Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys F9J1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Linksys F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

33specifications compared
5differ
28identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

DSL WAN
- F9J1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
Wi-Fi band
- F9J1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)

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Comparison of F9J1102, F9K1002
46 specifications	A Linksys F9J1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model F9J1102 View product	B Linksys F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model F9K1002 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	Yes	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
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 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Authentication method	SSID	SSID
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown 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
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	HTTP, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IP	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IP
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP, HTTPS
Designidentical
Product type	Tabletop router	Tabletop router
Product colour	Black	Black
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	Internal	Internal
Poweridentical
Power source type	AC	AC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 85%	10 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C

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