Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Buffalo N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:450 Mbit/s
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1300 Mbit/s
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 85%
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:20 - 85%
Depth
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:185 mm
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:81 mm
Height
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:200 mm
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:35 mm
Weight
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:520 g
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:560 g
Width
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:28 mm
- VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:206 mm

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Comparison of N900, VMG8924
62 specifications	A Buffalo N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model N900 View product	B Zyxel VMG8924 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model VMG8924 View product
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	No
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	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q
DSL featuresidentical
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown 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	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IGRP
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP/HTTPS
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	23 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	20 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	185 mm	81 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	35 mm
WeightDiffers	520 g	560 g
WidthDiffers	28 mm	206 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.09 kg
Other features3 differ
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0 A
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	450 Mbit/s	300,1300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	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	Norton ConnectSafe	Unknown — not stated by the source

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