Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White vs TP-Link TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White

45specifications compared
18differ
27identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:150 Mbit/s
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
VPN support
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
Product colour
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:Black, White
LED indicators
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Power
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:Yes
Antenna gain level (max)
- TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White:5 dBi
- TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White:3 dBi

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Comparison of TD-W8951NB, TL-WR1042ND
68 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W8951NB wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W8951NB View product	B TP-Link TL-WR1042ND wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White Model TL-WR1042ND View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 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 standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network5 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
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) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
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
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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, White
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 guide	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Certification	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna2 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna connector type	RP-SMA	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	5 dBi	3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	2
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows XP Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	125 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	28 mm
WidthDiffers	181 mm	200 mm
Other features4 differ
Mobile network connection	No	No
Filtering descriptionDiffers	IP, URL	IP, MAC, URL
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency range	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	0.85 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mounting	No	No
USB ports quantityDiffers	0	1
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,150 Mbit/s	11,54,300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No

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