Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs Linksys EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:WEP, WPA, WPA2
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:WPA, WPA2
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
- EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s

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Comparison of E1700, EA6100
52 specifications	A Linksys E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model E1700 View product	B Linksys EA6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model EA6100 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	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, IPSec pass-through	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2	WPA, WPA2
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link, Power
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	151.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	31.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	245 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	188.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	IPv4 / IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC

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