Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs NETGEAR WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 5identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi band
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:No
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
  • Product colour
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
  • Depth
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:65 mm
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:153 mm
  • Height
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:198.5 mm
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:31 mm
  • Weight
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:417 g
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:500 g
  • Width
    • R6250 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:191 mm
    • WPN824N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:223 mm

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Comparison of R6250, WPN824N
46 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
ModulationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDSSS, OFDM
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.3u
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100Base-T(X)
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2-PSK128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
LED indicatorsYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one128 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers65 mm153 mm
HeightDiffers198.5 mm31 mm
WeightDiffers417 g500 g
WidthDiffers191 mm223 mm
Other features1 differ
Frequency rangeDiffers2.4 - 5 GHz2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one- Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Google Chrome 11.0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1,2,5.5,6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54,150 Mbit/s
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C

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