Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Linksys E4200 v2

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:802.11g
- E4200 v2:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:802.11b, 802.11g
- E4200 v2:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- E4200 v2:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- E4200 v2:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- E4200 v2:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking features
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- E4200 v2:Gigabit Ethernet
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:54 Mbit/s
- E4200 v2:450 Mbit/s
xDSL connection
- DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- E4200 v2:No

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Comparison of DSL-2640B-E1, E4200 v2
51 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2640B-E1 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2640B-E1 View product	B Linksys E4200 v2 View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	802.11g	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 Mbit/s
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11n
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	WPA, WPA2
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IP Static Routing, RIP, NAT, Virtual Server, Port Forwarding, DNS Relay, DDNS, IGMP proxy, SNTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	DSL, LAN, Power, Status, WLAN	Yes
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
SafetyKnown for one	CSA, LVD, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	327 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	54 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	121 x 196 x 32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	24 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Upstream data rateKnown for one	1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	54 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
I/O portsKnown for one	Console Port	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7 - OS X Leopard 10.5, Snow Leopard 10.6
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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