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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR D3600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel NBG6816 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 12identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 5
    • 4
  • Security algorithms
    • WEP, WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPS
    • WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
  • Depth
    • 181 mm
    • 207.8 mm
  • Height
    • 240 mm
    • 71.5 mm
  • Weight
    • 400 g
    • 840 g
  • Width
    • 41 mm
    • 297.7 mm

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58 specifications
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NETGEAR

D3600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model D3600

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Zyxel

NBG6816 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model NBG6816

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one600 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Full duplexKnown for oneYes
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers54
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWEP, WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPSWPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedYesYes
Featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one16 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows XP Professional x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers181 mm207.8 mm
HeightDiffers240 mm71.5 mm
WeightDiffers400 g840 g
WidthDiffers41 mm297.7 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionNoNo
Bandwidth (first)2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)5 GHz5 GHz
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4
USB ports quantityKnown for one1
USB versionKnown for one2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one600 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for oneYes
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for oneExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one4
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one29 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 70 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one423 mm
Package depthKnown for one254 mm
Package heightKnown for one92 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.84 kg

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