Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link C5 PRO

33specifications compared
17differ
16identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 2,283 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (3600 Mbit/s vs 1317 Mbit/s). The D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 238 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (688 Mbit/s vs 450 Mbit/s). The D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 2,015 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (2882 Mbit/s vs 867 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link C5 PRO. Ethernet LAN interface type: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet on the D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link C5 PRO.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- C5 PRO:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3600 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:1317 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:688 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2882 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
- C5 PRO:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2500,1000 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3
- C5 PRO:4
Antennas quantity
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
- C5 PRO:4

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Comparison of C36, C5 PRO
60 specifications	A D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model C36 View product	B TP-Link C5 PRO View product
WAN connectionidentical
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3600 Mbit/s	1317 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	688 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	2882 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	2500,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000/2500Base-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3bz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intelligent Mesh technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA3	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	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
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DoS, SPI firewall, IP & MAC address binding
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status, LAN, WAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, MIC	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	5	4
Power2 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	AC, DC
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	1 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	120 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	42.2 mm	35 mm
WeightKnown for one	350 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	180 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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