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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer BE3600

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 20identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Archer BE3600 has 1,682 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (2882 Mbit/s vs 1200 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer BE3600 has 388 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (688 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer BE3600 has 2,015 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (2882 Mbit/s vs 867 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link Archer BE3600. Ethernet LAN interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link Archer BE3600.

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 1200 Mbit/s
    • 2882 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 300 Mbit/s
    • 688 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 867 Mbit/s
    • 2882 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 3
    • 5
  • Product colour
    • White
    • Black
  • Power source type
    • DC
    • AC

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66 specifications
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D-Link

S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model S12

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B

TP-Link

Archer BE3600View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for oneNo
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs1200 Mbit/s2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs300 Mbit/s688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs867 Mbit/s2882 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one4096-QAM, OFDMA, QAM
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
Port triggeringKnown for oneYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one1
VPN supportKnown for one• OpenVPN Server • PPTP VPN Server • L2TP VPN Server • WireGuard VPN Server
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11v, IEEE 802.11h
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers35
USB portKnown for oneNo
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for oneYes
Number of data streamsKnown for one4x4
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, WPSWPA, WPA2, WPA3
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
DDoS protectionKnown for oneYes
Parental controlKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsKnown for onePower, Status, WLAN, WPS
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffersCECE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Featuresidentical
Works with Amazon AlexaKnown for oneYes
Works with the Google AssistantKnown for oneYes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power source typeDiffersDCAC
Output voltageDiffers12/1A12 V
Output currentKnown for one1.5 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 65 °C
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one104.5 mm
HeightKnown for one30.8 mm
WeightKnown for one254.9 g
WidthKnown for one187.4 mm

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