Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Linksys E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Web-based management
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
Antennas quantity
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2
- E4200 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6

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Comparison of E2100L, E4200
46 specifications	A Linksys E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model E2100L 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
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	Yes	No
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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