Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-857 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs D-Link DIR-857/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

LED indicators
- DIR-857 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Power, WLAN
- DIR-857/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Link, Power
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DIR-857 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 95%
- DIR-857/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 90%
Height
- DIR-857 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:36 mm
- DIR-857/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:34.4 mm
Width
- DIR-857 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:213 mm
- DIR-857/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:212 mm

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Comparison of DIR-857, DIR-857/E
46 specifications	A D-Link DIR-857 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DIR-857 View product	B D-Link DIR-857/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DIR-857/E View product
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	WPA, WPA2, WPS
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VPN pass-through
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, WLAN	Link, Power
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, IC, Wi-Fi	FCC Class B, DLNA, Pv6 Ready, CE, IC, C-Tick, Wi-Fi, WPS, WMM
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	36 mm	34.4 mm
WidthDiffers	213 mm	212 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	212 x 160 x 34.4 mm
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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