Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys WRT160NL wireless router Black vs Zyxel 2612HW-F1 wireless router

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- WRT160NL wireless router Black:10 - 80%
- 2612HW-F1 wireless router:20 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- WRT160NL wireless router Black:5 - 90%
- 2612HW-F1 wireless router:20 - 90%
Weight
- WRT160NL wireless router Black:283 g
- 2612HW-F1 wireless router:460 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- WRT160NL wireless router Black:202.79 x 159.18 x 33.14 mm
- 2612HW-F1 wireless router:218 x 144 x 40 mm
xDSL connection
- WRT160NL wireless router Black:No
- 2612HW-F1 wireless router:Yes

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Comparison of WRT160NL, 2612HW-F1
40 specifications	A Linksys WRT160NL wireless router Black Model WRT160NL View product	B Zyxel 2612HW-F1 wireless router Model 2612HW-F1 View product
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	802.11n HT40/MCS15 270 Mbps: -67 dBm 10%, 802.11n HT40/MCS0 13.5 Mbps: -75 dBm 10%, 802.11n HT20/MCS15 130 Mbps: -69 dBm 10%, 802.11n HT20/MCS0 6.5 Mbps: -79 dBm 10%, 802.11g 54 Mbps: -74 dBm 10%, 802.11g 6 Mbps: -84 dBm 10%, 802.11b 11 Mbps: -86 dBm 10%, 802.11b 1 Mbps: -92 dBm 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Voice codecsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G.711
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, UL, cUL, IC, RSS210, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	20 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	283 g	460 g
Other features2 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, Vista 64-Bit, Mac OS X 10.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	202.79 x 159.18 x 33.14 mm	218 x 144 x 40 mm
Maximum data transfer rate	0.1 Gbit/s	0.1 Gbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 6, Safari 3, Firefox 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	12V / 1.5A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL2+
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	277 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	263 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	77 mm

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