Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys EA2750 wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TX-VG1530 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- EA2750 wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TX-VG1530 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- EA2750 wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 80%
- TX-VG1530 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
Frequency range
- EA2750 wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2.4 - 5 GHz
- TX-VG1530 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2.4 - 2.4385 GHz

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Comparison of EA2750, TX-VG1530
70 specifications	A Linksys EA2750 wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model EA2750 View product	B TP-Link TX-VG1530 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model TX-VG1530 View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SN, SN+, FEC
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known 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
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known 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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IGRP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Voice codecsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G.711, G.711a, G.722, G.729, VAD
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OMCI, SSL, SNMP v1/2c
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SIP (RFC3261), ITU-T G.729/G.722/G.711a/G.711
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6, IPv4
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 90%
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	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	177 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 mm
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 - 5 GHz	2.4 - 2.4385 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU G.984.1, ITU G.984.2, ITU G.984.3, ITU G.984.4,
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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