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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro vs NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 7identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 9,200 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (12200 Mbit/s vs 3000 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 5,160 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (5760 Mbit/s vs 600 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 3,360 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (5760 Mbit/s vs 2400 Mbit/s). Only the FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has USB port. Wi-Fi band: Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz) on the FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro, Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) on the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
    • 802.11a
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 12200 Mbit/s
    • 3000 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 5760 Mbit/s
    • 600 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 5760 Mbit/s
    • 2400 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
    • Gigabit Ethernet
  • USB port
    • Yes
    • No
  • Product type
    • Tabletop router
    • Rack/wall router
  • Power source type
    • AC
    • AC, DC

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53 specifications
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FRITZ!

Box 6690 ProView product
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NETGEAR

EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model EAX17

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN features6 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersTri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)802.11a
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs12200 Mbit/s3000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs5760 Mbit/s600 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs5760 Mbit/s2400 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one688 Mbit/s
High powerKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers2.5 Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one1000,2500 Mbit/s
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Media serverKnown for oneYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11k
Auto-sensingKnown for oneYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one1
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one4
USB portDiffersYesNo
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one2
Management featuresidentical
Intelligent Mesh technologyKnown for oneYes
WPS push buttonYesYes
MIMOKnown for oneYes
Number of data streams4x44x4
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA3, WPA2, WPS128-bit AES, Dynamic PSK, WEP, WPA3
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffersTabletop routerRack/wall router
Product colourWhiteWhite
LED indicatorsKnown for oneActivity
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneCoaxial
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Packaging contentKnown for oneFRITZ!Box 6690 Pro 1.5-m coaxial cable 1.5-m LAN cable Power adapter Quick guide
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designInternalInternal
Antenna typeKnown for one3x3
Antennas quantityKnown for one3
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersACAC, DC
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers277 mm52.3 mm
HeightDiffers206 mm149 mm
WidthDiffers84 mm68.4 mm
WeightKnown for one222 g
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1300 MHz
System requirementsidentical
Browser supportedKnown for oneInternet Explorer 8.0, Firefox 20 or Safari 5.1 or Google Chrome 25.0

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