Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 36.36 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black (37.36 BTU/h vs 1 BTU/h). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 43,999 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black (44000 h vs 1 h). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 9.39 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black (10.95 W vs 1.56 W). Only the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has rack mounting. Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x on the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet interface type
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Heat dissipation
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:1 BTU/h
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:37.36 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:1 h
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:44000 h
Rack mounting
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:No
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Power consumption (typical)
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:1.56 W
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10.95 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of TL-R470T+(UN), SBG5500-A
74 specifications	A TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model TL-R470T+(UN) View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Static route	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	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
Reset button	Yes	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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	HTTPS	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
Firewall	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	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	PPTP/L2TP/IP Sec	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	1 BTU/h	37.36 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1 h	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	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mountingDiffers	No	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, System, WAN, WLAN	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)Differs	1.56 W	10.95 W
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
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 temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	158 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	101 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	25 mm	39.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	468 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Unmanaged	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More wired router comparisons

All wired router comparisons