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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-850L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 25identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
  • Certification
    • FCC IC Wi-Fi CE
    • CE, FCC, RoHS
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • Internal & external
  • Depth
    • 111.1 mm
    • 160.6 mm
  • Height
    • 145.3 mm
    • 32.5 mm
  • Width
    • 85.7 mm
    • 243 mm
  • USB ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • xDSL connection
    • No
    • Yes

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66 specifications
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D-Link

DIR-850L/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model DIR-850L/B

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B

TP-Link

TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model TD-W8980B

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
DSL specificationKnown for oneG.992.1, G.994.1, G.995.1, G.992.3, G.992.5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2, WPS128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 3DES, 64-bit WEP, DES, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for oneMD5, SHA-1
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
On/off switchYesYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersFCC IC Wi-Fi CECE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalInternal & external
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMA
Antennas quantityKnown for one5
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers111.1 mm160.6 mm
HeightDiffers145.3 mm32.5 mm
WidthDiffers85.7 mm243 mm
WeightKnown for one280 g
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionNoNo
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC/IP/URL
Frequency band2.4 & 52.4 & 5
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4 - 5 GHz
Rack mountingNoNo
USB ports quantityDiffers12
USB versionKnown for one2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supported300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffersNoYes

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