Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White (5 vs 1). The TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 38 mm more width than the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White (294 mm vs 256 mm). The Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White has 116 mm more depth than the TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (256 mm vs 140 mm). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet on the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s on the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet interface type
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:1
Product colour
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:-40 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-40 - 70 °C
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 90%
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:5 - 95%

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Comparison of ER7406, NR7102
51 specifications	A TP-Link ER7406 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model ER7406 View product	B Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White Model NR7102 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-384, SHA-512	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ICMP attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	50	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	294 mm	256 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	256 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	58 mm
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5G
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD

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