Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs TP-Link TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

37specifications compared
15differ
22identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Supported network protocols
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:IP/ICMP/TCP/UDP
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:DHCP, ATM/PPP
LED indicators
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:DSL, LAN, Power, USB, WLAN
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
Certification
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:CE, FCC
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:CE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6
Antennas quantity
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:1
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%

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Comparison of DSL-2750U, TD-W8970
74 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2750U wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2750U View product	B TP-Link TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model TD-W8970 View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Network4 differ
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)
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP/IPSec/L2TP	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 256-bit AES, 3DES, 64-bit WEP, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MD5, SHA-1
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
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1/v2c
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IP/ICMP/TCP/UDP	DHCP, ATM/PPP
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	DSL, LAN, Power, USB, WLAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	CE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6
Antenna1 differ
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	180 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	118 mm	32.5 mm
WidthDiffers	39 mm	225 mm
Other features1 differ
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MAC / IP / URL
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	54,300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	24 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Upstream data rateKnown for one	1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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