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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 11identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 867 Mbit/s
    • 300 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
  • Cabling technology
    • 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
    • 10/100Base-T(X)
  • Certification
    • FCC IC Wi-Fi CE
    • IC, RoHS
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • External
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
    • Yes

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62 specifications
A

D-Link

AC1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model AC1200

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B

TP-Link

TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model TL-WA3500RE

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WAN connectionidentical
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs867 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2, WPS128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersFCC IC Wi-Fi CEIC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMA
Antennas quantityKnown for one2
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
SafetyKnown for oneCE, FCC
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °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, WinWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.4 TigerYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers111.1 mm140 mm
HeightDiffers145.3 mm35 mm
WidthDiffers85.7 mm225 mm
WeightKnown for one280 g
Other features1 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for oneNo
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHz
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers300,867 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for oneNo
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5

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