Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link N300 ADSL2+ vs TP-Link TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White

35specifications compared
9differ
26identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- N300 ADSL2+:4
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:5
USB port
- N300 ADSL2+:No
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Yes
Product type
- N300 ADSL2+:Portable router
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Tabletop router
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- N300 ADSL2+:0 - 90%
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- N300 ADSL2+:-20 - 65 °C
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- N300 ADSL2+:51 mm
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:134 mm
Height
- N300 ADSL2+:42 mm
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:33 mm
Width
- N300 ADSL2+:68 mm
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:192 mm

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Comparison of N300 ADSL2+, TL-WR842N
74 specifications	A D-Link N300 ADSL2+View product	B TP-Link TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White Model TL-WR842N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	Yes	Yes
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi band	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec(ESP Head)
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)	No	No
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4 & IPv6
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Portable router	Tabletop router
Product colour	White	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, WLAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	External	External
Antennas quantity	2	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	51 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	42 mm	33 mm
WeightKnown for one	113.4 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	68 mm	192 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
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

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