Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs Linksys WRT1900AC wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz

22specifications compared
9differ
13identical
36known 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)
- WRT1900AC wireless router 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)
- WRT1900AC wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Cables included
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:LAN (RJ-45)
- WRT1900AC wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:AC
Antennas quantity
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
- WRT1900AC wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
Frequency band
- E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2.4 GHz
- WRT1900AC wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2.4 & 5

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Comparison of E1700, WRT1900AC
58 specifications	A Linksys E1700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model E1700 View product	B Linksys WRT1900AC wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model WRT1900AC View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features3 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)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, IPSec pass-through	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA2, WPS
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
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	4
Detachable antenna(s)	Yes	Yes
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 dBi
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, 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
Mobile network connection	No	No
Bandwidth (first)	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Frequency bandDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.4 & 5
Rack mounting	No	No
Supported protocolsKnown for one	IPv4 / IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz

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