Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black vs Zyxel X150N wireless router Fast Ethernet White

17specifications compared
2differ
15identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- X150N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
Antennas quantity
- E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2
- X150N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:1

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Comparison of E2100L, X150N
48 specifications	A Linksys E2100L wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model E2100L View product	B Zyxel X150N wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model X150N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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 standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA, WPA2, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAT, SPI Firewall, IP, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, IGMP, DNS, IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, UPnP, Log
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	1
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	181 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	273 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	635 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 x 109 x 31 mm
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
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
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
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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