Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:No
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:5
Depth
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:93 mm
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:138 mm
Height
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:145 mm
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:44 mm
Width
- DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:111 mm
- TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet:204 mm

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Comparison of DIR-845L/B, TL-MR3420-V2
47 specifications	A D-Link DIR-845L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DIR-845L/B View product	B TP-Link TL-MR3420-V2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Model TL-MR3420-V2 View product
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	No
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPS, WPS-PBC, WPS-PIN	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	93 mm	138 mm
HeightDiffers	145 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	330 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	111 mm	204 mm
Other featuresidentical
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
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
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 gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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