Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ! 7270 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 7identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi band
    • 7270 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
    • FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • 7270 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
    • FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:802.11g
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 7270 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
    • FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:54 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi standards
    • 7270 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11b
    • FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:802.11b, 802.11g
  • Product colour
    • 7270 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Red, Silver
    • FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:Grey, Red
  • LED indicators
    • 7270 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
    • FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:LAN, Power, WLAN

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Comparison of 7270, FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170
52 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs300 Mbit/s54 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11b802.11b, 802.11g
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeFast EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11gIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory card slot(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA2, 128-bit WEP, WPA, 64-bit WEPUnknown — not stated by the source
FirewallYesYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverYesYes
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersRed, SilverGrey, Red
LED indicatorsDiffersYesLAN, Power, WLAN
Product typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTabletop router
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designExternalExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one300 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
4GKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source230 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
System requirementsidentical
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInternet Explorer 6.0 +, Firefox 1.5+
Minimum RAMKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePentium III
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source122 mm
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 mm

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