Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs D-Link DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

38specifications compared
16differ
22identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
LED indicators
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, Power
Antenna design
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:External
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:15 - 95%
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5 - 95%
Depth
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:113 mm
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:116 mm
Height
- DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:31.5 mm
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:145 mm

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Comparison of DIR-651/A/A2A, DIR-818LW
67 specifications	A D-Link DIR-651/A/A2A wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-651/A/A2A View product	B D-Link DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DIR-818LW View product
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS
Firewall securityKnown for one	Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) prevention	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	TELNET	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6, DDNS, ULA, Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, DS-Lite, Bonjour
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	113 mm	116 mm
HeightDiffers	31.5 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	218 g	330 g
WidthDiffers	147.5 mm	93 mm
Other features3 differ
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	IP / MAC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.4 & 5
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 - 2.4385 GHz	2.400 - 2.483 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	2.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	PPPoE Static IP Dynamic IP PPTP/L2TP+Static IP PPTP/L2TP+Dynamic IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,150,300 Mbit/s	11,54,150,500 Mbit/s
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IE7 Firefox 12.0 Chrome 20.0 Safari 4.0 Java
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IC, CE, FCC, CSA

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