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TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 27identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (5 vs 3). The TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 112 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (128 MB vs 16 MB). The TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 384 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (512 MB vs 128 MB). Only the TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 3G/4G USB modem compatibility. Internal memory type: DDR4 on the TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, DDR2 on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router.

  • 3G/4G USB modem compatibility
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:No
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:3
  • Flash memory
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:128 MB
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:16 MB
  • Internal memory
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:512 MB
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:128 MB
  • Internal memory type
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:DDR4
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:DDR2
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:macOS
  • AC input frequency
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:50/60 Hz
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:50 - 60 Hz
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of ER7406, TL-ER6020
77 specifications
WAN connection1 differ
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffersYesNo
SFP WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers53
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
RS-232 portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown 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 algorithmsDiffers128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-384, SHA-5123DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, IPSEC
FirewallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Authentication methodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMD5, SHA1
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMAC, URL/Keywords, WebContent
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 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
ICMP attack preventionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffersCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHSRoHS
Features4 differ
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB16 MB
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB128 MB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR4DDR2
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesmacOS
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, RoHS
Designidentical
Rack capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceActivity, Link, Power, Speed, System
Antennaidentical
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Power1 differ
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Power consumption (max)Known for one7.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 50 °C0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers140 mm180 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

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