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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs D-Link DIR-820L wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 17identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 4
    • 5
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
    • Yes
  • Depth
    • 111.1 mm
    • 93 mm
  • Height
    • 145.3 mm
    • 145 mm
  • Weight
    • 280 g
    • 291 g
  • Width
    • 85.7 mm
    • 111 mm

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55 specifications
A

D-Link

AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model AC1200

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B

D-Link

DIR-820L wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model DIR-820L

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one867 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers45
DC-in jackYesYes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsWPA, WPA2, WPSWPA, WPA2, WPS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneNo
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneNo
DHCP serverKnown for oneNo
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.4 TigerYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers111.1 mm93 mm
HeightDiffers145.3 mm145 mm
WeightDiffers280 g291 g
WidthDiffers85.7 mm111 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one274 mm
Package depthKnown for one208 mm
Package heightKnown for one118 mm
Package weightKnown for one839 g
Other featuresidentical
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHz
Input currentKnown for one2 A
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
USB ports quantity11
USB versionKnown for one2.0
xDSL connectionKnown for oneNo
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one300,867 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC IC Wi-Fi CE
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for oneInternal

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