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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer D7 vs TP-Link TD-W9980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 36identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
  • Antenna design
    • External
    • Internal & external
  • Antenna gain level (max)
    • 3 dBi
    • 5 dBi
  • Antennas quantity
    • 3
    • 5
  • Input current
    • 2.5 A
    • 1.5 A
  • WLAN data transfer rates supported
    • 450,1300 Mbit/s
    • 300,600 Mbit/s

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TP-Link

Archer D7View product
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TP-Link

TD-W9980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model TD-W9980

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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 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)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one600 Mbit/s
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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ad, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec
DSL featuresidentical
DSL specificationKnown for oneANSI T1.413, ITU-T G.992.1, ITU-T G.992.2, ITU-T G.994.1, ITU-T G.995.1, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.4, ITU-T G.992.5
VDSL2Known for oneYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantity11
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WDS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for oneUNI3.1/4.0, RFC 2364, PPPoE, IPoA, MER\IPoE
FirewallKnown for oneYes
FilteringYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportYesYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Switching protocolsKnown for oneDNS, DDNS
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneSSL, SNMP v1/2c, IGMP V1/V2/V3
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
On/off switchYesYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RMC, RoHS
Antenna3 differ
Antenna designDiffersExternalInternal & external
Antenna gain level (max)Differs3 dBi5 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers35
Detachable antenna(s)YesYes
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMA
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableYesYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinWindows 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 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Depth160.6 mm160.6 mm
Height32.5 mm32.5 mm
Width243 mm243 mm
Other features2 differ
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHz
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC, IP, URL
Frequency band2.4 & 52.4 & 5
Input currentDiffers2.5 A1.5 A
Rack mountingNoNo
USB ports quantity22
USB version2.02.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers450,1300 Mbit/s300,600 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionYesYes
Mobile network connectionKnown for oneNo
Supported protocolsKnown for oneATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225) PVC - Up to 8 PVCs
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one18 W

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