Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router vs TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White

36specifications compared
18differ
18identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (4 vs 3). The TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router has 102 mm more width than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (294 mm vs 192 mm). The TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router has 46 mm more depth than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (180 mm vs 134 mm). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router, Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White. Cabling technology: 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router, 10/100Base-T(X) on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White.

Ethernet interface type
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
Cabling technology
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:3
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:4
Cables included
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:AC
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45)
Mac operating systems supported
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:macOS
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:Yes
Product colour
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:Black
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:White
Power source type
- SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router:AC
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:DC

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Comparison of TL-ER6020, TL-WR843N
90 specifications	A TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router Model TL-ER6020 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR843N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	4
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
RS-232 portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	Telnet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP	IPv4, IPv6
Supported protocolsKnown for one	IPsec/PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security3 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, IPSEC	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	MD5, SHA1	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionDiffers	MAC, URL/Keywords, WebContent	Domain
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network Address Translation (NAT) sessions (max)Known for one	30000	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	50	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	50 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	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
NAT functionalityKnown for one	One-to-One NAT Multi-nets NAT Virtual Server, DMZ Host, Port_Triggering, UPnP FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	macOS	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Certification	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, FCC, RoHS
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack capacityKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link, Power, Speed, System	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	DC
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.85 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	294 mm	192 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	33 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	400 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.81 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 MAC OS NetWare, UNIX, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management platformKnown for one	Web/CLI/Telnet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/ PPTP(Dual Access)/L2TP(Dual Access)/BigPond

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