Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White vs TP-Link TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White

28specifications compared
7differ
21identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Web-based management
- TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:Yes
- TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:No
Antenna gain level (max)
- TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:5 dBi
- TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:3 dBi
Antennas quantity
- TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:1
- TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:2
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:174 x 120 x 28.8 mm
- TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:200 x 140 x 28 mm
Frequency range
- TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:2.4-2.4835 GHz
- TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:2.4 - 2.4835
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:54 Mbit/s
- TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of TD-W54KIT, TD-W8960NB
53 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W54KIT wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White Model TD-W54KIT View product	B TP-Link TD-W8960NB wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White Model TD-W8960NB View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100BASE-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL	Yes	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	ADSL2+, ANSI T1.413, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	Yes	No
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	HTTP, SNMP, CWMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	PPPoE, IP, TCP, UDP, ARP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	5 dBi	3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	2
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeable	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	5.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	174 x 120 x 28.8 mm	200 x 140 x 28 mm
Downstream data rate	24 Mbit/s	24 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4-2.4835 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835
Networking features	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/3/2/1 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Upstream data rate	3.5 Mbit/s	3.5 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	54 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	Yes	Yes
ATM featuresKnown for one	RFC 1483, UBR, CBR, VBR-rt, VBR-nrt, 8PVCs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s

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