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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer CR700 vs TP-Link TD-W8970 V3.0

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 25identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
  • Routing protocols
    • IGRP, RIP-1, RIP-2
    • RIP-1, RIP-2
  • Management protocols
    • HTTP, SSL, SNMP
    • SNMP v1/v2c
  • Supported network protocols
    • IPv6, IPv4
    • DHCP, ATM/PPP
  • Product colour
    • Black, Grey
    • Black
  • LED indicators
    • Yes
    • Power
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • External
  • Antennas quantity
    • 6
    • 2

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Archer CR700View product
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TD-W8970 V3.0View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one300 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportDiffersPPTP, L2TP, IPSec PassthroughPPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
Memory card slot(s)Known for oneNo
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK3DES, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
NAT functionalityKnown for oneNAT Firewall
Authentication methodKnown for oneMD5, SHA-1
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
Protocols3 differ
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Routing protocolsDiffersIGRP, RIP-1, RIP-2RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsDiffersHTTP, SSL, SNMPSNMP v1/v2c
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv6, IPv4DHCP, ATM/PPP
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersYesPower
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Product typeKnown for oneTabletop router
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, RoHS, UL, CableLabs
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antennas quantityDiffers62
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one5 dBi
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Processor coresKnown for one2
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one16 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one12 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, WinYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers160 mm140 mm
HeightDiffers229 mm32.5 mm
WidthDiffers37 mm225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC/IP/URL
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5
Input currentKnown for one3.5 A
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
USB ports quantityKnown for one2
USB versionKnown for one2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one450,1300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for oneNo
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYes
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNo

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