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

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

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
Network4 differ
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
Management featuresidentical
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
Protocolsidentical
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
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
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
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
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	11,54,150,300 Mbit/s
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More wireless router comparisons

All wireless router comparisons