Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Buffalo WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs FRITZ!Box 7272, DE

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1300 Mbit/s
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:450 Mbit/s
Antenna design
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:External
Power consumption (typical)
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:15.1 W
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:8 W
Depth
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:212 mm
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:155 mm
Height
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:183 mm
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:25 mm
Width
- WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:34 mm
- FRITZ!Box 7272, DE:210 mm

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Comparison of WZR-1166DHP, FRITZ!Box 7272, DE
50 specifications	A Buffalo WZR-1166DHP wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model WZR-1166DHP View product	B FRITZ! FRITZ!Box 7272, DE View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	No
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1300 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Channels quantityKnown for one	64 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	CCK, DSSS, OFDM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Power1 differ
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)Differs	15.1 W	8 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	212 mm	155 mm
HeightDiffers	183 mm	25 mm
WeightKnown for one	593 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	34 mm	210 mm
Other features1 differ
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,300,450,1300 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC, LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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