Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Zyxel VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

30specifications compared
15differ
15identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
3G
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
Antenna design
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Internal
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:External
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:20 - 95%
Depth
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:111 mm
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:121 mm
Height
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:145 mm
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:39 mm
Weight
- DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:330 g
- VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:245 g

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Comparison of DIR-636L/B, VMG1312-B30A
58 specifications	A D-Link DIR-636L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-636L/B View product	B Zyxel VMG1312-B30A wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model VMG1312-B30A View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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)
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP/L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network1 differ
3GDiffers	No	Yes
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	SSID, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PAP, Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), Parental Control
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Web GUI, CLI, SSH, Web/FTP/TFTP,
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class B CE Class B C-Tick Wi-Fi Windows 7	EMC: CE, FCC
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	111 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	145 mm	39 mm
WeightDiffers	330 g	245 g
WidthDiffers	93 mm	186 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 g
Other features3 differ
Mobile network connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Rack mounting	No	No
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,150,300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
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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