Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet vs D-Link DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet:802.11g
Wi-Fi standards
- DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
- DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet:802.11b, 802.11g
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:Gigabit Ethernet
- DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet:10/100Base-T(X)
Antennas quantity
- DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:2
- DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet:1
xDSL connection
- DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:No
- DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet:Yes

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Comparison of DIR-826L, DSL-2730B
33 specifications	A D-Link DIR-826L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Model DIR-826L View product	B D-Link DSL-2730B wireless router Fast Ethernet Model DSL-2730B View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1D
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B CE Class B C-Tick Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Protected System (WPS) Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) IPv6 Ready Compatible with Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	1
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	330 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	111 x 92.96 x 145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Mbit/s
Upstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 Mbit/s
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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