Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 vs TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 31identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (5 vs 3). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 has 16 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (32 MB vs 16 MB). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 has 128 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (256 MB vs 128 MB). Internal memory type: DRAM on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0, DDR2 on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router.

  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:5
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:3
  • Flash memory
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:32 MB
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:16 MB
  • Internal memory
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:256 MB
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:128 MB
  • Internal memory type
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:DRAM
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:DDR2
  • Width
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:440 mm
    • SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:294 mm

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Comparison of TL-ER5120 V3.0, TL-ER6020
75 specifications
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Static routeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Policy-based routingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ThroughputKnown for one0.8 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers53
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
RS-232 portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Protocols1 differ
DMZ supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Routing protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTelnet
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Supported protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, PPTP, L2TPIPsec/PPTP/L2TP
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, IPSEC
FirewallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Authentication methodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMD5, SHA1
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMAC, URL/Keywords, WebContent
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ARP attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network Address Translation (NAT) sessions (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30000
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50
VPN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 IPsec VPN Tunnels LAN-to-LAN, Client-to-LAN Main, Aggressive Negotiation Mode DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Encryption Algorithm MD5, SHA1 Authentication Algorithm IPsec NAT Traversal (NAT-T) Dead Peer Detection (DPD) Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) 16 PPTP VPN Tunnels PPTP VPN Server/Client PP
NAT functionalityDiffersOne-to-One NAT, Multi-nets NAT, Virtual Server, Port Triggering FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG, UPnPOne-to-One NAT Multi-nets NAT Virtual Server, DMZ Host, Port_Triggering, UPnP FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Features3 differ
Flash memoryDiffers32 MB16 MB
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB128 MB
Internal memory typeDiffersDRAMDDR2
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffersActivity, Link, Power, Speed, System, WANActivity, Link, Power, Speed, System
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers440 mm294 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.81 kg
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 MAC OS NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Management platformKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWeb/CLI/Telnet

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