Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue 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 LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). Only the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has rack mounting. VPN support: IPsec on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue, IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:5
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
VPN tunnels quantity
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:50
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:20
Product colour
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:Black, Blue
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Rack mounting
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:No
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:0 - 70 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:10 - 85%
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:5 - 90%
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%

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Comparison of LRT224, SBG5500-A
70 specifications	A Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue Model LRT224 View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
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 managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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 & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	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
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
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
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	50	20
VPN supportDiffers	IPsec	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall, Denial of Service (DoS) protection	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	1-to-1	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 B, CE B	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Black
Rack mountingDiffers	No	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
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	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

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