Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

34specifications compared
18differ
16identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 10 more VPN tunnels quantity than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (20 vs 10). The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 1 A more output current than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (2 A vs 1 A). The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black 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 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White, Gigabit Ethernet on the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet interface type
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
USB version
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:2.0
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
VPN tunnels quantity
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:20
Product colour
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:White
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Antenna type
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:External
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Internal
Power source type
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:DC
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:AC

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Comparison of TD-W9970B, SBG5500-B
83 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W9970B View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-B View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2/ADSL2+
Management featuresidentical
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
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
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
Security3 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	10	20
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Packaging contentidentical
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
Features1 differ
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
CertificationDiffers	CE, RoHS	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffers	External	Internal
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.95 W
Power source typeDiffers	DC	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	195 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	36 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
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	EWAN	Unknown — not stated by the source

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