Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 6 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (10 vs 4). The TP-Link Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 41.5 V more output voltage than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (53.5 V vs 12 V). The TP-Link Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 1.43 A more output current than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (2.43 A vs 1 A). Only the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has DSL WAN. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White.

DSL WAN
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Yes
Ethernet interface type
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
Cabling technology
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:4
Certification
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:CE, FCC, RoHS
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:CE, RoHS
Product colour
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:White
Output voltage
- Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:53.5 V
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:12 V

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Comparison of ER7212PC(UN), TD-W9970B
81 specifications	A TP-Link Omada ER7212PC(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model ER7212PC(UN) View product	B TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W9970B View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4
Signal strengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBm
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	10	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	2.0
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP, SNMP V1/V2C, CWMP(TR-069)
Supported protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, NTP, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, SNMP	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225) PVC
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Multi-Net NAT; Virtual Server; NAT-DMZ; FTP/H.323/SIP/IPSec/PPTP ALG; UPnP;	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, RoHS
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	4096 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power2 differ
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltageDiffers	53.5 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	2.43 A	1 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	195 mm
DepthDiffers	131 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	36 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EWAN
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	227 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	374 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	73 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.92 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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