Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel 2304R EE

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel 2304R EE (4 vs 1). The Zyxel 2304R EE has 3 more RJ-11 ports quantity than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (4 vs 1). The Zyxel 2304R EE has 5 - 90% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). Networking standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White, IEEE 802.1D on the Zyxel 2304R EE. VPN support: PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White, STUN, RFC 3489 SIP, H.323, FTP on the Zyxel 2304R EE.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:4
- 2304R EE:1
RJ-11 ports quantity
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:1
- 2304R EE:4
Storage temperature (T-T)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:-40 - 70 °C
- 2304R EE:0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10 - 90%
- 2304R EE:10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:5 - 90%
- 2304R EE:10 - 90%
Width
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:195 mm
- 2304R EE:115 mm
Depth
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:130 mm
- 2304R EE:51 mm
Height
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:36 mm
- 2304R EE:165 mm

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Comparison of TD-W9970B, 2304R EE
64 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W9970B View product	B Zyxel 2304R EE View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1D
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Signal strengthKnown for one	20 dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
VDSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
RJ-11 ports quantityDiffers	1	4
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	HTTP, SNMP V1/V2C, CWMP(TR-069)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225) PVC	Unknown — not stated by the source
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RFC 3261, RFC 2327, RFC 1889, RFC 1890, VAD, CNG, G.168, AGC, DTMF
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	HTTPS
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through	STUN, RFC 3489 SIP, H.323, FTP
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	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
CertificationKnown for one	CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	195 mm	115 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	51 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	165 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	295 g
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	EWAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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