Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:450 Mbit/s
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:300 Mbit/s
Web-based management
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:Yes
Depth
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:120 mm
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:140 mm
Height
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:32 mm
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:28 mm
Width
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:198 mm
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:200 mm
Rack mounting
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:No
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:54,450 Mbit/s
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:11,54,300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of DIR-835, TL-WR1042ND
52 specifications	A D-Link DIR-835 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DIR-835 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White Model TL-WR1042ND View product
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	450 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	No	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
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	2
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	120 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	32 mm	28 mm
WidthDiffers	198 mm	200 mm
WeightKnown for one	370 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP, MAC, URL
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	54,450 Mbit/s	11,54,300 Mbit/s

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