Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-457 wireless router White vs D-Link DSL-2740R wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DIR-457 wireless router White:White
- DSL-2740R wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
Frequency range
- DIR-457 wireless router White:2.4 - 2.483 GHz
- DSL-2740R wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2400 - 2484.5MHz
Maximum data transfer rate
- DIR-457 wireless router White:0.054 Gbit/s
- DSL-2740R wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:0.024 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- DIR-457 wireless router White:No
- DSL-2740R wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes

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Comparison of DIR-457, DSL-2740R
39 specifications	A D-Link DIR-457 wireless router White Model DIR-457 View product	B D-Link DSL-2740R wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2740R View product
Networkidentical
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	No	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
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Ethernet Link/Act, Wireless Link/Act, ADSL Link/Act, Internet Link/Act
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B, CE Class B, NCC, GOST	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 features3 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)Known for one	110 x 65 x 13.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 - 2.483 GHz	2400 - 2484.5MHz
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.054 Gbit/s	0.024 Gbit/s
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
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Output power descriptionKnown for one	802.11b (17dBm), 802.11g (14dBm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA, WPA2-PSK, SSID
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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