Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170 vs FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:802.11g
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:54 Mbit/s
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270:300 Mbit/s
Product colour
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:Grey, Red
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270:Black, Red, White
Depth
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:31 mm
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270:155 mm
Height
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:122 mm
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270:25 mm
Width
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170:160 mm
- FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270:210 mm

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170, FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270
44 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Box WLAN 3170 View product	B FRITZ! FRITZ!Box WLAN 3270 View product
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	802.11g	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	54 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Product type	Tabletop router	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	Grey, Red	Black, Red, White
LED indicators	LAN, Power, WLAN	LAN, Power, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	External	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Poweridentical
Power source type	AC	AC
AC input voltage	230 V	230 V
AC input frequency	50 Hz	50 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
System requirements1 differ
Browser supportedDiffers	Internet Explorer 6.0 +, Firefox 1.5+	n-ternet Explorer version 8.0+, Firefox 7.0+
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	40 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	31 mm	155 mm
HeightDiffers	122 mm	25 mm
WidthDiffers	160 mm	210 mm
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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