Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ!Box 3272, DE vs TP-Link TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- FRITZ!Box 3272, DE:450 Mbit/s
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:300 Mbit/s
MAC address filtering
- FRITZ!Box 3272, DE:No
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:Yes
LED indicators
- FRITZ!Box 3272, DE:DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:Yes
Cables included
- FRITZ!Box 3272, DE:LAN (RJ-45)
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
USB ports quantity
- FRITZ!Box 3272, DE:1
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:2
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- FRITZ!Box 3272, DE:11,54,150,300,450 Mbit/s
- TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box 3272, DE, TD-W8970B
61 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Box 3272, DE View product	B TP-Link TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Model TD-W8970B View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	450 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA2, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringDiffers	No	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
DHCP clientKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	DSL, LAN, Power, WLAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-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
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MAC, IP, URL
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Rack mounting	No	No
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-rate ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1(G.DMT), ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.995.1, ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis), ITU-T G.992.5
USB ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,150,300,450 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	Yes	Yes
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	155 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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