Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet vs D-Link DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:1
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:4
Web-based management
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:Yes
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
MAC address filtering
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:Yes
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
AC adapter included
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:No
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
Antenna design
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:Internal
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:External
Antennas quantity
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:2
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:1
Depth
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:22.3 mm
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:119 mm
Height
- DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet:79.8 mm
- DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:22 mm

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Comparison of DIR-506L, DWR-555
45 specifications	A D-Link DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet Model DIR-506L View product	B D-Link DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DWR-555 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2TP/PPTP/IPSEC
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	Yes	No
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
MAC address filteringDiffers	Yes	No
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter includedDiffers	No	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	22.3 mm	119 mm
HeightDiffers	79.8 mm	22 mm
WidthDiffers	102.9 mm	190 mm
WeightKnown for one	125 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.7 Mbit/s
Rack mounting	No	No
Upstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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