Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White

34specifications compared
19differ
15identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Ethernet LAN interface type
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:10,100 Mbit/s
Web-based management
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Yes
MAC address filtering
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Yes
DHCP client
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Yes
DHCP server
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Yes
Product colour
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:White

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Comparison of WNDR3700, TD-W8960N
82 specifications	A NETGEAR WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model WNDR3700 View product	B TP-Link TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White Model TD-W8960N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Channels quantityKnown for one	26 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec/PPTP/L2TP
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1, ITU-T G.992.2, ITU-T G.994.1, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	No	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringDiffers	No	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols2 differ
DHCP clientDiffers	No	Yes
DHCP serverDiffers	No	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	RoHS	FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor architectureKnown for one	MIPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	680 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 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 98SE, Windows
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	153 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	28 mm
WeightDiffers	500 g	740 g
WidthDiffers	223 mm	200 mm
Other features2 differ
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 - 5 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Upstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rates supported	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
ATM featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UNI 3.1, 5-AAL5, RFC 1483, UBR, CBR, VBR-rt, VBR-nrt
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 5.0, FireFox, Safari 1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	4 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Auto Backup	Unknown — not stated by the source

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