Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs D-Link DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 24identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi band
    • AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
    • DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 90%
    • DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 95%
  • Depth
    • AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:111.1 mm
    • DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:103 mm
  • Height
    • AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:145.3 mm
    • DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:218 mm
  • Weight
    • AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:280 g
    • DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:530 g
  • Width
    • AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:85.7 mm
    • DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:125 mm

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Comparison of AC1200, DIR-868L
39 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)No
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one867 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2, WPSWPA, WPA2, WPS, WPS-PBC, WPS-PIN
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Supported network protocolsIPv6IPv6
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationFCC IC Wi-Fi CEFCC IC Wi-Fi CE
Antennaidentical
Antenna designInternalInternal
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%10 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
System requirements1 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, WinWindows 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.4 TigerMac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers111.1 mm103 mm
HeightDiffers145.3 mm218 mm
WeightDiffers280 g530 g
WidthDiffers85.7 mm125 mm
Other featuresidentical
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantity11
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one300,867 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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