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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer D5

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 21identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • LED indicators
    • LAN, Power
    • DSL, LAN, Status, WLAN
  • Certification
    • IC, CE, FCC, CSA
    • CE, FCC, RCM, RoHS
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • External
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • 5 - 95%
    • 5 - 90%
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • -20 - 65 °C
    • -40 - 70 °C
  • Depth
    • 116 mm
    • 160 mm
  • Height
    • 145 mm
    • 37 mm
  • Width
    • 93 mm
    • 229 mm

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72 specifications
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D-Link

DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model DIR-818LW

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TP-Link

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Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 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)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one500 Mbit/s
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec
DSL featuresidentical
DSL specificationKnown for oneANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1, ITU-T G.992.2, ITU-T G.994.1, ITU-T G.995.1, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.4, ITU-T G.992.5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
FirewallYesYes
FilteringYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
DMZ supportYesYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Switching protocolsKnown for oneDNS, DDNS
Management protocolsKnown for oneHTTP, SNMP v1/2c, IGMP
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv6, DDNS, ULA, Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, DS-Lite, BonjourPPPoE, PPPoATM, IPoA, MER/PoE
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, PowerDSL, LAN, Status, WLAN
On/off switchYesYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersIC, CE, FCC, CSACE, FCC, RCM, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 65 °C-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers116 mm160 mm
HeightDiffers145 mm37 mm
WidthDiffers93 mm229 mm
WeightKnown for one330 g
Other features3 differ
Frequency band2.4 & 52.4 & 5
Input currentKnown for one2.5 A
Rack mountingNoNo
USB ports quantityDiffers12
USB versionKnown for one2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers11,54,150,500 Mbit/s300,867 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffersNoYes
Mobile network connectionKnown for oneNo
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHz
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.400 - 2.483 GHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneIE7 Firefox 12.0 Chrome 20.0 Safari 4.0 Java
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYes
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneDC
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz

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