Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Zyxel 2612HW wireless router Fast Ethernet

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- 2612HW wireless router Fast Ethernet:802.11g
Antennas quantity
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2
- 2612HW wireless router Fast Ethernet:1

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Comparison of E2100L, 2612HW
31 specifications	A Linksys E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model E2100L View product	B Zyxel 2612HW wireless router Fast Ethernet Model 2612HW View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11g
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)	802.11g
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11g
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	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
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	1
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
Other featuresidentical
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
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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