Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White has 2 dBi more antenna gain level (max) than the Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red (5 dBi vs 3 dBi). The Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red has 1 more antennas quantity than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (3 vs 2). The Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red has 3 V more output voltage than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (12 V vs 9 V). Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red.

Cabling technology
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:White
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:Grey, Red
Antenna connector type
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:RP-SMA
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:N-type
Antenna gain level (max)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:5 dBi
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:3 dBi
Antennas quantity
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:2
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:3
Output voltage
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:9 V
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:12 V
Output current
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:0.85 A
- USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red:2 A

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Comparison of TL-WR843N, USG20-VPN
74 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR843N View product	B Zyxel USG20-VPN wired router Grey, Red Model USG20-VPN View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network2 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	SSID, SSL/TLS
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Domain	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
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
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.92 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	BSMI, UL
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey, Red
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Antenna3 differ
Antenna typeKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna connector typeDiffers	RP-SMA	N-type
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	5 dBi	3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power source type	DC	DC
Output voltageDiffers	9 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	0.85 A	2 A
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	192 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	134 mm	143 mm
Height	33 mm	33 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.04 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	276 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.41 kg
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
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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