Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100Base-T(X)
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:1
USB port
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:No
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 85%
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5 - 95%
- AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point:5 - 90%

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Comparison of F9K1102, AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point
57 specifications	A Linksys F9K1102 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model F9K1102 View product	B TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	867 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB charging portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for one	SSID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	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
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	HTTP, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPSec, L2TP, PPPoE, PPTP, TCP/IPPPOA, PPPOE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Pre
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	162 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm

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