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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
A

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
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Network1 differ
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
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
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
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
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
Designidentical
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
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
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC/IP/URL
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4 - 5 GHz
USB ports quantityDiffers12
USB versionKnown for one2.0
xDSL connectionDiffersNoYes

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