Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

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

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

Key differences

LED indicators
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, Power
- Archer D5:DSL, LAN, Status, WLAN
Certification
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:IC, CE, FCC, CSA
- Archer D5:CE, FCC, RCM, RoHS
Antenna design
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
- Archer D5:External
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5 - 95%
- Archer D5:5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:-20 - 65 °C
- Archer D5:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:116 mm
- Archer D5:160 mm
Height
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:145 mm
- Archer D5:37 mm
Width
- DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:93 mm
- Archer D5:229 mm

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Comparison of DIR-818LW, Archer D5
72 specifications	A D-Link DIR-818LW wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DIR-818LW View product	B TP-Link Archer D5 View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
DSL featuresidentical
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ANSI 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
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DNS, DDNS
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP, SNMP v1/2c, IGMP
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv6, DDNS, ULA, Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, DS-Lite, Bonjour	PPPoE, PPPoATM, IPoA, MER/PoE
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power	DSL, LAN, Status, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	IC, CE, FCC, CSA	CE, FCC, RCM, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	116 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	145 mm	37 mm
WidthDiffers	93 mm	229 mm
WeightKnown for one	330 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
USB ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,150,500 Mbit/s	300,867 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.400 - 2.483 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IE7 Firefox 12.0 Chrome 20.0 Safari 4.0 Java	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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