Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

EnGenius ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TD-W8970 V3.0

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:802.11ad
- TD-W8970 V3.0:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
- TD-W8970 V3.0:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1
- TD-W8970 V3.0:4
Product colour
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:White
- TD-W8970 V3.0:Black
LED indicators
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, Power
- TD-W8970 V3.0:Power
Antennas quantity
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- TD-W8970 V3.0:2
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:0 - 90%
- TD-W8970 V3.0:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:0 - 50 °C
- TD-W8970 V3.0:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of ECB1200, TD-W8970 V3.0
67 specifications	A EnGenius ECB1200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model ECB1200 View product	B TP-Link TD-W8970 V3.0 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SIM card slotKnown 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 features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	802.11ad	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	867 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11ad, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
ModulationKnown for one	16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, BPSK, CCK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2	3DES, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MD5, SHA-1
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known 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
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1/v2c
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP, ATM/PPP
Design2 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power	Power
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
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
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	2
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	189 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	26 mm	32.5 mm
WidthDiffers	140 mm	225 mm
WeightKnown for one	406 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300,867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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