284 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	179 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	39.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.32 kg	1.5 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	273 mm	468 mm
Package depthDiffers	368 mm	250 mm
Package heightDiffers	75 mm	72 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.11 kg	2.4 kg
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
High powerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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