Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs Linksys F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

36specifications compared
5differ
31identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Product type
- F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Tabletop router
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Portable router

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Comparison of F9K1002, F9K1102
42 specifications	A Linksys F9K1002 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model F9K1002 View product	B Linksys F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model F9K1102 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 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	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
Authentication method	SSID	SSID
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Protocols1 differ
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Management protocols	HTTP, HTTPS	HTTP, HTTPS
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IP	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IPPPOA, PPPOE
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Portable router
Product colour	Black	Black
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	Internal	Internal
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
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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