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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 vs NETGEAR WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 12identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 5332 Mbit/s
    • 867 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 1000 Mbit/s
    • 300 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 2166 Mbit/s
    • 867 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 7
    • 4
  • USB port
    • Yes
    • No
  • Security algorithms
    • WPA, WPA2-PSK
    • WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
  • LED indicators
    • LAN, Power, WAN
    • LAN, WPS
  • Antennas quantity
    • 4
    • 3

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73 specifications
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NETGEAR

WAC104 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model WAC104

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Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersTri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs5332 Mbit/s867 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs1000 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs2166 Mbit/s867 Mbit/s
Number of WLAN connections (max)Known for one128
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one2166 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one1024-QAM
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers74
USB portDiffersYesNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2-PSKWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product typeTabletop routerTabletop router
Product colourBlackBlack
Wall mountableKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, Power, WANLAN, WPS
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE (EN60950)
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designExternalExternal
Antennas quantityDiffers43
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one285000 h
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1400 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Poweridentical
Power source typeACAC
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8.1 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 one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-120 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers264 mm181.4 mm
HeightDiffers74 mm40.6 mm
WeightDiffers1.97 kg385 g
WidthDiffers316 mm239.7 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one247 mm
Package depthKnown for one192 mm
Package heightKnown for one98 mm
Package weightKnown for one780 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990
Layers per pallet (air)Known for one5 pc(s)
Layers per pallet (sea)Known for one7 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one5 pc(s)
Products per shipping (inner) caseKnown for one10 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for one27 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for one39.9 cm
Shipping (inner) case net weightKnown for one8.62 kg
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for one50.7 cm
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYes
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for oneYes
ADSL2Known for oneYes
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
VDSLKnown for oneYes
VDSL2Known for oneYes

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