Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has 2 dBi more antenna gain level (max) than the Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red (5 dBi vs 3 dBi). The Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red has 1 more antennas quantity than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (3 vs 2). The Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red has 1 A more output current than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (2 A vs 1 A). Only the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has DSL WAN. Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red.

DSL WAN
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Yes
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:No
Cabling technology
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cables included
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:LAN (RJ-45)
Product colour
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:White
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:Grey, Red
Antenna gain level (max)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:5 dBi
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:3 dBi
Antennas quantity
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:2
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:3
Output current
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:1 A
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:2 A

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Comparison of TD-W9970B, USG20-VPN
77 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W9970B View product	B Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red Model USG20-VPN View product
WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANDiffers	Yes	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network2 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 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
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
VDSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	SSID, SSL/TLS
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
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	LAN (RJ-45)
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
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.92 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	BSMI, UL
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey, Red
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS
Antenna2 differ
Antenna typeKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	5 dBi	3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	N-type
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Output currentDiffers	1 A	2 A
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	195 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	143 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	33 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.04 kg
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	EWAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	276 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.41 kg

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