Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-628 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Zyxel NBG-420N wireless router White

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DIR-628 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- NBG-420N wireless router White:White
Weight
- DIR-628 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:380 g
- NBG-420N wireless router White:230 g
Data transfer rate
- DIR-628 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10 Mbit/s
- NBG-420N wireless router White:300 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate
- DIR-628 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:0.1 Gbit/s
- NBG-420N wireless router White:0.3 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- DIR-628 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- NBG-420N wireless router White:No

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Comparison of DIR-628, NBG-420N
57 specifications	A D-Link DIR-628 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-628 View product	B Zyxel NBG-420N wireless router White Model NBG-420N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP/L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B CE Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vis	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one	193 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	30.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	380 g	230 g
WidthKnown for one	116.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	205.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	276.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	66 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	907.2 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	10 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 & 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	2.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.1 Gbit/s	0.3 Gbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 6+ Mozilla Firefox 2.0+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
Technical featuresKnown for one	SPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	162 x 115 x 33 mm

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