Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-300/E wireless router Black vs D-Link DIR-855 wireless router

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- DIR-300/E wireless router Black:246 g
- DIR-855 wireless router:376 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DIR-300/E wireless router Black:112.6 x 147.5 x 31.8 mm
- DIR-855 wireless router:120.5 x 198 x 40.9 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- DIR-300/E wireless router Black:0.05 Gbit/s
- DIR-855 wireless router:5 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- DIR-300/E wireless router Black:Yes
- DIR-855 wireless router:No

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Comparison of DIR-300/E, DIR-855
23 specifications	A D-Link DIR-300/E wireless router Black Model DIR-300/E View product	B D-Link DIR-855 wireless router Model DIR-855 View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	246 g	376 g
Other features4 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP2, 2000 SP4 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.3 Linux	Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Mac OS X (v10.4)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	112.6 x 147.5 x 31.8 mm	120.5 x 198 x 40.9 mm
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.462 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.05 Gbit/s	5 Gbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	5VDC, 1.2A	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, L2TP, PPTP

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