Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White vs TP-Link TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

40specifications compared
16differ
24identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:150 Mbit/s
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
Product colour
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
LED indicators
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Power
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
Certification
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:CE, FCC, RoHS
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:CE, FCC,IC, RoHS
Antennas quantity
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:1
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2
Depth
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:125 mm
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:140 mm
Height
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:36 mm
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:32.2 mm
Width
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:181 mm
- TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:225 mm

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Comparison of TD-W8951NB, TL-WDR3500
69 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W8951NB View product	B TP-Link TL-WDR3500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model TL-WDR3500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
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 802.11n, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3
VPN support	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL specificationKnown for one	ANSI 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.996.1, ITU-T G.997.1, ITU-T K.2.1, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.4, ITU-T G.992.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	128-bit AES, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	IP, RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SSL, SNMP v1/2c, SNMP, CWMP(TR-069)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	PPP, IPoA, PVC	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, FCC,IC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna connector type	RP-SMA	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	2
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 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 supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows XP Home	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	125 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	32.2 mm
WidthDiffers	181 mm	225 mm
Other features4 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	IP, URL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentDiffers	0.85 A	1.0 A
Rack mounting	No	No
USB ports quantityDiffers	0	1
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz

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