Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey vs Linksys E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Security algorithms
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:WPA, WPA2
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
MAC address filtering
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:Yes
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
DHCP client
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:Yes
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
DHCP server
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:Yes
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
Product colour
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Certification
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:FCC, CE, IC-03, Wi-Fi
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi A/B/G/N
Antennas quantity
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:3
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey:10 - 85%
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 80%

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Comparison of E2000, E4200
45 specifications	A Linksys E2000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Grey Model E2000 View product	B Linksys E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model E4200 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, QPSK
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	No	No
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2	128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringDiffers	Yes	No
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols2 differ
DHCP clientDiffers	Yes	No
DHCP serverDiffers	Yes	No
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown 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
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, IC-03, Wi-Fi	FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi A/B/G/N
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	6
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1 Windows 7 Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 Mac OS X Snow Leopard10.6.1	Windows, Mac
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	202 x 160 x 34 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IE 6.0 Safari 3 Firefox 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	WLAN, Gigabit Ethernet
WLAN data transfer rates supported	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	No	No
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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

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