Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link Festa FR205 vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

30specifications compared
14differ
16identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Festa FR205 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 3.01 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link Festa FR205 (10.95 W vs 7.94 W). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 1 A more output current than the TP-Link Festa FR205 (2 A vs 1 A). USB version: 2.0 on the TP-Link Festa FR205, 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. Product colour: White on the TP-Link Festa FR205, Black on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Festa FR205:5
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
USB version
- Festa FR205:2.0
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- Festa FR205:White
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
LED indicators
- Festa FR205:LAN, Power, System, WAN
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Power consumption (typical)
- Festa FR205:7.94 W
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10.95 W
Output current
- Festa FR205:1 A
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Festa FR205:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- Festa FR205:5 - 90%
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%

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Comparison of Festa FR205, SBG5500-A
68 specifications	A TP-Link Festa FR205 View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
WAN connectionidentical
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 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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
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
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Protocolsidentical
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	IPSec	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
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
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.94 W	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 currentDiffers	1 A	2 A
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	158 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	25.4 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	100.7 mm	39.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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

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