Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys EA8500 wireless router Black vs Zyxel ARMOR Z1

12specifications compared
2differ
10identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- EA8500 wireless router Black:No
- ARMOR Z1:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- EA8500 wireless router Black:10 - 80%
- ARMOR Z1:10 - 90%

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Comparison of EA8500, ARMOR Z1
38 specifications	A Linksys EA8500 wireless router Black Model EA8500 View product	B Zyxel ARMOR Z1 View product
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	No	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Networkidentical
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
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 W
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	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	207.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	71.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	840 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297.7 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	423 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	92 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.84 kg
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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