Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router vs TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3

34specifications compared
4differ
30identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router has 40 mm more depth than the TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3 (220 mm vs 180 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router, IEEE 802.2x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3. Internal memory type: DDR2 on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router, DRAM on the TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3. Certification: CE, FCC on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router, CE, FCC, RoHS on the TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3.

Internal memory type
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:DDR2
- TL-ER6120 V3:DRAM
Certification
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:CE, FCC
- TL-ER6120 V3:CE, FCC, RoHS
Depth
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:220 mm
- TL-ER6120 V3:180 mm

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Comparison of TL-ER6120, TL-ER6120 V3
64 specifications	A TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router Model TL-ER6120 View product	B TP-Link TL-ER6120 V3 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.2x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic controlKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
RS-232 portsKnown for one	1	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
Management protocolsKnown for one	Telnet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocols	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1
Firewall	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Flash memory	32 MB	32 MB
Internal memory	512 MB	512 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2	DRAM
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	macOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	CE, FCC, RoHS
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack capacityKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicators	Activity, Link, Power, System	Activity, Link, Power, System
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
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 & dimensions1 differ
Width	440 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	180 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	528 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	2.28 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Static/Dynamic IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, PPTP/Russian PPTP, L2TP/Russian L2TP, Bigpond Cable	Unknown — not stated by the source

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