Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link Festa FR205 vs TP-Link VR1200v wired router Black

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link VR1200v wired router Black has 56 mm more width than the TP-Link Festa FR205 (214 mm vs 158 mm). The TP-Link VR1200v wired router Black has 119.1 mm more depth than the TP-Link Festa FR205 (144.5 mm vs 25.4 mm). The TP-Link Festa FR205 has 20.7 mm more height than the TP-Link VR1200v wired router Black (100.7 mm vs 80 mm). Cabling technology: 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the TP-Link Festa FR205, 10/100Base-T(X) on the TP-Link VR1200v wired router Black. Product colour: White on the TP-Link Festa FR205, Black on the TP-Link VR1200v wired router Black.

Cabling technology
- Festa FR205:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- VR1200v wired router Black:10/100Base-T(X)
Product colour
- Festa FR205:White
- VR1200v wired router Black:Black
LED indicators
- Festa FR205:LAN, Power, System, WAN
- VR1200v wired router Black:Yes
Width
- Festa FR205:158 mm
- VR1200v wired router Black:214 mm
Depth
- Festa FR205:25.4 mm
- VR1200v wired router Black:144.5 mm
Height
- Festa FR205:100.7 mm
- VR1200v wired router Black:80 mm

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Comparison of Festa FR205, VR1200v
65 specifications	A TP-Link Festa FR205 View product	B TP-Link VR1200v wired router Black Model VR1200v View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
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 ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Port forwarding	Yes	Yes
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB version	2.0	2.0
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0, PPP over ATM (RFC 2364), PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516), IPoA (RFC1577/2225), MER\IPoE (RFC 1483 Routed), Bridge (RFC1483 Bridge), PVC – Up to 8 PVCs
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	IPSec	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, IPSec
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, System, WAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Transmit power rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 23 dBmW
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.94 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °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	158 mm	214 mm
DepthDiffers	25.4 mm	144.5 mm
HeightDiffers	100.7 mm	80 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box

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