Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g vs Linksys WRT54GC wireless router

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Security algorithms
- Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g:128-bit WEP
- WRT54GC wireless router:WEP
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g:10 - 85%
- WRT54GC wireless router:20 - 80%
Weight
- Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g:480 g
- WRT54GC wireless router:141 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g:48 x 186 x 200 mm
- WRT54GC wireless router:98 x 98 x 25 mm
I/O ports
- Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g:5x10/ 100RJ- 45
- WRT54GC wireless router:5 x 10/100 RJ-45

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Comparison of Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g, WRT54GC
33 specifications	A Linksys Wireless Access Point Router w/ 4-Port Switch 802.11g View product	B Linksys WRT54GC wireless router Model WRT54GC View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Channels quantity	13 channels	13 channels
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP	WEP
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, PPTP, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Certification	FCC, IC-03, CE, Wi-Fi (802.11b, 802.11g), WPA	FCC, IC-03, CE, Wi-Fi (802.11b, 802.11g), WPA
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAM	64 MB	64 MB
Minimum processor	200 MHz	200 MHz
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	480 g	141 g
Other features4 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP	Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	48 x 186 x 200 mm	98 x 98 x 25 mm
Indoor rangeKnown for one	100 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rate	0.054 Gbit/s	0.054 Gbit/s
Networking featuresDiffers	Wlan	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE
Outdoor rangeKnown for one	450 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	12V DC, 1.0A	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connection	No	No
I/O portsDiffers	5x10/ 100RJ- 45	5 x 10/100 RJ-45
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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