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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-836L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet vs D-Link DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 8identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 450 Mbit/s
    • 300 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
  • Cabling technology
    • 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
    • 10/100Base-T(X)
  • Web-based management
    • Yes
    • No
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • External
  • Depth
    • 111 mm
    • 119 mm
  • Height
    • 145 mm
    • 22 mm

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45 specifications
A

D-Link

DIR-836L wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

Model DIR-836L

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B

D-Link

DWR-555 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

Model DWR-555

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs450 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for oneL2TP/PPTP/IPSEC
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackYesYes
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffersYesNo
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2, WPS128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
MAC address filteringKnown for oneNo
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneNo
DHCP serverKnown for oneNo
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsKnown for onePower, WAN, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers111 mm119 mm
HeightDiffers145 mm22 mm
WidthDiffers93 mm190 mm
WeightKnown for one330 g
Other features1 differ
Downstream data rateKnown for one5.7 Mbit/s
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
Upstream data rateKnown for one7.2 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers300,450 Mbit/s1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,300 Mbit/s
BandwidthKnown for one2.4 GHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP SP3 Mac OS X 10.4+
USB ports quantityKnown for one1
xDSL connectionKnown for oneNo
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC Class B CE Class B C-Tick Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) IPv6 Ready Compatible with Windows 7
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes

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