Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer C2 V3

36specifications compared
19differ
17identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:750 Mbit/s
- Archer C2 V3:833 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
- Archer C2 V3:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
- Archer C2 V3:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100Base-T(X)
- Archer C2 V3:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- Archer C2 V3:5
USB port
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- Archer C2 V3:No
Antenna design
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
- Archer C2 V3:External
Power source type
- DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:AC
- Archer C2 V3:AC, DC

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Comparison of DSL-3682, Archer C2 V3
67 specifications	A D-Link DSL-3682 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model DSL-3682 View product	B TP-Link Archer C2 V3 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features2 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	750 Mbit/s	833 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	433 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)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5GHz: 11a 54M: -76dBm; 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -70dBm; 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -65.5dBm; 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -61.5dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm11n; HT20 MCS7: -74dBm; 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Domain Filter, IP Address Binding, MAC Address Binding
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown 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
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4 & IPv6
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Power3 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	AC, DC
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1 A	0.85 A
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	146 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	54 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	198 mm	230 mm
WeightKnown for one	302 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VDSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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