Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel 2304R EE

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel 2304R EE (4 vs 1). The Zyxel 2304R EE has 5 - 90% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). The TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White has 77 mm more width than the Zyxel 2304R EE (192 mm vs 115 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, IEEE 802.1D on the Zyxel 2304R EE. VPN support: PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head) on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, STUN, RFC 3489 SIP, H.323, FTP on the Zyxel 2304R EE.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:4
- 2304R EE:1
Storage temperature (T-T)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:-40 - 70 °C
- 2304R EE:0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10 - 90%
- 2304R EE:10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:5 - 90%
- 2304R EE:10 - 90%
Width
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:192 mm
- 2304R EE:115 mm
Depth
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:134 mm
- 2304R EE:51 mm
Height
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:33 mm
- 2304R EE:165 mm

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Comparison of TL-WR843N, 2304R EE
61 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR843N View product	B Zyxel 2304R EE View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1D
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown 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: -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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RFC 3261, RFC 2327, RFC 1889, RFC 1890, VAD, CNG, G.168, AGC, DTMF
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	HTTPS
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filtering	Yes	Yes
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Domain	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)	STUN, RFC 3489 SIP, H.323, FTP
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba	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
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	9 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	0.85 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	192 mm	115 mm
DepthDiffers	134 mm	51 mm
HeightDiffers	33 mm	165 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	295 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/ PPTP(Dual Access)/L2TP(Dual Access)/BigPond	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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