Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs D-Link DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
- DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:900 Mbit/s
Web-based management
- DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
- DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 95%
- DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 90%
Depth
- DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:145 mm
- DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:160 mm
Height
- DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:111 mm
- DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:34.4 mm
Width
- DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:93 mm
- DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:212 mm
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
- DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:900 Mbit/s

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Comparison of DIR-636L, DIR-857/B
46 specifications	A D-Link DIR-636L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-636L View product	B D-Link DIR-857/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DIR-857/B View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 channels
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	Yes	No
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VPN pass-through
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, IC, IPv6, Wi-Fi	FCC Class B, DLNA, Pv6 Ready, CE, IC, C-Tick, Wi-Fi, WPS, WMM
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	145 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	34.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	341.5 g
WidthDiffers	93 mm	212 mm
Other features1 differ
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	900 Mbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	30 - 104 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source

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