Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Zyxel 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Product colour
- E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Antennas quantity
- E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:3
- 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:2
xDSL connection
- E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
- 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes

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Comparison of E1500-LA, 2812HNU-F1
56 specifications	A Linksys E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model E1500-LA View product	B Zyxel 2812HNU-F1 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White Model 2812HNU-F1 View product
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
DSL featuresidentical
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
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
Web-based managementKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, HTTPS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Voice codecsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G.711, G.722, G.729
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IGMP v1, v2, v3
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SIP v2, RTP/RTCP
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN55022 B EN61000-3-2: 2000 EN61000-3-3: 1995+A1:2001
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	2
Featuresidentical
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CSA EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009, UL 60950-1:2007, IEC 60950-1:2005
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 85%
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	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	169 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	510 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	224 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	273 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	92 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.04 kg
Other features1 differ
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V DC, 2A
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1+ Windows 7 Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	245 x 70 x 283 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IE 7.0 Safari 4 Firefox 3+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
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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