Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router vs Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 10 - 240 V more AC input voltage than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router (110 - 240 V vs 100 - 240 V). The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 5 - 90% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 46 mm more width than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router (272 mm vs 226 mm). VPN support: IPSec VPN, PPTP VPN, L2TP VPN, OpenVPN on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router, IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP on the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. Certification: CE, FCC, RoHS on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router, FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI on the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

AC input voltage
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:100 - 240 V
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:110 - 240 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:5 - 90%
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
Width
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:226 mm
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:272 mm
Depth
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:131 mm
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:180.7 mm
Height
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:35 mm
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:39.5 mm
Package width
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:226 mm
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:468 mm
Package depth
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:288 mm
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:250 mm

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Comparison of TL-ER7206, SBG5500-B
80 specifications	A TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router Model TL-ER7206 View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-B View product
WAN connectionidentical
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
SFP WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2/ADSL2+
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 & interfacesidentical
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, IPSEC, MD5, SHA-1, SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
VPN supportDiffers	IPSec VPN, PPTP VPN, L2TP VPN, OpenVPN	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Firewall securityKnown for one	SPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	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, FCC, RoHS	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
Flash memoryKnown for one	132 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link, Power, System, WAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.95 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
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	226 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	131 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	39.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	226 mm	468 mm
Package depthDiffers	288 mm	250 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.32 kg	2.4 kg

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