Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Buffalo N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Buffalo WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

32specifications compared
13differ
19identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:450 Mbit/s
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
Power consumption (typical)
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:23 W
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:18 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 85%
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:20 - 80%
Depth
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:185 mm
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:159 mm
Height
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:200 mm
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:130 mm
Weight
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:520 g
- WHR-1166D wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:280 g

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Comparison of N900, WHR-1166D
50 specifications	A Buffalo N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model N900 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 features3 differ
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	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)Differs	450 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, 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
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link, Power, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
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	Norton ConnectSafe	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	Internal	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	23 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 requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	185 mm	159 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	520 g	280 g
WidthDiffers	28 mm	55 mm
Other features1 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	450 Mbit/s	11,54,450,1300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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