Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 30 more VPN tunnels quantity than the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (50 vs 20). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 5 - 90% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 81 mm more width than the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (272 mm vs 191 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q on the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. Certification: FCC Class B, CE Class B on the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Networking standards
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:IEEE 802.1Q
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
VPN tunnels quantity
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:50
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:20
LED indicators
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:LAN, WAN
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 70 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 85%
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 90%
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
Width
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:191 mm
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:272 mm

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Comparison of LRT214, SBG5500-A
74 specifications	A Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model LRT214 View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	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
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	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
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 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
Firewall	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	50	20
VPN supportDiffers	OpenVPN, PPTP, client-to-site IPsec, OpenVPN Mobile Client Support (iOS, Android)	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall, Denial of Service (DoS) protection	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Gateway mode, router mode	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
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
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class B, CE Class B	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, WAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.95 W
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Input currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	191 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	40 mm	39.5 mm
WeightDiffers	722.2 g	1.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	468 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 kg
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
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, Static IP, Transparent Bridge, MAC Address Clone	Unknown — not stated by the source

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