Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link C5 PRO

34specifications compared
14differ
20identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 183 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (1500 Mbit/s vs 1317 Mbit/s). The TP-Link C5 PRO has 150 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the D-Link S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (450 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The D-Link S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 334 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link C5 PRO (1201 Mbit/s vs 867 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the D-Link S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link C5 PRO. Ethernet LAN data rates: 1000 Mbit/s on the D-Link S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the TP-Link C5 PRO.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- C5 PRO:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1500 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:1317 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1201 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1000 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3
- C5 PRO:4
Power source type
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:DC
- C5 PRO:AC, DC
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5 - 95%
- C5 PRO:5 - 90%

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Comparison of S15, C5 PRO
56 specifications	A D-Link S15 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model S15 View product	B TP-Link C5 PRO View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1500 Mbit/s	1317 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	300 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	1201 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11u, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11v, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address 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
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status, WLAN, WPS, LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	AC, DC
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	104.5 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	30.8 mm	35 mm
WeightKnown for one	211.4 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	187.4 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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