Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-457/E wireless router White vs TP-Link TL-WR542G + TL-WN321G

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DIR-457/E wireless router White:White
- TL-WR542G + TL-WN321G:Black, White
LED indicators
- DIR-457/E wireless router White:Power
- TL-WR542G + TL-WN321G:Yes
Antennas quantity
- DIR-457/E wireless router White:3
- TL-WR542G + TL-WN321G:1
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DIR-457/E wireless router White:110 x 65 x 13.6 mm
- TL-WR542G + TL-WN321G:174 x 111 x 30 mm

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Comparison of DIR-457/E, TL-WR542G + TL-WN321G
43 specifications	A D-Link DIR-457/E wireless router White Model DIR-457/E View product	B TP-Link TL-WR542G + TL-WN321G View product
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSEc/PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	- 802.11b (-86dBm) @ 11Mbps - 802.11g (-72dBm) @ 54Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Securityidentical
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Yes
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B, CE Class B, NCC, GOST, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	1
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	100 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	75 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Windows Vista, XP, 2000 - Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	110 x 65 x 13.6 mm	174 x 111 x 30 mm
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.483 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	0.054 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	- USB 2.0 port - MicroSD card	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V/1A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connection	No	No
Output power descriptionKnown for one	802.11b (17dBm), 802.11g (14dBm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 Mbit/s
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BPSK, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK

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