Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White vs TP-Link TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White

36specifications compared
11differ
25identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:300 Mbit/s
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:150 Mbit/s
Antenna gain level (max)
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:3 dBi
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:5 dBi
Antennas quantity
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:2
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:1
Power consumption (typical)
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:8 W
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:5 W
Depth
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:140 mm
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:100 mm
Weight
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:740 g
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:500 g
Width
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:200 mm
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:150 mm
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:300 Mbit/s
- TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:150 Mbit/s

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Comparison of TD-W8960N, TL-WR740N
72 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W8960N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White Model TD-W8960N View product	B TP-Link TL-WR740N wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR740N View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec/PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL specificationKnown for one	ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, 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
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 152-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
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	3 dBi	5 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	1
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	8 W	5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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 98SE, Windows	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	140 mm	100 mm
WeightDiffers	740 g	500 g
WidthDiffers	200 mm	150 mm
Other features2 differ
Downstream data rateKnown for one	24 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Upstream data rateKnown for one	3.5 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
ATM featuresKnown for one	UNI 3.1, 5-AAL5, RFC 1483, UBR, CBR, VBR-rt, VBR-nrt	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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