Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8901G wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White vs TP-Link TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 16identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Antenna gain level (max)
    • TD-W8901G wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:5 dBi
    • TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G:3 dBi
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • TD-W8901G wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:5.3 W
    • TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G:7.5 W
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • TD-W8901G wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:5 - 90%
    • TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G:5 - 95%
  • Weight
    • TD-W8901G wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:700 g
    • TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G:500 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • TD-W8901G wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:174 x 120 x 28.8 mm
    • TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G:174 x 111 x 30 mm
  • xDSL connection
    • TD-W8901G wireless router Fast Ethernet Black, White:Yes
    • TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G:No

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Comparison of TD-W8901G, TL-WR642G + TL-WN620G
52 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet WANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Full duplexKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL specificationKnown for oneADSL2+, 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.992.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for oneHTTP, SNMP, CWMPUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for onePPPoE, IP, TCP, UDP, ARPUnknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Differs5 dBi3 dBi
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs5.3 W7.5 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers700 g500 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs174 x 120 x 28.8 mm174 x 111 x 30 mm
Downstream data rateKnown for one24 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneIP Address Filter, MAC Address Filer, Domain FilterUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/3/2/1 MbpsUnknown — not stated by the source
Upstream data rateKnown for one3.5 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one54 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffersYesNo
ATM featuresKnown for oneRFC 1483, UBR, CBR, VBR-rt, VBR-nrt, 8PVCsUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source108 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
ModulationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBPSK, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK

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