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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link H5 + AV500 vs TP-Link TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 33identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Cables included
    • AC
    • LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
  • Certification
    • IC, RoHS
    • CE, FCC, RoHS
  • Antenna design
    • External
    • Internal & external
  • Antennas quantity
    • 2
    • 5
  • Depth
    • 178 mm
    • 160.6 mm
  • Height
    • 51 mm
    • 32.5 mm
  • Width
    • 256 mm
    • 243 mm
  • USB ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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73 specifications
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H5 + AV500View product
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TP-Link

TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model TD-W8980B

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
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 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
DSL specificationKnown for oneG.992.1, G.994.1, G.995.1, G.992.3, G.992.5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 3DES, 64-bit WEP, DES, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for oneMD5, SHA-1
FirewallYesYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
FilteringYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersACLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersIC, RoHSCE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffersExternalInternal & external
Antenna connector typeRP-SMARP-SMA
Antennas quantityDiffers25
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYes
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one5 dBi
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
SafetyKnown for oneCE, FCC
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 requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 8Yes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers178 mm160.6 mm
HeightDiffers51 mm32.5 mm
WidthDiffers256 mm243 mm
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connectionNoNo
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC/IP/URL
Frequency band2.4 & 52.4 & 5
Frequency range2.4 - 5 GHz2.4 - 5 GHz
Rack mountingNoNo
USB ports quantityDiffers12
USB version2.02.0
WLAN data transfer rates supported300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffersNoYes
Bandwidth (first)Known for one2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one5 GHz
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A

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