Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs D-Link DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:802.11g
Wi-Fi standards
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:802.11b, 802.11g
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:1
MAC address filtering
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:No
LED indicators
- DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
- DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet:DSL, LAN, Power, Status

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Comparison of DIR-827, DSL-2640U
57 specifications	A D-Link DIR-827 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-827 View product	B D-Link DSL-2640U wireless router Fast Ethernet Model DSL-2640U View product
WAN connectionidentical
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11g
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1p
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL: ANSI T1.413, ITU-T G.992.1 Annex A, ITU-T G.992.2 Annex A, ITU-T G.994.1; ADSL2: ITU-T G.992.3 Annex A/L/M, ITU-T G.992.4 Annex A, ADSL2+: ITU-T G.992.5 Annex A/L/M
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPS	128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, TKIP, WPA, WPA2
MAC address filteringDiffers	Yes	No
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
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)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAL5, ATM, ITU-T, PPP, PPPoE, RIP, NAT, DHCP, IGMP, SNTP
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	DSL, LAN, Power, Status
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, CSA, LVD, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features5 differ
Bandwidth	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 Mbit/s
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 A
Input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageDiffers	12 V	100 - 240 V
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	30 - 104 °F	32 - 104 °F
Upstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	600 Mbit/s	54 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	160 x 210 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Wall	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 SD Card Slot	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	341.5 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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