Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link C5 PRO

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 2,253 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (3570 Mbit/s vs 1317 Mbit/s). The D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 238 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (688 Mbit/s vs 450 Mbit/s). The D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 2,015 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (2882 Mbit/s vs 867 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link C5 PRO. Ethernet LAN interface type: Ethernet on the D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link C5 PRO.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- C5 PRO:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3570 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:1317 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:688 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2882 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Ethernet
- C5 PRO:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Certification
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:CE, FCC, IC
- C5 PRO:CE, RoHS
Output current
- R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1.5 A
- C5 PRO:1 A

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Comparison of R36, C5 PRO
55 specifications	A D-Link R36 wireless router Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model R36 View product	B TP-Link C5 PRO View product
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3570 Mbit/s	1317 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	688 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	2882 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Parental controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DoS, SPI firewall, IP & MAC address binding
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, IC	CE, RoHS
Power1 differ
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	1 A
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	176.5 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	201.3 mm	35 mm
WeightKnown for one	629 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	204.6 mm	230 mm
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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