Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 1.15 A more output current than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (2 A vs 0.85 A). The Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black 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 Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 80 mm more width than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (272 mm vs 192 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, Gigabit Ethernet on the Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet interface type
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:White
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Antenna type
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:External
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Internal
Power source type
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:DC
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:AC
Output current
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:0.85 A
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C

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Comparison of TL-WR843N, SBG5500-B
81 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR843N View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-B wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-B View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	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 routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwarding	Yes	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
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 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	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	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 prevention	Yes	Yes
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	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
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.95 W
Power source typeDiffers	DC	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	0.85 A	2 A
Output voltageKnown for one	9 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	192 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	134 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	33 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
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

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