Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs TP-Link Archer D7b

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 14identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi band
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
    • Archer D7b:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
    • Archer D7b:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
    • Archer D7b:Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
    • Archer D7b:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • Cabling technology
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100Base-T(X)
    • Archer D7b:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
    • Archer D7b:4
  • Antennas quantity
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
    • Archer D7b:3
  • Depth
    • D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:100 mm
    • Archer D7b:160 mm

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Comparison of D1500, Archer D7b
79 specifications
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersSingle-band (2.4 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one300 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ad, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10
VPN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePPTP, L2TP, IPSec
DSL featuresidentical
DSL specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceANSI T1.413, ITU-T G.992.1, ITU-T G.992.2, ITU-T G.994.1, ITU-T G.995.1, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.4, ITU-T G.992.5
ADSL2+Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers24
USB portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WDS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUNI3.1/4.0, RFC 2364, PPPoE, IPoA, MER\IPoE
FirewallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
FilteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
URL filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Switching protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDNS, DDNS
Routing protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSL, SNMP v1/2c, IGMP V1/V2/V3
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for oneTabletop routerUnknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for oneDSL, LAN, Link, Power, WAN, WLANUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, RMC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers23
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers100 mm160 mm
HeightDiffers28 mm37 mm
WidthDiffers166 mm229 mm
WeightKnown for one141 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Bandwidth (first)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GHz
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMAC, IP, URL
Frequency bandKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 & 5
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 A
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
USB ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source450,1300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source

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