Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys EA4500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Linksys EA6500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

19specifications compared
2differ
17identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Networking standards
- EA4500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:IEEE 802.11n
- EA6500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n
USB ports quantity
- EA4500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1
- EA6500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:2

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Comparison of EA4500, EA6500
50 specifications	A Linksys EA4500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model EA4500 View product	B Linksys EA6500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Model EA6500 View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	450 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Link, Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	360 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	225 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	282 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	69 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7 Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Snow Leopard 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	225 x 160 x 25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 & 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	282 x 244 x 69 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityDiffers	1	2
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	450 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DLNA Wi-Fi

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