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

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	A D-Link AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model AC1200 View product	B D-Link DIR-868L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-868L View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	No
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 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
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, 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 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPS	WPA, WPA2, WPS, WPS-PBC, WPS-PIN
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 95%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	111.1 mm	103 mm
HeightDiffers	145.3 mm	218 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	530 g
WidthDiffers	85.7 mm	125 mm
Other featuresidentical
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 & 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300,867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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