Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-626L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs D-Link DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

31specifications compared
9differ
22identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- DIR-626L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-626L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DIR-626L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- DIR-626L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:11,54,150,300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of DIR-626L, DIR-636L/B
45 specifications	A D-Link DIR-626L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-626L View product	B D-Link DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-636L/B 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)	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP/L2TP/IPSec
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPS, WPS-PBC, WPS-PIN	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, C-tick	FCC Class B CE Class B C-Tick Wi-Fi Windows 7
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Depth	111 mm	111 mm
Height	145 mm	145 mm
Weight	330 g	330 g
Width	93 mm	93 mm
Other features1 differ
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IE 6.0+ Firefox 1.5+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mounting	No	No
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantity	1	1
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	11,54,150,300 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	No	No
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal

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