Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys F9K1124 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue

18specifications compared
6differ
12identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- F9K1124 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- F9K1124 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- F9K1124 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1300 Mbit/s
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:450 Mbit/s
Product colour
- F9K1124 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:Blue
Antenna design
- F9K1124 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
- TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue:External

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Comparison of F9K1124, TL-WR1043N
59 specifications	A Linksys F9K1124 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model F9K1124 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR1043N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Blue Model TL-WR1043N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1300 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Design1 differ
Product type	Tabletop router	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.85 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm

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