Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

MSI RG300EX wireless router Black vs Zyxel ZYWALL-2WG wireless router Grey

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- RG300EX wireless router Black:Black
- ZYWALL-2WG wireless router Grey:Grey
Weight
- RG300EX wireless router Black:700 g
- ZYWALL-2WG wireless router Grey:517 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- RG300EX wireless router Black:252 x 190 x 150 mm
- ZYWALL-2WG wireless router Grey:220 x 148 x 30.5 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- RG300EX wireless router Black:0.3 Gbit/s
- ZYWALL-2WG wireless router Grey:0.1 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- RG300EX wireless router Black:Yes
- ZYWALL-2WG wireless router Grey:No

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Comparison of RG300EX, ZYWALL-2WG
32 specifications	A MSI RG300EX wireless router Black Model RG300EX View product	B Zyxel ZYWALL-2WG wireless router Grey Model ZYWALL-2WG View product
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP/L2TP/IPsec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	VPN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known 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 server	Yes	Yes
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	FTP, PPTP, PPPoE, HTTP, TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes, WAN, WLAN, LAN	PWR, LAN/DMZ 1~4, WAN, AUX, WLAN, Card
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	517 g
Other features3 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP SP23, Mac OS X (v10.4)3, Internet Explorer v6, Mozilla Firefox v1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	252 x 190 x 150 mm	220 x 148 x 30.5 mm
InterfaceKnown for one	Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.3 Gbit/s	0.1 Gbit/s
Networking featuresKnown for one	802.11n, WAN, LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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