Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-685 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs TP-Link TL-WR541G wireless router Black, White

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Security algorithms
- DIR-685 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:WPA, WPA2
- TL-WR541G wireless router Black, White:SSID
Product colour
- DIR-685 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- TL-WR541G wireless router Black, White:Black, White

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Comparison of DIR-685, TL-WR541G
63 specifications	A D-Link DIR-685 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-685 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR541G wireless router Black, White Model TL-WR541G 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
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BPSK, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER 256K: -105dBm@8% PER
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2	SSID
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B IC Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	30.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	111.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	226.8 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	147.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	281.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	243.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	81.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	907.19 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connection	No	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	174 x 111 x 30 mm
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ICMP-FLOOD, UDP-FLOOD, TCP-SYN-FLOOD
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Indoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 m
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.054 Gbit/s
Outdoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	830 m
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VAC / 0.8A
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175.3 x 111.8 x 30.5 mm (6.9 x 4.4 x 1.2")
Output power descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 dBm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
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	-40 - 70 °C

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