Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 0.5 A more output current than the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey (2 A vs 1.5 A). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 5 - 90% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 47 mm more width than the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey (272 mm vs 225 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n on the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. USB version: 2.0 on the TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey, 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

USB version
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:2.0
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:Blue, Grey
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Antenna type
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:External
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Internal
Output current
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:1.5 A
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:5 - 90%
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
Width
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:225 mm
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:272 mm
Depth
- TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey:141 mm
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:180.7 mm

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Comparison of TL-WR1045ND, SBG5500-A
85 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WR1045ND wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue, Grey Model TL-WR1045ND View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	270m: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 130m: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 108m: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 54M: -68 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 11m: -85 dBm at 8% conv. packet error 6m: -88 dBm at 10% conv. packet error 1m: -90 dBm at 8% conv. packet error	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
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Priority mappingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Protocolsidentical
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	Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP(Dual Access), L2TP(Dual Access), BigPond	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WDS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Firewall securityKnown for one	Denial-of-Service (DoS) protection, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Domain	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User Guide on CD-ROMKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	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
Product colourDiffers	Blue, Grey	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmit power rangeKnown for one	0 - 20 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 currentDiffers	1.5 A	2 A
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	225 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	141 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	30 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
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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