Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs TP-Link TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

3G
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Yes
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:4
Supported network protocols
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:IPv6
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:IPv4, IPv6
Product colour
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Black
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:Blue
Antenna gain level (max)
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2 dBi
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:5 dBi
Antennas quantity
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:3
Output voltage
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:12 V
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:9 V
Output current
- DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:1.5 A
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:0.85 A

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Comparison of DSR-250N/EEU, TL-WR1043N
66 specifications	A D-Link DSR-250N/EEU wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model DSR-250N/EEU View product	B TP-Link TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue Model TL-WR1043N View product
WAN connectionidentical
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 Mbit/s
Networkidentical
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network1 differ
3GDiffers	Yes	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	10	4
Management featuresidentical
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	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Port Address Translation (PAT)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv6	IPv4, IPv6
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP, HTTP/HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class B, CE Class B, C-Tick	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna2 differ
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	2 dBi	5 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	0.85 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12.6 W	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 - 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 compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	180 mm	148 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	33 mm
WidthDiffers	280 mm	225 mm
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	250000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	cUL, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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