Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Buffalo N300 DD-WRT vs Buffalo WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

31specifications compared
15differ
16identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- N300 DD-WRT:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN interface type
- N300 DD-WRT:Fast Ethernet
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- N300 DD-WRT:10,100 Mbit/s
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- N300 DD-WRT:10/100Base-T(X)
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
LED indicators
- N300 DD-WRT:Yes
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Link, Power, WLAN
Power consumption (typical)
- N300 DD-WRT:10.2 W
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:18 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- N300 DD-WRT:10 - 85%
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:20 - 80%
Depth
- N300 DD-WRT:130 mm
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:159 mm

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Comparison of N300 DD-WRT, WHR-1166D
49 specifications	A Buffalo N300 DD-WRT View product	B Buffalo WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model WHR-1166D View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Link, Power, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	DD-WRT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10.2 W	18 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	130 mm	159 mm
HeightDiffers	159 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	268 g	280 g
WidthDiffers	54.8 mm	55 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connection	No	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dynamic Packet
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
Rack mounting	No	No
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11,54,450,1300 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	No	No
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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