Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Linksys E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
Web-based management
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
DHCP client
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
DHCP server
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
Antennas quantity
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-20 - 70 °C
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-20 - 60 °C
Frequency range
- DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2.4 - 5 GHz

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Comparison of DSR-500N, E4200
57 specifications	A D-Link DSR-500N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DSR-500N View product	B Linksys E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model E4200 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, QPSK
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1x	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	35	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	10x SSL IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, SSL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	Yes	No
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, DES, WEP, WPA, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPS	128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Firewall securityKnown for one	Port Address Translation (PAT)	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Protocols2 differ
DHCP clientDiffers	Yes	No
DHCP serverDiffers	Yes	No
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	OSPF, RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	PPoE, L2TP, PPTP, DNS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	RoHS, WEEE, FCC Class A, CE Class A, C-Tick, VCCI	FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi A/B/G/N
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	6
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	260000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	280 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Web, URL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.4 - 5 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	2.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows, Mac
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WLAN, Gigabit Ethernet
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305.2 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228.6 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	71.1 mm

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