Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red

30specifications compared
11differ
19identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red 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 ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red has 24 mm more width than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (216 mm vs 192 mm). The Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red has 9 mm more depth than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (143 mm vs 134 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u on the Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White, Gigabit Ethernet on the Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red.

Ethernet interface type
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:White
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:Grey, Red
Storage temperature (T-T)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:-40 - 70 °C
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:-30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:5 - 90%
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:10 - 90%
Width
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:192 mm
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:216 mm
Depth
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:134 mm
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:143 mm

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Comparison of TL-WR843N, USG20-VPN-EU0101F
71 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR843N View product	B Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red Model USG20-VPN-EU0101F View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
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
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
Flow control supportKnown 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
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) 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 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, Link, Power, Uplink, WAN
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
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 type	DC	DC
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
Power consumption (typical)Known 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	1.14 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	1.5 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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