Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Linksys E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- E1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- E1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithms
- E1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:WEP, WPA, WPA2
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Antennas quantity
- E1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
USB ports quantity
- E1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:0
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1

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Comparison of E1200, E4200
41 specifications	A Linksys E1200 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model E1200 View product	B Linksys E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model E4200 View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, QPSK
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2	128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi A/B/G/N
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	6
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
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	-20 - 60 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305.2 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228.6 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	71.1 mm
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7 OS X Leopard 10.5, Snow Leopard 10.6	Windows, Mac
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WLAN, Gigabit Ethernet
USB ports quantityDiffers	0	1
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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